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The suspected meteorite was also seen in Portugal, with many sharing their videos on social media.
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UK to shut down Gaza protests over antisemitism allegations
Reports claim the UK Met Police will get new powers to shut down Gaza protests after allegations the marches display antisemitism.
"Worst fears have passed" for shot Slovak PM Robert Fico
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico remains "serious" but worst fears have "passed", the country's defence minister told journalists on Sunday.
UN aid chief warns of 'apocalyptic' consequences of Gaza shortages
The stranglehold on aid reaching Gaza threatens an "apocalyptic" outcome, the UN's humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths said on Sunday as he warned of famine in the besieged territory. "If fuel runs out, aid doesn't get to the people where they need it, that famine, which we
The icy crust of Jupiter's moon Europa might actually be moving across the moon's hidden ocean
On September 29, 2022, NASA’s Juno spacecraft made its closest flyby of Europa, coming to within 220 miles (355 kilometers) of the Jovian moon’s frozen surface. The closeup view of Europa revealed incredible details of the moon’s chaotic terrain, which suggest that its icy
The Webb telescope saw a black hole collision from so long ago it happened shortly after the Big Bang
The cutting-edge Webb Space Telescope has spotted the most distant black hole merger yet, which occurred when the universe was just 740 million years old. It’s the first time astronomers have seen a merger so early in the universe’s history, making it a record breaker. Read
Exercise makes us better at storing and burning off saturated fat, study finds
Scientists in the U.K. seem to have unearthed yet another benefit of exercise: It could make our bodies better at using up certain kinds of fat. In a new study out this week, researchers found that endurance athletes were much better at burning off saturated fat compared to
13 of the best looking race cars ever made
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Iran confirms indirect talks with arch enemy United States
News reports last week suggested that US and Iranian officials have held secret negotiations with the two nations having no diplomatic ties
Soaring debt and deficits causing worry about threats to the economy and markets
Government debt that has swelled nearly 50% is capturing increasing worry both on Wall Street and in Washington.
China's hot EV market is no longer focused solely on lower sticker prices. Which stocks to watch
Despite new U.S. tariffs, Chinese electric cars are already moving into a new phase of competition that's no longer centered only on selling prices.
Cannes 2024 review: 'Emilia Pérez' - Jacques Audiard wows with Palme d’Or frontrunner
Following Competition titles 'A Prophet' (2009), 'Rust And Bone' (2012), 'Paris, 13th District' (2021) and, of course, his Palme d’Or winner 'Dheepan' in 2015, French director Jacques Audiard orchestrates a bold and barnstorming comeback. It's the one to beat so far.
DR Congo army says it has thwarted attempted coup
The Democratic Republic Congo army said they have stopped an attempted coup involving Congolese and foreign soldiers.
Saudi crown prince and top US aide discuss security deal
Washington has been pushing Saudi for a deal to recognise the state of Israel in exchange for advancing security and defence ties.
Selena Gomez, Zoe Saldaña and Édgar Ramírez on the Politics of ‘Emilia Perez’: ‘We Don’t Recognize the Country in Which We Live’
The stars of Cannes sensation “Emilia Perez” got personal about the politics of their genre-bending musical on Sunday. Selena Gomez, Zoe Saldaña and Édgar Ramírez fielded questions at a press conference for the Jacques Audiard project about the film’s setting in Mexico — a
Brazil counts cost of worst-ever floods with little hope of waters receding soon
Death toll in southern state of Rio Grande do Sul increasing daily as authorities plan four ‘tent cities’ for 77,000 displaced people Three weeks after one of Brazil’s worst-ever floods hit its southernmost state, killing 155 people and forcing 540,000 from their homes, experts
Kirill Serebrennikov on Directing Ben Whishaw as a Russian Punk Poet ‘Who Wanted to Start a War Against the Entire World’ in ‘Limonov: The Ballad’
Russian auteur Kirill Serebrennikov (“Leto,” “Petrov’s Flu,” “Tchaikovsky’s Wife”) is back in the Cannes competition with “Limonov,” an epic about Russian punk poet Eduard Limonov that the director describes as “probably the most complicated project in my life.” Based on the
Chess and 18th Century artificial intelligence (2013)
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You could have invented fractional cascading
Article URL: http://blog.ezyang.com/2012/03/you-could-have-invented-fractional-cascading/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40405763 Points: 3 # Comments: 0
Deadly bombs hit Gaza as US security envoy visits Israel
An Israeli strike in Gaza killed 31 people Sunday, the Palestinian civil defence agency said, as US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan was visiting for talks on the brutal conflict and post-war scenarios. Army troops have moved in on Gaza's crowded far-southern city of
The other side of Punta Cana: A crackdown on Haitians
A campaign of mass deportations, broadly supported by Dominicans, has left Haitians vulnerable to robbery, extortion, and physical and sexual assault.
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Why Biden's China tariffs could hurt his climate agenda
As President Biden strives to prove his pro-manufacturing and anti-China credentials ahead of his likely election rematch with former President Trump, his far-reaching climate agenda could pay a price. Biden this past week hiked tariffs on electric vehicles, solar panels and
Trump’s hush money defense in question as criminal trial nears close
Questions are flying about whether Donald Trump will put up a defense in his historic hush money criminal trial as the Manhattan district attorney’s office winds down its case-in-chief this week. The former president’s attorneys, it seems, don’t have any answers, including
Marijuana rescheduling moves businesses into ‘uncharted territory’
Marijuana business owners hoping to benefit from the Biden administration’s move to reschedule the drug may be in for disappointment, according to experts. The administration announced plans Thursday to move forward with a rule that would reschedule marijuana to Schedule III
Frustration with Netanyahu boils over on plans for Gaza after Hamas
Frustration is growing in Israel with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s handling of the war against Hamas and his growing split with President Biden, raising fears that the public tensions could invite increased attacks from Iran and its proxies across the region. Israeli
Biden’s Morehouse speech exposes his 2024 political problems
President Biden will set foot on a college campus Sunday for the first time since universities around the country became hotbeds for protests over the Israel-Hamas war. Biden is delivering a commencement speech at Morehouse College, an historically Black college in Atlanta, a
Microwaves Not Made in China
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‘The Falling Sky’ Directors Eryk Rocha and Gabriela Carneiro da Cunha on How The Amazon’s Yanomami Tribe Can Teach ‘White People’ to Dream Collectively
Brazilian directors Eryk Rocha and Gabriela Carneiro da Cunha’s “The Falling Sky” delves into lives of the Amazonian Yanomami people, who live in the heart of the Amazon rainforest where they are contending with a harsh humanitarian crisis caused by the massive invasion of
Transforming a QLC SSD into an SLC SSD
Article URL: https://theoverclockingpage.com/2024/05/13/tutorial-transforming-a-qlc-ssd-into-an-slc-ssd-dramatically-increasing-the-drives-endurance/?lang=en Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40405578 Points: 36 # Comments: 15
Volatility is cheap
Subscribe now for access at a special price of only $99/year. Volatility is cheap David P. Goldman writes that market volatility is at unexpected lows, except for gold prices, which indicates strategic accumulation by central banks like China’s. He suggests hedging portfolios
South Africa's controversial former president Jacob Zuma holds rally
Former South African President Jacob Zuma launched his newly formed uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) party's manifesto at a rally in Johannesburg on Saturday.
