Web Digest - 2024-04-24

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A photographer who worked for Megan Thee Stallion said in a lawsuit filed Tuesday that he was forced to watch her have sex, was unfairly fired soon after and was abused as her employee. In the suit filed in Los…

Alligator on runway at MacDill Air Force Base in Florida captured, released into nearby river

https://apnews.com/article/d7ef350f6baab46bf9e4a54d5554fbc2

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — A large alligator made its way onto the runway at MacDill Air Force Base in Florida where it had to be captured and taken away for release in a nearby river, officials said. The toothy reptile was spotted Monday…

Crew members injured in crash on Georgia set of Eddie Murphy Amazon MGM movie ‘The Pickup’

https://apnews.com/article/9bc583f5c0eb75875e31712b1c9b5ed9

Several crew members were injured and two were hospitalized when a car and truck collided during shooting of the Eddie Murphy film “The Pickup” from Amazon MGM Studios, the studio and a person close to the production said Tuesday. A…

Phish fans are famously dedicated. What happens when they enter the Sphere?

https://apnews.com/article/59dacda9ed6e26b37df86c69a33e67ff

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Adele, Mariah Carey and Garth Brooks tower over the Las Vegas Strip, peering out from billboards advertising their various casino residencies. But the 20,000 fans marching toward the glowing Sphere last week were there…

Nikola Jokic’s brother reportedly involved in an altercation after the Nuggets beat the Lakers

https://apnews.com/article/5996b1a3b158bf9f476f6553dbe7e124

DENVER (AP) — The NBA and Denver police are looking into an incident in which a man reported to be one of the brothers of Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic was seen punching a fan after the team’s buzzer-beating 101-99 victory over the…

Martian skies over Athens? Greece’s capital turns an orange hue with dust clouds from North Africa

https://apnews.com/article/3593a433a6e630fe3fb8ed278134837a

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Skies over southern Greece turned an orange hue on Tuesday as dust clouds blown across the Mediterranean Sea from North Africa engulfed the Acropolis and other Athens landmarks. Strong southerly winds carried the…

UnitedHealth says wide swath of patient files may have been taken in Change cyberattack

https://apnews.com/article/50e7e86ace92e95711dfbf8914d27db1

UnitedHealth says files with personal information that could cover a “substantial portion of people in America” may have been taken in the cyberattack earlier this year on its Change Healthcare business. The company said Monday after…

Murder charges filed against woman who crashed into building hosting birthday party, killing 2 kids

https://apnews.com/article/6d90ff4a6382a1738f79a03c8b9adfb0

BERLIN TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan woman was charged Tuesday with second-degree murder and other crimes after prosecutors say she drunkenly smashed her SUV into a boat club that was hosting a birthday party, killing two young…

Aboriginal spears taken by Captain Cook in 1770 are returned to Australia’s Indigenous people

https://apnews.com/article/a4e9406e64b991eb1d916b4598e28033

LONDON (AP) — Four Aboriginal spears that were taken to England by Captain James Cook more than 250 years ago were returned Tuesday to Australia’s Indigenous community at a ceremony in Cambridge University. The artifacts were all that…

Wall Street is looking to Tesla’s earnings for clues to Musk’s plan to restore company’s wild growth

https://apnews.com/article/b60696cb69d7735983abcf51aee7f743

Faced with falling global sales and a diving stock price, Tesla has slashed prices again on some of its electric vehicles and its “Full Self Driving” system in an apparent effort to boost the company’s earnings growth. But Wall Street…

LeBron James rants at NBA’s replay center for calls, Lakers lose on buzzer-beater, trail Denver 2-0

https://apnews.com/article/852aa29e2f83f98414c806ec203af643

DENVER (AP) — LeBron James was seeing red after the Los Angeles Lakers watched a golden opportunity slip away. His frustration wasn’t so much centered on blowing a 20-point lead. Or his late missed 3-pointer that rimmed out with the…

America’s child care crisis is holding back moms without college degrees

https://apnews.com/article/ac72f1227844eae0281305835e07273b

AUBURN, Wash. (AP) — After a series of lower-paying jobs, Nicole Slemp finally landed one she loved. She was a secretary for Washington’s child services department, a job that came with her own cubicle, and she had a knack for working…

Chicago Bears schedule a Wednesday announcement on new stadium near lakefront

https://apnews.com/article/2aa8066e7cc2b5894b661681911be10a

CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Bears have scheduled a Wednesday news conference to announce plans for “a state-of-the-art, publicly owned enclosed stadium” on the city’s Museum Campus near Lake Michigan. The announcement Monday said the…

Reuters

US, Russia set for a showdown at UN over nuclear weapons in space

https://www.reuters.com/technology/space/us-russia-set-showdown-un-over-nuclear-weapons-space-2024-04-23/

The United States and Russia are set to face off over nuclear weapons in space on Wednesday at the United Nations Security Council, which is due to vote on a U.S.-drafted resolution calling on countries to prevent an arms race in outer…

Rights concerns, costs undermine Turkey-EU migrant deal, say auditors

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/rights-concerns-costs-undermine-turkey-eu-migrant-deal-say-auditors-2024-04-23/

Turkeys poor human rights record and economic factors are undermining the effectiveness of the European Unions migration deal with Ankara, EU auditors said on…

Argentina’s Milei faces biggest protest yet as students march over budget cuts

https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/argentinas-milei-faces-biggest-protest-yet-students-march-over-budget-cuts-2024-04-23/

Hundreds of thousands of Argentines took to the streets of Buenos Aires on Tuesday in an anti-government march against budget cuts to public universities, the biggest protest yet against President Javier Mileis painful…

North Korea leader Kim’s sister: we will build overwhelming military power

https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/north-korea-leader-kims-sister-we-will-build-overwhelming-military-power-2024-04-23/

Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, said the country will continue to build overwhelming and the strongest military power to protect its sovereignty and regional peace, the Norths KCNA…

Mexico president eyes fresh pension fund ahead of election

https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/mexico-president-eyes-fresh-pension-fund-ahead-election-2024-04-23/

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Tuesday he hopes to present a new fund aimed at boosting the lower pensions in the system on May 1, a month ahead of presidential…

US calls on Iraq to safeguard US troops after new attacks

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-calls-iraq-safeguard-us-troops-after-new-attacks-2024-04-23/

The U.S. military called on Iraqs government on Tuesday to take steps to safeguard American troops in both Iraq and Syria after failed attacks a day earlier by Iran-aligned…

Russian-installed officials say four dead in Ukraine drone attack in Zaporizhzhia region

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russian-installed-officials-say-four-dead-ukraine-drone-attack-zaporizhzhia-2024-04-23/

Emergency services in Russian-held parts of Ukraines Zaporizhzhia region said a Ukrainian drone strike on Tuesday killed four people in a car north of the town of…

Pro-Palestinian encampments spring up on more US college campuses

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/pro-palestinian-seders-planned-new-york-other-cities-college-campuses-simmer-2024-04-23/

Pro-Palestinian students have set up tent encampments at more campuses across the U.S. to protest Israels incursion into Gaza, after mass arrests at similar demonstrations at a handful of mostly East Coast colleges in…

US charges, sanctions Iranians linked to Revolutionary Guard cyber command

https://www.reuters.com/technology/cybersecurity/us-charges-sanctions-iranians-linked-revolutionary-guard-cyber-command-2024-04-23/

The U.S. government on Tuesday announced criminal charges and sanctions against four Iranians over an alleged multi-year cyber campaign targeting more than one dozen American companies, the Treasury Department and the State Department…

Italy passes contested plan to ’support motherhood’ in abortion clinics

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/italy-passes-contested-plan-support-motherhood-abortion-clinics-2024-04-23/

Italys Senate gave final approval on Tuesday to a contested government plan to allow groups who “support motherhood” into abortion clinics to try to deter women terminating…

Widowed Palestinian doesn’t expect much from US action against Israel

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/widowed-palestinian-doesnt-expect-much-us-action-against-israel-2024-04-23/

Omar Assads 81-year-old widow still hopes to see justice served against the Israeli soldiers she blames for his death two years ago in the occupied West Bank, but isnt pinning hope on any action the…

Russian court rejects new appeal by US reporter Evan Gershkovich

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russian-court-rejects-detained-us-journalist-gershkovichs-latest-appeal-2024-04-23/

A Russian court on Tuesday rejected the latest in a series of appeals by Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich against his pre-trial detention on charges of…

Exclusive: US preparing $1 billion weapons package for Ukraine, officials say

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-preparing-1-bln-weapons-package-ukraine-officials-say-2024-04-23/

The United States is preparing a $1 billion military aid package for Ukraine, the first to be sourced from the yet to be signed Ukraine-Israel bill, two U.S. officials told Reuters on…

联合早报

杨丹旭：布林肯访华能谈出些什么？

https://www.zaobao.com/news/china/story20240424-3487734

美国国务卿布林肯星期三（4月24日）将开启任内第二次访华行程。眼下中美关系表面上看似趋稳，实际上却暗流涌动，双边关系在科技、经贸等多方面都在经受考验。美国在科技战上继续对中国步步紧逼，最新的动作是众议院在上周六（20日）通过一项强制字节跳动出售TikTok的“不卖就禁”法案。参议院将在本周表决，这项法案大概率将通过，并由美国总统拜登签署成为法律……

广东强降雨持续深圳进入暴雨防御状态

https://www.zaobao.com/news/china/story20240423-3487557

深圳市气象台星期二（4月23日）发布暴雨红色预警信号，全市进入暴雨紧急防御状态。深圳部分低洼路段积水，出行市民以及城市交通受到一定影响。（中新社）（广州／北京／巴黎综合讯）中国广东省连日遭遇暴雨袭击，多个地区灾情险情严峻，深圳星期二（4月23日）也进入暴雨紧急防御状态，全市多区发布了最高级别的暴雨红色预警信号……

民进党内阁布局完成在野党无入阁

https://www.zaobao.com/news/china/story20240423-3486043

台湾候任总统赖清德的新内阁人事完成布局，星期二（4月23日）由候任行政院长卓荣泰宣布第五波内阁名单，星期四（25日）由赖清德压轴主持最后第六波名单，宣布国防、外交、国安和政务委员等首长人事安排。民进党籍的赖清德与副总统萧美琴，以及卓荣泰组建的新内阁团队，将在5月20日宣誓就职。赖清德先在4月10日宣布卓荣泰将出任行政院长，卓荣泰在随后的两周内分五批宣布内阁新人事……

《维护国家安全条例》已禁传播虚假陈述港府不会就假新闻立法

https://www.zaobao.com/news/china/story20240423-3487434

香港律政司司长林定国说，香港基本法23条立法已禁止传播虚假陈述，因此港府无需就假新闻立法。图为林定国在今年4月15日全民国家安全教育日前接受港媒访问。（香港中通社）香港2019年发生反修例风波后，“假新闻”议题一度成为特区政府关注的重点。但港府周二（4月23日）首次明确表明，新订立的《维护国家安全条例》（即俗称的基本法23条立法）已涵盖煽动罪行，目前没计划再制定“假新闻法”……

海船碰擦广东九江大桥后沉没四人失联

https://www.zaobao.com/news/china/story20240423-3486986

桥墩被撞的广东佛山九江大桥。（新华社）（佛山综合讯）广东遭遇暴雨洪灾之际，佛山发生一起海船碰擦大桥事故，造成四人失联，初步判定是洪水导致船员操作失当造成事故……

布林肯访华前夕传美国拟制裁中国金融机构图阻对俄支援

https://www.zaobao.com/news/china/story20240423-3486657

美国国务卿布林肯将于星期三（4月24日）开启访华行程。（路透社档案照）就在美国国务卿布林肯访华前，美国媒体传出华盛顿正研拟制裁一些中国金融机构，以阻止它们对俄罗斯的商业支援。中国外交部星期二（4月23日）回应称，中国将坚定捍卫自身合法权益。受访学者分析，两国立场泾渭分明，布林肯此行恐难有实质进展……

台湾花莲余震不断不到一天逾200次

https://www.zaobao.com/news/china/story20240423-3485654

富凯大饭店早在4月3日强震后，已列入存在风险的受损建筑物红单；星期二（4月23日）余震之后更进一步倾斜。（法新社）（台北综合讯）台湾花莲海域4月3日发生里氏规模7.2的强震后，余震不断。星期一（4月22日）晚至隔天上午余震次数更是猛增，不到一天时间发生了200多次地震，所幸损失轻微，没有人伤亡……

老挝将250名电诈犯罪嫌疑人移交给中国

https://www.zaobao.com/news/china/story20240423-3486698

（北京综合讯）中国与老挝警方继续开展国际警务执法合作，最新捣毁三个位于老挝金三角经济特区的犯罪窝点，抓获250名跨境裸聊敲诈和电诈犯罪嫌疑人，并已全部移交中国警方。据中国公安部网站星期二（4月23日）的消息，中国公安机关近日通过国际警务执法合作，将相关线索通报老挝警方。老挝警方迅速组织执法力量，对金三角经济特区内的犯罪窝点开展统一清查行动，抓获目标犯罪嫌疑人160名，网上在逃人员90名……

日本成中国“五一”出境游第一目的地

https://www.zaobao.com/news/china/story20240423-3486922

樱花盛开景象，与白雪皑皑的富士山遥相呼应。（路透社）（北京／东京综合讯）在线旅游平台信息显示，即将来临的“五一”假期里，日本是中国游客出境游的第一目的地，其次为泰国和韩国。据财新网报道，多个平台数据显示，中国赴日旅游热度暴增。在携程网上，五一假期出境游目的地中，日本的热度居首，民宿平台Airbnb数据也显示，日本是今年春季热门搜索目的地的榜首……

中国海军成立75周年对外展示装备和战力进步

https://www.zaobao.com/news/china/story20240423-3481807

中国官方上周六（4月20日）邀请多国媒体访问海防重镇青岛，并开放贵阳舰等海军舰艇供外媒参观。图为开放日活动中，一名孩童坐在贵阳舰的甲板上。（路透社）中国海军成立75周年之际，官方邀请多国媒体访问海防重镇青岛，并向境外媒体开放多艘现役主力战舰，让外界有难得的机会实地感受中国海军在区域防空能力上的升级。本周二（4月23日）是中国海军成立75周年……

赖清德5月20日宣誓就职前学者：北京对台施展两手策略

https://www.zaobao.com/news/china/story20240422-3481526

民进党籍的台湾候任总统赖清德将在5月20日宣誓就职。（赖清德脸书）台湾5月20日新总统与执政团队就职倒数四周，北京加大对台军事与经济施压力道。受访学者分析，北京通过经营中美对话来管控台海风险，无论对待中美或两岸关系，都更关注长远发展而非短期争霸。民进党籍的候任总统赖清德与副总统萧美琴，以及候任行政院长卓荣泰组建的新内阁，将在5月20日宣誓就职……

中国驻美大使批美国对华搞霸凌分析：中国政治圈子对美失望不满升高

https://www.zaobao.com/news/china/story20240422-3482329

中国驻美国大使谢锋4月20日在哈佛肯尼迪中国论坛开幕式上发表演讲。（新华社）美国国务卿布林肯本周即将访华，中国驻美大使谢锋批评美国对华搞霸凌，并警告若任由竞争主导中美关系，就如同在危险的悬崖边上高速飙车，自以为车技高超，但稍有不慎就会跌落悬崖，即使设再多护栏也无济于事……

中国南方强降雨天气持续造成广东四死10失联

https://www.zaobao.com/news/china/story20240422-3482468

中国南方地区近期遭遇极端降雨，多个地方累计降水量破4月历史纪录。图为星期一（4月22日）无人机拍摄到广东省清远地区的一处公路被洪水淹没。（路透社）（北京/广州综合讯）中国南方地区近期遭遇极端降雨，多个地方累计降水量破4月历史纪录。连日来的持续强降雨，造成广东多地受灾严重，目前已造成全省四人死亡、十人失联。据中国天气网消息，进入4月以来，中国南方地区降雨频繁……

岸田文雄向靖国神社奉祭品中国敦促日本与军国主义划清界限

https://www.zaobao.com/news/china/story20240422-3481390

一块印有日本首相岸田文雄名字的木牌，贴靠在名为“真榊”的祭品上。（法新社）（北京/东京综合讯）日本首相岸田文雄以官方身份向靖国神社供奉祭品之后，中国外交部和中国驻日本大使馆分别向日方提出严正交涉，敦促日本正视与反省历史，彻底与军国主义划清界限……

李家超据报7月再访亚细安任内第二次出访

https://www.zaobao.com/news/china/story20240422-3480941

香港媒体报道，香港特首李家超将在7月率团出访越南、老挝及柬埔寨。图为李家超4月16日出席行政会议前见记者。（香港中通社）（香港综合讯）香港特首李家超据报将在7月率团出访越南、老挝及柬埔寨，这将是他任内第二次访问亚细安。《星岛日报》星期一（4月22日）引述消息人士称，李家超此访除了强化与亚细安国家的关系外，另一个重要目的是为香港争取加入《区域全面经济伙伴关系协定》（RCEP）……

连续强降雨影响广东出现百年一遇洪灾

https://www.zaobao.com/news/china/story20240421-3477814

连日强降雨导致中国广东省中北部多地出现内涝、山洪、山体滑坡等灾害。图为应急救援队星期天（4月21日）在广东清远市英德市英红镇红桥社区转移受困居民。（中新社）（广州综合讯）受连续强降雨影响，中国广东省主要河流出现超警洪水，多地出现山洪、山体滑坡等灾害。气象部门预计，暴雨仍在持续，珠江流域第二大水系北江将出现特大洪水，洪峰流量可达百年一遇……

布林肯访华将要求中国减少对俄罗斯国防支持

https://www.zaobao.com/news/china/story20240421-3476836

美国国务卿布林肯3月18日在韩国首尔举行的第三届民主峰会上发表讲话。（法新社）（华盛顿综合讯）美国国务卿布林肯即将于4月24日至26日访华，会见中国高级官员并商讨一系列双边议题，包括对中国支援俄罗斯国防工业基础的关切……

上海严禁酒店要求旅客入住前强制刷脸

https://www.zaobao.com/news/china/story20240421-3477686

中国上海多家酒店证实接到公安部门通知，取消旅客强制刷脸才能入住的措施。图为摄于2月13日游人如织的上海外滩。（法新社）（上海综合讯）中国上海多家酒店证实接到公安部门通知，取消旅客强制刷脸才能入住的措施，或成为全国首个取消相关措施的地方。据《中国经营报》报道，一名旅客星期四（4月18日）称，他入住的上海一家外籍人士较多的酒店，在办理入住时已不再强制人脸识别（俗称刷脸）……

Web Digest - 2024-04-24

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The Seattle Public Library is reducing maximum digital holds

Ask HN: How to manage phones and PCs for elderly parents?

Understanding and avoiding visually ambiguous characters in IDs

Phoronix

Mozilla Has Been Rewriting Its Crash Reporter In Rust

Intel Has Many Improvements For The Xe Graphics Driver In Linux 6.10

Framework Raises $18M In New Funding, More Collaborations Coming With Cooler Master

Fedora Linux 40 Available For Download As A Wonderful Upgrade

NVK Vulkan Driver Adds Implicit Pipeline Caching To Boost DXVK Performance

CBD Proposed For The Linux Kernel: CXL Block Device

Bcachefs Sends In More Fixes For Linux 6.9: Recovery & Repair Issues Settling Down

AMD Prepping Fixes & Enhancements For P-State CPUFreq Driver

NetBSD 9.4 Released With Security & Stability Fixes

GitHub

immich-app/immich

Dribbble

Fords Gin - Tasting Map

V for Vase

Stay Weird

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Criminal Offensive Side eye

Nelson on my Mind - Beer Label

Agua de Iquitos Bottle Mockup

Candy pattern for client

Owl City Cover Art

Coming Soon… The Pearce House

Hidden Heroes Packaging: The Guardian

Anxious and Tired – lettering t-shirt print

Tattoo Series

Timberland: Color Blast campaign

Bat Shit Crazy

Sweet top

Tiger-Sun illustration

Olympic Season

Brookfield Properties (Illustration Branding)

Glyph Beer 40

Virginia Beach

Playful doggos

Tuxedo

Nature Essay

Developers (zh-Hans)

Solidot

孤独感可能会增加对糖的渴望

Change Healthcare 承认向黑客支付赎金，但未必能避免客户数据泄露

研究人员发现在纸上写下怒意并扔掉可缓解情绪

NASA 恢复与旅行者1号的通信

AI 需要大量的电以至于科技公司进入了能源行业

没人读书的时代

华为准备向世界推广其鸿蒙操作系统

Meta 向第三方 VR 设备开放操作系统 Horizon OS

美国政府有个微软问题

木星卫星 Io 新图像揭示了永恒的火山运动

AI 生成的儿童色情材料将成为未来的一大难题

字节跳动准备在法庭挑战美国可能的 TikTok 禁令

印度发现距今 4700 万年的古巨蛇

一季度勒索赎金支付比例降至 28%

朝鲜可能在为亚马逊 和 HBO 制作动画

地球创纪录高温可能预示着新气候时代的到来

可控核聚变企业获得巨额投资

Ziplines 无人机完成了 100 万次送货

朝鲜可能在为亚马逊和 HBO 制作动画