Update 226 – IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine
IAEA experts reported hearing over 100 rounds of gunfire in the vicinity of the Ukraine’s ZNPP on Tuesday, allegedly in response to drones flying near the plant’s training centre, Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said today., Read MoreContinue Reading
Venezuelan opposition is showing new life after naming a candidate to take on Maduro
Venzuela’s opposition finally gets to name a candidate to take on President Nicolas Maduro in July’s election. The authoritarian leader has used all sorts of underhanded tricks to seize the advantage., Read More from NPRContinue Reading
What lies ahead for the presidential election in Chad
The African country of Chad goes holds its presidential election in the next few days — one of the first military led governments in the region to do so. Will the vote bring stability or more chaos?, Read More from NPRContinue Reading
What’s behind the US generational divide on Israel’s war on Gaza?
Polls suggest an increasing number of young Americans are siding with Palestinians and growing critical of Israel., Inside Story Polls suggest an increasing number of young Americans are siding with Palestinians and growing critical of Israel. Successive US administrations across the political divide have backed Israel since it was createdContinue Reading
Measles outbreak kills at least 42 people in northeast Nigeria
The deaths were recorded out of nearly 200 suspected measles cases in the state of Adamawa, official says., The deaths were recorded out of nearly 200 suspected measles cases in the state of Adamawa, official says. At least 42 people have died from a measles outbreak in a little moreContinue Reading
4th U.N. Plastics Talks End Without Commitment to Curb Plastic Production or Coherent Draft Text
The fourth session of the United Nations Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Plastic Pollution, or INC-4, ended today without much-needed progress toward an international agreement to end plastic pollution and protect human health, the climate and biodiversity.While INC-4 did manage a commitment to convene experts to conduct intersessional work before theContinue Reading
Headlines for May 3, 2024
Israel Continues Air Assault on Rafah, Killing Young Children, Ahead of Its Planned Ground Invasion, Palestinian Dr. Adnan Al-Bursh Dies in Israeli Prison; Released Detainee Describes Horror of Arrest, ICC Warns Netanyahu’s Comments Threaten “Independence and Impartiality” of Court, Student Protest Movement for Gaza Gains Steam Despite Police Crackdown, Biden’sContinue Reading
Right Wing Bonus Tracks: Prayers To Demons
Neo-Nazi Andrew Anglin says that if Nick Fuentes is going to have his Twitter account reinstated, then Anglin should have his account reinstated too because “we’re ostensibly in the same category”: “There is no reason not to unban me along with Nick. It will be the same media hit. ThereContinue Reading
SuperTuxKart 1.5 Gears Up For Summer Release
Fans of open-source racing game SuperTuxKart will be stoked to hear devs are busy in the pit lanes pepping the next major update — and it’ll launch this summer. SuperTuxKart 1.4 was released back in 2022 with a ton of improvements. Successive updates in that series have fine-tuned, fixed-up, andContinue Reading
AB Dynamics acquires EV testing firm Venshure Test Services
UK automotive testing technology company AB Dynamics has announced its acquisition of US dynamometer-based testing services provider Venshure Test Services (VTS). The maximum consideration payable for VTS, which is being acquired from its two shareholders, is $30 million. The initial cash consideration is $15 million. VTS is focused on developingContinue Reading
Whatever happens to Tesla, adopting its NACS connector won’t solve EV charger reliability problems
The poor reliability of public EV chargers is an industry-wide scandal. A year ago, when legacy automakers started adopting Tesla’s NACS charging system, many seemed to assume that this would soon solve all the problems. More sober observers told us that one of the main reasons Tesla’s Superchargers have beenContinue Reading
Tommy Dorfman’s Surprise Marriage Unveiled!
Tommy Dorfman has a surprise—she’s married! The star revealed a secret wedding with Elise Williams last year. Surprise! Tommy Dorfman, the star you loved in 13 Reasons Why and Love, Victor, has just dropped some big news—she got married and kept it a hush-hush affair! Late last year, Dorfman andContinue Reading
Congress Must Act To Make Internet Access Equitable
Nearly a third of Americans who don’t have broadband say the reason is because it costs too much — and unfortunately, Congress is prepared to let that figure rise dramatically. Lawmakers have yet to renew funding for the federal government’s Affordable Connectivity Program, or ACP, which is being rolled back as ofContinue Reading