Alaska Airlines grounds 737 Max 9 planes after section blows out mid-air (www.bbc.com)
Cats Filled the Prison. Then the Inmates Fell in Love. (www.nytimes.com)
Some say they were first brought in to take out the rats. Others contend they wandered in on their own....
Speed camera cut down for second time in Cornwall (www.bbc.com)
It’s insane the lengths that some people will go to save a few seconds on their commute, while also endangering others.
Mark Cuban tells Mavericks employees of plan to pay out $35M in bonuses (www.reuters.com)
Experimental antibiotic kills deadly superbug, opens whole new class of drugs (arstechnica.com)
African elephant populations stabilise in southern heartlands (www.theguardian.com)
Alzheimer's drugs might get into the brain faster with new ultrasound tool, study shows (apnews.com)
Wolves win against farmers as Swiss cull put on hold (www.bbc.com)
Meet the man that rescues dogs from fighting rings (www.cnn.com)
Mexican cartel forces locals to pay for makeshift Wi-Fi under threat of death (apnews.com)
‘I’m afraid every day for my children’: As antisemitism soars, French Jews flee to Israel (www.timesofisrael.com)
With over 1,500 antisemitic incidents between Oct. 7 and mid-November – three times the reported number in the entire 2022 – more French Jews seek to escape the climate of fear
China deployed over 1,700 military planes around Taiwan in 2023 (www.newsweek.com)
This aerial activity, which now occurs on a near-daily basis, is reported by the Taiwan Defense Ministry. The Taiwan ADIZ Violations Database, compiled by independent defense analyst Benjamin Lewis, illustrates a marked escalation in Chinese military operations near Taiwan in recent years.
Hiring in China: Monkey King wanted, perks include warm cave – and plenty of bananas (edition.cnn.com)
Cross-posted from: beehaw.org/post/10824497
Archaeologists' pagan temple find challenges history of Roman Christianity (www.newsweek.com)
Open Source Seeds to fight to keep agriculture free! (www.opensourceseeds.org)
cross-posted from: sh.itjust.works/post/12252955...
DivestOS is fundraising, no longer sustainable ($12,000 goal) (divested.dev)
Sharing this because it’s one of the most promising Android projects we recommend on Privacy Guides, and it would be a huge detriment to the Android/Privacy community at large if this developer is no longer able to continue this work :(...
‘Battlestar Galactica’: Derek Simonds Set As New Showrunner Of Peacock Reboot In Works From Producer Sam Esmail (deadline.com)
EXCLUSIVE: There is a new writer at the helm of Peacock’s long-gestating reboot of the popular sci-fi franchise Battlestar Galactica.
Baby in critical condition in Victoria after being delivered in ‘freebirth’ (www.theguardian.com)
Satellite images show China made an apparent USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier target out in the desert (www.businessinsider.com)
Cheap and They Don't Snitch: Drones Are the New Drug Mules (www.vice.com)
“Surprising absolutely no one …”
Low cost Zigbee GU10s via Ikea (UK) (www.ikea.com)
For those of you in the UK, IKEA currently has a steep discount on their GU10 bulbs. I’ve just picked up several dimmable, colour temperature controlled bulbs for £5 each....
Damn son, where'd you find this? (lemmy.zip)
Non-masticatory striations on human teeth from the British Upper Palaeolithic to the Neolithic (www.nature.com)
Abstract...
BDSM (lemmy.zip)
Letterboxd Is Officially Adding TV Shows Later This Year (collider.com)
Catering to both the avid film connoisseurs and the laid-back movie enthusiasts, Letterboxd stands out as a guiding light and a central hub for all things film-related — that is, until now, as the platform announced TV will be added later this year. Letterboxd serves as a meeting ground, enabling users to forge connections...