Day: June 12, 2023
Montana youth first to trial over whether state obligated to protect residents from climate change
A group of Montana youth who say their lives are already being affected by climate change and that state government is failing to protect them, are the first of dozens of such efforts to get their lawsuit to trial Monday.
The Great Grift: Five things to know about how COVID-19 relief aid was stolen or wasted
An Associated Press analysis found that fraudsters potentially stole more than $280 billion in COVID-19 relief funding; another $123 billion was wasted or misspent.
An interview with Philip Rosedale, who launched the online world Second Life in 2003 and says his vision predates Neal Stephenson’s 1992 coinage of “metaverse” (Simon Parkin/The Guardian)
Simon Parkin / The Guardian:
An interview with Philip Rosedale, who launched the online world Second Life in 2003 and says his vision predates Neal Stephenson’s 1992 coinage of “metaverse” — Mark Zuckerberg’s grand visio…
The Great Grift: Five things to know about how COVID-19 relief aid was stolen or wasted
An Associated Press analysis found that fraudsters potentially stole more than $280 billion in COVID-19 relief funding; another $123 billion was wasted or misspent
Italian special forces board ro-ro vessel to catch stowaways (Video)
Cameras spotted illegal immigrants below deck carrying ‘sharp’ objects
Italian special forces board ro-ro vessel to catch stowaways
Cameras spotted illegal immigrants below deck carrying ‘sharp’ objects