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Blue Origin launches six tourists to the edge of space after nearly two-year hiatus (edition.cnn.com)
The NS-25 mission lifted off on Sunday, ending a lengthy hiatus from crewed launches prompted by a failed uncrewed test flight in 2022.
Ubuntu 24.10 to Default to Wayland for NVIDIA Users (www.omgubuntu.co.uk)
Ubuntu first switched to using Wayland as its default display server in 2017 before reverting the following year. It tried again in 2021 and has stuck
Who was Ebrahim Raisi, Iran's late president? (www.dw.com)
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi died in a helicopter crash on Sunday. He played a crucial role in Iran over the past four decades, with human rights groups saying he was responsible for thousands of deaths....
UK's infected blood scandal could and should have been avoided, inquiry finds (www.reuters.com)
An infected blood scandal in Britain was no accident but the fault of doctors and a succession of governments that led to 3,000 deaths and thousands more contracting hepatitis or HIV, a public inquiry found on Monday....
Toxic Gaslighting: How 3M Executives Convinced a Scientist the Forever Chemicals She Found in Human Blood Were Safe (www.propublica.org)
Decades ago, Kris Hansen showed 3M that its PFAS chemicals were in people’s bodies. Her bosses halted her work. As the EPA now forces the removal of the chemicals from drinking water, she wrestles with the secrets that 3M kept from her and the world....
Threat from Israeli operations preventing Rafah crossing aid deliveries, says Egypt (www.reuters.com)
The cessation of aid deliveries through the Rafah crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip is connected to the threat posed to humanitarian work by Israel’s military operation in the area, Egypt’s foreign minister said on Monday....
Climate case before South Korea’s Constitutional Court could set human rights precedent (www.amnesty.org)
South Korea’s Constitutional Court is about to resume hearing four landmark cases in which more than 200 people, including more than 60 young children, are arguing that the government is failing to adequately protect them from the harms of climate change, and infringing their fundamental rights....
The US food industry has long buried the truth about their products. Is that coming to an end? (www.theguardian.com)
The FDA is developing front-of-package labels that corporations may have to start printing as early as 2027...
San Francisco: trial begins in killing of tech executive that shocked city (www.theguardian.com)
Jury selection to begin as Nima Momeni accused of murder of Cash App founder Bob Lee in April last year
Jacob Zuma barred from standing in South Africa's election by Constitutional Court (www.bbc.com)
Ex-President Jacob Zuma’s 15-month prison sentence disqualifies him from being a lawmaker.
Robert F Kennedy Jr lists foreclosed New York home as voting address (www.theguardian.com)
Independent presidential candidate does not own the listed property and is not in public searches as one of its residents
Fish deaths in England’s rivers rise tenfold in four years (www.theguardian.com)
More than 216,000 fish died in 2022-2023, when England recorded a 54% increase in sewage spills...
Woman found guilty of killing nine-month-old girl at Stockport nursery (www.theguardian.com)
Nursery worker Kate Roughley left Genevieve Meehan strapped face down to a beanbag for 97 minutes, court heard
Israel Gaza war: ICC prosecutor seeks arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Hamas leaders (www.bbc.com)
Israel’s prime minister and senior figures with the Palestinian group are wanted for war crimes....
Trump floats idea of three-term presidency at NRA convention (www.theguardian.com)
During a bombastic speech in Dallas, GOP frontrunner asks: ‘Are we going to be considered three-term? Or two-term?’...
Ships in some UK port cities create more air pollution than cars (www.theguardian.com)
Milford Haven, Southampton and Immingham top the list for emissions of gases and particulates...
Hundreds of Virgin Atlantic cabin crew sue for unfair dismissal (www.theguardian.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.zip/post/15741267...
EU–Mercosur: No agreement before European elections (www.dw.com)
The biggest free-trade zone in the world will not come into being before the EU elections in early June. So what’s holding it up? Will the agreement ever be finalized — and, if so, when?...
Report Indicates Israel Uses WhatsApp Data in Targeted Killings of Palestinians (truthout.org)
By using WhatsApp, people are risking their lives," one human rights advocate said....