From cage-free chicks to puppy mills and Avian flu: Republicans are trying to roll back animal protections in the U.S. (www.theguardian.com)
The Republican-led Ending Agricultural Trade Suppression, or Eats, Act aims to end the authority of states and localities to set animal welfare and food safety standards. If passed, it could also jeopardize more than 1,000 state and local health and safety laws that set food-quality requirements and stop the spread of invasive...
‘Feels horrible to say no’: abortion funds run out of money as US demand surges (www.theguardian.com)
When the US supreme court overturned Roe, Americans rushed to rage-donate millions to abortion funds and clinics scattered across the United States. Now, with the first year of post-Roe life in the rearview mirror, much of that money has been spent and the flow of donations has dried up for many organizations. And yet, as states...
New Power Generator Produces Continuous Electricity From Natural Atmospheric Humidity (scitechdaily.com)
Scientists have created a power generator that uses atmospheric humidity and polyoxometalates to produce continuous electricity, offering a sustainable way to utilize low-value energy.
"Woman’s Brutal Assault Highlights Police Failures in Kyrgyzstan:" Authorities Should Step Up Domestic Violence Protections, rights activists (www.hrw.org)
South Korea passes law to protect rights of teachers after mass protests over abuse from parents (www.theguardian.com)
The move was sparked by the death of a 23-year-old primary school teacher in July. She was found dead at her school in Seoul in an apparent suicide after reportedly expressing anxiety over complaints from abusive parents. Since then, other teacher suicides suspected of being related to malicious complaints have come to light.
Scientists Successfully Maneuver Robot Through Living Lung Tissue (news.unchealthcare.org)
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States. Some tumors are extremely small and hide deep within lung tissue, making it difficult for surgeons to reach them. To address this challenge, UNC –Chapel Hill and Vanderbilt University researchers have been working on an extremely bendy but sturdy...
U.S. Judge rules 9/11 Defendant not fit for trial due to psychosis and delusions, which his lawyer blames on his torture by the C.I.A. (web.archive.org)
Col. Matthew N. McCall, the judge, disqualified Ramzi bin al-Shibh, 51, from what had been a five-defendant conspiracy case in an 11-page ruling....
WGA and Studio CEOs End Second Day Of Talks; “Progress” Made But Deal Not Done – Update (deadline.com)
How to Connect Your WordPress Blog to the Fediverse (wedistribute.org)
It's now possible for WordPress blogs to use ActivityPub to talk to the rest of the Fediverse. Here's some tips and tricks to get started.
Consciousness theory slammed as ‘pseudoscience’ — sparking uproar (www.nature.com)
Researchers publicly call out theory that they say is not well supported by science, but that gets undue attention....
Half-million-year-old wooden structure unearthed in Zambia (www.bbc.co.uk)
Ancient timber preserved in a riverbed suggests humans were building wooden structures 500,000 years ago.
Mastodon's latest release makes the open source Twitter alternative easier to use | TechCrunch (techcrunch.com)
The open source, decentralized social network Mastodon is releasing an update designed to make it easier for users to use the platform.
New study looks again at how alcohol influences attraction (arstechnica.com)
For a phenomenon that is so deeply engrained in the public consciousness, the scientific evidence regarding what has been called "beer goggles" is surprisingly inconsistent. The term refers to finding people more attractive after drinking alcohol, and there is a wealth of scientific evidence both for and against its existence.
Rupert Murdoch, media mogul and force behind Fox, steps down (globalnews.ca)
Besides Fox News, Murdoch started the Fox broadcast network, the first to successfully challenge the Big Three of ABC, CBS and NBC, with shows like ``The Simpsons.''
Dinosaur feathers reveal traces of ancient proteins (phys.org)
Paleontologists at University College Cork (UCC) in Ireland have discovered X-ray evidence of proteins in fossil feathers that sheds new light on feather evolution.
12 pedestrians robbed overnight across Chicago's North Side; crime out of control for weeks (www.fox32chicago.com)
A dozen pedestrians were robbed, most of them at gunpoint, in less than an hour early Thursday across Chicago's North Side. Part of a nightly crime spree for the past several weeks by armed caravans.
Disney CEO says company will 'quiet the noise' in culture wars (www.reuters.com)
Walt Disney CEO Bob Iger told investors the company will "quiet the noise" in a culture war that has pitted social conservatives against the global media and entertainment conglomerate, according to an analyst note on Wednesday.
FrankenPHP 1.0 Beta (github.com)
How Brute Violence Became Egypt’s Answer to Virtually Everything (fpif.org)
In Abdel Fattah alSisi’s Egypt, Telling the Truth Is a Crime. The president’s agencies have controlled, purchased, or coerced all mainstream media in the country, and opposition media in exile is largely partisan. So web platforms like Matsadaash play a valuable role as one of the last remaining voices for independent...
Fungal-Plant Symbiosis: Boosting Crop Resilience and Paving the Way for Sustainable Agriculture (scitechdaily.com)
Researchers inoculated rapeseed plants with a species of fungus that is known for its ability to combat pest insects. Utilizing the relationship between beneficial fungi and crop plants may introduce a new era of agriculture where the plant resilience is improved and the ecological footprint of trad
404 error when trying to visit external mag !orgmode@kbin.social (fedia.io)
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2 Gay Dads Helped Uncover $767,000 Embezzlement Scheme in Texas Town Where 'Officials Called Them Homophobic Slurs' (themessenger.com)
It all started after the dads moved to Aurora, Texas and opened a tacos shop. It ended with city hall mysteriously burning down
kbin.social seems to keep asking if I want to download a file when opening the page? Is this an xss? bug? what is this (kbin.social)
the filename usually has 6-9 characters of random letters
U.S., Texas teacher fired for showing Anne Frank graphic novel to eighth-graders (www.theguardian.com)
The school teacher was released after officials with Hamshire-Fannett independent school district said the teacher presented the “inappropriate” book to students. The graphic novel, written by Ari Folman and illustrated by David Polonsky, adapts the diary of 13-year-old Anne Frank, who wrote while hiding in an annexe in...