US man has brain damage, mother says, after allegedly being pushed into lake (www.theguardian.com)
Yolanda George, mother of Christopher Gilbert, calls on police to make arrest after incident in Louisiana in April...
‘Everything’s just … on hold’: the Netherlands’ next-level housing crisis (www.theguardian.com)
Amsterdammers find themselves at the nadir of a Europe-wide housing shortage. But some bold initiatives offer hope...
‘We deserve more’: US workers’ share of the pie dwindles (www.theguardian.com)
Bureau of Labor Statistics releases latest estimate of how much labor receives of national income, showing bleak decline...
Kristi Noem defends killing dog: ‘I’m tired of politicians pretending to be what they’re not’ (www.theguardian.com)
South Dakota governor and possible Trump running mate says she made ‘a choice between [my children] and a dangerous animal’...
PlayStation official response to Helldivers 2 fans (nitter.poast.org)
“Helldivers fans – we’ve heard your feedback on the Helldivers 2 account linking update. The May 6 update, which would have required Steam and PlayStation Network account linking for new players and for current players beginning May 30, will not be moving forward....
Oil Companies Contaminated a Family Farm. The Courts and Regulators Let the Drillers Walk Away. (www.propublica.org)
The first sign of trouble bubbled up from gopher holes a stone’s throw from Stan Ledgerwood’s front door. The salt water left an oily sheen on the soil and a swath of dead grass in the yard....
In a high-stakes test, Boeing will launch NASA astronauts to space for the first time (www.nbcnews.com)
After years of delays and setbacks, Boeing plans to launch two veteran astronauts to the International Space Station on Monday night aboard its Starliner spacecraft....
LA police clear pro-Palestinian camp at USC (www.bbc.com)
Police in Los Angeles have cleared out a pro-Palestinian encampment at the University of Southern California (USC)....
Revealed: Tyson Foods dumps millions of pounds of toxic pollutants into US rivers and lakes (www.theguardian.com)
Nitrogen, phosphorus, chloride, oil and cyanide among the 371m lb of pollutants released by just 41 plants in five years...
Australian helicopter forced to take evasive action after Chinese fighter detonates flares (www.abc.net.au)
An Australian pilot was forced to take evasive action after a Chinese military jet detonated flares close to a Navy helicopter that was operating in international waters near South Korea....
Chicago’s Cinco De Mayo parade canceled due to ‘gang violence,’ officials say (www.nbcchicago.com)
Chicago’s annual Cinco De Mayo parade was abruptly halted and canceled Sunday amid reports of gang-related violence near the route, according to Chicago police....
Prehistoric soil microbes studied in bid to climate-proof today’s crops (www.standard.co.uk)
A four-year project aims to discover whether plants, soil and bacteria from the past can help current crops survive changing weather conditions....
As China and Iran hunt for dissidents in the US, the FBI is racing to counter the threat (apnews.com)
After a student leader of the historic Tiananmen Square protests entered a 2022 congressional race in New York, a Chinese intelligence operative wasted little time enlisting a private investigator to hunt for any mistresses or tax problems that could upend the candidate’s bid, prosecutors say....
3 bodies in Mexican well identified as Australian and American surfers killed for truck's tires (apnews.com)
Relatives have identified three bodies found in a well as those of two Australian surfers and one American who went missing last weekend, Mexican authorities said Sunday....
Italy's white-collar mafia is making a business killing (www.reuters.com)
Italy’s mafia rarely dirties its hands with blood these days....
Is Mastodon's Link-Previewing Overloading Servers ? (news.itsfoss.com)
The blog Its FOSS has 15,000 followers for its Mastodon account — which they think is causing problems:...
Revealed: MEPs’ millions in outside earnings (www.euronews.com)
Transparency International has called for stricter controls on EU lawmakers, as a report shows many hold lucrative positions with firms that also lobby Brussels....
China's Xi in Europe: At odds over trade, Ukraine war (www.dw.com)
Xi Jinping is visiting the European Union for the first time in five years. Trade tensions and China’s position on Russia’s war in Ukraine are set to be the main sticking points....
The Kremlin announces nuclear weapons drills on Putin's orders (www.euronews.com)
The move comes after an acrimonious exchange with senior Western officials, labelled by Moscow as ‘provocative threats’....
Welcome to the Age of Technofeudalism - Interview with Yanis Varoufakis (www.wired.com)
Cicada dual emergence brings chaos to the food chain (www.bbc.com)
When trillions of periodical cicadas emerge in a rare double event, they provide a disruptive feast for other species....
Falklands dispute may last decades - Argentina president (www.bbc.com)
Argentina’s president Javier Milei says he accepts the Falkland Islands are currently “in the hands of the UK"....
Would Lemmy Benefit from Implementing Polls? (slrpnk.net)
A popular way of dealing with discussions, and familiar to most people, I assume. As far as I see it, adding a poll system to Lemmy is a good way to enhance user engagement. I’m not really aware if this has been a topic before or not, tried looking it up but didn’t see much juice on the topic, so thought I’d spark it up....
The Yuzu repo is hosted on Radicle, an open source P2P GitHub alternative where repos are hosted and seeded across peoples locally running nodes (app.radicle.xyz)
