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Trump ‘seriously considering’ pardoning Julian Assange | News | gazette.com (gazette.com)
Heatwaves increase risk of early births and poorer health in babies, study finds (www.theguardian.com)
Research that looked at 53 million births says Black and Hispanic mothers and those in lower socioeconomic groups most at risk...
Algeria Submits UN Security Council Resolution Calling for End to Israel’s Siege of Rafah (truthout.org)
There is only a slim chance that the measure will pass, as the U.S. has veto power in the Security Council....
Feds lay out timeline of Egyptian bribery conspiracy in Menendez corruption trial (www.courthousenews.com)
Prosecutors detailed text messages they say show the Democratic senator unfroze U.S. military aid to Egypt after dining at upscale restaurants in New York and Washington with Egyptian intelligence officials.
Jury deliberations begin in Trump’s Manhattan hush-money trial (www.courthousenews.com)
Trump is facing 34 felony counts of falsifying business records, which prosecutors claim were part of a broader scheme to bury negative press surrounding Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign.
Researchers crack 11-year-old password, recover $3 million in bitcoin (arstechnica.com)
A flaw with the digital wallet and a bit of luck did the trick.
The dark side of the AI revolution (www.dw.com)
As artificial intelligence reshapes the world, digital rights advocates warn of the downsides, ranging from the technologies’ environmental footprint to surveillance and “data colonialism.”...
Increasing use of renewable energy in US yields billions of dollars of benefits (www.theguardian.com)
New study published in Cell Reports Sustainability finds emission reductions provided $249bn of climate and health benefits...
Iceland's Blue Lagoon evacuated as volcano erupts (www.bbc.com)
The nearby town of Grindavík has also been evacuated, officials have said....
Lawsuit against American Airlines claims Black passengers were asked to deboard flight (www.theguardian.com)
Lawsuit alleges airline representative approached three Black men individually and asked them to leave without explanation
Singapore Airlines plane jolted up and down over five seconds, black box data reveals (www.bbc.com)
This probably caused injuries to those without seatbelts, who rose out of their seats and fell back down.
Activision is awarded $14.5 million in a Call of Duty cheating lawsuit (www.theverge.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.zip/post/16387110...
Virgin Australia is rostering pilots ‘closer to the limit’ of fatigue, watchdog tells Senate estimates (www.theguardian.com)
Almost 5% of pilots refused shifts due to tiredness in the last 28 day roster period, senators told, amid concerns about back-to-back 12-hour shifts
Venezuela revokes invitation to EU observers for July election (www.euronews.com)
Nicolás Maduro’s authoritarian regime is still subject to various international sanctions because of its intolerance of political opposition....
US girls got their first periods increasingly earlier over the last 50 years, new study finds (www.theguardian.com)
Trend is especially pronounced among Black, Hispanic and Asian participants, and those who report lower socioeconomic status...
Data breach exposes details of 25,000 current and former BBC employees (www.theguardian.com)
Data breach at pension scheme being taken ‘extremely seriously’, but broadcaster says there is no evidence of a ransomware attack
Zimbabwe on right side of history as it prepares to abolish the death penalty (www.amnesty.org)
If the bill before Parliament is enacted, these two laws will be amended, effectively abolishing the death penalty in Zimbabwe. The death penalty clause under Section 48 of the Constitution will be rendered redundant through the amendment....
Lawsuit argues Call of Duty helped cause the Uvalde school shooting (arstechnica.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.zip/post/16386209...
The U.S. Finally Passes An Internet Privacy Law… For Rich Jet Owners (www.techdirt.com)
The U.S. yet yet to pass even a basic internet-era privacy law — or regulate data brokers. And while there’s a lot of misdirection and pretense to the contrary, the primary reason is (1) because the U.S. government is too corrupt; and (2) because the U.S. government really enjoys being able to purchase massive amounts of...
Right to repair is now the law in Colorado (www.theverge.com)
Colorado’s bill is one of the most expansive passed in the US.
The next No Man’s Sky update makes the game lonelier — and more dangerous (www.theverge.com)
Back to the game’s roots.
Melinda French Gates donates $1billion for women's issues (www.rawstory.com)
Philanthropist Melinda French Gates, who was previously married to Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, said Tuesday she was giving $1 billion to people and organizations working to promote women’s issues....
Germany and France agree Ukraine may strike Russian military targets (www.euronews.com)
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Germany would not prohibit Ukrainian attacks on Russian military targets, saying Ukraine “is allowed to defend itself.”...