Video game performers to strike over AI concerns
Hollywood’s video game performers are going on strike, throwing part of the entertainment industry into another work stoppage after talks for a new contract with major game studios broke down over artificial intelligence protections.
Newly elected British leader Keir Starmer faced a House of Commons milestone on Wednesday. He fielded lawmakers’ queries at the boisterous weekly Prime Minister’s Questions session.
Southwest Airlines to assign seats, breaking 50-year tradition
Southwest Airlines plans to drop the open-boarding system it has used for more than 50 years and will start assigning passengers to seats, just like all the other big airlines.
Two black bears are being blamed for causing a bit of a ruckus in Connecticut. State officials say an adult bear and a cub got trapped inside a car in Winsted on July 15 and destroyed the vehicle's interior.
Fast-moving wildfire in the Canadian Rockies hits the town of Jasper
A fast-moving wildfire in the Canadian Rockies that had prompted 25,000 people to flee has roared into the near-deserted town of Jasper, causing devasting damage.
The Ohio Supreme Court says consumers can't expect boneless chicken wings to actually be free of bones.
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin says that Russian and Chinese bombers flying together for the first time in international airspace off the coast of Alaska is a new show of expanding military cooperation tand it raises concerns.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom ordered state agencies to start removing homeless encampments on state land Thursday.
Netanyahu in Washington: Israel PM to meet Biden, Harris
Vice President Kamala Harris said she urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to reach a cease-fire deal soon with Hamas so that dozens of hostages held in Gaza since the Oct. 7 attack can return home.
Like a solid 90%
It's like 40% of people vote, or some other ridiculously low number.
Texas town strips funding for monthly art event over drag show.
The arts center that organizes the monthly art walk, which draws 20,000 to downtown Lubbock, said the drag show happened at an off-site location and had no association with it.
cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/22721459
Anti-abortion stances hurt minorities most. So, it's surprising that Texas has one. The rate of teen mothers here is ridiculous though. Go out to a mall and you'll find half a dozen within an hour.
51 Texas school districts are not complying with state ban on hairstyle discrimination, ACLU says.
At least one school district, Tolar ISD in North Texas, told the ACLU it would update its policies to comply with the CROWN Act.
cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/22721947
The US doesn't respect the ICC's authority anyway.
It's the entire US government that's supporting Israel.
And they're already being arrested
I mean, it comes from people who identify as Jewish and who support the state of Israel. How is that not correct?
Joe Biden cannot stop Israel. They have openly and repeatedly made known their plan to conquer Gaza. They're already allowing "settlers" (terrorists) in to attack the local Palestinians and steal their land. American citizens, including many who donate to AIPAC, are getting involved in land deals for the conquered territory.
The entire powerbase of the western world is either taking part in the genocide and/or profiting from it or unable to do the right thing because of the political and financial power of the former.
Even if that wasn't the case, Israel is the only friendly nation in the middle east for western powers. Iran regularly starts shit and Saudi Arabia committed 9/11 (which we ignore because they have oil). A Jewish state is much friendlier to the (mostly white, Christian) government of the US.
An 824-page investigative file offers a visceral picture of an officer’s attempt to prosecute librarians amid a nationwide movement to criminalize books.
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/17908943
> The law enforcement officer spent months methodically gathering evidence. He leafed through thousands of pages and highlighted key passages amid reams and reams of paper. He wore his body camera to record his interactions with witnesses and suspects. And he photographed what he saw as instruments of the alleged crime: > > Books. > > The targets of the investigation? Three school librarians in Granbury, Texas. The allegation? They had allowed children to access literature — such as “The Bluest Eye,” by Toni Morrison — that the officer, Scott London, a chief deputy constable, had deemed obscene. > > In an extraordinary look into the ramifications of the right-wing backlash against books dealing with racism, gender, sex and sexuality, an 824-page investigative file obtained by NBC News and NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth shows how, for two years, London vigorously pursued felony charges against librarians in the Granbury Independent School District. > > London secured subpoenas, filed public records requests, received names of students who’d checked out certain books and, after a year, wrote draft criminal complaints. > > Those charges — distributing harmful material to a minor — were never filed. The investigation came to an end in June after Hood County District Attorney Ryan Sinclair turned down London’s request to indict the librarians, citing a lack of conclusive evidence to charge them with felonies.Sinclair declined to be interviewed and did not respond to written questions. London, who has ties to the anti-government constitutional sheriff’s movement and tried to launch a local chapter of the far-right Oath Keepers militia in 2020, did not respond to questions. > > ...
A lot has changed in 40 years. Jewish money in politics, for one.
'Deadpool and Wolverine' is here to shake up the Marvel Cinematic Universe
After years of trying and many months of feverish speculation “Deadpool & Wolverine” is here at least.
Summer Olympics: Russian man detained
French authorities say they have foiled several plots to disrupt the 2024 Olympics. France has been on high alert over the past few weeks as preparations to host the Olympics in Paris hit the final stretch.
No pads or mercy in what may be the oldest game in North America
Indigenous peoples have been playing stickball for centuries. It's perhaps the oldest game in North America, and every summer since 1975, teams have competed in Mississippi to become champion.
Netanyahu in Washington: Israel Prime Minister looks to boost US support
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will try to bolster U.S. support for his country’s fight against Hamas and other Iran-backed militants in a speech before Congress.
Shame that the Rules Police were the only police department that was defunded.
I had to get a watch guide for Supernatural. It had some great episodes and a lot of duds. I still never finished it, stopping on season 7.
Or a golden calf. Drive hime the whole anti-Christ thing
Heat-related Texas deaths climb after Beryl left millions without power for days or longer.
Almost two weeks after Beryl hit, heat-related deaths during the prolonged power outages have pushed the number of storm-related fatalities to at least 23 in Texas
cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/22560387
USA vs South Sudan: LeBron James helps US avoid upset in Olympics warm-up
LeBron James saved the U.S. from a stunning loss. James’ layup with 8 seconds left was the go-ahead basket, and the U.S.
