Microsoft has begun sending out refunds for both the Xbox and Steam versions of the Redfall 'Bite Back' Edition (www.windowscentral.com)
Club Q mass shooter sentenced to life in prison on federal hate crime charges (abcnews.go.com)
Five people were killed in the attack on the LGBTQ bar....
Leak: EU interior ministers want to exempt themselves from chat control bulk scanning of private messages - EU Reporter (www.eureporter.co)
Georgia becomes first state to require election law training for police (www.theguardian.com)
The newly required course emphasizes de-escalation and non-threatening conduct for officers...
A new, Cold War-like agenda? Kim Jong Un gives Putin 'full support' for Ukraine war (www.usatoday.com)
US lawmakers meet with Dalai Lama in India's Dharamshala, sparking anger from China (apnews.com)
A bipartisan United States congressional delegation met with the Dalai Lama Wednesday at his residence in India’s Dharamshala, sparking anger from China which views the exiled spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism as a dangerous separatist....
Only 11% of Russians say sanctions have personally affected them or their family, poll shows (kyivindependent.com)
Ecuador struck by power outage leaving 18 million in the dark (www.theguardian.com)
A nationwide electricity outage has struck Ecuador, leaving the nation of about 18 million in the dark, including the capital’s subway system, as authorities worked to repair faulty power lines, a senior official said....
Europe gives China a taste of its own trade medicine: Europe is using the threat of tariffs to press Chinese electric car makers to set up in the EU and share know-how. (www.politico.eu)
The EU is having a radical rethink of how to cope with the trade threat from Beijing — and its response has a very Chinese flavor to it....
‘It is all lining up’: Plan for Ukraine to finally start using F-16 jets this summer (www.theguardian.com)
After delays in delivery and training pilots and ground staff, Netherlands says Ukraine should get first planes in summer...
Israeli army knew of Hamas plot to take hostages before 7 Oct (www.newarab.com)
The Israeli military had advanced notice about a plan by Hamas to raid southern Israel including accurate predictions about the number of hostages the group would seize, a new report has found....
The Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake Will Be Released On November 14 | Retro Gaming News 24/7 (www.retronews.com)
Square Enix announced that Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake will be released on November 14, 2024. The game is now available for pre-order and comes with several bonuses. Square Enix has provided a summary of the game’s features:...
Congress Debates Expanded Draft Amid Military Recruitment Challenges (www.nytimes.com)
First Horizon Bank system detects when a call center worker was on the brink of "losing it" and plays an AI-made montage of family photos set to their favorite song to calm them down. (www.bloodinthemachine.com)
cross-posted from: lemmygrad.ml/post/4856141...
This is why you turn your wheels when you're parked on a hill. (imgur.com)
Community for the Marine Mammal Rescue centre (and marine mammals in general) (lemmy.ca)
!marinemammalrescue...
Nvidia becomes the most valuable public company - GSMArena.com news (m.gsmarena.com)
'Complete fabrication': Milwaukee mayor 'stunned' by Trump lie about GOP convention (www.rawstory.com)
Boeing 737 Max crash victims ask US to impose $25bn fine (www.bbc.com)
The families of victims in two Boeing 737 Max plane crashes have asked for prosecutions and a fine of $24.8bn for “the deadliest corporate crime in US history”....
Russians behead Ukrainian soldier in Donetsk Oblast (www.pravda.com.ua)
China Changes Hundreds of Uyghur Village Names as Part of Broader Government Effort to Erase Uyghur Culture in Xinjiang (www.hrw.org)
Chinese authorities in Xinjiang have been systematically changing hundreds of village names with religious, historical, or cultural meaning for Uyghurs into names reflecting recent Chinese Communist Party ideology, Human Rights Watch said....
Ethics committee investigating Matt Gaetz over alleged sexual misconduct (www.theguardian.com)
A bipartisan Capitol Hill committee is investigating Matt Gaetz, the far-right Republican congressman and vocal Donald Trump supporter, over longstanding allegations of sexual misconduct, illicit drug use and other alleged ethical breaches, it said on Tuesday....
China’s energy use per person surpasses Europe’s for first time (www.straitstimes.com)
