CD Projekt CFO does "not see a place for microtransactions in single-player games" (insider-gaming.com)
Russian journalist who covered Navalny trials jailed on extremism charges (www.theguardian.com)
Moscow court ordered Antonina Favorskaya to remain in custody pending an investigation...
US reportedly approves transfer to Israel of bombs and jets worth billions (www.theguardian.com)
Playboy image from 1972 gets ban from IEEE computer journals (arstechnica.com)
Scientists link elusive human group to 150,000-year-old Chinese ‘dragon man’ (www.theguardian.com)
Researchers have found fresh evidence that may connect the mysterious Denisovans to the early human species Homo longi...
US appeals court kills ban on plastic containers contaminated with PFAS (www.theguardian.com)
Conservative fifth circuit overturns EPA’s ban prohibiting Inhance from using manufacturing process creating toxic compound...
Zelenskiy says without US aid, Ukraine forces will have to retreat (www.reuters.com)
California set to hike wages for fast-food workers to industry-leading $20 per hour (www.cbsnews.com)
Starting Monday, most California fast-food workers will earn at least $20 an hour — the highest minimum wage across the U.S. restaurant industry. Yet the pay hike is sparking furious debate, with some restaurant owners warning of job losses and higher prices for customers, while labor advocates tout the benefits of higher...
Texas woman sues prosecutors who charged her with murder after she self-managed an abortion (apnews.com)
A Texas woman who was charged with murder over self-managing an abortion and spent two nights in jail has sued prosecutors along the U.S.-Mexico border who put the criminal case in motion before it was later dropped....
An Oklahoma council member with ties to white nationalists faces scrutiny, and a recall election (apnews.com)
The typical topics for discussion among city leaders in the northwest Oklahoma community of Enid are how to lure a new movie theater, the cost of operating a downtown arena and plans for a solar farm on the edge of town....
U.S. signs off on more bombs, warplanes for Israel (www.washingtonpost.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/13696784...
Phantasy Star Online is back on my Dreamcast this birthday. (lemmus.org)
Received a brand new copy on my birthday, created my Hunter, got connected, and finally reconnected with this wonderful video game....
Blind people can hear and feel April's total solar eclipse with new technology (apnews.com)
While eclipse watchers look to the skies, people who are blind or visually impaired will be able to hear and feel the celestial event....
Some state lawmakers want school chaplains as part of a 'rescue mission' for public education (apnews.com)
Lawmakers in more than a dozen states have proposed legislation to allow spiritual chaplains in public schools, a move that proponents say will ease a youth mental health crisis, bolster staff retention and offer spiritual care to students who can’t afford or access religious schools....
The wealth of the 1% just hit a record $44 trillion (www.cnbc.com)
Key Points...
Mother says she wants justice after teen son is killed during police chase in Mississippi (apnews.com)
A mother says she wants justice for her 17-year-old son who died when a police SUV ran over him in the small Mississippi Delta town where he lived....
‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Season 5 Interview: David Ajala And Doug Jones On Saying Goodbye To Book And Saru (trekmovie.com)
Explorers unlock the mystery of ‘pirate king’ Henry Avery who vanished after huge heist at sea (www.theguardian.com)
19-page PDF accuses Wikipedia of bias against Israel, suggests editors be forced to reveal their real names, and demands a new feature allowing people to view the history of Wikipedia articles (signpost.news)
The crying "History" button at the top right sends its regards. Yes, the World Jewish Congress has published a report that demands Wikipedia add a feature to view the history of articles, see what actions were performed by whom, and "host forums and discussions within the Wikipedia community to address concerns about neutrality...
Terror orgs sustained stinging blow in Shifa Hospital battle (www.jns.org)
In what appears to be most successful single operation of the war, the IDF has captured hundreds of terrorists and gathered valuable intel.
Baltimore bridge: Massive US crane to haul wreckage after deadly collapse (www.bbc.com)
The largest crane on the eastern US seaboard has arrived in Baltimore as part of a massive clean-up effort after the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse....
CD Projekt CFO does "not see a place for microtransactions in single-player games" (www.eurogamer.net)
France to charge French-Israelis committing crimes in Gaza (www.newarab.com)
The French Foreign Ministry announced last week that French-Israeli soldiers implicated in war crimes in Gaza will face legal action, Haaretz has reported....
‘Death at any moment’: fights break out as Gazans compete over airdropped aid (www.theguardian.com)
150 arrested for allegedly using drones to transport drugs, guns, cellphones into Georgia prisons (abcnews.go.com)
