House Oversight Committee rejects Ghislaine Maxwell's request for immunity in exchange for her testimony
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House Oversight Committee rejects Ghislaine Maxwell's request for immunity in exchange for her testimony
WASHINGTON — The House Oversight Committee on Tuesday declined a request from Ghislaine Maxwell’s lawyers to grant her immunity in exchange for providing testimony to CongressMelanie Zanona (NBC News)
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Continuous glucose monitors are in vogue. But do you really need to track your blood sugar?
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Continuous glucose monitors are in vogue. But do you really need to track your blood sugar?
These small patches provide 24-hour insight into concentrations of sugar in the blood.gqlshare (The Mercury News)
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CEO Brags That He Gets "Extremely Excited" Firing People and Replacing Them With AI
A CEO who advises other CEOs on how to use AI to replace human jobs doesn't seem to be possessing a whole lotta guilt — or self-awareness.Frank Landymore (Futurism)
The current leaders of the FBI have “no idea what they’re doing,” according to outgoing employees—and sustain a growing ideological loyalty to the Trump administration over a responsibility to serve the public.
FBI Leaders Have “No Idea What They’re Doing,” Ex-Agent Warns
Kash Patel and Dan Bongino are just “playing dress-up.”The New Republic
Deion Sanders had bladder cancer. Here’s what to know about a disease that’s more common in men
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Deion Sanders had bladder cancer. Here’s what to know about a disease that’s more common in men
Bladder cancer is the 10th leading cause of cancer death in the United States.gqlshare (The Mercury News)
Luma and Runway expect robotics to eventually be a big revenue driver for them | TechCrunch
Both Luma and Runway have reportedly held conversations with self-driving car and robotics companies as they look toward the future.Rebecca Szkutak (TechCrunch)
State elections chief shuts down Trump's demand for voter data with brutal 7-word response
Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows (D) issued a bold rebuttal Tuesday to the demand from President Donald Trump's administration for access to Maine’s voter data and election systems records.Ailia Zehra (Alternet.org)
Waymo plans bring its rideshare service to Dallas
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Lawyers for Epstein’s former girlfriend say she’s open to interview with Congress, if given immunity
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Lawyers for Epstein’s former girlfriend say she’s open to interview with Congress, if given immunity
The lawyers suggest Ghislaine Maxwell might testify openly if pardoned by Trump.gqlshare (The Mercury News)
A U.S.-China policy expert explains goals amidst ongoing trade talks
https://www.npr.org/2025/07/29/nx-s1-5482827/us-china-trade-deal-tariffs?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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HGTV Exec Moans With Pleasure Upon Receiving Word About Triplets Who Flip, Furnish, And Sell Houseboats In The Carolinas
KNOXVILLE, TN—Calling the discovery “too good to be true,” HGTV development executive Robert Courter reportedly moaned with pleasure Friday upon receiving word about triplets who flip, furnish, and sell houseboats in the Carolinas.The Onion Staff (The Onion)
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Some software (e.g. Postfix) can use the last really-Berkeley db (1.85) which is unencumbered but anything that needs later features is screwed.
What software other than BDB are you aware of using the Sleepycat license?
@davidgerard @grumpybozo the relevant part is "with or without modification" - so that explicitly supports forking.
Of course as usual that is likely to run into the usual myths and fantasies people have about the mixing and "changing" of licences.
An official update from Nintendo has many fans in a frenzy that a surprise Nintendo Direct could be happening very soon, after fans noticed a pattern.
Applauding Indivisible Montgomery Co., Brockport and Clairon chapters and friends for protesting the inhumane conditions at "Black Bear Alcatraz" for-profit ICE detention center in Philipsburg, PA. 👏👏👏
Ingenious, excessive, and delightful.
Is it necessary? Who cares! It is legible? Sometimes! It is awesome? Definitely!
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We need to get that horse in Congress.
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N.J. man accused of shooting woman 5 times in park indicted on murder charge
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N.J. man accused of shooting woman 5 times in park indicted on murder charge
The woman's body was found by a jogger in a park in November, officials said.Matthew Enuco | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com (nj)
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Charles and William should accept Harry’s olive branch - EUROPE SAYS
The King and Prince should embrace the Duke of Sussex’s peace offering before it is too late – that is what family, royal or not, is aboutEUROPE SAYS
Trump Complains Epstein “Stole” Trafficking Victim From Him
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Trump Complains Epstein “Stole” Trafficking Victim From Him
Donald Trump’s main issue, though, was Epstein hiring people away from the Mar-a-Lago payroll.The New Republic
Israeli cruise ship protest sparks violent police clashes on Greek island aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2…
Israeli cruise ship protest sparks violent police clashes on Greek island
Greek riot police clashed with demonstrators in Rhodes who were protesting the docking of an Israeli cruise ship.Al Jazeera
N.J. councilman accused of doxxing residents over American flag displays
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‘He is trying to divide us:’ How a dispute over American flags turned this small N.J. town upside down
This 24-year-old politician is accused of doxxing residents who displayed American flags in a way he didn't likeGlenn Epps | For lehighvalleylive.com (nj)
Legal AF Podcast: Author Michael Wolff Reveals All on Trump/Epstein Connections
Court of History's Sidney Blumenthal and Sean Wilentz look at the inside story of the Jeffrey Epstein and Donald Trump relationship.Little Green Footballs
Was in der Mitteilung zum Zuschlag zur TI 2.0 an EY auch implizit drinsteht: VSDM 2 kommt später.
Das war mal Anfang 2026.
Also immer noch das gleiche Gefuhrwerke mit #ePA und Zugriff fast ein Jahr lang.
This industry has been prioritizing "developer velocity" - whatever that means - over everything else for ages, and "everything else" has basically always included security, user protection and data safety; all an afterthought if they get a thought at all. Are sensible default security settings that aren't wide open read-all really that difficult, really? Are we just that lazy?
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Tea User Files Class Action After Women’s Safety App Exposes Data
The Plaintiff claims Tea harmed her and ‘thousands of other similarity situated persons in the massive and preventable cyberattack.’Joseph Cox (404 Media)
Ah the funny thing is, making your developers sit through the yearly basic GDPR training seems to a corporate standard nowadays.
As the GDPR dies not really change the good thing is that you can fast skip through all the videos and just select the correct answers on the idiotic mini quizzes.
So in the sense of CYA they expect their developers to do data security and privacy first design. Just that it would not cost any money or time.
For the first time in three years (due to weather problems), my tomatoes are ripening well. Had some today for the first time. Delicious.
Please don't ask me what variety because then I'd have to go out and check.
UK will recognise Palestinian state in September unless Israel meets certain conditions, Starmer says - live
The UK will recognise Palestinian statehood in September ahead of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), Keir Starmer now says - before listing someEUROPE SAYS
Candace Owens Suggests the Macrons May Fake French First Lady’s Death to Avoid Discovery in Defamati ...
Candace Owens suggested on her show Monday that French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife, Brigitte Macron, may fake the latter's death.Isaac Schorr (Mediaite)
Couple Buy Couch From Facebook Marketplace, Get a Big Surprise at 3 A.M.
The new owner contacted the sellers to see if the cat belonged to them.Liz O'Connell (Newsweek)
San Sebastian Film Fest lineup includes Angelina Jolie fashion drama - UPI.com
The 73rd annual San Sebastián International Film Festival announced its competition lineup, including "Couture," a fashion drama starring Angelina Jolie.Ben Hooper (UPI)
Venezuelan men allege physical and psychological abuse at Salvadoran CECOT prison
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Video Venezuelan men allege physical and psychological abuse at Salvadoran CECOT prison
ABC News spoke with three men who were released from the notorious CECOT prison.ABC News
UnitedHealth reported Tuesday that its medical care ratio is soaring, meaning patients are using their insurance plans at a much higher rate than expected.
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in reply to Lili Saintcrow • • •AI absolutely will ask for a pay raise, and soon, and it will be huge. That agent that's currently costing you half the wage of a junior developer is about to become a senior or principal, but will still make mistakes you wouldn't tolerate from an intern.
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They are going to ask for a pay rise, and they'll have you locked in.