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ICC confirms crimes-against-humanity charges against Rodrigo Duterte, sends case to trial

The International Criminal Court confirmed crimes-against-humanity charges against former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte and moved the case to trial. ...Read more

#icc, #philippines, #duterte, #warondrugs

NHS England sets national maternal safety standards requiring early clot checks and faster treatment by 2027

NHS England requires all maternity services to use early VTE assessments and faster treatment, plus standards for epilepsy, mental health and hemorrhage by March 2027. ...Read more

#maternity, #nhs, #maternalhealth, #vte

Météo-France Files Criminal Complaint After Anomalous Paris Airport Readings Settled Polymarket Bets

Météo-France filed a criminal complaint after two isolated temperature spikes at Paris CDG were used to settle Polymarket weather bets. ...Read more

#polymarket, #meteo, #paris, #predictionmarkets

Ohtani’s 53-game on-base streak ends as Dodgers are shut out 3-0 by Giants

Shohei Ohtani’s 53-game on-base streak ended as he pitched six scoreless innings, but the Dodgers fell 3-0 to the Giants at Oracle Park. ...Read more

#dodgers, #giants, #ohtani, #mlb, #onbasestreak

Space Force Delivers Final GPS III Satellite, Completing Block III Production

The Space Force launched GPS III-8 (SV-10) on April 21, completing the Block III production run and advancing GPS modernization toward GPS IIIF. ...Read more

#gps, #spaceforce, #spacex, #satellites, #launch

EFF Sues DHS and ICE to Force Release of Records on Use of Customs Subpoena Power

EFF sued DHS and ICE seeking records on the agencies’ use of a customs-law subpoena power to identify anonymous online critics and protest attendees. ...Read more

#foia, #ice, #dhs, #eff

Human Rights Watch says March strikes on South Pars and Ras Laffan gas sites likely unlawful, may be war crimes

Human Rights Watch says March Israeli and Iranian strikes on Iran’s South Pars and Qatar’s Ras Laffan likely violated laws of war and may be war crimes. ...Read more

#humanrights, #internationallaw, #energy, #middleeast

GAO: FEMA Delivered $3.2 Billion but Helpline, Housing Shortfalls Hindered Aid

A GAO report finds FEMA sent $3.2B to disaster survivors but struggling helpline, confusing letters and housing shortages impeded access for vulnerable people. ...Read more

#fema, #gao, #disasterassistance, #housing

Boeing posts near break-even quarter as backlog hits record $695 billion

Boeing posted a small Q1 net loss and negative free cash flow as deliveries, defense revenue and backlog rose to a record $695 billion. ...Read more

$BA, #boeing, #earnings, #aerospace, #aviation

Google Splits TPU Line: New TPU 8t for Training, TPU 8i for Low-Latency Inference

Google unveils two eighth-generation TPUs — TPU 8t for training and TPU 8i for inference — at Google Cloud Next, available later this year. ...Read more

$GOOGL, $GOOG, #google, #ai, #tpu, #cloud

Marie-Louise Eta appointed interim coach of Union Berlin, first woman to lead a top-five European men’s side

Marie-Louise Eta was named interim head coach of Union Berlin and becomes the first woman to lead a men’s team in one of Europe’s five top leagues. ...Read more

#sports, #soccer, #union-berlin, #womeninsport

Longtime Xbox Executive Kiki Wolfkill Leaves Microsoft After 28 Years

Kiki Wolfkill, Xbox’s head of IP expansion and longtime Halo executive producer, left Microsoft on April 17 after nearly 28 years; next role unannounced. ...Read more

$MSFT, #kikiwolfkill, #microsoft, #xbox, #halo

Zelensky says Bring Kids Back UA has returned more than 2,100 Ukrainian children taken to Russia or Russian-held areas

Ukraine's Bring Kids Back UA initiative says it has returned over 2,100 children taken to Russia or Russian-controlled areas, including 150 this year. ...Read more

#ukraine, #children, #zelensky, #russia

Human Rights Watch Says Tigrayans Face Ongoing Persecution in Western Tigray

HRW reports ethnic Tigrayans in contested Western Tigray face arbitrary detention, movement limits and denied services nearly four years after a 2022 truce. ...Read more

#ethiopia, #tigray, #humanrights, #displacement

Preprint Says Federated-Learning Clients Could Remotely Trigger Rowhammer Bit Flips on Servers

An arXiv preprint claims manipulated federated-learning clients can cause Rowhammer bit flips on a server. The work is under review and unverified. ...Read more

#cybersecurity, #federatedlearning, #rowhammer, #aisecurity