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Journalist Tim Burke’s new lawsuit challenges the government’s search of months of emails, messages, files, and other information from his Google and Twitter accounts | |
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Gavin Newsom, the governor of California, has vetoed a bill that would have prohibited people from secretly record others using smart glasses in certain spaces. Those would have included changing rooms and doctors' offices, as the Associated Press notes.
In addition, SB-1130 would have forced the manufacturers of wearables to include an indicator that's on when the devices are recording video or audio (many already do). It would also have banned the sale of tech designed to mask a recording light or sound. | |
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Scientists are piecing together why elephants make these low calls and what they might mean | |
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A look into the Portuguese whistleblower who played a key role in the Premier League's probe into City's inquiry. | |
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USPS says the cameras, put on USPS truck dashboards, will scan roads, signs, and more. | |
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Brown Brothers Media has halted publication at its wide-ranging AI-powered content farm empire -- for now, at least. | |
Submitted at 09-30-2026, 09:40 PM by B. Weed | |
Thanks to the economy and ICE, Trump has lost Texas Latinos. And James Talarico is developing a humane pro-immigrant message that’s resonating—even in this ultra-Trumpy state. | |
Submitted at 09-30-2026, 03:40 PM by sleeppoor | |
Florida Orange Gold has exposed workers on H-2A visas to extreme heat, but continues to bring hundreds of migrants to North Carolina | |
Submitted at 09-30-2026, 01:01 AM by sleeppoor | |
Ahead of the midterms, Trump’s strategy seems to be to find a way to get that masculine animus back, so the male populace will vote not with their heads or their hearts, but with their hogs. | |
Submitted at 09-29-2026, 08:22 PM by B. Weed | |
Spain's coalition government has said it had agreed proposals including banning evictions until 2030 to address the country's housing crisis. | |
Submitted at 09-29-2026, 05:05 PM by sleeppoor | |
The eviction of Maricarmen Abascal, 87, prompted large-scale protests across Spain. | |
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Previously unreleased material comes as Wonder marks 50th anniversary of album with arena tour | |
Submitted at 09-29-2026, 02:27 AM by sleeppoor | |
Kurt Schlichter was part of a task force rooting out so-called woke ideologies at the military’s war colleges. He has called to bar childless adults from voting. | |
Submitted at 09-29-2026, 04:06 PM by sleeppoor | |
When UNC Health invited the 4,000 nurses working in its Chapel Hill hospitals to join a new system in July to pick up extra shifts, it did not go over well.
Using the software program BidShift, UNC’s hospitals planned to match nurses who were willing to work extra hours with units that needed more help during hard-to-fill shifts.
These shifts—mostly on nights, weekends, and holidays—were offered at premium rates, roughly $10.50 above normal hourly pay. They were entirely optional and available only after nurses hit their baseline hours.
But that was less than the roughly $13-an-hour premium UNC Health had been paying most nurses to fill coverage gaps, and it was about a third of the $35-per-hour premium the hospital offered before the pandemic, one senior UNC charge nurse told The Assembly.
“I guess they thought we couldn’t do basic math,” said the nurse, who requested anonymity to avoid retaliation.
The extra compensation would also decrease incrementally as nurses “bid” against each other for the shifts. UNC staffing assured its nurses that it would consider other factors, such as skill levels, when making final decisions. But, generally speaking, if a nurse volunteered to work on Thanksgiving for $10.50 an hour above their normal rate, he or she could “lose” that shift to someone willing to work for less. | |
Submitted at 09-29-2026, 03:39 PM by sleeppoor | |
Urine therapy fans share tactics to bypass AI safeguards in order to reinforce their belief in the medicinal qualities of pee. | |
Submitted at 09-30-2026, 07:24 PM by Mr.Piss | |
Discover how Bear 89 became Backpack, why his nickname predates his leg injury, and how his mother Holly adjusted to her cub’s needs. | |
Submitted at 09-30-2026, 03:45 PM by sleeppoor | |
By combining computer tomography—the same technology used for medical scans—with a high-powered particle accelerator, researchers have imaged the network of roots, fungal structures, and soil together in their natural environment. | |
Submitted at 09-30-2026, 03:30 PM by sleeppoor | |
The federal government has withheld his identification, even as major state and local law enforcement agencies across the country typically identify officers involved in shootings on the job soon after the incident. | |
Submitted at 09-30-2026, 05:02 AM by sleeppoor | |
A jury found that Meta—then Facebook—misled the public in statements about Cambridge Analytica and its policies on hate speech, violence and misinformation. | |
Submitted at 09-29-2026, 04:00 PM by sleeppoor | |

Journalist Tim Burke’s new lawsuit challenges the government’s search of months of emails, messages, files, and other information from his Google and Twitter accounts
Gavin Newsom, the governor of California, has vetoed a bill that would have prohibited people from secretly record others using smart glasses in certain spaces. Those would have included changing rooms and doctors' offices, as the Associated Press notes.
In addition, SB-1130 would have forced the manufacturers of wearables to include an indicator that's on when the devices are recording video or audio (many already do). It would also have banned the sale of tech designed to mask a recording light or sound.
Scientists are piecing together why elephants make these low calls and what they might mean
A look into the Portuguese whistleblower who played a key role in the Premier League's probe into City's inquiry.
USPS says the cameras, put on USPS truck dashboards, will scan roads, signs, and more.
Brown Brothers Media has halted publication at its wide-ranging AI-powered content farm empire -- for now, at least.
Thanks to the economy and ICE, Trump has lost Texas Latinos. And James Talarico is developing a humane pro-immigrant message that’s resonating—even in this ultra-Trumpy state.
Florida Orange Gold has exposed workers on H-2A visas to extreme heat, but continues to bring hundreds of migrants to North Carolina
Ahead of the midterms, Trump’s strategy seems to be to find a way to get that masculine animus back, so the male populace will vote not with their heads or their hearts, but with their hogs.
Spain's coalition government has said it had agreed proposals including banning evictions until 2030 to address the country's housing crisis.
The eviction of Maricarmen Abascal, 87, prompted large-scale protests across Spain.
Previously unreleased material comes as Wonder marks 50th anniversary of album with arena tour
Kurt Schlichter was part of a task force rooting out so-called woke ideologies at the military’s war colleges. He has called to bar childless adults from voting.
When UNC Health invited the 4,000 nurses working in its Chapel Hill hospitals to join a new system in July to pick up extra shifts, it did not go over well.
Using the software program BidShift, UNC’s hospitals planned to match nurses who were willing to work extra hours with units that needed more help during hard-to-fill shifts.
These shifts—mostly on nights, weekends, and holidays—were offered at premium rates, roughly $10.50 above normal hourly pay. They were entirely optional and available only after nurses hit their baseline hours.
But that was less than the roughly $13-an-hour premium UNC Health had been paying most nurses to fill coverage gaps, and it was about a third of the $35-per-hour premium the hospital offered before the pandemic, one senior UNC charge nurse told The Assembly.
“I guess they thought we couldn’t do basic math,” said the nurse, who requested anonymity to avoid retaliation.
The extra compensation would also decrease incrementally as nurses “bid” against each other for the shifts. UNC staffing assured its nurses that it would consider other factors, such as skill levels, when making final decisions. But, generally speaking, if a nurse volunteered to work on Thanksgiving for $10.50 an hour above their normal rate, he or she could “lose” that shift to someone willing to work for less.
Urine therapy fans share tactics to bypass AI safeguards in order to reinforce their belief in the medicinal qualities of pee.
Discover how Bear 89 became Backpack, why his nickname predates his leg injury, and how his mother Holly adjusted to her cub’s needs.
By combining computer tomography—the same technology used for medical scans—with a high-powered particle accelerator, researchers have imaged the network of roots, fungal structures, and soil together in their natural environment.
The federal government has withheld his identification, even as major state and local law enforcement agencies across the country typically identify officers involved in shootings on the job soon after the incident.
A jury found that Meta—then Facebook—misled the public in statements about Cambridge Analytica and its policies on hate speech, violence and misinformation.