Tuition will be free at a New York City medical school thanks to a $1 billion gift (www.npr.org)
Students in their fourth year at Einstein, located in the Bronx in New York City, will be reimbursed for the spring 2024 semester, and beginning in August, tuition will be free “in perpetuity,” the school said Monday.
Grenada police say a US couple whose catamaran was hijacked by three prisoners were likely thrown overboard and died (abcnews.go.com)
North Korea Speeds Up Pace of Secretive Weapons Shipments to Putin (www.bloomberg.com)
Russia is getting restocked as Ukraine runs out of arms...
Alabama IVF ruling divides devout Christians: 'Fewer children will be born' (www.bbc.com)
When Alabama’s Supreme Court defined frozen embryos as children, the shock and confusion was immediate. Major hospitals pulled fertility services and would-be parents scrambled for clarity on what would happen next....
The Taliban hold another public execution as thousands watch at a stadium in northern Afghanistan (apnews.com)
The Taliban held a public execution on Monday of a man convicted of murder in northern Afghanistan as thousands watched at a sports stadium, the third such death sentence to be carried out in the past five days....
Gemini is about to slide into your DMs (www.theverge.com)
Google’s AI chatbot is coming to Messages. Meanwhile, Android Auto gets some AI smarts and Google Docs will let you add handwritten comments.
This stunning AMD-powered gaming PC uses Japanese Kumiko [woodworking] techniques (www.pcgamesn.com)
This ballot measure would restore Roe. Abortion rights groups are attacking it. (www.vox.com)
South Dakota organizers want to repeal their total ban....
Palworld - 2024/02/27 Update Patch v0.1.5.0 (store.steampowered.com)
‘Disinformation on steroids’: is the US prepared for AI’s influence on the election? (www.theguardian.com)
Robocalls of President Biden already confused primary voters in New Hampshire – but measures to curb the technology could be too little too late...
Large Language Models Are Drunk at the Wheel (matt.si)
Six Times More Children and Women Killed in Palestine in Five Months Than in Ukraine in Two years (orinocotribune.com)
The war in Ukraine and our obligation to seek peace (www.meer.com)
Vigils held nationwide for nonbinary Oklahoma teenager who died following school bathroom fight (apnews.com)
Vigils took place across the nation for an Oklahoma teenager who died the day after a fight in a high school bathroom in which the nonbinary student said they were a target of bullying....
Woman loses £650,000 injury claim after being seen tossing Christmas tree (www.theguardian.com)
Troubled Commercial Real Estate Loans Outstrip Reserves at Top US Banks (www.businessinsider.com)
BP exec's husband guilty of insider trading $1.8 million, snooped on her calls (www.cnbc.com)
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Ukrainian trial demonstrates 2014 Maidan massacre was false flag (thegrayzone.com)
South Korean companies are offering workers $75,000 to have babies amid the country's desperate bid for more children (www.businessinsider.com)
Private U.S. lunar lander to cease operations Tuesday after landing sideways (www.pbs.org)
A private lunar lander is expected to cease operations Tuesday, its mission cut short after landing sideways near the south pole of the moon....
Navalny died from blood clot, Ukrainian intelligence chief says (www3.nhk.or.jp)
GAMECUBE MODDING, Swiss backgrounds and customization. (slrpnk.net)
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Israel Not Complying with World Court Order in Genocide Case (www.hrw.org)
The Israeli government has failed to comply with at least one measure in the legally binding order from the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in South Africa’s genocide case, Human Rights Watch said today. Citing warnings about “catastrophic conditions” in Gaza, the court ordered Israel on January 26, 2024, to “take...