Belgium wants sanctions against Israel for Gaza bombings - deputy PM (www.reuters.com)
Eepy (sh.itjust.works)
Nothing better than a sleepy cat =)
US auto workers strike escalates as UAW president calls on 38 more plants to join (www.theguardian.com)
Stray is being turned into a movie (www.theverge.com)
Stray, the hit Annapurna Interactive game starring a cat, is getting a “feature adaptation” from Annapurna Animation, according to a press release. Annapurna didn’t share much else about the movie — we still don’t know when it might come out or what it might look like — but if you were a fan of the game and looking...
German Chancellor Scholz speaks out against new nuclear power (www.reuters.com)
Growth in german wind capacity is slowing. Soo… then the plan is to keep on with lignite and gas? Am I missing something?...
Narcan — the opioid overdose medication — will finally be available over the counter (www.vox.com)
In just a few days, drugstores like Walgreens will have it in stock, for everyone. Here’s how to use it, and who it will help.
Outrage in India over video of teacher telling kids to slap Muslim student (www.aljazeera.com)
A school teacher in India has subjected a seven-year-old Muslim student to degrading treatment inside a classroom, asking his classmates to slap him and asking for him to be evicted due to his religion, a video now viral on social media has revealed....
BioWare lays off senior writing staff as part of its recent job cuts (www.eurogamer.net)
Guess story is not a priority at Bioeare anymore
Tesla reportedly asked highway safety officials to redact information about whether driver-assistance software was in use during crashes (www.businessinsider.com)
Tesla reportedly asked highway safety officials to redact information about whether driver-assistance software was in use during crashes::Elon Musk’s Tesla has faced investigations into Autopilot, including an ongoing NHTSA probe of more than 800,000 Teslas after several crashes.
‘Barbie’ Becomes Biggest Warner Bros. Movie Ever at Domestic Box Office, Beating ‘The Dark Knight’ (www.hollywoodreporter.com)
Greta Gerwig's movie based on the world's most iconic fashion doll keeps dancing past one record after another....
Kentucky's largest school district had to cancel class for two days so it could overhaul a 'disastrous' new bus system that left kids on buses until 10 p.m. (www.businessinsider.com)
Phishing campaigns are using Google AMP URLs to avoid detection (www.malwarebytes.com)
Summary...
One of 2023's most extreme heat waves is happening in the middle of winter (phys.org)
Temperatures in parts of Chile and northern Argentina have soared to 10°C–20°C above average over the last few days. Towns in the Andes mountains have reached 38°C or more, while Argentina's capital, Buenos Aires, saw temperatures above 30°C—breaking its previous August record by more than 5°C. Temperatures peaked at...
China using families as 'hostages' to quash dissent abroad (www.bbc.co.uk)
cross-posted from: lemmy.zip/post/863209...
Spain's conservatives miss out on all-out victory as left celebrates (www.bbc.com)
Teachers in England will have to tell parents if children question their gender (www.theguardian.com)
Teachers will be forced to tell parents that their child is questioning their gender even if the young person objects under new guidance for schools in England, the equalities minister has indicated.
New neuroscience research shows liberals experience more empathy than conservatives when they imagine others suffering (www.psypost.org)
A recent study in Israel used brain scans to explore the differences in empathy between political liberals and conservatives. The researchers found that when imagining other people suffering, liberals showed stronger brain reactions associated with empathy compared to conservatives. This pattern of brain activity was linked to...
WHO says soda sweetener aspartame may cause cancer, but it's safe within limits (www.cnbc.com)
Dutch king and queen are confronted by angry protesters on visit to a slavery museum in South Africa (apnews.com)
YouTube is cracking down on consumers’ favorite loophole - Adblockers (www.thestreet.com)
YouTube is cracking down on consumers’ favorite loophole - Adblockers::undefined
I found our shower drain problem! (mastodon.africa)
Las Vegas-area teachers union challenges law prohibiting members from striking (apnews.com)
Nevada’s largest teachers union filed suit Monday against a state law making it illegal for teachers and other public school employees to go on strike over pay and working conditions in the country’s fifth-largest school district, which includes Las Vegas....
Many states are expanding their Medicaid programs to provide dental care to their poorest residents (apnews.com)
For months, Carlton Clemons endured crippling pain from a rotting wisdom tooth. He couldn’t sleep, barely ate and relied on painkillers to get by....
Parents of trans kids urge Senate to oppose online safety bill that could harm LGBTQ+ youth. (www.lgbtqnation.com)
Parents of trans kids urge Senate to oppose online safety bill that could harm LGBTQ+ youth.::More than 100 parents signed an open letter asking lawmakers to support alternatives to the Kids Online Safety Act.