Cancer drug pollution is a growing global concern

As incidence of cancer increases globally, the use of cancer drugs is also growing at a rate of approximately 10 percent per year in developed countries.

Latest Houthi strike in Red Sea hits oil tanker: US officials

The latest attack by Yemen's Houthi rebels in the Red Sea struck a Greek-owned and operated oil tanker with a ballistic missile early Saturday, according to U.S. officials. The Iranian-backed group hit the oil tanker Wind at around 1 a.m. local time, with one anti-ship

Israel's Benny Gantz sets June 8 deadline for adoption of new Gaza war plan

Centrist member of Israel's three-member war cabinet, Benny Ganz, threatened to resign if the government does not adopt his six-point plan for the Gaza operation by 8 June.

Swiss' Entire Boeing 777 Fleet Now Has Shark Skin Technology

Article URL: https://simpleflying.com/swiss-entire-boeing-777-fleet-aeroshark/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40401661 Points: 10 # Comments: 0

Suspect to remain behind bars after failed assassination attempt on Slovak prime minister

The man accused of attempting to assassinate Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has been ordered to remain behind bars, officials said. The Specialized Criminal Court in Slovakia ordered the suspect to be detained after prosecutors said they were worried he could flee the

Israel army says body of one hostage retrieved from Gaza

The Israeli army said Saturday that troops had retrieved the body of hostage Ron Benjamin from the war-torn Gaza Strip after he was "murdered" during the October 7 Hamas attack. Military spokesman Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari said Benjamin's body was recovered in the same

Diddy Accused Of Trying To ‘Blackball’ Producer Who Refused Sexual Advance

Diddy was accused by producer Amir 'Prince' Motamedi of demanding oral sex, and then trying to 'blackball' the beatmaker when he refused.

As American global hegemony ends, multi-alignment rises

Unlike the rigid alliances of the Cold War, multi-alignment involves a strategic flexibility that empowers nations to navigate the complexities of a multipolar world.

Fight against antisemitism may have deep-pocketed ally as Israel-Hamas war fuels hate on campuses

The fight against antisemitism may soon get a powerful and deep-pocketed ally: Blackstone chief and Yale graduate Steve Schwarzman.

Neural network trained on 'Friends' can detect sarcasm 75% of the time

Article URL: https://www.popsci.com/technology/sarcasm-algorithm/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40401539 Points: 19 # Comments: 5

Personality changes associated with organ transplants

Article URL: https://www.mdpi.com/2673-3943/5/1/2 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40401496 Points: 8 # Comments: 1

The last giant pandas in the U.S. are leaving, but China will send more

Zoo Atlanta will return Lun Lun, Yang Yang and their 7-year-old twins Ya Lun and Xi Lun to China late this year, another chapter of “panda diplomacy.”

London Webcam

Article URL: https://londonwebcam.co.uk/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40401422 Points: 21 # Comments: 9

Proposed sex education guidance in England goes against evidence and may well lead to harm

The UK government has released new plans for relationships, sex and health education (RSHE) in primary and secondary schools in England. This would see age parameters introduced for key issues in sex education, with no education on sex at all for children under the age of 9.

A Teacher Did All He Could to Keep Kids Off Phones. He's Quitting in Frustration

Article URL: https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/careers/a-teacher-did-all-he-could-to-keep-kids-off-phones-he-s-quitting-in-frustration/ar-BB1mCJ5q Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40401374 Points: 9 # Comments: 5

It's going to be a long summer for the stock market

Nadler questions Supreme Court ethics after Alito flag debacle: 'None of them have clean hands’

Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.) brought the question of Supreme Court ethics back to light after Justice Samuel Alito was criticized earlier this week for an upside-down American flag allegedly flying outside of his Virginia home in 2021. “None of them have clean hands, none of them

Calculus with Julia

Article URL: https://jverzani.github.io/CalculusWithJuliaNotes.jl/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40401343 Points: 21 # Comments: 0

Almost a quarter of kids aged 5-7 have smartphones

Article URL: https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-68838029 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40401315 Points: 33 # Comments: 25

Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez leads EU in push to recognise Palestine as a sovereign state

Spain's prime minister said during a rally in Catalonia that he is going to propose the parliament's official recognition of Palestine as a state on Wednesday, 22 May.

Supreme Court Ruling Fuels Fears of Police Overreach

Article URL: https://www.citizenschronicle.org/p/supreme-court-ruling-fuels-fears Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40401283 Points: 7 # Comments: 0

Barbra Fuller, Star of Republic Pictures and ‘One Man’s Family’ on the Radio, Dies at 102

Barbra Fuller, who starred as the daughter Claudia on the long-running radio soap opera One Man’s Family, all while appearing in films for Republic Pictures and such TV shows as Adventures of Superman, has died. She was 102. Fuller, who lived in the Los Angeles area, died

Noemie Merlant’s Punk Fable ‘The Balconettes’ Shatters MeToo Taboos With Blood and Guts

Noemie Merlant’s sophomore feature “The Balconettes” plays as a raunchy horror-comedy with a greater social conscience. The film follows three roommates – an actress, played by Merlant, a camgirl played by “Dune: Part Two” breakout Souheila Yacoub and a frustrated writer played

Iran Nobel laureate says she faces new trial

Narges Mohammadi, 52, speaks out in a message from Evin prison where she is being held.

The pivotal role of a tiny hydropower plant in preserving the Colorado River's future

A sprawling water district that serves residents, ranchers and recreators on the Western Slope of the Rocky Mountains is preparing to invest a mammoth $98.5 million on a tiny hydropower plant in a bipartisan, multi-sectorial effort to help secure the Colorado River's future. In

Stop the excuses for why Russia's frozen assets can’t help Ukraine

The collective West has $300 billion in frozen Russian assets that could be very useful.

If you've somehow not played Baldur's Gate 3 yet, our 2023 GOTY is on sale for 15% off, the lowest it's been since launch

Whether you pay $60 or $51 for BG3, it's gonna be worth it.

Days since it was DNS

Article URL: https://dayssince.itwasdns.net/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40401161 Points: 16 # Comments: 16

Selena Gomez Weeps as ‘Emilia Pérez’ Earns Biggest Cannes Standing Ovation So Far at 9 Minutes

“Emilia Pérez,” a Spanish-language musical drama starring Zoe Saldaña, Selena Gomez and Karla Sofía Gascón, has earned the biggest standing ovation of this year’s Cannes Film Festival so far. Gomez wiped away tears as the Palais clapped for a full nine minutes, accompanied by

Selena Gomez, Zoe Saldaña Deliver Cannes’ First Hit With Trans Gangster Musical ‘Emilia Perez’

Jacques Audiard returned to Cannes on Saturday night to introduce the world to Emilia Perez, which received a rapturous response from the audience, who gave it a nine-minute standing ovation. After Audiard took the mic to speak in French, the standing ovation resumed for

Psychedelics could treat some of the worst chronic pain in the world

Article URL: https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2024/5/15/24156372/psychedelics-chronic-pain-cluster-headache-medicine-lsd-psilocybin Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40401076 Points: 7 # Comments: 1

Show HN: Peanut Butter Spinner

Article URL: https://cdaringe.com/peanut-butter-spinner/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40401060 Points: 67 # Comments: 45

Missouri gubernatorial candidate with KKK ties can stay on GOP ticket, judge rules

A judge ruled Friday that a gubernatorial candidate in Missouri with alleged ties to the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) can stay on the Republican ticket. The Missouri GOP attempted to kick Darrell McClanahan out from participating in the August Republican primary, but Cole County Circuit

Roddy Ricch Agrees To Joint Custody With Ex For 3-Year-Old Son

Roddy Ricch and his baby mama have agreed to share custody of their 3-year-old son after an acrimonious battle that included allegations of drug use.

Cannes 2024 review: 'Kinds of Kindness' - Yórgos Lánthimos proving you have to be cruel to be kind

Group sex. Cannibalism. Cults. Doppelgängers. Messiah figures. Dogs. Yórgos Lánthimos returns to his sick roots with his very own spin on The Twilight Zone. And it’s a blast.

Hogan argues abortion pivot during Maryland Senate race not 'a major transformation'

Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R), the GOP nominee for retiring Democratic Sen. Cardin's seat in Maryland, argued Friday that his recent pivot on abortion, is not “a major transformation.” Hogan said he supports "restoring Roe as the law of the land" and called himself

With a month to go until Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree, FromSoftware has broken its silence once more to show us a messed up new guy we'll fight in the expansion

He looks suitably freaky.

Neon Buys North American Rights to Mohammad Rasoulof’s ‘The Seed of the Sacred Fig’

Neon has acquired the North American rights to “The Seed of the Sacred Fig,” directed by Mohammad Rasoulof. The thriller is set to premiere In Competition in Cannes on May 24, and marks Rasoulof’s first return to the Cannes Film Festival, after being barred from traveling. Neon

Gunna Unfazed By Ongoing Hip Hop Civil Wars: ‘I’m In My Own World’

Gunna has shared that he is unfazed by the multiple ongoing and ever-expansive beefs in Hip Hop, noting that he is simply in his 'own world.'

The Market for Local-Language Remakes Is Quietly Booming

Alongside the hundreds of original movies being shopped up and down the Croisette during Cannes’ Marché du Film, the market for remakes — local-language adaptations of established hits — is quietly booming. We’re not only talking about the international-to-English remakes such

Did colleges give away the store in deals with student protesters?

Colleges that used police force to end their recent on-campus student protests are facing criticism for their handling of the situation, but so are the small handful that cut deals to end the demonstrations. The few universities that successfully negotiated to end the

Congress can help colleges counter antisemitism through free speech

The recent shocking torrent of antisemitism has awakened Americans. More and more are speaking up. The First Amendment provides them — as well as faculty and students — with opportunities to educate the public about Israel, Jewish history and antisemitism.

Ukrainian Smash ‘Mavka’ Live-Action Film in the Works: ‘Animated Feature Was Just the Start’ (EXCLUSIVE)

The “Mavka” franchise is just getting started. Ukraine’s FILM.UA Group is now developing a live-action film based on the character already spotlighted in “Mavka. The Forest Song,” Variety has found out. Shown in 148 countries, it has grossed over $21 million globally.

Show HN: A Golang CP/M emulator

Article URL: https://github.com/skx/cpmulator Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40400635 Points: 41 # Comments: 2

Houston, We Have a Solution (2023)

Article URL: https://worksinprogress.co/issue/houston-we-have-a-solution/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40400627 Points: 7 # Comments: 1