The Black Cat in Silver Lake becomes California's first LGBTQ+ historical landmark (abc7.com)
Armenia ratifies ICC Rome Statute in show of defiance against Russia (www.euronews.com)
Countries that have signed and ratified the Rome Statute that created the International Criminal Court (ICC) are bound to arrest Putin, who was indicted for war crimes connected to the deportation of children from Ukraine, if he sets foot on their soil. Lawmakers voted to ratify the Rome Statute by a vote of 60-22. Armenia’s...
Real Estate/City Staff want 6 storey apartment buildings in more Toronto neighbourhoods but will developers build (www.thestar.com)
'Absolutely it was racially motivated' says RBC bank client after police called to investigate transaction (ottawa.ctvnews.ca)
Barratou Barry, an RBC bank client of 15 years, says on Aug. 18, she went to her regular branch location on Bank Street to make a cash deposit in her account and to pick up her new credit card....
Skifahren wird erneut empfindlich teurer (tirol.orf.at) German
Die Preise für Tageskarten für den Lift liegen in Österreich heuer in den meisten Skigebieten zwischen 65 und 75€. Selbst in den günstigen Gebieten muss man mit 50€ rechnen. Wochenkarten kosten ca. 400€.
Von Solarpunk zu Fedipunk - brauchen wir ein transformatives Narrativ für das Fediverse? (rant.li) German
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/6112950...
The United States and Denmark Partner to Strengthen Ukraine’s Cybersecurity (ua.usembassy.gov)
[DE] Darum lügt Friedrich Merz über die Zähne von Migranten (www.volksverpetzer.de) German
CDU-Chef Friedrich Merz hat sich mal wieder in einer Talkshow blamiert. Nicht zum ersten Mal wiederholte er rechtsextreme Narrative, nicht zum ersten Mal stellte er dabei die politische Haltung über die Fakten. Doch es geht hier nicht nur um Lügen über die Zähne von Migrant:innen. Hinter Merzs Statement steckt ein weiterer...
Kansas police chief who led raid on small weekly newspaper has resigned, official says (apnews.com)
The police chief who led an August raid on a small weekly newspaper in central Kansas resigned Monday, just days after he was suspended from his post and following the release of body camera video of the raid showing an officer searching the desk of a reporter investigating the chief’s past....
Exclusive: UK regulator to push for probe into Amazon, Microsoft cloud dominance (www.reuters.com)
Day. Ruined. (slrpnk.net)
Steam Hardware and Software Survey (store.steampowered.com)
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„Viele Parteimitglieder schämen sich“: CDU-Sozialflügel bringt Merz’ Verzicht auf Kanzlerkandidatur ins Gespräch (www.tagesspiegel.de) German
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Powerball jackpot skyrockets to massive $1.04 billion after no winner Saturday (www.cnn.com)
The Powerball jackpot has soared to an estimated $1.04 billion after no tickets matched all six numbers in Saturday night’s drawing....
Microsoft C.E.O. Testifies That Google’s Power in Search Is Ubiquitous (www.nytimes.com)
Satya Nadella, the chief executive of Microsoft, is the government’s biggest-name witness in its landmark antitrust case against Google.
Google Calendar rolling out event sharing using links - 9to5Google (9to5google.com)
cross-posted from !google...
India tells Canada to withdraw dozens of diplomatic staff (www.ft.com)
Full article: imgur.com/a/kgglqXV
Ukraine stores transformers abroad in case of Russian attacks - The Economist (newsukraine.rbc.ua)
Get a taste of the world of Catan with a cookbook inspired by the hit board game (apnews.com)
maybe something for the next boardgame session?
Judge upholds Tesla arbitration agreement that drivers called “unconscionable” (arstechnica.com)
Four Tesla drivers who sued the company over its allegedly deceptive "self-driving" claims will have to go to arbitration instead of pursuing a class action, a judge ruled.
Autobesity: More than 150 car models too big for regular UK parking spaces (www.theguardian.com)
You can't hold public office and not know who fought who in WWII (rabble.ca)
Anon tries going outside once and isn't a fan. (sh.itjust.works)
The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror - 3rd Annual Collection - 1989 - featuring Greg Bear, Joyce Carol Oates, Tanith Lee, Bruce Sterling, Jane Yolen and Emma Bull (pdfhost.io)
In the depths of the mutant rain forest where the water falls each afternoon in a light filtered to vermilion, a feline stone idol stands against the opaque foliage....
Meta’s head of news relations, Campbell Brown, has stepped down (www.theverge.com)
