Georgia attorney sentenced for storming Capitol on Jan. 6 (www.fox5atlanta.com)
A Georgia attorney who joined the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and then went on social media to brag about breaking into then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office has been sentenced.
Afghanistan: Taliban burn musical instruments (www.dw.com)
Taliban’s religious police reportedly burned a number of musical instruments in the western province of Herat, according to a Sunday report by the state-run news agency Bakhtar....
Elon Musk says Twitter logo to change, birds to be gradually abandoned (www.cnn.com)
We were interviewing a Palestinian farmer. Then the drones and soldiers appeared : NPR (www.npr.org)
We say we don’t want to leave without him. “Can one of our Israeli friends stay here?” we ask. The soldiers refuse, and a gun is raised. It points straight at us – and we begin to back away. “Move on,” we’re told....
Open hatred of Jews surges globally, inflamed by Gaza war (www.reuters.com)
Global surge in antisemitic incidents following the conflict between Hamas and Israel, affecting Jewish communities in various countries....
GAZA: 3,195 children killed in three weeks surpasses annual number of children killed in conflict zones since 2019 (www.savethechildren.net)
Since October 7, more than 3,257 children have been reported killed, including at least 3,195 in Gaza, 33 in the West Bank, and 29 in Israel, according to the Ministries of Health in Gaza and Israel respectively. The number of children reported killed in just three weeks in Gaza is more than the number killed in armed conflict...
Judge rejects Ivanka Trump’s argument against testifying at father’s fraud trial (www.theguardian.com)
A New York judge has rejected Ivanka Trump’s argument that she should not have to testify at her father Donald Trump’s fraud trial....
What's your houses equivalent of a poop knife.
I don’t mean what you use to chop down your feces, but an object that you realized only your family has and people would raise their eyebrows at. Best if said object has a sole purpose.
I'm a Possum on the edge ! (lemmy.ml)
Think (lemmy.world)
Godot Engine hits over 50K euros per month in funding (www.gamingonlinux.com)
Mexican cartels rank as nation’s fifth-largest employer: study (thehill.com)
Mexican cartels have seen a surge in growth in their participating members over the last decade, according to a new study, to the point where they have effectively become the nation’s fifth-largest employer....
Every time I see a map (i.imgur.com)
Bhutan announces a “milestone achievement” with a 39.5% increase in snow leopard numbers (www.worldwildlife.org)
Japan says one in 10 residents are aged 80 or above as nation turns gray (edition.cnn.com)
reading the news on my orb has me smh (media.kbin.social)
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Fox News apologizes to Gold Star family after facing backlash over false story | CNN Business (www.cnn.com)
Fox News apologized Saturday to a Gold Star family for publishing a false story last month claiming that the family had to pay $60,000 to ship the remains of their fallen relative back from Afghanistan because the Pentagon refused to pay.
Best features (lemmy.world)
Pikachu reacts to an AI art (programming.dev)
Australian ex-priest has prison sentence extended to 40 years for molesting 72nd child victim (ground.news)
The whole island of Sicily covered by wildfires tonight. It's a catastrophe. Here is a satellite image. (feddit.uk)
Sicily - which has already been brought to its knees by a prolonged heatwave - is battling wildfires that are threatening towns and cities across the island.
Nearly two years after Texas' six-week abortion ban, more infants are dying (www.cnn.com)
Some 2,200 infants died in Texas in 2022 – an increase of 227 deaths, or 11.5%, over the previous year, according to preliminary infant mortality data from the Texas Department of State Health Services that CNN obtained through a public records request. Infant deaths caused by severe genetic and birth defects rose by 21.6%....