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Honduras opposition party condemns attack on lawmaker as election tensions simmer

Today at 04:52 AM, via Daily Maverick

TEGUCIGALPA, Jan 8 (Reuters) – Honduran opposition legislator Gladis Aurora Lopez was injured on Thursday after an explosive device was thrown near her at the National Congress, her National Party said in a statement, as tensions remain high following the country’s disputed presidential election.

Sport

World title challenger Smith inspired by Hatton

Today at 00:24 AM, via BBC News

Dalton Smith – who challenges for a world-title in New York on Saturday – hopes to emulate “legend” Ricky Hatton by making a name for himself in America.

Education

Nigeria: Rector Warns Against Extortion of Students

Today at 00:49 AM, via AllAfrica

[Leadership] Rector of Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH), Engr. Ibraheem Abdul, has warned its newly recruited teaching and non-teaching staff against extorting students.

Education

Rwanda: 65 Years of CRS in Building Resilient and Thriving Communities in Rwanda

Today at 00:47 AM, via AllAfrica

[New Times] For 65 years, Catholic Relief Services (CRS) has been working alongside local partners and the government, without interruption in Rwanda, from providing large scale school feeding support in the 1960s to accompanying multi-sectoral programmes that advance nutrition, agriculture, livelihoods, youth employment, market systems and community health.

Science/Tech

Some Super-Smart Dogs Can Learn New Words Just By Eavesdropping

Today at 05:30 AM, via Slashdot

An anonymous reader quotes a report from NPR: [I]t turns out that some genius dogs can learn a brand new word, like the name of an unfamiliar toy, by just overhearing brief interactions between two people. What’s more, these “gifted” dogs can learn the name of a new toy even if they first hear this word when the toy is out of sight — as long as their favorite human is looking at the spot where...

Science/Tech

YouTube Will Now Let You Filter Shorts Out of Search Results

Today at 04:10 AM, via Slashdot

YouTube is updating search filters so users can explicitly choose between Shorts and long-form videos. The change also replaces view-count sorting with a new “Popularity” filter and removes underperforming options like “Sort by Rating.” The Verge reports: Right now, a filter-less search shows a mix of longform and short form videos, which can be annoying if you just want to see videos in one...

Science/Tech

Lawsuit Over OpenAI For-Profit Conversion Can Head To Trial, US Judge Says

Today at 03:30 AM, via Slashdot

Longtime Slashdot reader schwit1 shares a report from Reuters: Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk persuaded a judge on Wednesday to allow a jury trial on his allegations that ChatGPT maker OpenAI violated its founding mission in its high-profile restructuring to a for-profit entity. Musk was a cofounder of OpenAI in 2015 but left in 2018 and now runs an AI company that competes with it. U.S....