States That Legalize Marijuana See Enhanced College Basketball Recruitment, Study Finds (www.marijuanamoment.net)
Marijuana legalization is linked to significantly better recruitment for college basketball and worse outcomes for football teams, according to a new study. Researchers at Georgia College & State University and Kennesaw State University said there are numerous factors that affect recruitment trends in college athletic leagues,...
‘You didn’t just succeed, you Exceled’: Sydney man dubbed the ‘Annihilator’ wins spreadsheet world championship (www.theguardian.com)
Cop28 president says there is ‘no science’ behind demands for phase-out of fossil fuels (www.theguardian.com)
Trump says he'll be a dictator only 'on day one' if elected (www.rte.ie)
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/9210722...
Bay Area restaurants institute penalties for brunch vomiters (www.sfgate.com)
Apparently many San Franciscans enjoy getting smashed out of their minds at brunch.
After decades of climate deception, Shell uses Fortnite to court demographic most concerned about climate change (www.mediamatters.org)
Kia and Hyundai Blame TikTok and Instagram For Their Cars Getting Stolen (www.vice.com)
In a court filing, the companies argue that social media companies “caused an unprecedented increase in thefts.” The cars being stolen didn’t have basic anti-theft technology....
‘COME AND TAKE IT’: Congressman Introduces Amendment to Ensure ‘Access to Delicious and Nutritious’ Chocolate Milk (www.mediaite.com)
Starfield is Bethesda's Least Buggiest Game to Date, Say Sources (insider-gaming.com)
29 year old bassist punched in the face by 80 year old conductor for walking incorrectly (www.theguardian.com)
Swedish minister responsible for the agency countering misinformation retweets Russian propaganda channel - stands by it (www.dn.se)
cross-posted from: kbin.earth/m/[email protected]/t/318601...
Former Republican Vice President Dick Cheney to vote for Democrat Harris, Liz Cheney says (abcnews.go.com)
Chinese company busted showing off humanoid robots that actually have humans inside (futurism.com)
Viral footage shows what appear to be humanoid robots posing at a conference in Beijing. They're actually human cosplayers.
Twitter loses World Bank ads over pro-Nazi content placement (boingboing.net)
Eternal flame of democracy is extinguished due to lack of gas in Brasilia monument (www1.folha.uol.com.br)
Apparently it’s the third time this happens??...
Diesel the escaped pet donkey found living with elk after five years. (www.theguardian.com)
Book about book bans banned by Florida school board (www.theguardian.com)
cross-posted from: feddit.uk/post/13249285...
Arizona lawmaker says ChatGPT helped draft new deepfakes law (thehill.com)
Republican state Rep. Alex Kolodin said he used ChatGPT to write a subsection of House Bill 2394, which tackles AI-related impersonations of people by allowing Arizona residents to legally assert they are not featured in deepfake videos....
Sam Bankman-Fried Believes He Was Set Up to Be the Fail Guy (www.observers.com)
Kelly Rowland cannot escape questions about texting Nelly via Excel (www.avclub.com)
Nikki Haley Trounced in Nevada by ‘None of the Above’ (nymag.com)
‘Disturbed’ show postponed after singer comes down with a sickness (who13.com)
Ramaswamy pledges to withdraw from Colorado GOP primary in solidarity with Trump (lemy.lol)
Because why pretend it’s a real primary? 🤦
Paul Pelosi attacker offers apology in emotional testimony: ‘He was never my target’ (thehill.com)
“I never meant to hurt him, only kidnap and potentially murder his wife!”...