5 Years After El Paso Shooting, Calls for Fighting Gun Violence and Racism (www.commondreams.org)
Wyoming offers to sell land to Grand Teton park — or it could go to developers (www.npr.org)
How Bangladesh’s student protests ignited a broader movement against the country’s leader (www.pbs.org)
Bangladesh is under a nationwide curfew and internet blackout after a weekend of violent clashes between security forces and protestors. Almost 300 people have died since the start of the protests, which have grown into a national movement against Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her increasingly autocratic rule.
Tycho Brahe dabbled in alchemy. Broken glassware is revealing his recipes (www.sciencenews.org)
Ukraine finally deploying F-16 fighter jets, says Zelenskiy (www.reuters.com)
President Zelenskiy announces use of U.S.-made fighter planes...
In front of the port of Beirut, marchers blame 'criminal' leaders and pay tribute to the victims (today.lorientlejour.com)
At around 4 p.m. on Sunday, hundreds of people began to gather in downtown Beirut, near Martyrs’ Square and the Karatina fire station, to commemorate the four years since the explosion at Beirut’s port on Aug. 4, 2020. On the placards held up by demonstrators already at the scene were calls for justice for “Beirut and...
Gothic 1 Remake Trailer: Discover Enhanced Gameplay and Exciting New Features | Retro Gaming News 24/7 (www.retronews.com)
**Highlights:**Gothic 1 is making a grand comeback with its remastered version, showcasing significant upgrades in gameplay mechanics. The first gameplay trailer unveiled during the THQ Nordic Digital Showcase highlights enhancements such as improved character AI, new abilities like rock climbing, fresh quests, and an updated...
Fate/stay night REMASTERED launches August 8 | Retro Gaming News 24/7 (www.retronews.com)
Fate/stay night REMASTERED Launching Soon!...
The Eye of the Master: A Social History of Artificial Intelligence (mitpressbookstore.mit.edu)
A social history of AI that finally reveals its roots in the spatial computation of industrial factories and the surveillance of collective behaviour....
Asking for Laptop Recommendation – Offline GPU
I want to buy a laptop for a few purposes, not my main laptop:...
Russia's war in Ukraine: Forcing deserters to the front line (www.dw.com)
Russia's critics abroad say the Kremlin is intensifying attacks (www.bbc.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ca/post/26310496...
Trump shows love to Putin over prisoner swap (www.huffpost.com)
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How a Washington Tax Break for Data Centers Snowballed Into One of the State’s Biggest Corporate Giveaways. (www.propublica.org)
Tribes wait to get items back, 6 months after museums shut Native exhibits. (www.voanews.com)
Tropical Storm Debby moving through Gulf toward Florida with hurricane warnings (apnews.com)
A tropical depression strengthened into Tropical Storm Debby north of Cuba on Saturday and was predicted to become a hurricane as it moves through the Gulf of Mexico on a collision course with the Florida coast....
Song of the Day: Father and Son by Yusuf / Cat Stevens (youtu.be)
What is Atheism? (youtu.be)
Sega Jet Rocket: The trailblazing '70s arcade game with no computer or screen (newatlas.com)
This is a pretty cool analog arcade game. I never saw one when I was a kid… I’d have been hooked.
Harris campaign staffs up in battleground states, 'Sun Belt'. (www.voanews.com)
Firefighters battle California wildfire ahead of storms, lightning. (www.voanews.com)
Snowflake Drives Open-Source AI Development and Access Through Meta Partnership (freedomproject.pages.dev)
Colorado wildfire updates: Alexander Mountain fire destroys nearly 50 homes, buildings; Quarry and Bucktail fires continue to grow (www.denverpost.com)
Wildfires in Colorado have killed one person, damaged or destroyed more than 50 buildings and evacuated thousands of people across the Front Range....
Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition Winner Exploits Glitch (www.retronews.com)
A player has reportedly exploited a glitch to attain the top position on the leaderboard for the Donkey Kong challenge in Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition....
