South Korea plane crash is the deadliest in a year marked by several fatal aviation accidents https://apnews.com/article/korea-deadliest-plane-crash-2024-a83c12c323c453d5b6d066950750e5a6?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
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Treasury says Chinese hackers remotely accessed workstations, documents in ‘major’ cyber incident https://apnews.com/article/china-hacking-treasury-department-8942106afabeac96010057e05c67c9d5?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
The Embarrassing Trash That Got Us Through the Election
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2024/12/news-trump-election-movies-tv-games-tiktok-2024.html
This is how we coped in 2024.
The Plutocracy Wins Another Round Against MAGA Nation
https://newrepublic.com/article/189710/elon-musk-wins-laura-loomer-h1b-immigration-trump-maga
Elon Musk emerged victorious in Trumpworld’s first fight over foreign-born tech workers. But underneath Laura Loomer’s hateful rhetoric lies a legitimate concern.
Georgia AG encourages state’s top court to not hear Fani Willis appeal
Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr (R) encouraged the state’s top court to not take up Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis’s (D) appeal of a ruling disqualifying her from criminally prosecuting President-elect Trump.
“Mr. Carr is a witness in the case he is trying to influence...” Willis responded in a statement.
@harrymccracken If you still want to do it, "mix-blend-mode: luminosity;" appears to do the trick
Polar vortex poised to spin into U.S., leading to frigid January
https://www.axios.com/2024/12/30/polar-vortex-frigid-january-weather-midwest-east
Areas of the U.S., including the South and Southeast, are likely to see frigid air that could break records by mid-month, along with potentially blockbuster winter storms.
Pieces of the polar vortex are projected to swirl southward out of northern Canada and into parts of the U.S. during early and mid-January.
Exclusive: The Russian billionaires whose chemical factories fuel Russia's war machine
Chemicals factories founded or owned by some of Russia's wealthiest men are supplying ingredients to plants that manufacture explosives used by Moscow's military during the war in Ukraine, an analysis of railway and financial data shows.
German air taxi start-up Volocopter files for insolvency
FBI issues warning to leagues about organized crime groups targeting pro athletes
https://apnews.com/article/fbi-athlete-burglaries-1f1fa84bcab6ba49cc127949c8688816
The FBI is warning sports leagues about crime organizations targeting professional athletes following a string of burglaries at the homes of prominent NFL and NBA players.
The athletes’ homes are targeted due to the perception they may contain high-end goods like designer handbags, jewelry, watches and cash, the FBI said in a Liaison Information Report...