Maternal mortality in the United States: are the high and rising rates due to changes in obstetrical factors, maternal medical conditions, or maternal mortality surveillance? (www.ajog.org)
New paper casts doubt on the often reported huge rise in maternal deaths in the United States over the past 20 years. They put the blame firmly on a change in the reporting method.
Why AI Search Blew Up in Google’s Face (nymag.com)
Boeing’s plan to fix the company could suggest major changes (www.cnn.com)
Aircraft maker Boeing is expected to commit to sweeping changes on Thursday in a new plan meant to reassure the public, airline customers and regulators that the troubled company’s planes are safe to fly.
Sony's Neil Druckmann Interview Shows Why We Need Journalists (aftermath.site)
McDonald's: $18 Big Mac was 'exception' (www.newsnationnow.com)
McDonald’s is fighting back against viral tweets and media reports that it says have exaggerated its price increases....
California comedown: how illicit cannabis farms have left a wilderness where ‘you’re lucky to see a lizard’ (www.theguardian.com)
In the shadow of Mount Shasta in northern California, a sea of makeshift greenhouses and plywood huts sprawls between the conifer trees of the high desert. From the air, many of the polytunnels look in bad shape, their plastic covers torn by the wind to reveal what’s inside: hundreds of cannabis plants packet tightly together,...
Common MythConceptions (www.shithot.co.uk)
Myths debunked infographic
Deadly heat wave across Indian subcontinent kills dozens, hundreds hospitalized (peoplesdispatch.org)
Judge stunned when man with suspended license joins court Zoom call while driving (www.cnn.com)
Judge stunned when man with suspended license joins court Zoom call while driving.
Revealed: how a US far-right group is influencing anti-gay policies in Africa (www.theguardian.com)
A long-standing US anti-pornography campaigning group has advised, promoted and endorsed anti-LGBTQ+ activists and politicians in Uganda, including a governing party member who endorsed anti-LGBTQ+ laws by saying gays “should be castrated”, and a virulently homophobic founder of a “militaristic” Christian boys camp....
Wealthy white men are UK’s biggest transport polluters, study finds (www.theguardian.com)
Wealthy white men from rural areas are the UK’s biggest emitters of climate-heating gases from transport, according to a study....
Comparing Linux gaming distros performance (tilvids.com)
Amazon’s Prime Air delivery drones can fly even farther after FAA approval (www.cnbc.com)
Critics of Putin and his allies targeted with spyware inside the EU (www.theguardian.com)
At least seven journalists and activists who have been vocal critics of the Kremlin and its allies have been targeted inside the EU by a state using Pegasus, the hacking spyware made by Israel’s NSO Group, according to a new report by security researchers....
How Ken Paxton is stretching the boundaries of consumer protection laws to pursue political targets (www.texastribune.org)
Consumer protection laws give attorneys general broad legal authority to request a wide range of records when investigating businesses or charities for allegations of deceptive or fraudulent practices, such as gas stations that hike up fuel prices during hurricanes, companies that run robocalling phone scams and unscrupulous...
Israel Used U.S.-Made Bombs in Strike That Killed Dozens in Rafah [Robin Stein, Christiaan Triebert, and Haley Willis | May 29, 2024 | NY Times] (www.nytimes.com)
A Times visual analysis found that munition debris filmed at the scene was remnants of a GBU-39, a bomb designed and manufactured in the United States.
It's time to bid farewell to Business Profile chat on Google Maps and Search (www.androidcentral.com)
Sand and CPU creation
So like, if sand can be used as the first “ingredient” of a CPU, is it possible to use other variants of sand? Or is there only a very SPECIFIC kind of sand used for CPU creation?...
Two more US officials resign over Biden administration’s position on Gaza war (www.theguardian.com)
Alexander Smith, a contractor for the US Agency for International Development (USAID), said he was given a choice between resignation and dismissal after preparing a presentation on maternal and child mortality among Palestinians, which was cancelled at the last minute by USAID leadership last week....
Spacetop G1 is a $1900 laptop that uses a pair of Augmented Reality glasses as a display - Liliputing (liliputing.com)
The Report on Human Rights Violations in the United States in 2023 (english.news.cn)
American Airlines flight forced to abort takeoff at Reagan National Airport to avoid hitting another plane (www.cnn.com)
An American Airlines flight bound for Boston was forced to abort takeoff at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Wednesday morning to avoid another plane that was landing....