Argentines strike against spending cuts

Schools, banks and many shops close across the country, with train and metro services suspended.

Beta teething issues aside, Discord's Roll20 activity for running D&D and other RPGs inside the app works great

They see me rollin'.

Back to work: Why South Korea's seniors are rejoining the workforce

As life expectancy increases, there are fears the elderly will spend a longer period after retirement without income or purpose.

China's push for greener aluminium hit by erratic rains, power cuts

‘The Last Stop in Yuma County’ Review: An Accomplished Pressure-Cooker Thriller That’s Like a Tarantino-Fueled Noir, 30 Years Later

"The Last Stop in Yuma County," a real-time, single-location crime thriller set at a gas-food-lodging stop in sunbaked Arizona, is what you might call an exercise in Tarantino knockoff nostalgia.

Lara Trump: It's 'pretty obvious' Trump accepts election results

Republican National Committee (RNC) Co-chair Lara Trump said that it is “pretty obvious” that her father-in-law, former President Trump, accepts presidential election results. Trump made the comment when she was asked if recent remarks by former and current leaders of the

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Scores for ‘Spider-Man,’ ‘Last of Us,’ ‘Only Murders’ Win the Composers’ Choice Vote at ASCAP Screen Music Awards

The music from “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse,” “The Last of Us,” “Only Murders in the Building,” “American Symphony” and “Star Wars Jedi: Survivor” received Composers’ Choice Awards Thursday night from the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP).

Jim Chalmers claims there won’t be ‘any new money’ for gas in budget as Labor faces caucus revolt

Albanese government has already telegraphed budget will include $566m over 10 years to map Australia’s soil and seabed for gasfield exploration and $100m to speed up environmental approvals Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our morning and afternoon

Is the Backlash to Universities Becoming Real?

Article URL: https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/news/articles/backlash-universities-real-dei-richard-hanania Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40315018 Points: 6 # Comments: 0

‘The Way Home’ Creators Hint at What’s Next for Kat’s ‘Confusing’ Love Triangle: ‘It’s an Impossible Situation’

For anyone who watches “The Way Home” knows that sometimes, it can get a little confusing with so many different time periods going on at once. That’s the case for the executive producers too. During an FYC panel for the hit Hallmark Channel series on May 8, the showrunners

The Ukraine war is driving rapid innovation in drone technology

Article URL: https://www.understandingai.org/p/the-ukraine-war-is-driving-rapid Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40314960 Points: 32 # Comments: 16

Stormy Daniels trolls Trump after testifying in hush money trial

Adult film star Stormy Daniels Stormy Daniels trolled former President Trump and his legal team after testifying Thursday in the New York hush money trial. “Real men respond to testimony by being sworn in and taking the stand in court. Oh...wait. Nevermind,” Daniels said in a

Cannes: Startup Studio K2 Pictures Aims to Revolutionize Film Financing in Japan

Veteran Japanese film producer Muneyuki Kii has assembled a bold new venture to shake up Japan’s traditionally sclerotic and risk-averse approach to movie financing. The executive, formerly a lead producer at Tokyo-based studio Toei, revealed the launch Thursday of K2 Pictures,

No One Knows What Universities Are For

Article URL: https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2024/05/bureaucratic-bloat-eating-american-universities-inside/678324/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40314878 Points: 32 # Comments: 35

Google Photos testing 'Collections' redesign that buries your library

Article URL: https://9to5google.com/2024/05/08/google-photos-library-collections-testing/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40314870 Points: 21 # Comments: 14

Thwarted by US, Palestinians look to UN General Assembly

After a US veto foiled the Palestinians' drive for full UN membership, the General Assembly is expected on Friday to grant them some additional rights in the global body -- a symbolic win that has already irked Israel. With the war in Gaza raging, the Palestinians in April

Webb Hints at Possible Atmosphere Surrounding Rocky Exoplanet

Article URL: https://science.nasa.gov/missions/webb/nasas-webb-hints-at-possible-atmosphere-surrounding-rocky-exoplanet/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40314845 Points: 9 # Comments: 3

10 things I wish I knew before playing Animal Well

This adventure is light on direction, so here are some early pointers.

'Ball is completely' in Israel's hands in Gaza talks: Hamas

Hamas has said the ball is now completely in Israel's court with regards to accepting a ceasefire deal for the war in Gaza, after talks in Egypt.

The fight to save the African penguin

Every year there are fewer African penguins and soon there may be none at all, scientists warn.

Fight to save African penguin goes to law

Every year there are fewer African penguins and soon there may be none at all, scientists warn.

Democrat says Biden hasn’t been clear on Rafah policy

House Armed Services Committee ranking member Adam Smith (D-Wash.) said President Biden and his administration have not been clear on their policy around sending weapons to Israel in relation to an invasion of the city of Rafah. “My main criticism of the administration…

Watch Paramore Perform Their Talking Heads Cover Live For The First Time

Paramore, who are not breaking up , performed for the first time in six months after a series of show cancelations. They are the opener for the latest leg of Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour, which kicked back up in France on Thursday. Paramore are scheduled to open for all of the

Sorry Mom – “But I’m A Quarterback”

In 2021, Sorry Mom unleashed their debut EP Juno Goes To The Big House , which gained a lot of traction thanks to the TikTok virality of the unhinged opener “ I Fucked Yr Mom ” (I prefer the downtrodden but still reckless “ Officer, That’s Not Mine! ”). Last year, the New York

Louisiana HBCU becomes second school to cancel UN Ambassador’s address amid Gaza protests

Xavier University of Louisiana, an HBCU in New Orleans, became the second school to cancel the United Nations Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield's address amid the students’ Gaza protests. The institution reversed course on its choice of a commencement speaker after pressure

How ‘Young Sheldon’ Finally Got to That Heartbreaking Moment: ‘Endings Are Always Really Difficult’

SPOILER ALERT: The following interview discusses events from the “Young Sheldon” episode “A New Home and a Traditional Texas Torture,” streaming on Paramount+ as of May 10. We knew it was going to happen — since it was foretold on “The Big Bang Theory” — but that didn’t make it

NBA YoungBoy Granted Six Figure Bond In Prescription Drug Case

NBA YoungBoy's bond has been officially set as he grapples with some serious charges related to his prescription drugs fraud case.

ChatGPT maker OpenAI to unveil Google search competitor on Monday: sources

OpenAI's search product is an extension of its flagship ChatGPT product, and enables ChatGPT to pull in direct information from the Web and include citations.

What It’s Like to Be a Falcon: The Peregrine as a Portal to a Way of Seeing and a State of Being

"You cannot know what freedom means till you have seen a peregrine loosed into the warm spring sky to roam at will through all the far provinces of light."

US House panel to hold hearing on Baltimore bridge collapse

The House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure is set to hold a hearing on the federal response to the recent collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, according to a Thursday press release from the committee. “Committee on Transportation and

Watch Maya Rudolph Apologize To Vampire Weekend In Their SNL Promos

Last month, Vampire Weekend released Only God Was Above Us , their first album since 2019’s Father Of The Bride . The indie rock royalty recently played Coachella , and this weekend they’re the musical guest on Saturday Night Live .

Trump's lawyers spar with Stormy Daniels in trial

The BBC's Nada Tawfik goes through the cross-examination that the former adult-film star faced in court.

European companies in China are under pressure from slower growth, overcapacity

European companies are finding it harder to make money in China as growth slows and overcapacity pressures increase, according to an annual business survey.

Meek Mill Asserts His Importance As He Revisits DJ Drama Brushing Off JAY-Z Comparison

Meek Mill has revisited the recent DJ Drama drama by talking about the comparisons between himself and JAY-Z, ultimately brushing it off online.

Andy Cohen Cleared in Bravo Investigation, ‘Watch What Happens Live’ Renewed

Cohen and the Real Housewives franchise were engulfed in several allegations from former show stars

From outer space? Farmers baffled after discovering wreckage in field

Article URL: https://regina.ctvnews.ca/from-outer-space-sask-farmers-baffled-after-discovering-strange-wreckage-in-field-1.6880353 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40314299 Points: 4 # Comments: 1

Former Israeli prime minister calls Biden weapon halt threat ‘deeply misguided’

Former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said President Biden’s threat to halt weapons to Israel is “deeply misguided.” “Certainly, President Biden has always been a great friend to Israel, but I think that this decision is deeply misguided,” Bennett told CNN’s Erin

Weapons in Space Technology, Politics, and the Rise and Fall of SDI

Article URL: https://direct.mit.edu/books/oa-monograph/5770/Weapons-in-SpaceTechnology-Politics-and-the-Rise Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40314285 Points: 27 # Comments: 4

UN Palestinian aid agency says Israelis set fire to headquarters

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) chief said that Israelis twice set fire to the perimeter of the agency’s headquarters in East Jerusalem on Thursday. UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini said that both UNRWA and other U.N. agency staff were present

Senate passes FAA reauthorization after DCA slots fight

The Senate on Thursday wrapped up one of its final legislative priorities for the foreseeable future as it passed a reauthorization of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), clearing it before Friday’s deadline to potentially avoid a lapse of the program. Lawmakers voted

CS388: Natural Language Processing

Article URL: https://www.cs.utexas.edu/~gdurrett/courses/online-course/materials.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40314236 Points: 11 # Comments: 1

Tom Selleck Paid ‘Magnum P.I.’ Crew $1,000 Bonuses Out of His Salary After the Network Refused Because ‘It Would Set a Dangerous Precedent’: ‘That Pissed Me Off’

Tom Selleck writes in his new memoir “You Never Know” (via Business Insider) that he personally gave the crew of “Magnum P.I.” bonuses for $1,000 when the studio refused to during contract negotiations for the CBS series’ eighth and final season. Selleck headlined “Magnum P.I.”

Scaramucci: 'Nobody wants Biden to win more than me'

Former Trump White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci said "nobody” wants President Biden to win reelection more than himself Thursday. “Nobody wants Biden to win more than me and I am including [former first lady Melania Trump],” Scaramucci said in a post on the