TIL that some people do not have an inner voice and think in different nonverbal ways. (humanities.ku.dk)
cross-posted from: lemmit.online/post/2916897...
Retro wizard gif (lemmy.world)
And then there were two: Seventh Native American tribe bans Gov. Noem (www.thedakotascout.com)
According to the Federal Reserve Americans owe over $1.6 trillion in student loan debt, with the average borrower owing $37,667 (medium.com)
BSE: 'Mad cow disease' case found on farm in Scotland (www.bbc.com)
A case of BSE, commonly known as mad cow disease, has been identified on a farm in Ayrshire....
Nearly 1 in 5 US abortions now provided through telehealth, with thousands accessed under shield laws each month, report says (www.cnn.com)
Most abortions in the United States are medication abortions, and telehealth has become an increasingly common way to access abortion pills — especially since the US Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision revoked the federal right to an abortion....
Former Far-Right Hard-Liner Says Billionaires Are Using School Board Races to Sow Distrust in Public Education (www.propublica.org)
Top US ethics watchdog investigating Trump over dinner with oil bosses (www.theguardian.com)
The inside story of Elon Musk’s mass firings of Tesla Supercharger staff (www.reuters.com)
May 15 (Reuters) - The day before Elon Musk fired virtually all of Tesla’s electric-vehicle charging division last month, they had high hopes as charging chief Rebecca Tinucci went to meet with Musk about the network’s future, four former charging-network staffers told Reuters....
She Campaigned for a Texas School Board Seat as a GOP Hard-Liner. Now She’s Rejecting Her Party’s Extremism. (www.propublica.org)
How AI turned a Ukrainian YouTuber into a Russian (www.bbc.com)
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Biden vs. Trump: Who is leading the polls? (www.reuters.com)
Growing Support for Gay Marriage: Changed Minds and Changing Demographics (USA) (2013) (www.pewresearch.org)
The rise in support for same-sex marriage over the past decade is among the largest changes in opinion on any policy issue over this time period. A new national survey finds that much of the shift is attributable to the arrival of a large cohort of young adults – the Millennial generation – who are far more open to gay...
A Ukrainian recon commander in Kharkiv said its first line of defense was missing, in a 'betrayal' that allowed Russian troops to just walk in (www.yahoo.com)
Stellaris gets a DLC about AI that features AI-created voices, director insists it's 'ethical' and 'we're pretty good at exploring dystopian sci-fi and don't want to end up there ourselves' (www.pcgamer.com)
Earth-sized planet spotted orbiting small star with 100 times sun’s lifespan (www.theguardian.com)
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How China is helping keep the Russian economy afloat (www.dw.com)
China threw Russia an economic lifebelt after the West hit Moscow with sanctions over the war in Ukraine. As Putin prepares to visit Beijing this week to promote even closer ties, Washington is ramping up the pressure....
Someone purchased the old domain of a FOSS app, then it's using it to deceive users to download adware (feddit.it)
One of those two sites is distributing adware. Which of them?...
Illicit fentanyl is entering the US at highest rates ever (www.dw.com)
Officials seized more than 115 million pills containing fentanyl in 2023. The opiate is often mixed with street drugs and linked to overdoses....
Argentina: Yearly inflation hits 290% as monthly rate slows (www.dw.com)
Although the yearly inflation rate is the highest it has been in decades, the monthly inflation figure decreased more than experts predicted. Javier Milei’s government has introduced strict austerity policies....
Still trapped on Baltimore ship, months after bridge collapse (www.bbc.com)
Morale is low for the Dali's crew members, stranded on board by ongoing investigation into tragedy.
Wilders on verge of forming EU's latest hard-right government (www.euronews.com)
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Chinese planes 'increasingly provocative' to Taiwan (www.dw.com)
Taiwan reported 45 Chinese warplanes in its airspace within 24 hours, according to its defense ministry on Wednesday....