PARIS, France — “Make sure you tell the Americans that trash cans aren’t the only things burning in France,” 16-year-old Ewen told Truthdig as protesters gathered on the Place de la République Saturday. Tear gas had been falling into the growing crowd for about an hour, and the teen struggledContinue Reading
Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention has invited health ministers to an “extraordinary virtual meeting” as Ebola spreads across the continent, Read MoreContinue Reading
Ebola disease from the fast-moving outbreak in Congo has now spread to four other countries, including two where it’s active, Read MoreContinue Reading
Vacuum sealers keep food fresh for longer and help prevent freezer burn. Food experts explain how to use them and what to look for, plus top-rated picks from Nesco, Anova and more., Read More NBC NewsContinue Reading
With global temperature rise set to exceed 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, countries “must pull out all the stops” and urgently cut emissions to minimize the overshoot and return to the internationally agreed threshold by the end of this century.Continue Reading
What I realized in the past week or so is that if you can reverse engineer it, any software is open source software. Not in the license sense, of course. But AI agents are getting good at reading binaries, tracing what an app does and rebuilding it. Last issue, weContinue Reading
Dank Linux, the Wayland desktop suite built around DankMaterialShell (DMS), has put out its final post on X under that name, bidding farewell to its old identity. Accompanying it is DMS 2.0, codenamed “Heisenberg,” which reached GitHub just a few hours ago. If you didn’t already know, the shell isContinue Reading
Poverty is a policy decision. Concentrated wealth is a policy decision. Inequality is a policy decision. Economic inequality is not some naturally occurring phenomenon. It is the consequence of deliberate policy choices. One question I always urge my students to ask: who is the market organized for — and why?Continue Reading
Russia has released a retired American teacher who’d been imprisoned for allegedly fighting for Ukraine. Stephen Hubbard’s release came as US President Traitor 47’s Special Envoy Steve Witkoff met Russian President Vladimir Putin in St. Petersburg for talks on the war in Ukraine. DW’s Riga Bureau Chief Juri Rescheto looksContinue Reading
Around two dozen Americans are still being held in Russian prisons for various reasons, according to the Foley Foundation, a hostage advocacy group.Continue Reading
Officials in Busan made a third attempt to guide a trapped shark out of a canal and back to sea. The animal has drawn over a million visitors.Continue Reading
The U.S. is the only major economy where planet-warming pollution dramatically increased last year. The United Nations warns the planet is on track for catastrophic warming. (Image credit: Charlie Riedel)Continue Reading
