Alberto Fujimori, a former president of Peru who was convicted of human rights abuses, dies at 86 (apnews.com)
What are the ethics of Piracy? (dbzer0.com)
I wrote this a long time ago, but I think it’s still pertinent
Japan to criminalise cannabis use (www.bangkokpost.com)
The House of Dead Updoots
If you ever feel hopelessly useless, remember that every reddit ad has a vote widget that does absolutely nothing. And, at least that, is not your fault....
Beware the great green deception: ‘perceptionware’ is being used to hoodwink us (www.theguardian.com)
cross-posted from: slrpnk.net/post/13254852...
Flexible (lemmy.world)
I wonder why? (discuss.online)
Flexible (lemmy.world)
Why does VirtualBox keep launching on boot?
cross-posted from: lemmy.ca/post/28766034...
A Trump 2.0 wrinkle for U.S.-China relations: sanctions on U.S. officials (www.reuters.com)
As he campaigns for a second term, former president Donald Trump has made a tough stance toward China central to his pitch on foreign policy....
At Least Two Saudi Officials May Have Deliberately Assisted 9/11 Hijackers, New Evidence Suggests (www.propublica.org)
Archived at web.archive.org/…/saudi-officials-may-have-assist…
Kathy Hochul’s Parole Board Blunders - The governor promised to fill the chronically understaffed Board of Parole. Nearly half of her nominations have ended in disaster. (nysfocus.com)
It’s a high-stakes job: Two- or three-member board panels determine the fates of thousands of incarcerated people every year. They decide cases at a rapid pace, historically spending mere minutes on each one....
[Official Art] Tallon IV - Metroid Prime
Tesco loses UK legal battle over 'fire and rehire' of staff (www.reuters.com)
Tesco was not entitled to terminate some employees’ contracts and offer to rehire them on less favourable terms, the United Kingdom’s Supreme Court ruled on Thursday....
Firm Run by Brother of Top N.Y.C. Officials Is Focus of Bribery Inquiry (www.nytimes.com)
Archived at ghostarchive.org/archive/RCjBI
Rich nations have millions of mpox shots: Will they share with Africa? (www.reuters.com)
Rich countries have several hundred million doses of vaccines that could help fight an mpox outbreak in Africa, where donated shots fall far short of what is needed, according to a Reuters tally of public statements, documents and estimates from non-governmental organizations....
Video of D.C. police fatally shooting violence interrupter sparks protests (www.washingtonpost.com)
Archived at web.archive.org/…/dc-police-shooting-video-protes…
Junk Science, ‘Shaken Baby Syndrome,’ and the Fate of Robert Roberson: An East Texas man could soon become the nation's first person killed by the state based on the controversial hypothesis (www.texasobserver.org)
Archived at web.archive.org/…/death-row-shaken-baby-syndrome-…
Navy officer lost job for secretly installing internet on warship to check social media (fortune.com)
cross-posted from: slrpnk.net/post/13231676...
Army soldier charged with assaulting police officer with a flagpole during Capitol riot (abcnews.go.com)
A U.S. Army soldier has been arrested in Hawaii on charges that he repeatedly struck a police officer with a flagpole during a mob’s attack on the U.S. Capitol more than three years ago, according to court records unsealed on Wednesday....
How 1,200 Kids in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, Had Attorneys Lacking Qualifications (www.themarshallproject.org)
Archived at web.archive.org/…/cuyahoga-juvenile-courts-appoin…
In prosecuting alleged child abuser, New Hampshire called police officer who faces his own accusations as a witness (www.nhpr.org)
Earl Gage was a helpful witness for the state in its prosecution of Victor Malavet — the first person brought to trial on criminal charges in the massive child abuse scandal within New Hampshire’s youth detention system....
US consumer watchdog finds that school lunch fees are taking a toll on parents (apnews.com)
Single mother Rebecca Wood, 45, was already dealing with high medical bills in 2020 when she noticed she was being charged a $2.49 “program fee” each time she loaded money onto her daughter’s school lunch account....