Serious security breach hits EU police agency (www.politico.eu)
Disappearance of sensitive files of top law enforcement officials has sparked a crisis at Europol....
Greater Manchester man fighting for Vladimir Putin in Ukraine exposed (www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk)
Scientists uncover evidence that microplastics are contaminating archaeological remains (www.york.ac.uk)
Researchers have for the first time discovered evidence of microplastic contamination in archaeological soil samples....
Why Is the DOJ Prosecuting a Journalist While Pretending Otherwise? (slate.com)
When President Joe Biden said “journalism is not a crime” last April, federal prosecutors in Tampa, Florida, apparently took that as a challenge. Not a crime yet....
The longer I look, the more confused I get. What is this marketing? (lemmy.zip)
Fremont, Nebraska - The town that can't live without migrants, but isn't sure it wants to live with them (www.nbcnews.com)
Fremont, Nebraska, population 27,000, has three massive meat-processing plants. As young locals leave in search of better jobs, Central American migrants have been taking their places in the slaughterhouses, especially after Costco opened a huge rotisserie chicken facility in 2019....
Even the Supreme Court seems sick of its abortion pills case (www.vox.com)
The lawsuit challenging mifepristone should have never been heard by any court....
Revealed: San Jose CA is training AI to spot homeless encampments (www.theguardian.com)
Archived at web.archive.org/…/san-jose-homelessness-ai-detect…
‘Yo Soy la Mamá’: A Migrant Mother’s Struggle to Get Back Her Son (www.nytimes.com)
Under an interstate compact, Massachusetts formally asked Florida to approve the relocation. Florida said no. Though a caseworker found Olga to have a clean record, a proper home and sufficient income, she denied the move because Olga was not a legal U.S. resident....
Warming temperatures could make 70% of the world's wine-growing regions unsuitable to produce grapes: Scientists (abcnews.go.com)
Rising global temperatures could change where the majority of the world’s wine is produced as mid-latitude regions may no longer be able to grow grapes, according to researchers....
Microsoft Engineer Sends Rust Linux Kernel Patches For In-Place Module Initialization (www.phoronix.com)
Choosing the Right Packaging for Different Product Types (ruspacking.ru)
In the diverse world of products, from delectable foods to cutting-edge electronics, the packaging plays a pivotal role not just in protection but also in presentation. Selecting the optimal packaging material and type can be a game-changer for your product’s success. Here’s how to make the best choice across various...
Smoking pit oven leads to discovery of "bones, skin and burnt human flesh," relatives of missing Mexicans say (www.cbsnews.com)
A group of relatives searching for some of Mexico’s roughly 100,000 missing persons said it had discovered around two dozen bags containing human remains in a clandestine cemetery....
Tempo – An open source music client for Subsonic built natively for Android, with Android Auto support and synchronized lyrics and it's available on F-Droid (github.com)
Hello community, today I want to present to you the work done on Tempo in recent months. This new version brings improvements to Android Auto, a first use of the OpenSubsonic API, synchronized song lyrics and the ability to customize the home screen....
The British Museum is suing a former curator it says stole 1,800 items and tried to sell them (apnews.com)
The British Museum went to court Tuesday against a former curator alleged to have stolen hundreds of artifacts from its collections and offered them for sale online....
Chatbot letdown: Hype hits rocky reality (www.axios.com)
This camera captures 156.3 trillion frames per second (www.engadget.com)
Scientists have created a blazing-fast scientific camera that shoots images at an encoding rate of 156.3 terahertz (THz) to individual pixels — equivalent to 156.3 trillion frames per second. Dubbed SCARF (swept-coded aperture real-time femtophotography), the research-grade camera could lead to breakthroughs in fields studying...
Russian FSB says US, UK and Ukraine behind Moscow attack (www.euronews.com)
The director of Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB), Alexander Bortnikov, said on Tuesday that the US, UK and Ukraine were behind the Moscow concert hall attack that killed at least 139 people on Friday - despite repeated claims of responsibility by Islamic State....
Iran-backed Houthis attacked a Chinese ship with missiles after promising to leave them alone (www.businessinsider.com)
The Houthis reportedly said they would avoid attacking Chinese ships off the coast of Yemen....
The presidents of France and Brazil meet and announce a $1.1 billion investment plan for the Amazon (apnews.com)
The Brazilian and the French presidents on Tuesday announced a plan to invest 1 billion euros ($1.1 billion) in the Amazon, including parts of the rainforest in neighboring French Guiana....
Democrat who made reproductive rights a campaign focus will win Alabama special election (www.cnn.com)
Marilyn Lands, a Democrat who made reproductive rights a central part of her campaign, will win a special election Tuesday for an Alabama state House seat, CNN projects....
Oklahoma official facing recall over white nationalist ties defends marching in Charlottesville (www.nbcnews.com)
Judd Blevins, who is fighting to keep his seat on the Enid, Oklahoma, City Council, said he was motivated by “the same issues that got Donald Trump elected."...
‘Pushed to the limit’: the tiny Greek island in people smugglers’ sights (www.theguardian.com)
Fears of a new migration route grow as more than 800 people land on Gavdos, population fewer than 70, in a few months...
Rescued baby hedgehog turns out to be hat bobble (www.bbc.com)
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton makes deal to end securities fraud charges weeks before trial (www.pbs.org)
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Tuesday agreed to pay nearly $300,000 in restitution under a deal to end criminal securities fraud charges that have shadowed the Republican for nearly a decade....
