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World

Belarus and Russia stage joint military drills

Yesterday at 17:57 PM, via BBC News

The BBC’s Russia editor, Steve Rosenberg, reports from joint manoeuvres by Russia and Belarus, as part of the Zapad 2025 (West 2025) military drills.

Africa

Are we using the wrong world map?

Yesterday at 13:44 PM, via BBC News

This is why the African Union has backed calls to stop using the Mercator map of the world.

Sport

Barca confident on Haaland move – Tuesday’s gossip

Yesterday at 23:48 PM, via BBC News

Barcelona optimistic about signing Manchester City striker Erling Haaland, Liverpool face competition from City for Crystal Palace defender Marc Guehi, Everton rebuff interest in centre-back Jarrad Branthwaite, plus more

Education

‘Our children matter’: parents protest against government’s Send overhaul plans

Yesterday at 20:37 PM, via The Guardian

Concerns grow about potential cuts to educational support as Lib Dem leader addresses rally at Westminster

Parents fearful about the government’s plans to overhaul special needs education in England took their fight to parliament on Monday, where the Liberal Democrat leader, Ed Davey, warned the prime minister: “Get this wrong and you are out.”

Up to 700 parents, many carrying colourful,...

Science/Tech

How California Reached a Union Deal With Tech Giants Uber and Lyft

Today at 00:00 AM, via Slashdot

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Politico: In roughly six weeks, three California Democrats, a labor head and two ride-hailing leaders managed to pull off what would have been unthinkable just one year prior: striking a deal between labor unions and their longtime foes, tech giants Uber and Lyft. California lawmakers announced the agreement in late August, paving a path for ride-hailing...

Science/Tech

How AI Is Upending Politics, Tech, the Media, and More

Yesterday at 23:54 PM, via Wired

At WIRED’s AI Power Summit Monday, industry executives and officials discussed the impact artificial intelligence is having on every corner of society—and where it goes from here.

Science/Tech

US judge rejects lawsuit challenge to SpaceX launch site over risks to wildlife

Yesterday at 23:38 PM, via The Guardian

FAA ruled to have satisfied obligations in granting approval for expanded SpaceX operations next to wildlife refuge

A US district court judge on Monday rejected a suit by conservation groups challenging the Federal Aviation Administration approval in 2022 of expanded rocket launch operations by Elon Musk’s SpaceX next to a national wildlife refuge in south Texas.

The groups said noise, light...

Science/Tech

Airlines Sell 5 Billion Plane Ticket Records To the Government For Warrantless Searching

Yesterday at 23:20 PM, via Slashdot

404 Media: A data broker owned by the country’s major airlines, including American Airlines, United and Delta, is selling access to five billion plane ticketing records to the government for warrantless searching and monitoring of peoples’ movements, including by the FBI, Secret Service, ICE, and many other agencies, according to a new contract and other records reviewed by 404 Media. The...

Health

Kennedy Adds Five New Members to Vaccine Committee

Yesterday at 23:33 PM, via New York Times

The committee, whose members were appointed by the health secretary and include vaccine skeptics, will meet on Thursday to review recommendations for several shots.

Health

When a Simple Swim Carries a Risk of Dangerous Illness

Yesterday at 11:00 AM, via New York Times

The parasitic infection schistosomiasis affects an estimated 200 million people globally, many of them children. But campaigns to identify and treat it face formidable hurdles.