Pregnant Israeli woman killed in West Bank shooting attack; baby in serious condition
Assailants opened fire from a passing vehicle at Tzeela Gez and her husband near their home in Bruchin. Doctors delivered the baby in serious condition via emergency C-section.Josh Breiner (Haaretz)
Europe could survive without United States military support — but it would take a quarter century to replace the Americans and cost as much as $1 trillion, according to a new report.
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Replacing US military support in Europe would cost $1T
European NATO countries would face a short-term “window of vulnerability” against Russian aggression.Giovanna Coi (POLITICO)
Japan Aims for Currency Talks With US Based on Past Dialogue
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-16/japan-aims-for-currency-talks-with-us-based-on-past-dialogue?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Merge Your Computations
There is a simple but often overlooked technique to optimize performance-sensitive code: merging (or manually inlining) functions.Romain Guy
Dozens of white South Africans have arrived in the US, where they'll be granted refugee status as victims of “racial discrimination.”
Meanwhile, white South Africans make up 8% of the country's population while owning nearly 75% of all private land.
This comes at a time when the Trump administration has ended Temporary Protected Status for refugees from active war zones like Afghanistan, Cameroon and Haiti.
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Within days of Vladimir Putin’s 2022 full-blown invasion of Ukraine, Zara owner Inditex announced “the termination” of its Russian operations in what appeared to be a clean break from its largest market by stores outside Spain.
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How Zara’s unorthodox Russian exit left it primed for a return
Inditex put cash into subsidiary before sale for ‘not significant’ sum to company now selling near-identical productsCourtney Weaver (Financial Times)
Sales Teams Struggle With Using AI – A CEO Tells Us Why | TechRepublic
https://www.techrepublic.com/article/news-sales-industry-generative-ai-breakthrough/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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YouTube Crackdowns on AI-Generated Fake Movie Trailers - Slashdot
YouTube has suspended ad revenue for two additional channels -- Screen Trailers and Royal Trailer -- as part of an ongoing effort to combat fake movie trailers using AI-generated content.news.slashdot.org
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Police say two people were killed in massive wildfire in central Canadian province of Manitoba
https://www.euronews.com/2025/05/16/police-say-two-people-were-killed-in-massive-wildfire-in-central-canadian-province-of-mani?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Police say two people were killed in massive wildfire in central Canadian province of Manitoba
The central province of Manitoba has declared a state of emergency in its eastern regions to intensify firefighting, evacuation and relief efforts to all affected people and areas.Malek Fouda (Euronews.com)
Great Replacement Grok and the age of adversarial AI
An obsession with “white genocide” in X’s chatbot is only the latest example of platforms using artificial intelligence against their usersCasey Newton (Platformer)
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The Americans Who Quit the Church to Become Witches—Among Other Things
While millions are leaving the organized Christian faiths, they’re not abandoning spirituality. Instead, they’re seeking practices outside old institutions.The New Republic
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S&P 500 Rises as Fed-Cut Bets Sink Treasury Yields | Bloomberg: The Close 05/15/2025
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2025-05-16/bloomberg-the-close-05-15-2025-video?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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ミスチが北海道のエスコンフィールドに夏だけ登場！選手とコラボしたカップチーズケーキが気になる - isuta（イスタ） -私の“好き”にウソをつかない。- NPBHUB - Nippon Professional
「Mr. CHEESECAKE（ミスターチーズケーキ）」が、北海道日本ハムファイターズの新球場『ES CON FIELD HOKKAIDO（エスコンフィールド 北海道）』に5月30日（金）から期間限定でポップアップストアを出店。NPBHUB (NPBHUB - Nippon Professional Baseball Fanbase)
NYU Withholds Diploma After Student Speaks Out For “Genocide In Gaza” (Video 23mins)
The speech is towards the beginning of the video followed by commentary.
Just the speech:
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Field Solutions share price
Field Solutions (ASX:FSG) is an asset listed on the ASX, and part of the Communication Services sector. Grafa’s asset page shows Field Solutions’s share price, chart, trading volume, earnings per share, dividends per share and P/E ratio.Field Solutions
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Blue Ridge Parkway near Buchanan Virginia, 7am this morning.
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Noem Plots Reality Show Where Migrants Fight for Citizenship
Kristi Noem Wants Migrants to Compete for Citizenship on New Reality Show
A Homeland Security official told the Daily Beast that the show is in the early stages of vetting, though approval has not been given—or denied.Julia Ornedo (The Daily Beast)
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Google Algorithm Slashes Reddit Traffic: What It Means for UGC Platforms
A wave of Google algorithm changes in 2025 has hit Reddit hard, cutting deep into its organic traffic, but its core user base remains stable - For now!Owais Sultan (Hack Read)
Why Cloud Phone Systems are The Future of Business Communication
Cloud phone systems eliminate costs. Instead, acquiring a modern phone line is as simple as creating an account with your chosen provider.Owais Sultan (Hack Read)
Montana became the first US state to close a data broker loophole that let police buy users' geolocation data and other digital info without a judge's warrant (Matthew Guariglia/Electronic Frontier Foundation)
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Montana Becomes First State to Close the Law Enforcement Data Broker Loophole
Montana has done something that many states and the United States Congress have debated but failed to do: it has just enacted the first attempt to close the dreaded, invasive, unconstitutional, but easily fixed “data broker loophole.Electronic Frontier Foundation
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in reply to Hanse Mina • • •The whole us military Budget for 2023 was $820(Wiki/USAFacts) Billion... This sounds like bogus facts.
There is always "that one" research paper/expert.