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I’m moving off kbin to lemmy, so I won’t be posting from here (unless kbin social gets it together).
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Disney tickets, PS5s, and big-screen TVs: Florida parents exploit DeSantis' school vouchers (popular.info)
Florida parents are taking advantage of an expanded school voucher program championed by Governor Ron DeSantis (R), according to messages from private Facebook groups obtained by Popular Information. The private Facebook messages reveal how parents are using the new
Conservationist group African Parks to free 2,000 rhinos from South Africa farm (www.bbc.com)
African Parks plans a decade-long rewilding project to help preserve a near-threatened subspecies.
Experts Fear Crooks are Cracking Keys Stolen in LastPass Breach (krebsonsecurity.com)
In November 2022, the password manager service LastPass disclosed a breach in which hackers stole password vaults containing both encrypted and plaintext data for more than 25 million users. Since then, a steady trickle of six-figure cryptocurrency heists targeting security-conscious…
Hi, I'm A Stupid Person Who Gets Mad At Review Scores (www.thegamer.com)
A 7/10 is basically a complete failure, so why didn't reviewers take my feelings into account before publishing their scores?
A Florida Jewish Community Center canceled a Jewish author’s talk because her novel mentions slavery (forward.com)
Citing the "political climate," a Florida JCC canceled a Jewish author's talk about a book set in Virginia in 1811 that mentions slavery.
Trump may have violated copyright law by selling mugshot merchandise (nypost.com)
The Trump campaign may have violated United State copyright law by selling merchandise featuring the former president’s mugshot, legal experts have warned.
Fani Willis shoots down Georgia fake elector’s removal motion (www.rawstory.com)
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis on Tuesday shot down a fake elector’s argument for removing his case to federal court.Shawn Still, who is among 19 co-defendants along with former President Donald Trump indicted in the Georgia election conspiracy case, has sought to have his case tried in...
Enrique Tarrio's 'terrorism' should have gotten him an even longer sentence: Ex-FBI agent Andrew McCabe (www.rawstory.com)
Longtime Proud Boys chairman Enrique Tarrio was sentenced to 22 years for his role in the seditious conspiracy to stop the electoral count — the longest sentence handed down yet for any of the January 6 defendants. But that's not enough, argued former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe
Burning Man Ends With Hours-Long Traffic Jam (www.thewrap.com)
Thousands of stranded Burning Man attendees were finally headed home in hours-long lines on Monday and Tuesday.
Senator appears to suggest bipartisan bill will censor transgender content online (www.nbcnews.com)
The Kids Online Safety Act, aimed at protecting children from harmful online content, has been endorsed by lawmakers on both sides of the aisle, as well as by President Joe Biden.
Small American towns seeing some success with disbanding police forces (www.pbs.org)
From Minnesota to Maine, Ohio to Texas, small towns unable to fill jobs are eliminating their police departments and turning over police work to their county sheriff, a neighboring town or state police.
Voice referendum: Lies fuel racism ahead of Australia's Indigenous vote (www.bbc.com)
Experts express concerns for First Nations people as a referendum debate turns increasingly divisive.
Dante’s inferno may have the answer for Europe’s energy bind (www.japantimes.co.jp)
One geothermal site in Italy generates more than 5% of the nation’s clean power production.
The Iraqi YouTube star killed by her father (www.bbc.com)
Tiba al-Ali's death has sparked the call for change for violence against women in Iraq.
Racial and socioeconomic differences still determine survival rates of premature babies in the US (www.sciencedaily.com)
The US continues to face stark inequalities in preterm birth and mortality rates between mothers of differing socioeconomic status and race, finds a new report.
Oklahoma State Dept. of Education announces partnership with PragerU (kfor.com)
The Oklahoma State Department of Education announced an ongoing partnership with PragerU on Tuesday....
Finding a vacation rental in New York City just got harder (www.cnn.com)
Travelers looking to rent an apartment for a few days in New York City will find slimmer pickings now that city officials have started enforcing new rules cracking down on short-term rentals on sites like Airbnb.
UN rights body ‘concerned’ by harassment of Nobel laureate Mohammad Yunus (www.aljazeera.com)
UN human rights chief Volker Turk calls on Dhaka to create a ‘safe’ environment for activists and civil society leaders.
Osaka frets over World Expo failure amid slow pavilion construction (mainichi.jp)
OSAKA (Kyodo) -- Concerns are growing among the organizers of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka that the event may flop due to the slower-than-antici
Wagner to be declared a terrorist organisation by UK (www.bbc.com)
It will become illegal to be a member of or support the Russian mercenary group.
Sand dredging devastating ocean floor, UN warns (www.bbc.com)
Around six billion tonnes of sand is dredged from the world's oceans every year, a new report says.
Professor Caught Using ChatGPT When Scientific Paper Was Full of Errors (futurism.com)
A biologist was shocked to find his name was mentioned several times in a scientific paper, which references papers that simply don't exist.
More than 60 Atlanta training center activists named in RICO Indictment (www.ajc.com)
More than five dozen activists were indicted on RICO charges last week over the ongoing efforts to halt construction of the city of Atlanta’s planned public safety training center in DeKalb County.
TikTok says flagship center to store European data operational in Dublin - UPI.com (www.upi.com)
TikTok's new $400 million data center in Ireland is up and running and migration of the data of its European customers to the facility was underway, according to the company.
Warner Bros. Discovery Says Ongoing Strikes Will Mean $300M-$500M Hit to 2023 Earnings (www.hollywoodreporter.com)
"The company now expects to exceed $1.7 billion in free cash flow for the third quarter of 2023, in part due to the strong performance of 'Barbie' as well as incremental impact from strike-related factors," the entertainment giant says in a regulatory filing.
Warner Bros. Discovery Says Ongoing Strikes Will Mean $300M-$500M Hit to 2023 Earnings (www.hollywoodreporter.com)
"The company now expects to exceed $1.7 billion in free cash flow for the third quarter of 2023, in part due to the strong performance of 'Barbie' as well as incremental impact from strike-related factors," the entertainment giant says in a regulatory filing.
Amid anticorruption purge, Ukraine set to appoint Muslim defence chief (www.aljazeera.com)
Rustem Umerov is from the Muslim Tatar community in Crimea that largely resisted Russia’s 2014 annexation.
The Russians Bolted 1950s Naval Guns To Armored Tractors—And Produced Nearly Useless Combat Vehicles (www.forbes.com)
It’s apparent the Frankenstein’s monster of a combat vehicle is even less than the sum of its crude components.
Starfield's planets aren't all interesting, but they're not all "supposed to be Disney World" (www.vg247.com)
You'll probably find that a lot of planets in Starfield are pretty boring, but Bethesda says that's kind of the point.
Creamy Cajun spinach pasta (lemmy.world)
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Nigerian unions strike again to protest soaring costs after subsidy removal (www.aljazeera.com)
Government workers in Nigeria are striking over the rising costs of living worsened by the removal of petrol subsidies.
Nigerian unions strike again to protest soaring costs after subsidy removal (www.aljazeera.com)
Government workers in Nigeria are striking over the rising costs of living worsened by the removal of petrol subsidies.
Airplane crashes during gender reveal party, killing pilot (thehill.com)
Warning: Crash video autoplays in article....
Man accused of deadly Kyoto Animation arson attack pleads guilty as trial begins (mainichi.jp)
KYOTO -- A man accused of carrying out an arson attack on a Kyoto Animation studio in 2019 that claimed 36 lives admitted to charges of arson and murder as his lay judge trial opened in the Kyoto District Court on Sept. 5.
Two people detained in China for allegedly damaging Great Wall with excavator (www.cnn.com)
Two people have been detained in China after allegedly damaging a section of the Great Wall in the northern Shanxi province with an excavator, according to state broadcaster CCTV....
Starfield's Numbers Surge in Early Access - Insider Gaming (insider-gaming.com)
Starfield's numbers have swollen in early access on streaming and gaming platforms - and the global release is yet to take place.
Israel protests after Belgian minister says Palestinian towns being ‘wiped off map’ (www.timesofisrael.com)
Elon Musk blames ADL for lost revenue, says he's 'against anti-Semitism of any kind' (www.nbcnews.com)
Upward of 20,000 Ukrainian amputees face trauma on a scale unseen since WWI (mainichi.jp)
LVIV, Ukraine (AP) -- The small band of soldiers gather outside to share cigarettes and war stories, sometimes casually and sometimes with a degree of
Japan may seek to dissolve Moonies church in wake of Shinzo Abe killing (www.theguardian.com)
New Survey Reveals That Many Game Developers Consider Their Career Unsustainable (www.ign.com)
IGN can exclusively reveal the details from IATSE's 2023 Gameworkers.org Rates and Conditions Survey, where the organization asked hundreds of video game developers about their pay, benefits, and working conditions.