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As Climate Change Threatens, Maldives Is No Island Paradise
GENEVA, May 26 (IPS) - Every year, thousands of couples choose to spend their honeymoon in the Maldives. Tucked in the Indian Ocean, this tropical atoll nation consistently ranks among the world’s most desirable destinations for newlyweds.But beyond the crystal-clear waters and pristine, white-sand beaches, local communities are facing a far harsher reality: a growing water crisis driven by climate change. While...
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Man swims 62 miles around Martha’s Vineyard to press for protections for sharks
Jaws was filmed on island in 1975, stoking fears of marine animal that swimmer Lewis Pugh is now trying to protectA British-South African endurance athlete crossed the finish line of his 62-mile (100km) multiday swim around Martha’s Vineyard on Monday, becoming the first person to swim all the way around the island off the coast of Cape Cod.Lewis Pugh, 55, began swimming multiple hours a day in the 47F (8C) water on 15...
Published on: May 26, 2025 | Source:Dozens injured as car ploughs into crowd at Liverpool FC victory parade
Man arrested after city centre collision at end of club’s Premier league title celebrationsLiverpool parade collision – latest updatesLiverpool FC’s Premier League victory parade descended into chaos on Monday evening after a car collided with pedestrians in the city centre leaving nearly 50 people injured including children.A 53-year-old white British man believed to be the driver of the vehicle was arrested at the...
Published on: May 26, 2025 | Source:Hughesnet Satellites Are Bringing Faster Internet to Rural America
A new satellite, known as Jupiter 3, allows Hughesnet to provide better speed and data offerings across the US.
Published on: May 26, 2025 | Source:Today's Wordle Hints, Answer and Help for May 27, #1438
Here are hints and the answer for today's Wordle No. 1,438 for May 27.
Published on: May 26, 2025 | Source:Charles Rangel, former Harlem congressman, dies aged 94
Longtime New York lawmaker was first Black chair of House ways and means committee and fierce opponent of Iraq warFormer US congressman Charles Rangel of New York, an outspoken, gravel-voiced Harlem Democrat who spent nearly five decades on Capitol Hill and was a founding member of the Congressional Black caucus, died on Monday at the age of 94.His family confirmed the death in a statement provided by City College of...
Published on: May 26, 2025 | Source:The Difference Between Downloading and Streaming
Article URL: https://danq.me/2025/05/26/downloading-vs-streaming/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44101072 Points: 65 # Comments: 32
Published on: May 26, 2025 | Source:Nikon’s cameras are about to get more expensive in the US because of tariffs
After months of remaining quiet about how President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Chinese-made goods may affect its business, Nikon has announced a “necessary price adjustment” for its products that will come into effect for the US starting on June 23rd, 2025. The company hasn’t shared any specifics on which of its imaging products will see […]
Published on: May 26, 2025 | Source:Trying to teach in the age of the AI homework machine
Article URL: https://www.solarshades.club/p/dispatch-from-the-trenches-of-the Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44100677 Points: 60 # Comments: 81
Published on: May 26, 2025 | Source:Best Internet Providers in Boulder, Colorado
Internet providers in Boulder offer fiber and cable, high speeds and affordable prices. Our experts have found the best choices for residents depending on their needs.
Published on: May 26, 2025 | Source:Thousands of Israelis join violent, racist march through Jerusalem’s Muslim quarter
State-backed flag day march shut down Palestinian life in Old City to celebrate Israel’s 1967 annexation of East JerusalemThousands of Israelis have joined a state-funded march through the Muslim quarter of the Old City in Jerusalem, where large groups chanted racist slogans including “Gaza is ours”, “death to the Arabs” and “may their villages burn”.The annual march, paid for and promoted by the Jerusalem city...
Published on: May 26, 2025 | Source:COMMENTARY: Immigration Police Spread Dragnets Across U.S.
SEATTLE, USA, May 26 (IPS) - On May 21, I was in the Seattle immigration court accompanying a young mother from a South American country who was applying for asylum to a routine hearing. Local media had reported that Immigration and Customs Enforcement had arrested several people there the previous day.Read the full story, “COMMENTARY: Immigration Police Spread Dragnets Across U.S.”, on globalissues.org
Published on: May 26, 2025 | Source:Four former Volkswagen managers convicted of fraud in ‘dieselgate’ trial
Braunschweig court gives two former executives prison sentences for roles in emissions test-cheating scandalA German court has convicted four former Volkswagen managers of fraud and given two of them prison sentences for their part in the “dieselgate” emissions test-cheating scandal that erupted almost a decade ago.The former head of development Heinz-Jakob Neusser received a suspended jail term of one year and three...
Published on: May 26, 2025 | Source:Germany and Ukraine’s other allies scrap range limits on arms sent to Kyiv
Removal of restrictions, which is backed by UK, France and US, improves Ukraine’s ability to defend itself against RussiaThe German chancellor has said that Germany, along with Ukraine’s other main western supporters, will remove range restrictions on weapons delivered to Kyiv for the first time, to enable it to defend itself against Russia.Friedrich Merz said Germany, Britain, France and the US had lifted the...
Published on: May 26, 2025 | Source:Former Harvard president urges people to ‘speak out’ against threats to US democracy
New York Times published a Memorial Day essay by Drew Gilpin Faust as university spars with Trump administrationA recent former president of Harvard University urged people to “speak out” in defense of “foundational threats” to values such as freedom, autonomy and democracy in the US, as those whose deaths for such causes in war were being honored on Memorial Day.Drew Gilpin Faust, the first female president of...
Published on: May 26, 2025 | Source:MPs fear UK equality watchdog may take months to sign off gender guidance
Exclusive: EHRC insiders believe process could drag on until after its chair is replaced in November‘A real mess’: splits emerge in Labour over supreme court’s gender rulingFormal guidance on how organisations should implement the supreme court ruling on gender may not be fully signed off for months, officials and MPs have warned, amid increasing worries about the capability of the government’s equalities...
Published on: May 26, 2025 | Source:The Nintendo Switch taught me to love an entire genre of games
After bouncing off an entire genre of games, I never expected my attitude to completely flip when experiencing it again on the Switch.
Published on: May 26, 2025 | Source:Palestinians Call Out Israel’s Mission To Destroy Their History and Cultural Heritage in Gaza
LONDON, May 26 (IPS) - Israel’s ongoing war of annihilation in Gaza has wiped out hospitals, schools, homes, water, and food, reducing the Palestinian territory to a wasteland and leaving a death toll of more than 53,000 people. But an equally lethal campaign has been unleashed against the foundations of Palestinian society and identity.Read the full story, “Palestinians Call Out Israel’s Mission To Destroy Their...
Published on: May 26, 2025 | Source:Four VW execs found guilty in trial that transformed Europe’s auto market
Four former Volkswagen executives received prison sentences Monday for their role in the emissions-cheating scandal that fundamentally transformed Europe’s car market. The verdict, delivered after a three-year trial in Braunschweig, Germany, marked the latest chapter in a 10-year-long saga that reshaped the continent’s relationship with diesel technology. Jens Hadler, who oversaw diesel engine development, received […]...
Published on: May 26, 2025 | Source:EU hopes for quick deal to resolve US trade war after Trump delays 50% tariffs
European leaders call for ‘lowest possible’ border taxes after levies postponed from 1 June to 9 JulyEU leaders have expressed hopes for a quick deal to resolve the trade war with the US after Donald Trump announced he was delaying his threatened 50% tariffs for the bloc until 9 July.The US president said on Sunday he would pause the border tax due to be imposed on 1 June, which he had announced two days earlier, after...
Published on: May 26, 2025 | Source:The best Memorial Day sales happening now
Memorial Day weekend isn’t just for barbecues and beach trips — it’s also a chance to score some of the best tech deals you’ll find all season. Multiple retailers dropped a selection of early discounts in the run-up to the holiday, and now that it’s officially here, we’re seeing deals on everything from basic essentials […]
Published on: May 26, 2025 | Source:Merz says ‘no restrictions’ on range limits for Ukraine arms as Kyiv hit by record drone attack – as it happened
The Kremlin says giving Ukraine long range missiles is a ‘dangerous move’ as German chancellor says Kyiv can now hit Russian targetsKremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov has held his regular media briefing with journalists. When asked for reaction to Donald Trump’s criticism of Vladimir Putin (see post at 08.41) by the BBC’s Russia editor Steve Rosenberg, Peskov thanked the US for its role in trying to bring an end to the...
Published on: May 26, 2025 | Source:Show HN: PgDog – Shard Postgres without extensions
Hey HN! Lev here, author of PgDog (https://github.com/pgdogdev/pgdog). I’m scaling our favorite database, PostgreSQL. PgDog is a new open source proxy, written in Rust, with first-class support for sharding — without changes to your app or needing database extensions.Here’s a walkthrough of how it works: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6sebczWZ-cRunning Postgres at scale is hard. Eventually, one primary isn’t enough...
Published on: May 26, 2025 | Source:Here's why I recommend the OnePlus over most budget phones - especially at $70 off
The OnePlus Nord N30 is a solid smartphone for budget shoppers. Right now, you can grab one for $230 during the Memorial Day sales event.
Published on: May 26, 2025 | Source:The Galaxy S25 Ultra redefines premium smartphones, and now it's $250 off for Memorial Day
The slimmer design, enhanced processor, and Galaxy AI features make this year's Ultra flagship better than ever. And it's on sale for nearly 20% off at Amazon.
Published on: May 26, 2025 | Source:World’s oldest fingerprint may be a clue that Neanderthals created art
A man 43,000 years ago dipped a finger in red pigment and made a nose on a face-like pebble in Spain, scientists sayOne day around 43,000 years ago, a Neanderthal man in what is now central Spain came across a large granite pebble whose pleasing contours and indentations snagged his eye.Something in the shape of that quartz-rich stone – perhaps its odd resemblance to an elongated face – may have compelled him to pick...
Published on: May 26, 2025 | Source:Hacker News now runs on top of Common Lisp
Article URL: https://lisp-journey.gitlab.io/blog/hacker-news-now-runs-on-top-of-common-lisp/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44099006 Points: 400 # Comments: 223
Published on: May 26, 2025 | Source:Emmanuel Macron says video of wife pushing him shows them ‘joking around’
French president denies quarrelling with Brigitte Macron after footage is seized on by Russia and far-right accountsEmmanuel Macron has denied he and his wife, Brigitte, had an altercation after a viral video promoted by Russian state media and French far-right accounts appeared to show her pushing him in the face as they prepared to get off a plane in Vietnam.The video, shot by an Associated Press camera operator,...
Published on: May 26, 2025 | Source:I found a Bluetooth tracker for Android users that functions better than AirTags (and it's cheaper)
Chipolo's One and Card Point trackers are perfect for anyone who sometimes loses their keys or wallet -- and they're on sale for Memorial Day.
Published on: May 26, 2025 | Source:This blood pressure monitor connects to an app, and it's 40% off for Memorial Day
Save $42 on this smart blood pressure cuff that can give you trends and insights into your heart health.
Published on: May 26, 2025 | Source:Apple's AirPods 4 with ANC drop to $149 for Memorial Day
Apple's AirPods 4 with active noise cancellation (ANC) just became an even more enticing proposition for those who have been on the fence about picking up a pair. They have dropped to $149, which is $30 off the regular price. That's only about $10 more than the record low and the lowest price we've seen for the AirPods 4 with ANC so far this year. If ANC isn't such a big deal for you (perhaps, like me, you tend to only...
Published on: May 26, 2025 | Source:Launch HN: Nomi (YC X25) – Copilot for Sales
Hey HN, we’re Swan and Ethan, and we’re building https://heynomi.com, a real-time AI that helps you sell better while you're actually in the call. Demo: https://youtu.be/XFxDCP8jdY8?si=CGnPM1zT4wxAvadJMost of us aren’t trained in sales. We weren’t either. But in the early days, it’s the founders who have to sell, and learning that on live calls is brutal. After one particularly painful deal we lost, we joked that we...
Published on: May 26, 2025 | Source:The Last of Us season 3: everything we know so far about the hit HBO Max show's next chapter
The Last of Us season 3 was announced in April – here's what we know about it ahead of its eventual release.
Published on: May 26, 2025 | Source:Nearly extinct ‘forgotten antelope’ photographed for first time in DRC
Upemba lechwe considered one of world’s rarest large mammals with fewer than 100 thought to remainA photograph of Africa’s “forgotten antelope” has been published for the first time as the elusive creature dives towards extinction.Fewer than 100 Upemba lechwe are thought to remain, with an aerial survey in the Kamalondo depression of the southern Democratic Republic of the Congo having recorded 10 individuals. Continue...
Published on: May 26, 2025 | Source:'Captain America: Brave New World' Drops on Disney Plus Soon
Captain America fans, the newest release hits Disney Plus in two days. Read on for everything you need to know.
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