Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings trilogy is coming back again — but it’s a bit different this time. Warner Bros. and Fathom Events are teaming to rerelease the Oscar-winning fantasy blockbusters this summer....
May 8 (Reuters) - President Joe Biden on Wednesday publicly warned Israel for the first time that the U.S. would stop supplying it weapons if Israeli forces make a major invasion of Rafah, a refugee-packed city in southern Gaza....
I’ve heard that the majority of the 1200 Israelis killed on the 7th were actually shot by the berserk response of the IDF, not the invading Hamas troops.
Deputies responding to a disturbance call at a Florida apartment complex burst into the wrong unit and fatally shot a Black U.S. Air Force airman who was home alone when they saw he was armed with a gun, an attorney for the man’s family said Wednesday....
The Wakayama Prefectural Police revealed on May 8, 2024 that Your Name. movie producer Koichiro Itou has been referred to prosecutors for additional violation of Child Prostitution & Pornography law in Japan, after it came to light that he had paid an underage girl for sexual intercourse....
Apparently Nicaragua is part of “historical contiguous Chinese borders” and might be soon the beneficiary of a “Reunification Happy Joy Landing Family” who might be carrying the odd weapon to ensure that “Disruptive Foreign Capitalist Agitating Forces” do not spoil the joyful reunification with China.
European firms that rank China as a top investment destination has hit a record low, could take years to restore confidence, lobby group says (www.euractiv.com)
Archived link...
Megan Thee Stallion - BOA [Official Video] - YouTube (youtube.com)
And it begins. OpenAI mulls NSFW AI model output (www.theregister.com)
Melbourne man 'dumbfounded' after finding out he lost Australian citizenship 33 years ago (www.abc.net.au)
Wtf ?
Everyday Astronaut: Interview with the Polaris Dawn Crew (youtu.be)
‘The Lord of the Rings’ Trilogy Returning to Theaters, Remastered and Extended (www.hollywoodreporter.com)
Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings trilogy is coming back again — but it’s a bit different this time. Warner Bros. and Fathom Events are teaming to rerelease the Oscar-winning fantasy blockbusters this summer....
China launches its first medium Earth orbit broadband satellites (spacenews.com)
Death:Beyond by Witch Ritual (discuss.tchncs.de)
witchritual.bandcamp.com/album/death-beyond
Atlas V and Starliner roll back to the VIF (twitter.com)
Molly Cook just became the first out LGBTQ+ person elected to the Texas Senate (www.lgbtqnation.com)
Official Blog: Ondsel ES 2024.2 released: more assembly tools and UX/UI polish | Ondsel (ondsel.com)
Biden says US will withhold weapons from Israel if it invades Rafah (www.reuters.com)
May 8 (Reuters) - President Joe Biden on Wednesday publicly warned Israel for the first time that the U.S. would stop supplying it weapons if Israeli forces make a major invasion of Rafah, a refugee-packed city in southern Gaza....
More than a trade war: Trump is targeting Mexico (www.salon.com)
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Florida deputies who fatally shot US airman burst into wrong apartment, attorney says (apnews.com)
Deputies responding to a disturbance call at a Florida apartment complex burst into the wrong unit and fatally shot a Black U.S. Air Force airman who was home alone when they saw he was armed with a gun, an attorney for the man’s family said Wednesday....
Researchers Discover First Effective Treatment for Spitting Cobra Snakebite (www.sci.news)
Ditching car parks for bike lanes could help struggling high street shops (www.brisbanetimes.com.au)
Archive/non-paywall.
Steve Albini, Studio Master of ’90s Rock and Beyond, Dies at 61 (www.nytimes.com)
House quickly rejects Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's effort to remove Speaker Johnson from office (apnews.com)
'Your Name' Movie Producer Confesses To Have Paid Over 20 Underage Girls For Sexual Favors - Animehunch (animehunch.com)
The Wakayama Prefectural Police revealed on May 8, 2024 that Your Name. movie producer Koichiro Itou has been referred to prosecutors for additional violation of Child Prostitution & Pornography law in Japan, after it came to light that he had paid an underage girl for sexual intercourse....
Negating all VPNs may have been possible since 2002 (www.techspot.com)
Very interesting exploit of DHCP
Chemicals in vapes could be highly toxic when heated, research finds (www.theguardian.com)
Compounds produced by heating some fruit-flavoured vape liquids have implications for lung and cardiovascular disease and cancer...
Nicaragua cancels Chinese plan to complete controversial canal (www.theguardian.com)
Critics said proposal to build canal linking Atlantic and Pacific would endanger environment and rural communities...