rss: npr

  • Secret Service fatally shoots suspect outside White House checkpoint, bystander wounded
    The suspect began shooting at posted officers, who returned fire and hit the shooter, the Secret Service said. A bystander was also shot, a law enforcement official said, but it's unclear by whom.
  • Romanian director Cristian Mungiu's 'Fjord' wins top prize at Cannes
    Mungiu took home the prestigious Palme D'Or for his film Fjord, a culture-war drama set in Norway.
  • Trump says a deal with Iran and opening of Strait of Hormuz are 'largely negotiated'
    President Trump announced the unfinalized deal on social media after talks with Israel and other allies. It aims to end the war and includes two-month negotiations on Iran's nuclear program.
  • What will Trump do next with Iran?
    Three months since the start of its conflict with Iran, the Trump administration is oscillating between strike threats and diplomatic overtures. Neither path has yielded a clear resolution.
  • Kyle Busch died after severe pneumonia progressed into sepsis, his family says
    The two-time NASCAR champion died on Thursday, a day after passing out in a Chevrolet simulator.
  • A little bit country, a little bit Desi: A Pakistani-American's hybrid music
    On May 31, Mo Sabri makes a landmark appearance with the Nashville Symphony for an orchestral rendition of his new album, "Tennessee Desi," which blends Appalachian styles with Muslim devotional music.
  • U.S. passengers flying from Ebola-affected countries rerouted
    The U.S. government is responding to the Ebola outbreak in with travel restrictions. American citizens and permanent residents departing affected countries must fly into one of three U.S. airports.
  • Opinion: Remembering Barney Frank, trailblazing public servant
    Mass. congressman Barney Frank was the first House member to come out as gay and was instrumental in Wall Street reforms after the Great Recession. He died this week at the age of 86.
  • Summer electric bills sizzle as the cost of cooling climbs
    The temperature is climbing, and so are people's utility bills. Rising electricity prices and hotter-than-usual weather could make it especially costly to stay cool this summer.
  • Chile's MAGA-inspired border control
    Chile digs desert trenches along its northern border as President José Antonio Kast pushes a hardline migration crackdown critics say may have little effect.


rss: bbc

  • Suspect killed after opening fire on Secret Service near White House
    Officials say a suspect approached a checkpoint near the building and opened fire, and that a bystander was wounded.
  • Trump says Iran deal 'largely negotiated' including reopening Strait of Hormuz
    Tehran also signals progress on talks but says the key issue of nuclear weapons is not part of an initial framework it is working on.
  • Heatwave likely to be confirmed as record-breaking temperatures forecast
    The soaring temperatures could lead to new national May temperature records being set on bank holiday Monday.
  • Rosenberg: Luhansk strike sparks Russian accusations and vow to retaliate
    Eighteen people were killed and 42 others injured in the strike on the town in Russian-occupied eastern Ukraine.
  • Midnight Sun-derland: Zara Larsson electrifies the crowd at Big Weekend
    The Swedish pop star treated the crowds to back-to-back, high-energy pop bangers on day two of the festival.
  • France suspends extra EU border checks at Dover after hours-long queues
    The port said extra checks would be suspended, after travellers faced queues as temperatures soared.
  • 'Shameful' more spent on benefits than jobs for young people, says Milburn
    Reforms are needed of the welfare system to tackle the high numbers of young people not in work or education, says Alan Milburn.
  • It's like the Olympics - except steroids are allowed
    The first ever Enhanced Games are taking place this weekend in Las Vegas, with big names, big money and much controversy.
  • Spurred on by the painful death of her dad, Natalie Cassidy trains as a carer
    The actress's experience caring for her father inspired her to return to education in a new BBC show.
  • I survived a missile strike in the Strait of Hormuz, but my friend has not been found
    Sunil Puniya was on his first sea job when a missile struck the oil tanker Skylight at the start of the Iran war.


rss: the register

  • Dirty Frag, Copy Fail, Fragnesia: The start of a worrisome Linux security trend
    Or is it just life today, with AI constantly digging through code repositories in search of security holes?
  • UK MPs slam digital ID rollout as a 'fiasco' after botched launch
    Government's 'rushed' plans damaged public confidence before ministers had even explained how the system would work
  • The Virtual OS Museum opens its doors
    A massive compilation of historic OSes and the emulators to run them
  • Feds unwittingly leak pilots' pre-crash conversation
    Release of spectrogram of cockpit recorder audio allows conversation recovery with 'emerging' decades-old tech
  • Minor edits to AI skills can make agents go rogue
    Text is the new attack
  • A Russian speaker and jailbroken Gemini went on a hacking spree and emptied at least one MAGA victim's crypto wallets
    Hey, Gemini, how much can we earn from one pump-and-dump cycle?
  • Zuck defends monitoring employees to win AI race in purported leaked audio
    Limping Llama model needs a crutch made of surveillance tools
  • Megalodon chums the waters in 5.5K+ GitHub repo poisonings
    Will Jason Statham save us?
  • Datacenter builders face an impossible quandary: Demand to the left of me, protests to the right
    Wood Mackenzie analysts say bit barn operators are in a tough spot
  • As memory prices squeeze enterprise buyers, Lenovo laughs all the way to the bank
    Switch to premium devices pays off as PC giant post record record, just don't ask about cheap laptops


rss: ars technica

  • SpaceX's Starship V3—still a work in progress—mostly successful on first flight
    SpaceX has more to prove before flying Starship all the way to low-Earth orbit.
  • Two space shuttle-era spacewalkers enter Astronaut Hall of Fame
    "Two astronauts whose careers embody excellence, leadership, and service."
  • China’s shark finning could lead to US seafood sanctions
    A formal petition to the US government calls for sanctions on Chinese seafood imports.
  • Four Russian satellites are now within striking distance of an ICEYE radarsat
    "This capability is not common for satellites conducting typical missions."
  • Ebola outbreak now third largest recorded and "spreading rapidly"
    Ebola outbreak risk level increased as deaths reach 177 with nearly 750 cases.
  • First-generation Chromecast users stressed by devices suddenly failing
    Google tells Ars it fixed the first-gen Chromecast bug.
  • Trump FCC asks public to comment on whether ABC's The View is a news show
    FCC seeks opinions on whether ABC show's decisions are "based on newsworthiness."
  • US scrambles to stop Internet users re-creating dead pilots’ voices
    Workaround flouts law that bans NTSB disclosures of cockpit audio recordings.
  • The Boys is dead. Long live Vought Rising.
    "There's a brighter future. All we need to do is take it."
  • Police boast of hacking VPN where criminals "believed themselves to be safe"
    Law enforcement intercepted VPN traffic, seized domains, and arrested its operator.


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