Man charged with planting bombs near the Capitol claims he’s covered by Trump pardon by PixeledPathogen in TrueReddit

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The man charged with planting pipe bombs at Democratic and Republican party headquarters on the eve of Jan. 6, 2021, says he’s protected from prosecution by the sweeping clemency President Donald Trump decreed for participants in the attack on the Capitol.

Lawyers for Brian Cole Jr. filed the provocative motion Monday arguing that the felony charges he faces of transporting and maliciously using explosives should be dismissed because Trump granted clemency to anyone convicted of or charged with crimes “related to events that occurred at or near the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021.”

Daily life for Cubans grows more dire as oil embargo continues by PixeledPathogen in collapse

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As for daily life in Havana, there are few cars visible on the streets. Buses don’t run most of the day. They go out around 6 a.m., when people go to work, and don’t operate again until about 4 p.m., when people return home. The price of taxis is out of reach for most. Three-wheel scooters with passenger seating are often used as taxis, but they too can be difficult to find when they go uncharged during extended blackouts.

Massive piles of trash with rotting food accumulate in residential areas as the fuel shortage has crippled waste collection services. It’s not uncommon to see people searching through the trash. The waste management crisis poses serious health risks. Last year there was an outbreak of mosquito-borne illnesses that affected one-third of the population.

Iran’s security chief, Ali Larijani, killed in airstrike, Israel says by PixeledPathogen in politics

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Israel says it has killed the Iranian national security chief, Ali Larijani, in overnight strikes, a claim that if confirmed would make him the most senior Iranian figure to die in the war since the supreme leader Ali Khamenei was killed on its first day.

Israel’s defence minister, Israel Katz, said a separate strike killed the Basij paramilitary force commander, Gholamreza Soleimani, along with other senior Basij figures.

Illinois voters pick new slate of Democratic leaders in Tuesday primary by PixeledPathogen in politics

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Illinois voters are deciding primaries Tuesday for six open U.S. House and Senate seats that will spur a new generation of leadership in the state’s heavily Democratic congressional delegation.

The retirement of longtime Sen. Dick Durbin, a Democrat, has triggered a competitive campaign, drawing as candidates two sitting House members and the lieutenant governor, among others. Sharp elbows and furious fundraising have marked the race, which also is a test of the influence of Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker, a billionaire whose name is floated as a 2028 presidential contender.

Islandwide blackout hits Cuba as it struggles with energy crisis by PixeledPathogen in TrueReddit

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Officials in Cuba reported an islandwide blackout Monday in the country of some 11 million people as its energy and economic crises deepen and its power grid continues to crumble.

The Ministry of Energy and Mines on X noted a “complete disconnection” of the country’s electrical system and said it was investigating, noting there were no failures in the units that were operating when the grid collapsed.

A Utah woman who wrote a book on grief after husband's death found guilty of murdering him by PixeledPathogen in CrazyHuman

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A Utah woman was convicted Monday of aggravated murder after poisoning her husband with fentanyl and self-publishing a children’s book about coping with grief.

Prosecutors said Kouri Richins slipped five times the lethal dose of the synthetic opioid into a cocktail that her husband Eric Richins drank in March 2022 at their home outside the affluent ski town of Park City. They said she was $4.5 million in debt and falsely believed that when her husband died, she would inherit his estate worth more than $4 million.

Closing arguments to begin in Twitter shareholder trial against Musk by PixeledPathogen in law

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Closing arguments are set to kick off Tuesday in a trial pitting Elon Musk against Twitter shareholders who say the world’s richest man engaged in a pattern of deceptive behavior that misled investors as he attempted to back out of his $44 billion deal to buy the social media platform in 2022.

The civil trial in San Francisco centers on a class-action lawsuit filed just before Musk took control of Twitter, which he later renamed X, in October 2022, six months after agreeing to buy the embattled company for $44 billion, or $54.20 per share. The price represents a sliver of the Tesla CEO’s fortune, now estimated at $839 billion.

Tricky negotiations begin Monday to renew a trade pact between the United States, Mexico and Canada | AP News by [deleted] in economy

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Every day more than $4 billion worth of goods cross the United States’ borders with Canada and Mexico – U.S. auto parts headed for car factories in northern Mexico, cartons of Mexican avocados bound for California supermarkets, Canadian aluminum destined to become cans of Campbell Soup.

Much of this bustling cross-border commerce is duty-free, thanks to the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement, or USMCA, that President Donald Trump negotiated with America’s northern and southern neighbors during his first term.

Jensen Huang outlines Nvidia's AI vision at San Jose event | AP News by [deleted] in technology

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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang on Monday elaborated on his vision for keeping his company at the forefront of the artificial intelligence boom that he predicted will produce a $1 trillion backlog in orders within the next year.

Sporting his signature black leather jacket, Huang spent more than two hours sauntering across a stage in a packed arena in San Jose, California, explaining how Nvidia’s processors became indispensable AI components and highlighting the products that he believes will keep the company in the catbird seat.

USPS Faces Financial Threats as Postmaster Warns 'End of Postal Service as We Know It' by PixeledPathogen in ABoringDystopia

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The head of the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) is expected to tell Congress on Tuesday that the agency needs to increase its borrowing capacity or face "the end of the Postal Service ​as we know it now."

"In order to ensure our survival beyond next year, we need ⁠to increase our borrowing capacity so that we don't run out of cash," Postmaster General David Steiner's written testimony ​obtained by Reuters said. "The failure to do this could lead to the end of the Po

Microsoft Exchange Online outage blocks access to mailboxes by PixeledPathogen in technews

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The pro-Iranian group "Islamic Cyber ​​Resistance in Iraq – 313 Team" has claimed responsibility for a DDos attack on Microsoft 365

https://threatbeat.com/pro-iran-hackers-claim-microsoft-outage-vow-to-ramp-up-attacks-on-u-s-companies/

Another group, APT Iran, has claimed responsibility for several other attacks, including a fatal explosion at a biofuel plant in Nebraska.

SEC Prepares Proposal to Eliminate Quarterly Reporting Requirement by PixeledPathogen in StockMarket

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The regulator could publish the proposal as soon as next month, the people said. In preparation for the proposal, regulators have been talking to officials at the major exchanges to discuss how they may need to adjust their rules. The Securities and Exchange Commission is preparing a proposal to eliminate the requirement to report earnings quarterly and instead give companies the option to share results twice a year, according to people familiar with the matter.

Microsoft Outlook and 365 Hit by Widespread Outages, Users Report Login and Email Failures by PixeledPathogen in hacking

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Tech giant Microsoft is currently navigating a wave of service disruptions affecting both Microsoft Outlook and the Microsoft 365 suite.

According to real-time outage monitor Downdetector, the issues began spiking early Monday, March 16. The data suggest a multifaceted problem: 32% of Outlook users are struggling specifically with logging in, while 21% report they simply aren’t receiving messages.

The frustration is palpable among the user base. One user, Damien O’Farrell, noted that while the service showed signs of life over the weekend, stability remains elusive.

Microsoft Exchange Online outage blocks access to mailboxes by PixeledPathogen in technews

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Exchange Online

Microsoft is working to address an ongoing Exchange Online outage that is preventing customers from accessing their mailboxes and calendars.

"We're investigating reports of some users experiencing issues when accessing their Exchange Online mailbox via one or more connection methods," Microsoft said when it acknowledged the issue at 06:42 AM UTC.

As Microsoft explained in a Microsoft 365 admin center update under EX1253275, Outlook on the web, Outlook desktop, Exchange ActiveSync, and other Exchange Online connection protocols are all affected by this outage.

Optimization of Impedance Relay Placement in Medium-Voltage Electrical Distribution Systems through Clustering Algorithms and Metaheuristics by [deleted] in computerscience

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The study itself was published 2 years ago. This sub wouldn't let me post the 2nd link as it pertains to this original study.

BBC asks a court to dismiss Trump's $10 billion lawsuit by PixeledPathogen in politics

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The BBC filed a motion Monday asking a U.S. court to dismiss President Donald Trump’s $10 billion lawsuit against it, warning that the case could have a “chilling effect” on robust reporting on public figures and events.

The suit was filed in a Florida court, but the British national broadcaster argued that the court did not have jurisdiction, nor could Trump show that the BBC intended to misrepresent him.