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New Sentinel nuclear warhead program is 81% over budget. But Pentagon says it must go forward (apnews.com)

WASHINGTON (AP) — The new Sentinel nuclear warhead program is 81% over budget and is now estimated to cost nearly $141 billion, but the Pentagon is moving forward with the program, saying that given the threats from China and Russia it does not have a choice....

Over 50,000 Palestinian children require treatment for acute malnutrition, says UN agency (www.middleeastmonitor.com)

The UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) reported on Saturday that over 50,000 children in the Gaza Strip are in urgent need of treatment for acute malnutrition, Anadolu Agency reports....

Hamas Wants Guarantees Ceasefire Will Actually Happen, While US Says Hamas Is Rejecting the Proposal (truthout.org)

Following the UN Security Council vote to approve a three-phase ceasefire in Gaza, U.S. officials and other international allies of Israel are cynically placing blame on Hamas for a stall in current ceasefire negotiations — even as Israel has insisted on indefinitely continuing its massacre in Gaza and Hamas has said its main...

The First Borderlands Movie Clip Looks Like An SNL Skit (kotaku.com)

Today, during IGN Live, we got our first real look at the Borderlands movie, and folks, I’m not sure this is going to be very good....

It's time to stop thinking plastic phones can't be premium (www.androidpolice.com)

Humane is said to be seeking a $1 billion buyout after only 10,000 orders of its terrible AI Pin (www.engadget.com)

Apple will update iPhones for at least 5 years in rare public commitment (arstechnica.com)

GOP senators warn judge against sentencing Trump to prison (thehill.com)

Streaming is cable now | Seventeen years after Netflix and Hulu kicked off a streaming revolution, it’s looking more like cable than ever. (www.theverge.com)

Israel-Hamas war protesters defy Columbia University's deadline to disband camp or face suspension (apnews.com)

Paedophiles create nude AI images of children to extort from them, says charity | Internet safety | The Guardian (www.theguardian.com)

Internet Watch Foundation has found a manual on dark web encouraging criminals to use software tools that remove clothing. The manipulated image could then be used against the child to blackmail them into sending more graphic content, the IWF said.

Biden signs bill criticized as “major expansion of warrantless surveillance” (arstechnica.com)

‘The 401(k) industry owns Congress’: How lawmakers quietly passed a $300 billion windfall to the wealthy (www.politico.com)

Greased by lobbying and campaign cash, tax breaks for retirement savings are one thing Congress agrees on. But they also blow out the deficit and add to income inequality....

The polls are suggesting a huge shift in the electorate. Are they right? | Politico (www.politico.com)

It’s a significant reversal from recent history: President Joe Biden is struggling with young voters but performing better than most Democrats with older ones.

Cable lobby vows “years of litigation” to avoid bans on blocking and throttling (arstechnica.com)

mine is waterproof too (lemmy.world)

'Horrifying' Footage Shows IDF Killing Two Gazans, Burying Their Bodies With a Bulldozer (www.commondreams.org)

Video footage broadcast Wednesday by Al Jazeera shows Israeli soldiers gunning down two Palestinians on the coast of northern Gaza, even as one of them waves what appears to be a piece of white fabric. The video then shows Israeli soldiers burying the bodies with a bulldozer....