Palos Verdes Peninsula landslides can tell us a lot about L.A. history
A complex mixture of human and geological factors mean that this stunningly beautiful peninsula of seaside Southern California homes is also, at times, perilous.Continue Reading
Back From the Dead: Amarok 3.0 Music Player Released
“Aamrok 3.0, ported to Qt5/KDE Frameworks 5, has been released,” writes Slashdot reader serafean. “With the heavy lifting being done, the Qt6/KF6 version is expected later in the year.” Originally developed for Linux as part of the KDE desktop environment, Amarok is a free, cross-platform music player that supports variousContinue Reading
Biden administration says 100,000 new migrants are expected to enroll in ‘Obamacare’ next year
Roughly 100,000 immigrants who were brought to the U.S. are expected to enroll in the Affordable Care Act’s health insurance next year, Read MoreContinue Reading
Pennsylvania nurse who gave patients lethal or possibly lethal insulin doses gets life in prison
A Pennsylvania nurse who administered lethal or potentially lethal doses of insulin to numerous patients has pleaded guilty to three counts of murder and other charges and been sentenced to life in prison, Read MoreContinue Reading
Battle to Prioritize Public Health over Oil Company Profits Heats Up
Proposed California bills would protect residents in mostly low-income communities of color by speeding cleanup of dangerous neighborhood oil wells. But industry is fighting to keep even idle wells unplugged. By Liza Gross On a dreary afternoon in January, a geyser of oily water shot over the fence of anContinue Reading
Palestinian employee of German development agency ‘abused’ in Israeli jail
Baraa Odeh has told her lawyer from prison that she has been repeatedly strip-searched and physically assaulted., Berlin, Germany – A Palestinian employee of Germany’s state-funded development agency has been imprisoned in Israel for more than a month, where she has been beaten and subject to abusive and humiliating treatment,Continue Reading
Palestinian journalists in Gaza awarded World Press Freedom prize
All Palestinian journalists covering Israel’s war on Gaza have been awarded UNESCO’s World Press Freedom prize., Video Duration 00 minutes 35 seconds NewsFeed All Palestinian journalists covering Israel’s war on Gaza have been awarded UNESCO’s World Press Freedom prize. The agency said it was a tribute to the courage ofContinue Reading
Sciences Po Paris Campus Closed Amid Gaza Protest
France’s esteemed Sciences Po university announced the closure of its main Paris site on Friday, May 3, in response to a recent occupation by pro-Palestinian students. The closure follows a series of protests fueled by outrage over the Israel-Hamas conflict and the resulting crisis in Gaza., Read MoreContinue Reading
Americas Worst Traitor is using campus protests to stoke right-wing violence for the election
Despite all the hysteria in the punditry about campus protests against the war in Gaza, by and large, the student activists have been peaceful. Even at Columbia University, where an ill-advised police crackdown caused an inevitably angry reaction from protesters that led to a building occupation, this has been true.Continue Reading
GROB uses DELO adhesives for EV motor assembly machinery
US-based EV powertrain manufacturer GROB has used dual-curing adhesives from Germany’s DELO Industrial Adhesives in its latest EV motor assembly machinery. GROB’s newest systems for rotor assembly have implemented the DELOLUX series of curing lamps for the light fixation of DELO’s dual-curing adhesives. This saves automakers and Tier 1 suppliersContinue Reading
Sion Power, Muhlbauer to create manufacturing line for lithium metal EV battery cells
US-based EV battery developer Sion Power has formed a partnership with MB ATECH, the e-mobility division of Germany’s Muhlbauer Group, to create an automated manufacturing line for Sion Power’s large-format lithium metal cells for EV batteries. The new fully automated manufacturing line will advance Sion Power’s commercialization, producing 75 MWhContinue Reading
Identity and permissions present a major security challenge
The average organization has roughly 1,400 permissions for every employee, according to a new report from Veza. The findings also show that identity teams face a daunting number of groups and roles to manage. With organizations averaging nearly 700 groups for every 1,000 users, it is difficult for admins toContinue Reading
U.S. airstrike targeting al-Qaida leader in Syria killed a farmer, American military says
A U.S. airstrike in Syria in May 2023 that was targeting an al-Qaida leader killed an innocent civilian instead., Read More NBC NewsContinue Reading