Hello #fediverse! This is GBH #News bringing you the world from #Boston. It's 66F at Logan Airport and visibility is 10mi.

Mens' wheelchair division champ Marcel Hug shattered his own course record in the #BostonMarathon yesterday -- AFTER crashing.

#OnThisDay in 1943, scientists discovered the hallucinogenic properties of LSD.

The Supreme Court will hear arguments on a law used to prosecute many participants in the #Jan6 insurrection. #SCOTUS

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"Twelve days later, when a #Palestinian civil defense crew finally reached the area, they found Hind’s body in a car riddled with bullets...

The ambulance lay charred roughly 50 meters away (about 164 feet) from the car, its destruction consistent with the use of a round fired by #Israeli tanks, according to six munitions experts."
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#Gaza #Palestine #Israel #WarCrimes #Genocide #News #WorldNews

"For three-and-a-half long hours on Jan. 29, the cellphone in 6-year old Hind Rajab’s hands was the closest thing she had to a lifeline. Alone in the back seat of a car outside a #Gaza City gas station, she was drifting in and out of consciousness, surrounded by bodies, as she told emergency dispatchers that #Israeli tanks were rumbling closer.

...Paramedics were on their way, the dispatchers kept telling her: Hold on."

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https://wapo.st/4aCoCqA

#Gaza #Israel #News

"Around 1 p.m., Hind’s cousin, 15-year-old Layan, called [her uncle] Samir. She told him they were surrounded and the Israeli army had opened fire on their car.

​​Everyone in the vehicle, except for Hind and Layan, were dead, she said. Samir called another uncle, Mohammed, who eventually reached the PRCS."

Listen to Layan's call using this
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#Gaza #Palestine #Israel #WarCrimes #War #Children #Genocide #News #WorldNews

NPR suspends veteran editor as it grapples with his public criticism
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline

https://www.npr.org/2024/04/16/1244962042/npr-editor-uri-berliner-suspended-essay

MIDDLE EAST UPDATE

Iran vows to hit Israel with weapon ‘never used before’ as world waits with bated breath over Middle East crisis
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #Israel #Iran

https://www.the-sun.com/news/11104279/iran-hit-israel-weapon-never-used-before/

Iran vows to hit Israel with weapon ‘never used before’ as world waits with bated breath over Middle East c...

IRAN has vowed to unleash a weapon “never used before” against Israel should their enemy strike back in retaliation for Tehran’s failed missile and drone blitz. Israel has now con…

^{Iona Cleave (The US Sun)}

#Democracy Dies Behind #Paywalls

Source: https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2024/04/paywall-problems-media-trust-democracy/678032/

This is satire, isn't it?

#media #capitalism #economy #journalism #press #freedom #politics #news #problem #money

Democracy Dies Behind Paywalls

The case for making journalism free—at least during the 2024 election

^{Richard Stengel (The Atlantic)}

TRUMP JURY CHALLENGE

Of the first 100 potential jurors, more than 50 said they could not be impartial and we're immediately dismissed.

This was before they even received the 42 page questionnaire.
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #GOP #Trump #BreakingNews #Breaking

On #Mastodon there are now
321 verified accounts from #news organizations in
20 languages and on
106 instances.

130 were active today.

Some accounts, that were active today are
@irozhlas (CZE)
@heiseonline_TopNews (GER)
@lesportiu (CAT)
@ClimateNewsNow (ENG)
@SWR2Wissen (GER)

Find the whole list on:
➡️ https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ixsccIFQ4uD2HFlf92Ag7VS3rNOGwa97wFsSb3JxCwo/edit#gid=876665327

Built by @mho

#MastodonMigration #SocialMedia #Fediverse #Media #Press #Newspaper #TwitterMigration #Newstodon

Verified Media on Mastodon

Languages @arstechnica@mastodon.social,ENG,1 @ProPublica@newsie.social,ENG,2 @Volksverpetzer@digitalcourage.social,GER,3 @heiseonline@social.heise.de,GER,4 @mediapart@mediapart.social,FRA,5 @tazgetroete@mastodon.social,GER,6 @RollingStone@mstdn.

^{Google Docs}

I started a 4th self-updating table, this time of #Media accounts on #Threads that have activated federation (aka "that can be followed from #Mastodon). Is this useful, do we need that? I fear that this will grow quickly and I will definitely need help finding all acounts. But if there's interest, I can try.

Here it is (the Dashboard is not yet very useful, I know):
⏩ https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1MKBARDB-JDI0BfiXvOhet0okFL_l2Au2uhzK6fmFK74/edit#gid=1993864896

Suggestions of accounts are welcome.

#Fediverse #MastodonMigration #SocialMedia #news #press

‘What would Britain do if a hostile nation flattened one of our consulates?’

Foreign Secretary David Cameron after condemning Iran: ‘We would take very strong action.’

One set of rules for the global south, another set of rules for the US and Europe.

In fact, the West's track record shows they'd bomb to oblivion civilian infrastructure and population.

#Israel #Palestine #Palestina #Gaza #Rafah #UK #UnitedKingdom #Britain #London #Cameron #politics #press #breaking #news #Iran

ESA accelerates the race towards clean energy from space

ESA accelerates the race towards clean energy from space

#news #space #science #esa #europeanspaceagency
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The #EPA Has Done Nearly Everything It Can to Clean Up This Town. It Hasn’t Worked.
==

Despite years of air monitoring, inspections and millions in penalties for petrochemical plants, the air in Calvert City, #Kentucky, remains polluted.

The EPA’s inability to fix it is an indictment of the laws governing clean air, experts say.

#Pollution #Environment #Climate #CleanAir #CleanWater #Cancer #News #Science #Law

https://www.propublica.org/article/calvert-city-kentucky-epa-pollution-westlake-sacrifice-zones?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

Why EPA Efforts to Clean Up Kentucky Town Haven’t Worked

Despite years of air monitoring, inspections and millions in penalties for petrochemical plants, the air in Calvert City, Kentucky, remains polluted. The EPA’s inability to fix it is an indictment of the laws governing clean air, experts say.

^ProPublica

🌞 Good morning #fediverse! This is GBH #News bringing you the world from #Boston. It's 55F at Logan Airport and visibility is 10 miles...

Which means it's a great day for a #BostonMarathon!!!!!

Today is a very special day in Boston as runners take over the streets for the city's iconic race.

See all the sights and news right here: https://www.wgbh.org/local-news/live-updates/live-updates-from-the-2024-boston-marathon

Live updates from the 2024 Boston Marathon

The 128th Boston Marathon is April 15, 2024. Follow along here for the latest updates and results.

^{GBH News (GBH)}

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I've held off publishing anything on the Cass Report until today because I didn't want any of the coverage on Assigned to be based on partial or second-hand knowledge.

There will be more to come, but my first entry into reporting on this divisive, emotional, and politically charged Report just seeks to give people a basic understanding of what the heck is in the thing. #trans #transgender #news #science #journalism

https://www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-news/whats-in-the-cass-report

What’s in the Cass Report?

The final report of the Cass Review of gender-affirming care for youth is being taken as vindication from anti-trans activists.

^{Evan Urquhart (Assigned)}

TRUMP STOCK TANKS!

Trump Media & Technology Group Corp., listed as DJT, continues to lose money and investors.

DJT opens 17% lower Monday morning, dropping to $27 per share.

The stock had soared to $79 per share after Trump cultists flocked to buy the stock. Those same Trump supporters are now losing their pants, shirts, shoes, etc.
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #GOP #Politics #uspolitics #uspol #Trump #BreakingNews #Breaking #DJT

https://www.cnn.com/markets/stocks/DJT

TAX DAY TODAY - 11:59 p.m.

The deadline for most people to file a 2023 tax return with the IRS is fast approaching; returns are due by 11:59 p.m., in your time zone, on Monday, April 15, with some exceptions.

Having received 100M returns as of April 5, the IRS expected to receive 128.5M by tonight's deadline!

GOOD LUCK 🤞
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #USA #Breaking #BreakingNews

https://news.google.com/articles/CBMiOmh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmNic25ld3MuY29tL25ld3Mvd2hhdC10aW1lLXRheGVzLWR1ZS1hcHJpbC0xNS_SAT5odHRwczovL3d3dy5jYnNuZXdzLmNvbS9hbXAvbmV3cy93aGF0LXRpbWUtdGF4ZXMtZHVlLWFwcmlsLTE1Lw?hl=en-US&gl=US&ceid=US%3Aen

MAGA is Killing Ukraine!

Ukraine's military chief warns of 'significantly' worsening battlefield situation in the east
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #Ukraine #Russia #BreakingNews #Breaking

https://www.yahoo.com/news/local-official-says-least-10-112303559.html

Will #Israel and #Iran now escalate into full-scale warfare, or will they return to the "shadow war" they've been fighting for decades?

An expert on U.S. national security and counterterrorism who served on the National Intelligence Council says there's reason to believe Iran will be wary of making additional public attacks
https://theconversation.com/shadow-war-no-more-hostilities-between-israel-and-iran-have-strayed-into-direct-warfare-is-there-any-going-back-227877
#News #BreakingNews

Shadow war no more: Hostilities between Israel and Iran have strayed into direct warfare – is there any going back?

A long-running conflict between adversaries Israel and Iran fell short of open confrontation – until both countries took more direct aim at each other.

^{The Conversation}

X’s #Community Notes is Spreading False Information About #TaylorSwift’s #Bodyguard

Source: https://www.bellingcat.com/news/2023/10/20/xs-community-notes-is-spreading-false-information-about-taylor-swifts-bodyguard/

The original tweet from the State of #Israel’s official account has received more than 53 million views. At the time of this writing, the first Community Note containing the false information about Swift’s bodyguard had over 650,000 views and the second one, which is still public, has over 1.4 million views. Taken together, this appears to show how lots of people can be shown Community Notes which do not add clarification but, in fact, add falsehoods to a post.

#news #fake #propaganda #problem #journalism #press

X’s Community Notes is Spreading False Information About Taylor Swift’s Bodyguard - bellingcat

Social media platform X’s Community Notes is spreading false information about Taylor Swift’s Bodyguard.

^{Bellingcat Investigation Team (bellingcat)}

Is #ChatGPT corrupting peer review? Telltale words hint at #AI use

Source: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-01051-2

Out of more than 1,600 scientists who responded to a 2023 Nature survey, nearly 30% said they had used generative AI to write papers and around 15% said they had used it for their own literature reviews and to write grant applications.

#technology #science #news #future

Is ChatGPT corrupting peer review? Telltale words hint at AI use

A study of review reports identifies dozens of adjectives that could indicate text written with the help of chatbots.

^{Singh Chawla, Dalmeet}

Meanwhile in Tehran

People lining up for gas, fearing a reprisal from Israel.
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #Israel #Iran #Tehran

#Israel shoots down #missiles and #drones after #Iran launches unprecedented #attack

source: https://www.npr.org/2024/04/13/1244641489/iran-israel-drone-attack-middle-east-gaza

Iran had vowed to retaliate after an #airstrike on an Iranian #consulate in #Syria earlier this month killed seven Iranian #military officials. It is the first time that Iran has launched an attack on Israel from Iranian soil, Israeli officials said.

#conflict #war #middleeast #news #politics

Sell Trump Media Stock (DJT) Now - An Implosion Is Likely

Trump has done this before - made a fortune off the backs of gullible supporters who are left with nothing after trusting Trump.

Your only hope is to cut your losses and sell your DJT stock NOW.

Having already lost 50% of its value, DJT is on a downward spiral to $2 per share - it's ACTUAL stock valuation!
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #GOP #Trump #DJT

https://www.forbes.com/sites/johntobey/2024/04/12/sell-trump-media-stock-djt-nowan-implosion-is-coming/

Sell Trump Media Stock (DJT) Now - An Implosion Is Likely

Avoid the potential waterfall

^{John S. Tobey (Forbes)}

My @Flipboard account is now federated!

Thanks to @marci and the team for upgrading my account.

Follow this account, @thekenyeung@flipboard.com, to receive a firehose of everything I curate in #tech, #science, #news, #photography, and more!

BREAKING NEWS 🚨

President Biden made it clear to Netanyahu that the US would not engage in any offensive operations against Iran.

Biden told Netanyahu to cool it.

Biden is trying to be the patient parent of two rowdy children - Israel and Iran.
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #Biden #USA #Breaking #BreakingNews #Israel #Iran

IDF lifts order for Israelis to stay near safe rooms, indicating Iran attack over for now
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #Israel #Iran #BreakingNews #Breaking

https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog-april-14-2024/

BREAKING NEWS 🚨

Israel's military cabinet gives the green light to a powerful military response to the Iranian regime.

Iran fired more than 200 missiles and drones at Israel.

The defense ministers of the USA and Israel are actively communicating right now.

A conversation between the heads of state is also being prepared.
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #Israel #Iran #USA #Breaking #BreakingNews

WHAT'S COMING NEXT?

"Israel has informed the Americans and regional governments that its response is imminent.

Its military measures could include launching drones into Iran and long-range airstrikes against Iran, possibly against military bases or nuclear facilities."
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #Israel #Iran #BreakingNews #Breaking