‘We don’t want this anymore’ — Russia rejects a ceasefire in Ukraine, Lavrov says
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Day: May 22, 2025
The Information: Microsoft Engineers Forced To Dig Their Own AI Graves
Longtime Slashdot reader theodp writes: In what reads a bit like a Sopranos plot, The Information suggests some of those in the recent batch of terminated Microsoft engineers may have in effect been forced to dig their own AI graves. The (paywalled) st…
News media: An idea for better-informed voters
Re: “One thing helping Trump’s approval rating: Some people aren’t paying attention” (May 20, Nation & World): The latest New York Times/Siena College poll found that President Donald Trump’s approval ratings were higher with voters who hadn’t foll…
News media: The power of shared humor
We had a chance to see columnist and author Dave Barry Tuesday night at Town Hall Seattle. His wonderful wit and sense of humor made us realize how much we miss him and others (including Erma Bombeck, Art Buchwald) in the paper. Barry reminded us how e…
A former Florida Republican congressional candidate gets 3 years for threatening primary opponent
A former Florida Republican congressional candidate accused of stalking and plotting to have his primary opponent murdered by a purported foreign hit squad has been sentenced to three years in federal prison.
Institute of Peace reclaims its headquarters after court win over Musk’s cost-cutting team
The U.S. Institute of Peace has retaken control of its headquarters, two days after a federal judge said the firing of its board and employees by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency was illegal.
Trump confronts South Africa’s president with baseless claims about the killing of white farmers
Trump confronts South Africa’s president with baseless claims about the killing of white farmers
Most books pulled from Naval Academy library are back on the shelves in latest DEI turn
The reviews and changes are part of the Trump administration’s far-reaching efforts to purge so-called DEI content from federal agencies.
School funding: Equality begins with children
Re: “A long time coming: Governor to prioritize school funding” (May 21, Opinion): Desired outcome: that every student receive an equal amount of funding for his/her education. That is, the King County child receives the same as the child in Tenino. As…
Extra cancer scans for women with dense breasts could save 700 lives a year – UK study
Adding scans to existing screening could catch harder-to-detect early-stage cases of disease, research showsHundreds of lives could be saved every year with extra cancer checks for women with very dense breasts, a study suggests.Millions of women under…