Thousands rally in London in solidarity with Palestinians (www.france24.com)
School, then cram school, then study at home (lemmy.zip)
Honestly, I don’t know how Chinese, South Korean, Japanese, (etc.) kids do it. They’re under such immense pressure to succeed.
Rice-engineered material can reconnect severed nerves (news.rice.edu)
Russia plans to try to block VPN services in 2024 (www.reuters.com)
US House passes bipartisan bill to avoid government shutdown (www.reuters.com)
2 Michigan fake electors ask judge to drop charges, citing state AG’s claim they’re ‘brainwashed’ (www.cnn.com)
Two fake GOP electors in Michigan asked a judge this week to dismiss their charges, arguing that state Attorney General Dana Nessel conceded that they didn’t have criminal intent when she said they were “brainwashed” after the 2020 election....
Judge Chutkan denies Trump’s request to recuse herself in federal election subversion case (apnews.com)
Chutkan, who was nominated to the bench by President Barack Obama and was randomly assigned to Trump’s case, said in her written decision that she sees no reason to step aside. The case, scheduled for trial in March, accuses the Republican of illegally scheming to overturn his election loss to Democrat Joe Biden....
The Hollywood writers strike is over after guild leaders approve contract with studios (apnews.com)
Fed-up consumers are increasingly going after food companies for misleading claims (www.npr.org)
Mango Dragonfruit Starbucks Refreshers are missing mango, Strawberry Açaí Starbucks Refreshers lack açaí and Pineapple Passionfruit Starbucks Refreshers have no passion fruit....
Honk! Honk! Honk! (lemmus.org)
Germany bans neo-Nazi group Hammerskins (www.bbc.co.uk)
German authorities crack down on the skinhead group known for organising far-right concerts.
Kadyrov, head of Chechnya, in critical condition (newsukraine.rbc.ua)
Update: Unity office death threat was made by a Unity employee (www.polygon.com)
ghostarchive...
New York City’s pension funds sue Fox over election falsehoods (thehill.com)
New York City’s pension funds have sued Fox Corp., alleging the company neglected its duty to shareholders by airing false statements about the 2020 election that exposed it to defamation lawsuits....
Afghanistan is the fastest-growing maker of meth, U.N. says (www.nbcnews.com)
Possibility of arrest grows for Bolsonaro over jewellery scandal (www.theguardian.com)
‘Despair is settling in’: female suicides on rise in Taliban’s Afghanistan (www.theguardian.com)
First, her dreams of becoming a doctor were dashed by the Taliban’s ban on education. Then her family set up a forced marriage to her cousin, a heroin addict. Latifa* felt her future had been snatched away....
Plant diversity in urban green spaces led to sevenfold increase in insect species, study finds (www.theguardian.com)
The benefits of urban greening initiatives are increasingly well documented: they can help mitigate the effects of urban heating, and improve physical health and mental wellbeing. And even small greening actions in cities can significantly improve local biodiversity, new research suggests....
we're give never EU gonna up (sh.itjust.works)
The College Board Tells TikTok and Facebook Your SAT Scores | Gizmodo’s tests found the higher-ed gatekeeper shares GPAs, SAT scores, and other data with big tech. (gizmodo.com)
The College Board Tells TikTok and Facebook Your SAT Scores | Gizmodo’s tests found the higher-ed gatekeeper shares GPAs, SAT scores, and other data with big tech.::Gizmodo’s tests found the higher-ed gatekeeper shares GPAs, SAT scores, and other data with big tech.
Drone shows people trapped in Pakistan cable car (www.bbc.com)
This is very scary and yet they have to do this in their daily commute to school.
Ten killed in private jet crash north of Moscow - Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin 'on passenger list' (news.sky.com)
Joe Biden’s DOJ Is Claiming “There Is No Constitutional Right to a Stable Climate” (jacobin.com)
Mobile commanding outpost 👌 (sh.itjust.works)
The Kremlin won't admit how many soldiers have died in Ukraine, but researchers have now identified 30,000 dead Russians by name (www.businessinsider.com)
