Beijing say the drills are a “strong punishment” for “separatist acts,” three days after Taiwan’s new President Lai Ching-te was sworn in. Taiwan has condemned the “irrational provocations.”...
Aquatic life from coral reefs to fish in the Thailand’s eastern gulf coast is suffering as sea surface temperatures hit record highs this month amid a regional heatwave, worrying scientists and local communities....
Less than 10 seconds after officers opened the door, police shot Yong Yang in his parents’ Koreatown home while he was holding a knife during a bipolar episode....
Britons will be urged to stockpile tinned food, batteries and bottled water under a new campaign launched by the UK government to encourage the public to prepare for emergencies....
Is Google signaling the end of the open web? That’s some of the concern raised by its new embrace of AI. While most of the fears about AI may be overblown, this one could be legit. But it doesn’t mean that we need to accept it....
Target plans to cut prices on thousands of consumer basics this summer, from diapers to milk, as inflation cuts into household budgets and more Americans pay closer attention to their spending....
China holds military drills around Taiwan as a 'punishment' (www.dw.com)
Beijing say the drills are a “strong punishment” for “separatist acts,” three days after Taiwan’s new President Lai Ching-te was sworn in. Taiwan has condemned the “irrational provocations.”...
'Boiling not warming': Marine life suffers as Thai sea temperatures hit record (www.reuters.com)
Aquatic life from coral reefs to fish in the Thailand’s eastern gulf coast is suffering as sea surface temperatures hit record highs this month amid a regional heatwave, worrying scientists and local communities....
In racist rant, Trump claims his hush money judge "hates" him: "Look at where he comes from" (www.salon.com)
Average U.S. vehicle age hits record 12.6 years as high prices force people to keep them longer (www.nbcnews.com)
Dunes vs Star Wars (sh.itjust.works)
Just needs some light remodeling and nobody will know. (lemmy.world)
Parents called for mental health help. Police arrived and fatally shot their son. (www.nbcnews.com)
Less than 10 seconds after officers opened the door, police shot Yong Yang in his parents’ Koreatown home while he was holding a knife during a bipolar episode....
Government tells Britons to stockpile as part of emergency planning (www.ft.com)
Britons will be urged to stockpile tinned food, batteries and bottled water under a new campaign launched by the UK government to encourage the public to prepare for emergencies....
Ocean water is rushing miles underneath the ‘Doomsday Glacier’ with potentially dire impacts on sea level rise (www.cnn.com)
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Count Down (i.imgur.com)
Additional classified records found in Trump’s bedroom after Mar-a-Lago search (thehill.com)
Decentralized Systems Will Be Necessary To Stop Google From Putting The Web Into Managed Decline (www.techdirt.com)
Is Google signaling the end of the open web? That’s some of the concern raised by its new embrace of AI. While most of the fears about AI may be overblown, this one could be legit. But it doesn’t mean that we need to accept it....
Biden releasing 1 million barrels of gasoline from Northeast reserve in bid to lower prices at pump (apnews.com)
Tucker Carlson launches show on Russian state TV (www.newsweek.com)
Top oil firms’ climate pledges failing on almost every metric, report finds (www.theguardian.com)
Oil Change International says plans do not stand up to scrutiny and describes US fossil-fuel corporations as ‘the worst of the worst’...
Target to lower prices on thousands of basic items as inflation sends customers scrounging for deals (apnews.com)
Target plans to cut prices on thousands of consumer basics this summer, from diapers to milk, as inflation cuts into household budgets and more Americans pay closer attention to their spending....
Masahiro Sakurai refused to add Dolby Surround to a Kirby game because players had to sit through the logo (www.videogameschronicle.com)
Prescription drug ads should soon start looking noticeably different (www.axios.com)
Free-Market Advocate, Elon Musk, Asks for U.S. Government to Put Tariffs on Chinese EV Imports (medium.com)