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Rubiales refuses to resign as Spanish FA president (www.bbc.co.uk)
Luis Rubiales refuses to step down as president of the Spanish football federation in the aftermath of his behaviour at Sunday's Women's World Cup final.
Is conservative Islam gaining ground in secular Kosovo? (www.dw.com)
There have been a number of attacks on journalists in Kosovo in recent years. Now, conservative Muslims in the southern Kosovar city of Prizren are agitating against a news portal and a journalist.
Fukushima: The fishy business of China's outrage over Japan's release (www.bbc.com)
In China, there is alarm over the nuclear plant's water but its seafood ban isn't rooted in science.
388: The number of people unaccounted for in Maui fire falls by more than half (www.npr.org)
The latest revision came after Hawaii Gov. Josh Green said the FBI was working to "un-duplicate" people who were reported missing.
Chandrayaan-3: The moment India's lunar rover Pragyaan stepped out for Moonwalk (www.bbc.com)
India's space agency Isro's new footage shows Chandrayaan-3's rover Pragyaan for the first time ever.
Paper and bamboo straws contain PFAS chemicals more often than plastic straws do, study finds (www.nbcnews.com)
Researchers found low concentrations of so-called forever chemicals in various “eco-friendly” straws, raising doubts about whether they’re an appropriate alternative.
Yellowstone visitor charged after going off trail in thermal area and burning himself (www.nbcnews.com)
The famed national park routinely warns its millions of visitors to stay on trails and away from thermal areas, which are dangerous and sometimes deadly.
Ontario court rules against Jordan Peterson, upholds social media training order (www.cbc.ca)
An Ontario court ruled against psychologist and media personality Jordan Peterson Wednesday, and upheld a regulatory body's order that he take social media training in the wake of complaints about his controversial online posts and statements.
Families sue UK government over relatives’ deaths during Covid crisis (www.theguardian.com)
Cases against government, care homes and hospitals relate to deaths in 2020, when patients with Covid were being moved into homes
Families sue UK government over relatives’ deaths during Covid crisis (www.theguardian.com)
Cases against government, care homes and hospitals relate to deaths in 2020, when patients with Covid were being moved into homes
Dreadwolf's Delays Are Impacting The Next Mass Effect - Insider Gaming (insider-gaming.com)
Speaking on a Giant Bomb podcast, Jeff Grubb explored how Dreadwolf's constant delays are also impacting the next Mass Effect game.
Dreadwolf's Delays Are Impacting The Next Mass Effect (insider-gaming.com)
Speaking on a Giant Bomb podcast, Jeff Grubb explored how Dreadwolf's constant delays are also impacting the next Mass Effect game.
The web version of Threads is finally here | Engadget (www.engadget.com)
if you’ve been impatiently refreshing threads.net in your browser waiting for Thread son the web to be available, you should check again as access seems to have been greatly expanded..
Navy Divers Deployed to Search for Maui's Remaining Wildfire Victims Underwater (themessenger.com)
Commander warned mission will take 'weeks, not days'
Trump Returns to the Service Formerly Known as Twitter (www.nytimes.com)
Absent for more than two years, former President Donald J. Trump posted his mug shot on the site, now called X.
Disney firefighters are distraught, choked up by 'disturbing' move from Ron DeSantis to strip them of free park passes (fortune.com)
Firefighters confronted DeSantis' governing board on Wednesday. “The removal of this benefit takes away, for some, their entire reason for working here."
Trump surrenders in Georgia election subversion case (www.cnn.com)
See the link for the long-awaited mugshot
Justice Department Sues SpaceX for Discriminating Against Asylees and Refugees in Hiring (www.justice.gov)
The Justice Department filed a lawsuit today against Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX) for discriminating against asylees and refugees in hiring. The lawsuit alleges that, from at least September 2018 to May 2022, SpaceX routinely discouraged asylees and refugees from applying and refused to hire or consider...
Justice Department Sues SpaceX for Discriminating Against Asylees and Refugees in Hiring (www.justice.gov)
The Justice Department filed a lawsuit today against Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX) for discriminating against asylees and refugees in hiring. The lawsuit alleges that, from at least September 2018 to May 2022, SpaceX routinely discouraged asylees and refugees from applying and refused to hire or consider...
Justice Department Sues SpaceX for Discriminating Against Asylees and Refugees in Hiring (www.justice.gov)
The Justice Department filed a lawsuit today against Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX) for discriminating against asylees and refugees in hiring. The lawsuit alleges that, from at least September 2018 to May 2022, SpaceX routinely discouraged asylees and refugees from applying and refused to hire or consider...
Baldur's Gate 3 will be released on Xbox this year, with split-screen features removed for Series S (www.gamescensor.com)
Apple security updates could be banned by British government (9to5mac.com)
Everyone in the tech industry facepalms almost every time legislators try to pontificate on technology, but the British government appears to be trying to set a new record. After putting iMessage and FaceTime at risk, the government is now suggesting that it might ban some Apple security updates.
Apple security updates could be banned by British government (9to5mac.com)
Everyone in the tech industry facepalms almost every time legislators try to pontificate on technology, but the British government appears to be trying to set a new record. After putting iMessage and FaceTime at risk, the government is now suggesting that it might ban some Apple security updates.
Tecnologie di sorveglianza Huawei all'Afghanistan (formiche.net)
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Maker Naomi Wu is Silenced by Chinese Authorities (And Why I Blame Elon Musk) (www.youtube.com)
Google’s Search AI Says Slavery Was Good, Actually (futurism.com)
Google's AI-driven Search Generative Experience have been generating results that are downright weird and evil, ie slavery's positives.
Phil Spencer Insists Games Launch Across Xbox Series X and S Despite Baldur's Gate 3 No-Show - IGN (www.ign.com)
Xbox boss Phil Spencer has addressed the fact Baldur's Gate 3 launches on PS5 before Xbox Series X and S in an interview at gamescom 2023.
Burger King gave candy to a worker who never called in sick. The internet gave $400K (www.npr.org)
Over the past 20 years, Kevin Ford from Las Vegas virtually never took a sick day because his job didn't offer paid sick leave. People across social media chipped in for him to finally afford a break.
Scraped data of 2.6 million Duolingo users released on hacking forum (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
The scraped data of 2.6 million DuoLingo users was leaked on a hacking forum, allowing threat actors to conduct targeted phishing attacks using the exposed information.