School board in Virginia votes to restore Confederate names (www.reuters.com)
The education board for a rural Virginia county voted early on Friday to restore the names of Confederate generals stripped from two schools in 2020, making the mostly white, Republican district the first in the U.S. to take such an action....
LibreOffice 7.6.7 Is Here as the Last Update in the Series, Upgrade to LibreOffice 24.2 (9to5linux.com)
Ghost of Tsushima on PC Won't Be Released in Specific Countries Due to PSN Restrictions and Here's the List (mp1st.com)
Chinese volunteers joined Hungarian security to harass Tibet protesters during Xi Jinping visit in Budapest (www.tibetanreview.net)
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Satellite Images Reveal Where Russian Nukes Could Be Stored in Belarus (www.nytimes.com)
Russia already has nuclear warheads on its own soil that are close to Ukraine and NATO countries, but by basing some in Belarus, the Kremlin appears to be trying to accentuate its nuclear threat and bolster its nuclear deterrent....
German lawmakers support plans to protect Ukrainian airspace from NATO territory by means of Western air defense (www.faz.net)
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Sam Altman takes nuclear energy company Oklo public to help power his AI ambitions (www.cnbc.com)
Xbox president: Studio closures will ensure 'business is healthy for the long term' (www.gamedeveloper.com)
OpenSUSE Aeon Security Drama (2023 But Still Relevant) (forums.opensuse.org)
Cyberattack forces major US health care network to divert ambulances from hospitals (www.cnn.com)
James Webb Space Telescope chief scientist Jane Rigby receives highest US civilian award (www.space.com)
Color coding crops (www.cell.com)
Using genomic techniques to change the color of plants to make it easier for robots to harvest them.
'IP House' Takes Global IP & Anti-Piracy Protection to a New Level * TorrentFreak (torrentfreak.com)
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Madhya Pradesh: Summer Storm Damages World's Largest Floating Solar Plant at Omkareshwar Dam (Watch Video) (wattsupwiththat.com)
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US says Israel’s use of US arms likely violated international law, but evidence is incomplete (apnews.com)
Ferocious solar storm could give US rare view of northern lights (www.theguardian.com)
US announces $400 million military aid package for Ukraine (www.cnn.com)
The US announced on Friday a new $400 million military aid package to Ukraine....
Ideas to build a federated StackExchange alternative (ioc.exchange)
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The Ukraine war is ripping up the special relationship (www.telegraph.co.uk)
Israel Rejected a Cease-Fire. The Media Isn’t Telling Us. (jacobin.com)
Chinese zoo under fire after dyeing dogs to resemble pandas (www.nbcnews.com)
Two “panda dogs” in a new exhibit are actually Chow Chows dyed black and white, state media reported, citing zoo officials....
Russia Victory Day parade: Only one tank on display as Vladimir Putin says country is going through 'difficult period' (news.sky.com)
On 9 May every year, Russia celebrates Victory Day, putting on a large parade in honour of the country’s victory over Nazi Germany 79 years ago - in what remains an important symbol of the country’s national identity....
Slovakia’s Fico plots to dismantle the free press (www.politico.eu)
Journalists warn new populist prime minister is trying to sideline those in the media he disagrees with....
Supreme Court Rules Against Women Whose Cars Were Seized by the Police (www.nytimes.com)
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