A study establishing how carbon majors "contributed substantially to the occurrence of heatwaves" is fueling fresh calls for fossil fuel giants to pay for the deadly impacts of their products.

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'Time to Make Polluters Pay': Study Ties Fossil Fuel Pollution Directly to Deadly Heatwaves

"We're talking about real people who died, real crops that failed, and real communities that suffered, all because of decisions made in corporate boardrooms," said one campaigner.

^{jessica-corbett (Common Dreams)}

With every lawmaker standing up in quiet observance, Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) demanded a spoken prayer.

“Silent prayers get silent results,” she said, leading to jeers from Democrats, with some shouting about a school shooting that also happened Wednesday.

Someone hasn't read their Bible.

Matthew 6:5-6

“And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.

Even the Bible says Boebert should shut her mouth.

https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/09/10/congress/shouting-erupts-amid-moment-of-silence-for-kirk-00556280

The Mexican Navy this week announced the seizure of 1.6 metric tons of cocaine in a maritime operation offshore of Guerrero.

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Navy seizes 1,600 kilos of cocaine off the coast of Guerrero

^{MND Staff (Mexico News Daily)}

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Tuesday largely upheld a California law aimed to protect minors online.

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US federal court upholds California social media youth protection law

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Tuesday largely upheld a California law aimed to protect minors online. The case, NetChoice, LLC v. Bonta, saw a three-judge panel affirm most of the d...

^{Ben Golin | U. Nevada School of Law, US (- JURIST - News)}

Historically Black colleges and universities on lockdown due to threats. Alabama State, Hampton, Virginia State, Southern University affected.

Multiple Historically Black Colleges and Universities Go Into Lockdown Amid Wave of Threats

"My heart aches for the constant trauma that students consistently experience simply because some lack the courage to do better!" said Rep. Jasmine Crockett.

^{brad-reed (Common Dreams)}

Al-Thani said Netanyahu was a 'narcissist' who had no right to lecture others after he 'broke every international law'

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Qatari PM says Netanyahu must be 'brought to justice' after Israeli strikes on Doha

The Qatari prime minister said Israel’s strikes on Qatari soil on Monday constituted “state terror” and that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu should be "brought to justice", in an interview with CNN on Wednesday.

^{MEE staff (Middle East Eye)}

Ma Microsoft si rende per caso conto dei colmi e dei paradossi di cui è causa in questo mondo? Stavolta sembra una scemenza, ma giuro che non trovo veramente le parole giuste… Invece che ammettere che quella merda di Microsoft Teams (non che i loro altri software siano meglio eh, lo sappiamo, che siano essi […]

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“Immagina essere nel team di Teams e ricevere una chiamata di team su Teams che il tuo team deve lavorare a Teams sul posto perché lavorare a Teams su Teams non è un buon modo per lavorare in team”

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Ma Microsoft si rende per caso conto dei colmi e dei paradossi di cui è causa in questo mondo? Stavolta sembra una scemenza, ma giuro che non trovo veramente le parole giuste… Invece che ammettere che quella merda di Microsoft Teams (non che i loro altri software siano meglio eh, lo sappiamo, che siano essi indirizzati a consumatori o aziende) non funziona bene, fa schifo, è incoerente ovunque dentro, lagga, è troppo pesante, ha la UX peggiore di sempre, ha una UI che a lungo andare causa disturbi depressivi, manca di funzioni necessarie ma è pieno di quelle inutili (avranno preso ispirazione da Durov?), e non dico sistemarla così che anche gli altri possano smettere di soffrire, ma almeno usare qualcosa di meglio internamente… cacciano fuori la scusa che è meglio tornare in ufficio in presenza! 🤯

Non serve nemmeno una situazione buffa ipotetica come quella in questo esempio per capire quanto la situazione sia grave. Per fortuna, io non mi trovo ancora a dover usare abitualmente Sciordeams (solo qualche volta per l’università), ma è una magra consolazione, perché ho come il presentimento che ciò non sarà più vero nel momento in cui ahimè smetterò di fare la disoccupata… e poi, Microsoft ha deprecato Skype in favore di Teams da un po’, quindi veramente vogliono spingerlo anche sulla popolazione normale, non solo sugli stronzi che lavorano (o studiano) nell’informatica; nonostante il fatto che, anche se lo attivi con un account personale, volendolo usare per comunicazioni informali, ti spamma tasti di LinkedIn ovunque. (Vabbè che anche Skype negli ultimi anni, con Microsoft che ci ha tenuto le mani sopra, era diventato un troiaio spaccato con problemi di usabilità simili a Teams, credo, ma porca di quella troia, semmai cedetelo ad un’azienda terza o rendetelo open source!) 💣

A questo punto, ho una teoria; complottista, ma perfetta: Microsoft ha fatto apposta Teams tutto merdoso, così da essere pronta per il momento in cui avrebbe fatto questo studio interno come descritto nell’articolo sopra, per determinare che da remoto con strumenti come Teams si lavora male — perché tutte le più grandi aziende hanno questa smania intrinseca di riportare il lavoro in ufficio, e sfavorire quello remoto, per nessuna precisa ragione se non i dati ricavati da questi studi che sono sempre condotti secondo punti discutibili, e Microsoft è una grandissima azienda. Ma vabbè oh, per me ci sta pure l’andare in ufficio 3 giorni a settimana, non è questo il problema… IL PROBLEMA È CHE TEAMS È UN SOFTWARE DI MERDA, MAMMA MIA, BASTA, DEPRECATELO, LEVATELO DA MEZZO! (Ripeto, io non lo uso ancora abbastanza da soffrire direttamente così tanto a causa sua, ma sento di continuo storielle riguardo quanto faccia schifo… e già quelle mi bastano.) 🔪

#Microsoft #MicrosoftTeams #Teams #work

Microsoft mandates return to office — claims Teams and all remote work solutions are inferior

By 2026, staff near Microsoft offices must work onsite 3 days a week.

^{Sean Endicott (Windows Central)}

Optical blur is an inherent property of any lens system and is challenging to model in modern cameras because of their complex optical elements. To tackle this challenge, we introduce a high‑dimensional neural representation of blur—the lens blur field—and a practical method for acquisition.

The lens blur field is a multilayer perceptron (MLP) designed to (1) accurately capture variations of the lens 2‑D point spread function over image‑plane location, focus setting, and optionally depth; and (2) represent these variations parametrically as a single, sensor‑specific function. The representation models the combined effects of defocus, diffraction, aberration, and accounts for sensor features such as pixel color filters and pixel‑specific micro‑lenses.

We provide a first‑of‑its‑kind dataset of 5‑D blur fields—for smartphone cameras, camera bodies equipped with a variety of lenses, etc. Finally, we show that acquired 5‑D blur fields are expressive and accurate enough to reveal, for the first time, differences in optical behavior of smartphone devices of the same make and model.

Democrats Chris Van Hollen and Jeff Merkley reach ‘inescapable conclusion’ after fact-finding trip to region

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Senators say US is complicit in Israel’s ethnic cleansing of Gaza

^{Joseph Gedeon (The Guardian)}

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed on Thursday that there would be no Palestinian state, speaking at a signing ceremony for the expansion of a major settlement project in the occupied West Bank.

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Netanyahu signs off on controversial settlement plan, says 'there will be no Palestinian state'

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Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp now has a state trooper in the family

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp swears in his daughter as a state trooper

^{Via AP news wire (The Independent)}

President Emmanuel Macron will send three Rafale jets to NATO’s eastern flank following a Russian drone incursion.

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France to send warplanes to protect Polish airspace

^{Laura Kayali (POLITICO)}

For the first time in Brazil's history, high-ranking military officers are held accountable for attacking democracy

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Wyden Reveals New Details about Ransomware Hack of Major Healthcare Provider; Urges Consequences for Insecure Microsoft Cybersecurity

U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., urged the Federal Trade Commission to launch an investigation of Microsoft for contributing to ransomware attacks against critical U.S. infrastructure, including the hack of millions of patient records from Ascension, the major hospital system, in 2024.

Wyden Calls for FTC Investigation of Microsoft for Enabling Ascension Hospital Ransomware Hack with Insecure Software | U.S. Senator Ron Wyden of Oregon

The Official U.S. Senate website of Senator Ron Wyden of Oregon

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Tesla can now test its autonomous vehicle technology on public streets in Nevada, but it still has steps to take if it wants to offer paid rides like in Austin, Texas.

Tesla's robotaxi plans for Nevada move forward with testing permit | TechCrunch

^{Kirsten Korosec (TechCrunch)}

Photo: AFP Four HBCUs have gone into lockdown due to “terroristic threats” targeting the campuses, per USA Today. As of Thursday (September 11) morning, Clark University, Alabama State University, Hampton University, and Virginia State University were on lockdown after unspecified threats were made against all three HBCUs. Virginia State issued an “urgent alert” at around … Continued

Four HBCUs On Lockdown For ‘Terroristic Threats’: Report | Atlanta Daily World

^{Site Editor (Atlanta Daily World)}

• Over half of school insider cyber attacks caused by students
• Almost a third of insider attack incidents caused by students guessing weak passwords or finding them jotted down on bits of paper
• Teen hackers are not breaking in, they are logging in

Insider threat of students leading to increasing number of cyber attacks in schools

Over half of school insider cyber attacks caused by students 

^ico.org.uk

Africa’s top public health agency said Thursday that suspected Ebola cases in Congo’s southern Kasai province have more than doubled since last week

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Ebola cases in Congo rise as authorities race to contain spread of outbreak, health agency says

^{Ope Adetayo (The Independent)}

My original plan was to delete my Facebook account back in July, timed around Independence Day. I’m nothing if not a sucker for symbolism.

As the 2025 drum corps season kicked into high gear around that time, along with my vacation, I ended up tabling my plan.

Recent events have convinced me that it is time to move forward with my plan and complete my departure from Meta owned and run services.

I am posting this message on September 11. I will shut down my Facebook account in one month, on October 11.

Facebook provides instructions on how to delete your account: facebook.com/help/224562897555…

Cawthorn is reportedly planning a return to politics

Former Republican Congressman Madison Cawthorn arrested after failing to turn up to court

^{Graig Graziosi (The Independent)}

She was convicted of selling her husband’s influence for cash, gold bars and a luxury car

Nadine Menendez, ex-senator’s wife, jailed for role in bribery schemes

^{Guardian staff reporter (The Guardian)}

Deputy secretary of state says ‘foreigners who glorify violence and hatred are not welcome visitors’

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US officials plan to punish foreigners ‘making light of’ Charlie Kirk death

^{Lucy Campbell (The Guardian)}

Riek Machar has been under house arrest since March, and the latest charges threatens the fragile power-sharing agreement with President Salva Kiir.

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South Sudan’s vice president Machar charged with treason

^{Hauwau Samaila Mohammed (Deutsche Welle)}

Translated and Republished under Open License, V2.0. Originally published in CERT-FR as Threat and Incident Report.

Since 2021, Apple has been sending notification campaigns to individuals targeted by spyware attacks.

These software programs, such as Pegasus, Predator, Graphite or Triangulation, are particularly sophisticated and difficult to detect.

These complex attacks target individuals because of their status or function: journalists, lawyers, activists, politicians, senior officials, members of management committees in strategic sectors, etc.

Receiving a notification means that at least one of the devices linked to the iCloud account has been targeted and is potentially compromised.

The notification results in the receipt of an iMessage and an alert email sent by Apple (from threat-notifications[at]email.apple.com or threat-notifications[at]apple.com). When logging into the iCloud account, an alert is displayed. The time between the compromise attempt and the receipt of the notification is several months, but remains variable.

The notifications sent report highly sophisticated attacks, most of which employ zero-day vulnerabilities or require no user interaction at all.

The following best practices help to better protect the phone against this type of attack:
- Update your devices to the latest version as soon as possible. Apple updates often fix vulnerabilities exploited by spyware;
- Enable automatic updates, including security updates;
- Separate personal and professional uses as much as possible, ideally by using different devices;
- Enable "Isolation Mode" to enhance the security of your Apple devices;
- Restart your device regularly, ideally once a day.

More generally, the following measures contribute to your good IT hygiene:
- Do not click on suspicious links or attachments;
Set up a strong and unique access code;
- Use two-factor authentication whenever possible;
- Avoid installing unknown apps or apps from alternative app stores.

Friends of Al-Aqsa, which submitted the application, said it was filing a claim in the High Court for judicial review to challenge the decision

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UK attorney general rejects arrest warrant for visiting Israeli president

The UK's attorney general, Lord Richard Hermer, and director of public prosecutions (DPP) Stephen Parkinson have rejected an application for an arrest warrant for Israeli President Isaac Herzog.

^{Imran Mulla (Middle East Eye)}

In Cyprus, sharp-eyed locals posted footage of a convoy carrying half-concealed trucks which appear to Israel air defence system

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Israel air defence equipment spotted rolling into Cyprus

^{Joe Glenton (The Canary)}

The EU assembly voted in favour of a non-binding resolution, agreed by the centrist majority’s groups.

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European Parliament calls for recognition of State of Palestine

^{Vincenzo Genovese (Euronews.com)}

The restrictions also mean that disabled people can’t get a bus for free after 11 pm, because we don’t have social lives or jobs...

Labour votes AGAINST letting disabled people use the bus for free

^{Rachel Charlton-Dailey (The Canary)}

Starmer's record as DPP and as Labour leader makes Mandelson-Epstein just the latest in a string of scandals

Starmer Mandelson scandal is no surprise given PM's record

^{Skwawkbox (The Canary)}

Herzog said at Chatham House, UK, that "sometimes people should be ‘removed’ if they won’t make a deal". Where are the Met???

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Campaign wants you to report president Isaac Herzog to Met police

^{Robert Freeman (The Canary)}

Social media platform accused of failing to filter out obvious key usernames such as ‘coke’, ‘weed’ and ‘molly’

Snapchat allows drug dealers to operate openly on platform, finds Danish study

^{Miranda Bryant (The Guardian)}