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theregister.com FAA air traffic control modernization efforts are a mess If they don't crash first, say government auditors

I’ll just leave this here: Scientific American North Carolina Sea Level Rises Despite State Senators Less than two weeks after the state's senate passed a climate science-squelching bill, research shows that sea level along the coast between N.C. and Massachusetts is rising faster than anywhere on Earth According to local media, the bill was the handiwork of industry lobbyists and coastal municipalities who feared...

If he’d just accepted the money as a gratuity AFTER he’d investigated and pursued charges against the relatives, that would have been fine.

It’s the new Congress that counts the electoral votes on January 6, not the old one (though of course the “old” Vice President presiding over the Senate). There’s an excellent chance the Speaker will be Jeffries, not Johnson.

the Guardian – 25 Sep 24 Ukraine war briefing: Trump expected to snub Zelenskyy as Biden backs Kyiv Trump has said the US needs to ‘get out of the war, as the Pentagon is set to announce a further $375m in military aid. What we know on day 945 the Guardian – 24 Sep 24 Biden says Putin’s Ukraine aims failed in UN speech...

On another site, I saw someone saying he asked about the lack of endorsement from a lawyer he knows that works a lot with the Teamsters. The lawyer’s take was that it’s probably not because of racism, but almost certainly because of sexism.

News and Star – 24 Sep 24 Wimbledon hope to get Carlisle United game on despite flood damage AFC Wimbledon are aiming to fulfil next month’s home fixture against Carlisle United - despite the major damage caused by flooding at their ground. Related: https://www.jaguars.com/news/official-london-opposition-announced News and Star – 20 Aug 24 Tom Piatak: When Carlisle United could make Florida trip Carlisle United owner Tom...

Yay, Harris broke the mid-tier paywall Lay Science glass! It’s not like getting endorsement from Nature Synthesis (not part of the 52 journals covered by a Nature+ sub) but there’ll be the editorial juicing from Iran and Russia to…develop or not. Yeah the Teamsters can get a more agreeable hair oil at the top there too.

BBC News Women doctors reveal abuse and harassment in Pakistan's hospitals Women working in Pakistan’s hospitals say they face sexual harassment, violence and verbal abuse.

BBC News Cuba's crime rate soars, fuelled by gang crime and drugs Fidel Castro once said Cuba was the world's safest nation. Now police can't keep the streets safe.

Well, the plastic Wheel Of Pain goes back in the aquarium then. [Aquaman clearly pained by the ensuing flight of Arnie lines coming from the tank.]

Wow, I bet I totally missed the ‘unlunchworthies’ Brand when it blew thru grocer space (in only 4.7 parsecs.)

How about banning Yankistani football for cruelty to humans, huh? I can’t understand how a game that has killed children and crippled grown men is allowed to continue. I remember a science fiction story I read as a child - Terrafied by Arthur Tofte - which involved a spaceship captain’s bringing a young alien girl to Earth. The captain had a son and daughter...

That’ll be lovely for people whose whole thing is saying WHAT. [wilting look] to offload that to their phone. Those people? Using camera permission to hypnotize twerps with the flash and use LIDAR to size fittings for their faces. I guess it’s just ‘Hostility.’ on the form.