Missouri high school teacher put on leave after district officials discover her OnlyFans account (www.usatoday.com)
Rishi Sunak wades into debate over trans people, declaring no one can change sex (inews.co.uk)
All the news on his speech seems to be about HS2 but I think that this is important too.
Biden signs bill to keep government funded and avoid shutdown (thehill.com)
President Biden on Saturday night signed a stopgap funding bill, avoiding a government shutdown right before the midnight deadline....
Texas teacher fired after assigning an illustrated Anne Frank book (www.chron.com)
A Texas middle school teacher has been fired after assigning an unapproved illustrated version of Anne Frank’s Diary to her eighth grade reading class. Per a report from KFDM, a spokesperson for Hamshire-Fannett ISD, located south of Beaumont, released a statement confirming the teacher was sent home on Wednesday after reading...
Judge rejects Meadows effort to move election case from Georgia to federal court in big win for Willis (thehill.com)
A federal judge has rejected former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows’ attempt to move his charges in the Georgia election interference case to federal court. The ruling was a broad rejection…
Google kills Pixel Pass without ever upgrading subscriber’s phones (www.theverge.com)
YouTube TV urged to drop '$600 less than cable' ad claim (www.lightreading.com)
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Apple now endorses Right to Repair legislation (www.404media.co)
I believe this is genuine support of the bill from Apple. Between Right to Repair winning in Massachusetts and the EU demanding compliance, I think Apple decided to flip the script. They would want to continue the illusion of customer friendly tech.
Putin suddenly sees this message (campfyre.nickwebster.dev)
Georgia sheriff pleads guilty to groping TV Judge Hatchett (abcnews.go.com)
A Georgia sheriff pleaded guilty Monday to groping TV Judge Glenda Hatchett, who recalled being so stunned that she froze when the lawman grabbed and squeezed her breast at a hotel bar last year during a law enforcement conference.
Lucy Letby whistleblower says babies would have lived if hospital had acted sooner (www.theguardian.com)
Angry Birds developer Rovio got acquired by Sega (toucharcade.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/3377932
China's Evergrande files for bankruptcy (www.cnn.com)
China’s Evergrande Group — once the country’s second-largest property developer — filed for bankruptcy in New York on Thursday.
People right now to LMG... (lemmus.org)
cross-posted from: lemmus.org/post/344383...
China appears to be building an airstrip on a disputed South China Sea island (apnews.com)
China appears to be constructing an airstrip on a disputed South China Sea island that is also claimed by Vietnam and Taiwan, according to satellite photos analyzed by The Associated Press.
Beef fried rice (lemmy.world)
https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/e20da373-92c3-40fe-9eb1-d893a9cde510.webp
People are having sex in self-driving cars, apparently (mashable.com)
The mighty tiger oversees everything (sh.itjust.works)
Sunak’s family firm signed a billion-dollar deal with BP before PM opened new North Sea licences (www.thelondoneconomic.com)
Failed replication of claimed superconductor reported on arxiv (arxiv.org)
[News, Call for Action] The U.K. Government Is Very Close To Eroding Encryption Worldwide (www.eff.org)
The U.K. Parliament is close to passing the Online Safety Bill, which threatens global privacy by allowing backdoors into messaging services, compromising end-to-end encryption. Despite objections, no amendments were accepted. The bill also includes content filtering and surveillance measures. There’s still a chance for...
I’ve just created my perfect automated music setup, including getting new recommendations (github.com)
cross-posted from: zemmy.cc/post/25499...
Workers Accuse Sega Of Threatening Mass Layoffs Over Unionizing (kotaku.com)
Doctors without Borders issues rare statement calling for ceasefire in Israel/Palestine conflict (www.doctorswithoutborders.ca)
X CEO Linda Yaccarino stepped in to remove a pro-Hitler post (www.businessinsider.com)
X CEO Linda Yaccarino stepped in to remove a pro-Hitler post::X CEO Linda Yaccarino helped get a viral pro-Hitler tweet taken down, The Information reported. Hate speech has risen on X since Elon Musk’s takeover.
