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Google Earth gets a redesigned Android app with Projects support, removes Voyager (9to5google.com)

What set off the latest South China Sea row between China and Philippines? (www.aljazeera.com)

Beijing has warned Manila not to “stir up trouble” after the Philippine coastguard removed a floating barrier at a disputed reef that was deployed by China to block Filipinos from the traditional fishing ground within their country’s own exclusive economic zone (EEZ)....

Met Police chief calls for more legal protections as army on standby to replace firearms officers (news.sky.com)

"I have spoken publicly in recent weeks about the need to let the police police....

X Announces It’s Shutting Down ‘Circles’ As of October 31st (www.socialmediatoday.com)

Opinion: The Copyright Office is making a mistake on AI-generated art (arstechnica.com)

How Bryan Fuller's "Hannibal" Raised the Bar for Genre Television (bloody-disgusting.com)

Mortal Kombat 1 Switch trailer featuring Steam achievement taken down (www.eurogamer.net)

A launch trailer for the Nintendo Switch version of Mortal Kombat 1 is no longer available to view on YouTube after fan…

Maryland apologizes to man wrongly convicted of murder, agrees to $340K payment for years in prison (apnews.com)

A man wrongly convicted of two separate violent crimes will be compensated by the state of Maryland after spending years behind bars, including over a year after he had been proven innocent....

The Global Economy Enters an Era of Upheaval (www.bloomberg.com)

US-China tensions and the war in Ukraine are already swinging investments to like-minded countries — a sign that companies are making geopolitical bets.

The Pirate Bay Celebrates Its 20th Anniversary - TorrentFreak (torrentfreak.com)

The Pirate Bay celebrates its 20th anniversary today. Founded in 2003 by a collective of hackers and activists, the small Swedish BitTorrent tracker grew to become a global icon for online piracy. The rebellious torrent site has a turbulent history and clashed with law enforcement authorities on multiple occasions. Despite these...

Turkey’s Erdogan asks Musk to build Tesla factory, state-owned media says (www.aljazeera.com)

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has asked Tesla CEO Elon Musk to build a Tesla factory in Turkey, according to the state-owned Anadolu Agency....

ELI5: Legitimate-interest cookies (kbin.social)

So almost every GDPR cookie consent banner out there has a section for "legitimate interest" cookies that they can leave on by default and you will inadvertently accept even if you choose "Reject all" unless you go to the detailed settings and disabled those too....

U.K.’s GB News Found in Breach of Impartiality Rules by Media Regulator Over Show Hosted by Politicians (variety.com)

U.K. media regulator Ofcom’s broadcast standards investigation into GB News has found the channel to be in breach of its impartiality rules.

Anguish in Niger as Nigeria refuses to restore electricity supply (dailytrust.com)

'The Game Just Fundamentally Undermines Itself': Game Designer Breaks Down 'Baldur's Gate 3's Most Fatal Flaws (www.themarysue.com)

‘Baldur’s Gate 3’ can be a fantastic experience and a bad game at the same time.

Philly Fringe performer imagines eating her twin sister: ‘It gave me a lot to digest’ (whyy.org)

John Jarboe, the founder and director of the Bearded Ladies Cabaret in Philadelphia, came out as trans a few years ago....

Secret records: Government says Marine's adoption of Afghan orphan seen as abduction, must be undone (www.independent.co.uk)

Unity rushes to clarify price increase plan, as game developers fume (www.axios.com)

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Dozens of crocodiles in China escape during floods (www.bbc.com)

Around 75 crocodiles made a break for it when a lake in Maoming, Guangdong province overflowed....

MFP Asks Court To Make House GOP Caucus Meetings Public (www.mississippifreepress.org)

The Mississippi Free Press asked a court on Monday to hold that Mississippi House Republican Caucus meetings must be open to the public under the Open Meetings Act. Last year, the full Mississippi Ethics Commission rejected the Mississippi Free Press’ argument and declared that the Legislature is not a “public body” under...