Freedom to Write index says China accounting for a third of the world's jailed writers (pen.org)
Cross posted from: feddit.de/post/11642450...
Workers and activists across Asia hold May Day rallies to call for greater labor rights (apnews.com)
Workers, activists and others in Asian capitals took to the streets on Wednesday to mark May Day with protests over rising prices and governments’ labor polices and calls for greater labor rights....
Judge holds Trump in contempt for violating gag order in hush money trial (www.nbcnews.com)
Prosecutors from the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office accused Trump of violating the gag order numerous times since it went into effect....
Tesla Lays Off Employee Who Slept In Car To Work Longer Hours (finance.yahoo.com)
Don't Get Excited about Assassin's Creed Mirage Coming to the App Store; See Supported Devices First (gengamer.in)
Russia’s Rosatom Fuels Putin’s War Machine (foreignpolicy.com)
Moscow clearly believes that Rosatom will continue to get a free pass and is now using the company as a Trojan horse to circumvent Western sanctions. According to Rosatom Director-General Alexey Likhachev, the company’s military contracting has grown significantly. In January 2023, the Washington Post published information...
The Taliban are working to woo tourists to Afghanistan (apnews.com)
Terrorists in sneakers taking selfies...
Exynos 2400, 2200, 2100 die shots highlight the chips’ evolution over the years (www.notebookcheck.net)
Russia has forked Wikipedia, featuring "better truths" (www.404media.co)
From real Wikipedia:...
Rightsholders Want U.S. “Know Your Customer” Proposal to Include Domain Name Services * TorrentFreak (torrentfreak.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.today/post/10026267...
Columbia Protesters Storm Hamilton Hall (www.newsweek.com)
Things just took an interesting turn. These youngsters seem to not understand the power of the government.
Korea sees more deaths than births for 52nd consecutive month in February (english.hani.co.kr)
Fewer than 20,000 babies were born in Korea in February, a record low for the month...
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Tomorrow (sh.itjust.works)
Biden administration to require advanced safety tech on all new cars and trucks (www.nbcnews.com)
The Transportation Department projects the new rule could save 360 lives a year and prevent 24,000 injuries....
Bill Barr says Trump often suggested executing rivals in heated White House outbursts (www.independent.co.uk)
Despite Bill Barr’s repeatedly voicing concerns about Donald Trump, he has now said he will vote for him again this November...
Tyson Foods dumps millions of pounds of toxic pollutants into US rivers and lakes (www.theguardian.com)
Tyson Foods dumped millions of pounds of toxic pollutants directly into American rivers and lakes over the last five years, threatening critical ecosystems, endangering wildlife and human health, a new investigation reveals....
Secret document says Iran security forces molested and killed teen protester (www.bbc.com)
Hamas-Fatah meeting in China included talks for temporary government (english.almayadeen.net)
6 months after Illinois ended cash bail, jail populations are down as courts settle into new patterns (www.chicagotribune.com)
Archived at web.archive.org/…/6-months-after-illinois-ended-c…
Final Fantasy Maker Square Enix Takes $140 Million Hit in ‘Content Abandonment Losses’ as It Revises Game Pipeline - IGN (www.ign.com)
One big project or multiple smallers ones? What do you think?
Texas sues Biden administration for right to discriminate against LGBTQ+ students (www.lgbtqnation.com)
Gov. Greg Abbott ordered schools in the state to ignore new rules from the Biden administration....
These cities raised taxes — for child care. Parents say the free day care 'changed my life' (apnews.com)
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Hasbro's $1 billion bet on internal game development (archive.is)
Politicians and dog experts vilify South Dakota governor after she writes about killing her dog (apnews.com)
Politicians and dog experts are criticizing South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem after she wrote in a new book about killing a rambunctious puppy. The story — and the vilification she received on social media — has some wondering whether she’s still a viable potential running mate for presumptive Republican presidential candidate...
