Norfolk Southern, victims reach $600M settlement for 2023 East Palestine train derailment (www.usatoday.com)
Cracking down on pandemic aid fraud, DOJ claws back $1.4 billion and charges 3,500 people (www.usatoday.com)
Are embassies off-limits? Ecuadorian and Israeli actions suggest otherwise − and that sets a dangerous diplomatic precedent (theconversation.com)
A crucial report Wednesday is expected to show little progress against inflation (www.cnbc.com)
One state’s big plan to fix the high cost of college (www.vox.com)
Railroad agrees to $600 million settlement for fiery Ohio derailment, residents fear it’s not enough (www.opb.org)
Per this source, a 25 mile radius includes 585,000 people. That means (before lawyer fees so imagine half in actuality), Norfolk-Southern wants to give $1,000 per person for permanently poisoning not only their property but their body which is now forever scarred. This was filed for approval by the Plaintiff (people hurt) but as...
Intel investigating games crashing on 13th and 14th Gen Core i9 processors (www.theverge.com)
Beeper is joining Automattic [WordPress] (blog.beeper.com)
I’m excited to announce that Beeper has been acquired by Automattic. This acquisition marks the beginning of an exciting new chapter as we continue our mission to create the best chat app on earth....
Boeing whistleblower’s safety claims under investigation by FAA, reports say (www.theguardian.com)
The engineer, identified as Sam Salehpour, told the newspaper that sections of the fuselage of the Dreamliner were improperly fastened together and could eventually break apart mid-flight.
UK will not block arms sales to Israel, says David Cameron (www.aljazeera.com)
The United Kingdom will not halt arms sales to Israel by British companies after reviewing the latest legal advice on the matter, Foreign Minister David Cameron has said....
'Explicit GPU Synchronization for DRI3, Present, and Xwayland' merged into XOrg (gitlab.freedesktop.org)
UK will not suspend arms exports to Israel, David Cameron says (www.theguardian.com)
Gigantic: Rampage Edition is now available (store.steampowered.com)
Yellen Junks 200 Years of Economics to Block China Clean Tech (www.bloomberg.com)
Iran says Israeli presence in the UAE is a threat. (www.middleeastmonitor.com)
WordPress.com owner Automattic acquires multiservice messaging app Beeper for $125M | TechCrunch (techcrunch.com)
Explosive device thrown onto porch of Satanic Temple in Massachusetts. No injuries were reported (apnews.com)
Washington state ban on high-capacity ammunition magazines ruled unconstitutional, but state appeals (apnews.com)
A judge in Washington state ruled Monday that the state’s ban on high-capacity ammunition magazines is unconstitutional — but the law will remain in effect while the state appeals the decision....
U.S. sends Ukraine seized Iranian-made weapons (wapo.st)
The Pentagon has provided Ukraine with thousands of Iranian-made weapons seized before they could reach Houthi militants in Yemen, U.S. officials said Tuesday. It’s the Biden administration’s latest infusion of emergency military support for Kyiv while a multibillion-dollar aid package remains stalled in the Republican-led...
German army sets up first overseas bases since Second World War (www.telegraph.co.uk)
(OC) Plymouth Rock chicken babies (lemmus.org)
Germany to Order Ships, Armored Vehicles Worth Up to €7 Billion (www.bloomberg.com)
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What's the most interesting traditional or formal politeness behaviour or table manners in your culture? Or for any service personnel, in your restaurant? (kbin.social)
I love all the ritualized behaviour, secret meanings and unexpected taboos - standing up when someone of higher status stands, elaborate rules for serving and eating, tapping the table to thank the server, never refuse a toast from a superior, stuff like that....
Peter Higgs, physicist who theorised Higgs boson, dies aged 94 (www.bbc.com)
