Putin's 4-D chess in a nutshell (sh.itjust.works)
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The non-credible world of the DGSE (sh.itjust.works)
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US sanctions Uganda's parliament speaker, her husband and others over corruption and rights abuses (www.africanews.com)
Among, a senior member of Uganda’s ruling party and an ally of President Yoweri Museveni, has been under the spotlight recently over the source of her wealth as well as allegations relating to the misuse of parliamentary resources. The United Kingdom announced sanctions against her last month, citing corruption....
There's a climate threat lurking in rivers around the world. New research shows where (www.cbc.ca)
Rivers and streams offer far more than pretty scenery or an opportunity for a summertime cool-off. They make up an important component of a global system that determines how much carbon is stored in soil or sent into the atmosphere....
OpenAI's Altman sidesteps questions about governance, Johansson at UN AI summit (apnews.com)
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman was a star speaker at the annual AI for Good conference Thursday, addressing the U.N. telecommunications agency’s annual gathering about how to tap the societal promise of artificial intelligence technology....
TIL: After the 1963 March on Washington, the FBI singled out Martin Luther King Jr. as a major COINTELPRO target (medium.com)
India's Central Bank moves 100 tonnes of gold from UK back to India, first such move of this magnitude since 1991 (m.economictimes.com)
In Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula, a hidden underground world is under threat by the Maya Train (apnews.com)
Rays of sunlight slice through pools of crystal water as clusters of fish cast shadows on the limestone below. Arching over the emerald basin are walls of stalactites dripping down the cavern ceiling, which opens to a dense jungle....
Man charged with attempted murder, hate crimes after driving car onto sidewalk outside yeshiva (abc7ny.com)
Video shows the car driving up onto the sidewalk and chasing a group of young men, several of which fled into the Mesivta Yakov School for safety....
South Africa heads for coalition as ANC support plunges (www.reuters.com)
South African parties geared up for coalition talks on Friday as the governing African National Congress (ANC) looked set to fall well short of a majority for the first time in 30 years of democracy....
In appeal, anti-abortion activist Lauren Handy's attorneys see chance at taking down decades-old law protecting clinics (www.wusa9.com)
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Unanimous Supreme Court Clears Way for N.R.A. to Pursue First Amendment Challenge (www.nytimes.com)
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Arizona can execute Danny Lee Jones, 6-3 Supreme Court rules (www.courthousenews.com)
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Video Game Music Legend Geoff Follin Has Passed Away (www.timeextension.com)
Trump supporters call for riots and violent retribution after verdict (www.reuters.com)
Robotic 'Third Thumb' Makes Tasks Possible With One Hand; Can Be A Game Changer For The Disabled (www.ibtimes.co.uk)
This controllable prosthetic, the Third Thumb, attaches to the right hand, granting wearers the ability to perform a slew of one-handed tasks such as grasping objects, opening bottles, sorting cards, and even peeling a banana.
Phanpy: probably the best mastodon minimal webclient (phanpy.social)
Readme of the project:...
Jumblie #241 (jumblie.com)
Spoiler tags if you wish to discuss specific words thanks :)...
Israel won’t end war for deal to free all hostages, PM’s aide said to tell families (www.timesofisrael.com)
Remember when the war was supposed to end when all the hostages were released?...
Is this actually credible?? (lemm.ee)
Andrew Tate loses appeal to relax judicial restrictions as he awaits human trafficking, rape trial (apnews.com)
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Andrew Tate, the divisive social media influencer awaiting trial in Romania on charges of human trafficking and rape, lost an appeal Thursday to have the court relax geographical restrictions preventing him from traveling outside the eastern European country....
Texas Republicans open to death penalty for abortion providers (www.theguardian.com)
GOP convention votes on wide-ranging platform including striking law protecting abortion providers from being charged with murder...
"No words for this": Legal experts pan Aileen Cannon's "outrageous" pro-Trump bias (www.salon.com)
Judge Cannon has appeared confused by basic legal concepts and indulged the Trump defense team’s wildest arguments...
IRS makes free tax return program permanent and is asking all states to join in 2025 (apnews.com)
The IRS said Thursday it will make permanent the free electronic tax return filing system that it experimented with this year and is asking all 50 states and the District of Columbia to help taxpayers file their returns through the program in 2025....
