The race to raise blood money to save a Kenyan man from execution
A mother's desperate attempts to save her son who is on death row in Saudi Arabia.
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The race to raise blood money to halt an execution
A Kenyan mother's desperate attempts to save her son who is on death row in Saudi Arabia.
House passes policing bills as GOP seeks to highlight crime as campaign issue
The House approved a trio of bills Wednesday aimed at supporting law enforcement during National Police Week — legislation largely opposed by Democrats, as leaders on the left decried GOP attempts to downplay the events of Jan. 6, 2021. Consideration of the three bills — which
Pelosi says she 'would never recommend' Biden debate Trump
Former Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said in a Wednesday interview that she “would never recommend” President Biden share the debate stage with former President Trump, shortly after the two agreed to two debates before November's election. “I myself would never recommend
LLMs are not suitable for brainstorming
Article URL: https://piaoyang0.wordpress.com/2024/05/15/llms-are-not-suitable-for-brainstorming/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40373709 Points: 43 # Comments: 42
Suss – “Restless”
Last month, Suss announced their new album Birds & Beasts and shared the lead single “ Flight .” Today, the New York ambient country band is back with the sprawling, eerie “Restless.”
Warren Buffett reveals secret $6.7B stake in insurer Chubb after slicing Apple
The disclosure sent Chubb's share price to a record high in after-hours trading, rising 6.3% to $268.96.
Afghan floods: ‘I found my family's bodies in the street’
As deadly flash floods hit Afghanistan, whole families and their homes have been swept away.
US Capitol Police investigate cocaine discovery at headquarters
The United States Capitol Police (USCP) said they are launching an investigation after a small bag of cocaine was discovered inside its headquarters. Police found a “roughly one-inch by one-inch zip lock bag with a small amount of a white powdery substance, which field tested
Destry Allyn Spielberg’s Indie Feature Debut Suffers Financing Hurdles and Still Owes Vendors
Independent filmmaking is no easy task — even if you’re Steven Spielberg’s daughter. Destry Allyn Spielberg is set to make her feature directorial debut with “Please Don’t Feed the Children,” a low-budget thriller, which was filmed last year in Santa Fe, N.M. But the film has
Zach Bryan Recovering From “Traumatizing” Car Crash
Zach Bryan doesn’t have the best luck on the road. The country star was arrested in September following an incident with highway patrol; over the weekend, Bryan got into a bad car accident on his way to his show in Little Rock, Arkansas, according to his girlfriend Brianna
A medievalist's take on Manor Lords: 'It represents medieval peasants and their lives more fully than most games'
Manor Lords made me a king but gave my peasants the crown.
John Gardner on the Key to Self-Renewal Across Life and the Art of Making Rather Than Finding Meaning
"The potentialities you develop to the full come as the result of an interplay between you and life's challenges."
North Carolina could ban face masks for medical reasons in public
The North Carolina state Senate voted along party lines Wednesday to ban anyone from wearing masks in public, even for health reasons. Republican supporters of the ban said it would help law enforcement crack down on protesters who wear masks. They say demonstrators are abusing
House GOP’s top-line figure for 2025 government funding to drop this week
Rep. Tom Cole (R-Okla.), chair of the House Appropriations Committee, said Wednesday that House Republicans will release their proposed top-line number for government funding for most of 2025 later this week. Cole said Wednesday afternoon that the powerful funding committee is
Putin arrives in China as US slams Beijing for supporting Ukraine war
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Putin in China as US slams Beijing for supporting Ukraine war Russian President Vladimir Putin has arrived in Beijing as his forces have mounted a
The man who turned his dead father into a chatbot
The "grief tech" firms helping users create talking avatars of their dead relatives.
Grocery prices finally started falling for the first time in months
There’s a small glimmer of hope for U.S. consumers: grocery prices finally fell in April after being up during the two previous months. Read more...
Peru's president to visit China in June, possible beef exports on agenda, minister says
LIMA - Peru's President Dina Boluarte will travel to China in June to meet with her counterpart Xi Jinping, her agriculture minister announced on Wednesday, adding that beef exports to the Asian giant are among the topics likely to be on the bilateral agenda.
M&S teams up with recycling tech group to trace plastic packaging
Polytag system prints invisible tag on to containers, which can be picked up by readers located at recycling centres Marks & Spencer is teaming up with a recycling technology group to enable the retailer to trace what happens to its drinks bottles, cartons and other plastic
Fury's father offers olive branch to Usyk camp after bust-up
The father of British boxer Tyson Fury said he means "no harm to any Ukrainian" on Wednesday after an altercation ahead of this week's undisputed heavyweight clash with Oleksandr Usyk. John Fury was sporting a mark in the centre of his forehead after apparently headbutting a
‘Bad Sisters’ Star Anne-Marie Duff Joins Matthew Gurney in BBC Thriller ‘Reunion’
“Bad Sisters” star Anne-Marie Duff will co-star alongside Matthew Gurney in upcoming BBC drama “Reunion.” Written by Sheffield-born deaf writer William Mager, “Reunion” sees Gurney (“Name Me Lawand”) play Daniel Brennan, a deaf man who finds himself in prison following a
Supreme Court accepts new Louisiana map; liberal justices dissent
The Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that a new congressional map that includes a second Black majority House district in Louisiana can be used in November after a lower court rejected that map earlier this month. The high court issued a stay on a federal judge panel’s
A bridge in Texas partially collapsed after a barge ran into it
A barge in Galveston, Texas slammed into a bridge on the morning of May 15, spilling oil into the water and forcing officials to shut down the bridge’s eastern span. Additionally, it appears that a second section of the rail line that runs alongside the bridge has collapsed
YouTube Upfront: CEO Says It’s ‘Redefining’ TV, Platform Launches Ad Takeovers for Top 1% of Creators
YouTube’s message to Madison Avenue: The video giant isn’t like traditional TV — it’s bigger, with literally billions of viewers, and better at targeting relevant audiences. At its annual Brandcast event, held Wednesday during the TV biz’s upfronts week, YouTube drilled home
Benny Blanco Says Lego Batman Originally Rejected His Ed Sheeran Collab Because “It Was All About Batman’s Penis”
Though Benny Blanco has been in the news lately because of his relationship with Selena Gomez, the producer is a prolific hitmaker who has worked on countless top-charting tracks. In an interview with Howard Stern to promote his new cookbook, the 36-year-old musician talked
Pulitzer Prize in Fiction juror Michael Chabon recommended three non-winning books that...
Pulitzer Prize in Fiction juror Michael Chabon recommended three non-winning books that he “deeply dug” : The Ice Harp (Norman Lock), After World (Debbie Urbanski), and Dearborn (Ghassan Zeinnedine). 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
Tesla's alleged lies about Full Self-Driving brought a dead lawsuit back to life
A federal judge in California said Wednesday that Tesla will have to face off in court against a customer who sought to bring a class-action lawsuit against the company for allegedly lying about the self-driving capabilities of its cars. Read more...
Defence for Bob Menendez casts blame on his wife
The New Jersey senator is accused of bribery and trading his influence for gold bars and luxury goods.
