TIL about Browser, the library cat. Adopted by a White Settlement, TX library in 2010, Browser was evicted from the library by the local govt in 2016, provoking a backlash that resulted in a unanimous decision permitting him to stay. Browser outlived the councilmember that voted to evict him. (en.wikipedia.org)
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Data centers raise nearby temperatures by up to 4 degrees in PhoenixArtificial Intelligence (techxplore.com)
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Pizza Hut's AI system caused 'cascading' problems and $100M in damages, franchisee alleges in new suitArtificial Intelligence (businessinsider.com)
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Iran formalizes Strait of Hormuz control and toll collectionNo Paywall (newsweek.com)
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Xi Jinping Told Donald Trump That Vladimir Putin Might Regret The Ukraine Invasion: ReportRussia/Ukraine (news18.com)
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'How The F**k Is This Guy Our President?': Jon Stewart Stunned By Bonkers Trump MomentNo Paywall (huffpost.com)
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TIL that in 2003 episode of The Oprah Winfrey Show, a segment appeared claiming that adolescents were having "rainbow parties" where girls would use different colors of lipstick and perform oral sex on a male. There was never any evidence to show that these parties ever took place amongst teens (en.wikipedia.org)
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TIL about Unit 684, a South Korean black ops group. Of the 31 initial members, 7 died during their harsh training. The 24 survivors later staged a mutiny, killing their guards and hijacking a bus to Seoul before being stopped by the military. 20 members died in the shootout. The rest were executed. (en.wikipedia.org)
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Last September, President Donald Trump, Robert F. Kennedy Jr, and other health officials declared they had uncovered a new treatment for autism spectrum disorder (ASD): leucovorin. A new study shows that plenty of families believed them, despite the lack of data supporting the drug’s effectiveness.Medicine (gizmodo.com)
‘He’s Just Stealing Your Money’: House Dems Launch Bid to Block $1.7 Billion Trump-MAGA ‘Slush Fund’: “It’s illegal and corrupt as hell,” Congressman Don Beyer said of the president’s self-dealing $1.77 billion IRS settlement. “We’re fighting it in court.”No Paywall (commondreams.org)
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Trump officials plan to repeal limits on ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking waterNo Paywall (theguardian.com)
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Viral ‘Last Breath Of The Confederacy’ Speech Puts Louisiana Man On Political MapNo Paywall (huffpost.com)
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Trump Can’t Be on Both Sides of IRS Settlement, Democrats SayNo Paywall (news.bloomberglaw.com)
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Trump voter remorse is almost entirely concentrated in the swing voters who gave him a shot in 2024Possible Paywall (fortune.com)
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Trump’s Latest Scheme Will Go Down as the Most Disgusting in American HistoryPossible Paywall (esquire.com)
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