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Africa

Mpina’s removal from Tanzania’s presidential race boosts Samia’s reelection chances

Tuesday at 18:00 PM, via Mail & Guardian

Tanzania’s 2025 general elections campaign has taken a dramatic turn after the removal of the Alliance for Change and Transparency (ACT Wazalendo) party’s candidate — former minister and outspoken legislator Luhaga Mpina — from the presidential race.  The decision announced by the National Electoral Commission (NEC) is widely seen as strengthening President Samia Suluhu Hassan’s […]

Sport

Juventus eye Man City’s Silva – Thursday’s gossip

Today at 00:04 AM, via BBC News

Juventus will make move for Manchester City’s Bernardo Silva as City plot shock move for Manchester United’s Kobbie Mainoo and Chelsea retain interest in Aston Villa’s Morgan Rogers, plus more.

Education

Privately educated still have ‘vice-like grip’ on most powerful UK jobs

Today at 01:01 AM, via The Guardian

Those in top roles are five times as likely to have been to private school than general population, study finds

The privately educated are tightening their “vice-like grip” on some of the most powerful and influential roles in British society, such as FTSE 100 chairs, newspaper columnists and BBC executives, a report has found.

Those in the most important positions are five times as likely to...

Science/Tech

Meta Goes Even Harder Into Smart Glasses With 3 New Models

Today at 02:21 AM, via Wired

New glasses with a built-in display bring Meta’s vision of the augmented reality future into focus. The popular Ray-Bans also get an update, and there’s a new Oakley style for action sports.

Science/Tech

GNOME 49 ‘Brescia’ Desktop Environment Released

Today at 02:02 AM, via Slashdot

prisoninmate shares a report from 9to5Linux: The GNOME Project released today GNOME 49 “Brescia” as the latest stable version of this widely used desktop environment for GNU/Linux distributions, a major release that introduces exciting new features. Highlights of GNOME 49 include a new “Do Not Disturb” toggle in Quick Settings, a dedicated Accessibility menu in the login screen, support for...

Science/Tech

Chimps Drinking a Lager a Day in Ripe Fruit, Study Finds

Today at 01:21 AM, via Slashdot

Wild chimpanzees have been found to consume the equivalent of a bottle of lager’s alcohol a day from eating ripened fruit, scientists say. BBC: They say this is evidence humans may have got our taste for alcohol from common primate ancestors who relied on fermented fruit — a source of sugar and alcohol — for food. “Human attraction to alcohol probably arose from this dietary heritage of our...

Science/Tech

Sony Quietly Downgrades PS5 Digital Edition Storage To 825GB at Same Price

Today at 00:41 AM, via Slashdot

Sony has quietly introduced a revised PlayStation 5 Digital Edition that reduces internal storage from 1TB to 825GB while maintaining the same 499 Euro ($590) price point. The CFI-2116 revision has appeared on Amazon listings across Italy, Germany, Spain and France without official announcement from Sony. The storage downgrade returns the console to its original 825GB capacity last seen in the...

Health

Support for Federal Vaccine Policy May Be Eroding

Today at 00:41 AM, via New York Times

Insurers suggested they would still cover routine shots even if a C.D.C. panel tried to limit them, as an influential senator warned against new restrictions.

Health

5 Takeaways From Ousted C.D.C. Director’s Hearing

Today at 00:06 AM, via New York Times

Susan Monarez, the head of the public health agency for barely a month, repeatedly told senators that Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was ignoring science in undercutting vaccines.