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Education Department Opens Investigations Into Fayetteville and Milwaukee, Says Discipline Can't Use Race

Education Department opened Title VI probes of Fayetteville (Ark.) and Milwaukee (Wis.) and issued guidance saying schools may not base discipline on race. ...Read more

#education, #civilrights, #titlevi, #schooldiscipline

Barcelona complete signing of Spain captain Rodri from Manchester City

Barcelona have signed Spain captain Rodri from Manchester City on a contract through 2030 after his World Cup win; minor back surgery may delay his debut. ...Read more

#barcelona, #rodri, #transfer, #mancity, #worldcup

Apple overhauls EU App Store terms, replaces per-install fee with 5% commission

Apple replaces its per-install Core Technology Fee with a 5% commission for apps distributed outside the App Store and rolls out unified EU terms effective Oct. 1, 2026. ...Read more

#apple, #appstore, #eu, #dma, #antitrust

Sen. Adam Schiff spotlights USS Abraham Lincoln’s 200+ day deployment, citing crew welfare concerns

Sen. Adam Schiff said the San Diego‑homeported USS Abraham Lincoln has spent more than 200 days at sea, raising crew welfare concerns and prompting calls for review. ...Read more

#military, #navy, #sandiego, #deployment

ICE Plans Noncompetitive Purchase of Electric-Shock 'G.L.O.V.E.' Gloves, DHS Forecast Shows

DHS forecast shows ICE plans a noncompetitive $10–20M purchase of CTG-5 “G.L.O.V.E.” electric-shock gloves; quantity, contract and policy details remain unclear. ...Read more

#ice, #immigration, #procurement, #lawenforcement

MHRA warns parents to stop using infant rectal 'gas' catheters and dispose of unused devices

MHRA warns parents and clinicians to stop using infant rectal catheters marketed for colic or gas and to dispose of unused devices, citing unknown risks. ...Read more

#health, #mhra, #infants, #medicaldevices, #colic

Warren Spector, Designer of Deus Ex and System Shock, Says He’s Retiring After 44 Years

Veteran game designer Warren Spector announces retirement after nearly 44 years, citing age, health and frustration with the industry. ...Read more

#warrenspector, #videogames, #deusex, #gamedevelopment

Paper Claims Equivalence Between Riemann Zeta Zeros and 2D Ising Model; Validation Pending

A Chinese Academy of Sciences researcher claims a 2D Ising model reproduces Riemann zeta zeros; journal listing exists but independent validation is pending. ...Read more

#riemannhypothesis, #isingmodel, #mathematics, #physics

DEI Prompts Lead Medical Language Models to Invent Patient Demographics, Preprint Finds

A preprint finds adding a DEI-style sentence to medical prompts makes models far likelier to add unstated patient demographics, sometimes changing answers. ...Read more

#medical-ai, #prompt-engineering, #bias

ALMA resolves thin molecular filaments near HESS J1023-575; preprint suggests possible microquasar jet traces

An arXiv preprint shows ALMA-resolved thin filaments near HESS J1023-575 and proposes they may be remnants of an ancient microquasar jet. ...Read more

#astronomy, #cosmicrays, #alma, #microquasar

Ottawa Pledges $10 Billion to Back Nearly $70 Billion Clean Power Buildout in Labrador and Quebec

Ottawa will provide $10B to support a nearly $70B clean-energy package centered on Churchill Falls, Gull Island, Labrador wind and transmission. ...Read more

#canada, #cleanenergy, #hydro, #labrador

MLB Owners Unanimously Approve Sale of San Diego Padres to José E. Feliciano and Kwanza Jones

MLB owners unanimously approved the sale of the San Diego Padres to José E. Feliciano and Kwanza Jones, clearing a key league hurdle while the deal awaits closing. ...Read more

#mlb, #padres, #baseball, #ownership

States to Begin Case Aug. 18 in Trial Accusing Meta of Designing Facebook, Instagram to Harm Kids

Opening statements begin Aug. 18 in Oakland in a multistate suit alleging Meta designed Facebook and Instagram to keep children hooked and expose them to harm. ...Read more

$META, #meta, #facebook, #instagram, #coppa

Supreme Court declines Trump’s request to reconsider $5 million E. Jean Carroll verdict

Supreme Court declined President Trump’s petition to rehear the $5 million E. Jean Carroll civil verdict, leaving the lower-court ruling and payout intact. ...Read more

#supreme_court, #donald_trump, #e_jean_carroll, #defamation

Coinkite says 2021 COLDCARD firmware bug linked to theft of ~1,083–1,367 BTC; users must replace affected seeds

Coinkite warns a 2021 RNG bug in COLDCARD wallets weakened seed phrases, tied to 1,083–1,367 BTC stolen; affected users must create new seeds and migrate funds. ...Read more

#bitcoin, #hardwarewallet, #security, #coinkite