Walmart reports solid second-quarter sales and profits despite a challenging tariff environment
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US and EU frame the ongoing deal between the trading partners and solidify some commitments
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Η αναστολή λειτουργίας 38 σχολείων, Νηπιαγωγείων και Δημοτικών στους τέσσερις νομούς της Ηπείρου είναι η κορυφή του παγόβουνου. Είναι η απτή απόδειξη ενός τόπου που αργοπεθαίνει.. Το αποτέλεσμα της εγκατάλειψης δεκαετιών και της ερήμωσης.
Ολόκληρες επαρχίες δεν έχουν δημοτικό και νηπιαγωγείο εδώ και χρόνια. Τα χωριά κάθε χρόνο μετρούν και λιγότερους κατοίκους.
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Comment construire la paix ?
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"TURQUIE / KURDISTAN – La paix n’est pas seulement le silence des armes, mais la fin de la peur et de la colère, rendue possible par la vérité, la justice et la participation authentique de la société, écrit le journaliste kurde Hüseyin Salih Durmuş dans l’article suivant. « Défendre la paix est le plus grand […]
L’article Comment construire la paix ? est apparu en premier sur Kurdistan au
TURQUIE / KURDISTAN – La paix n’est pas seulement le silence des armes, mais la fin de la peur et de la colère, rendue possible par la vérité, la justice et la participation authentique de la société, écrit le journaliste kurde Hüseyin Salih Durmuş d…Kaf1 (Kurdistan au féminin)
Israel pounds Gaza City after offensive gets green light @palestine
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JERUSALEM: Israel hammered Gaza City and its outskirts overnight, residents said Thursday, after the defense ministry approved an expanded offensive to target the remaining Hamas strongholds in the strip.AFP (Arabnews)
Global broadcasters are straining their in-house resources to make sense of what Trump, Putin, Zelensky and the European Coalition of the Willing are doing and saying to promote a diplomatic solution to the Russia-Ukraine war.Gilbert Doctorow (Armageddon Newsletter)
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Battlefield was once a bastion of the FPS genre. Its gritty miltary action and great gunplay put it head and shoulders above most of the competition. However, that fortune has fallen in recent years. Battlefield 2042 in particular felt like the series' nadir, as it launched light on content and heavy on frustrations. However, the recent Battlefield 6 open ...
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Everyone's racing to grab Battlefield 6 freebies before launch, sending 2042's player counts flying during a time-limited Steam sale.Ben Sledge (PCGamesN)
Tech companies wanted "AI" to represent a bright future. Now it represents every annoyance in our daily lives.Corbin Davenport (The Spacebar)
> "My cousin... Maserati... wedding costs 50,000 EUR... it's tradition."
he's a walking meme lol
Δεν θυμάμαι ποιος το έγραψε και που το διάβασα, πάνω κάτω έλεγε:
Γρήγορα θα εγκαταλείψουν το ισραήλ όσοι νιώθουν έστω και λίγο άνθρωποι και όσοι παραμείνουν στην χώρα θα συγκροτήσουν μια μάζα ρατσιστών, οπαδών του απαρτχάιντ, ακροδεξιοί στρατόκαυλοι επεκτατιστές δολοφόνοι.
Το άρθρο που ανέβασε ο @dromografos επιβεβαιώνει αυτή την θέση:
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‘We've given up on #Israel’: Disillusioned with #Netanyahu and the war in #Gaza, Israelis are fleeingfrance24.com/en/middle-east/20…
Israel has seen emigration double since the attacks of October 7, 2023, and the subsequent war in Gaza. While some are choosing to leave for security reasons, among those choosing exile are peace activists weary of war and feeling increasingly isolated amid their country's illiberal drift.
"I no longer felt safe. I felt like the climate made it very easy to attack left-wing protesters like us, even if they were Israeli citizens," he recalls.
Mordechai now lives with his wife and two sons, ages 9 and 10, in #Greece, one of the top destinations for emigrating Israelis, with tens of thousands of them making a home there. As immigrants to Greece, “in #Athens we are isolated,” he says. “But at least people are not openly hostile.”
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Tormented Souls 2 will see Caroline Walker returning as the protagonist as she looks for a cure for her sister's unknown affliction.
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The Peace of Westphalia is over.
Unfortunately , the Jews and Muslims are waging war on us in our lands, whilst we twiddle our thumbs, pretending like they arent.
Camaguey, Cuba, August 20 (Prensa Latina) The Timbalaye La Ruta de la Rumba International Festival, that will open on August 25 and is dedicated to the influence of the Congo, will include various performances, theoretical panels, visits to education…Juan Carlos Dominguez Taño (Prensa Latina)
Q. I'm an idealistic ed-school grad looking for a teaching position where I'll have autonomy, can teach critical thinking and help kids love learning, won't be pressured to raise test scores, and the administrators will stand up to anti-diversity bigots and book banners.
A. Do you have a passport?
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The HyperX Cloud 3 is a wired gaming headset with USB and 3.5mm connections and a 10mm removable mic, and it's now down to just $67.99.Ben Stockton (PCGamesN)
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman Concedes GPT-5 Was a Misfire, Bets on GPT-6
Just one more GPT release and we have AGI. Please please bro, just one more GPT and it will be amazing. Bro, just one more GPT and then it's AGI. Please
‘We've given up on #Israel’: Disillusioned with #Netanyahu and the war in #Gaza, Israelis are fleeing
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Israel has seen emigration double since the attacks of October 7, 2023, and the subsequent war in Gaza. While some are choosing to leave for security reasons, among those choosing exile are peace activists weary of war and feeling increasingly isolated amid their country's illiberal drift.
"I no longer felt safe. I felt like the climate made it very easy to attack left-wing protesters like us, even if they were Israeli citizens," he recalls.
Mordechai now lives with his wife and two sons, ages 9 and 10, in #Greece, one of the top destinations for emigrating Israelis, with tens of thousands of them making a home there. As immigrants to Greece, “in #Athens we are isolated,” he says. “But at least people are not openly hostile.”
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Μαζέψαμε τη δαμασκηνιά εχτές. Θα φάμε πόσες οικογένειες από αυτό, δώσαμε σε συγγενείς και στη γειτονιά.
Μαγεία το να έχεις ένα μικρό κηπάκι.
Uganda has reached an agreement with the US to take in deportees from third countries who may not get asylum, but are “reluctant” to go back to their own countries, according to Uganda’s foreign ministry.
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African country’s foreign ministry says the two countries are working on the details of a deal over deporteesRachel Savage (The Guardian)
The @EU_Commission is looking for 60 independent experts for scientific panel on AI that
✅ Want to support the implementation & enforcement of the AI Act
✅ Have expertise in GPAI models and systems, and AI impacts
Apply by 14 September 👉 europa.eu/!jDQcNd
The European Commission is setting up a scientific panel of independent experts to support the implementation and enforcement of the AI Act.Shaping Europe’s digital future
Show HN: I replaced vector databases with Git for AI memory (PoC)
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Git Based Memory Storage for Conversational AI Agent - Growth-Kinetics/DiffMemGitHub
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Seven civilians were injured on Wednesday in an Israeli airstrike targeting the town of Al-Housh in the Tyre district, southern Lebanon.SabaNet - Yemen News Agency
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When you’re moving to Linux, your first experience matters a lot. If you feel limited, if you don’t understand what you’re doing, or if you have to spend hours researching what to do to make stuff work, you’re going to have a bad experience, and that’s why choosing your distro is a every important step.
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Your use case will define what you need to install. What you need to remember is:
With that out of the way, we can boil down your choice to 2 factors:
Desktop environments:
GNOME is the one that ships by default on most distributions, including the biggest one, Ubuntu. GNOME is very simple, sleek and minimalistic. It’s really easy to handle once you’ve spent 5 minutes with it. It can be customized using extensions, but these aren’t always super stable. GNOME is the default for Ubuntu, Fedora, and a GNOME variant is also shipped by almost all distributions.
KDE or Plasma is the second big one. it offers customization options for almost everything. From the position of the panel, the widgets you want to add to it, the whole layout of the desktop, the behaviour of the windows, the position of the window controls, everything can be adjusted to your liking. KDE is the default on KDE Neon, its flagship distribution, and KDE variants are available for most major distros.
Now you get many smaller desktop environments.
Cinnamon is the pendant of KDE, but using GNOME-like technologies and applications. Its default layout is also very close to wht you’d get on Windows, but it can be changed to your liking easily.
XFCE is a lightweight desktop environment, which might not look as good by default as the big ones, but is still very easy to customize, and runs on lower end machines without a hitch.
Mac users might prefer Pantheon, which ships on elementary OS, and uses a layout reminiscent of OSX, with a similar dock and top bar, minus the global menu.
You can also use MATE, which is using the same technologies as GNOME, but with a more traditional desktop behavior, or Budgie, which is a derivative of GNOME as well, with its own notification center and more customization options.
If your PC is not that fast, I’d recommend XFCE, although KDE can run pretty well with little system resources as well.
The distribution
Ok, so now you’ve chosen the desktop environment you want to go with. Now you need to decide which distribution you’re going to get.
GNOME:
If you’ve chosen GNOME, and you want stability, your options are either Ubuntu LTS, which has a very stable base, but older software, or Fedora, if you’d rather avoid proprietary software. If you’re allergic to the Ubuntu Orange, Zorin OS is also a very good choice, it uses the same base as Ubuntu LTS, but has tweaks that make it look a lot more modern, in my opinion.
If you’ve chosen GNOME and want the latest software versions and updates, you can go with Manjaro GNOME edition. It’s what we call a rolling release: this means it doesn’t have “versions”, it’s just continually updated with the latest software as they come out.If you want a healthy middle ground between stability, and up to date programs, go for the latest Ubuntu release. ubuntu has long term support releases, OR LTS, but it also has a new version every 6 months.
Pop!OS would also be a nice contender
KDE
If you’ve chosen KDE, the stable choice is KDE Neon. It’s a distribution based on Ubuntu LTS, so it’s rock solid, and has the latest KDE Plasma updates as a rolling release.If you’d prefer a more bleeding edge system all around, go for Manjaro KDE, or the latest Kubuntu release
Cinnamon
If you’ve elected to use Cinnamon, your stable option is Linux Mint. It’s also based on Ubuntu LTS, and has the latest Cinnamon updates. It’s customizable, simple to use, and won’t die or crash on you.Once again, the less stable route will be Manjaro Cinnamon
XFCE
XFCE has less choices, but you can get a very stable one in the form of Xubuntu, the XFCE based Ubuntu variant. Zorin OS Lite also offers a very good looking XFCE.Manjaro XFCE will give you a great, bleeding edge experience.
Pantheon
Your only real choice for Pantheon is elementary OS. elementary OS developers actually develop Pantheon as well, and they ship it in a beautiful package.
Europe’s taste is timeless and protected.
From golden Mediterranean olive oil to summit-aged cheeses, over 3,600 products are registered as Protected Designation of Origin (PDO), Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) and Geographical Indication (GI).
These labels don’t just reveal the story behind the name. They preserve it, celebrating the communities behind it, their craft, and its quality.
This summer, discover the flavours that define Europe 👇
An outline of EU quality schemes, how protected designation of origin and geographical indications safeguard and promote agricultural products.Agriculture and rural development
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Capture the Sun quest walkthrough in Disney Dreamlight Valley
Now that Joy is an official villager in Disney Dreamlight Valley, she's looking for ways to inspire happiness around the valley. One of her key tasks is to start up a game for you and some villagers to play in the Capture the Sun quest. You've never played Capture the Sun before, so navigating through this quest can be a bit tricky. It's an essential one to ...
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Rally some villagers to play a fun game.Kacee Fay (Destructoid)
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The system works! My hot take is that the script is the weak part here, or if not "weak" at least melodramatic in ways that rely on fridge logic, but the characterizations, performances, and direction are all elite and the rewatchability is endless.letterboxd.com
Thailand's suspended prime minister testifies over phone call that could get her booted from job
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SYRIE. Le pétrole : richesse pillée et économie parallèle
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"SYRIE – Sous la supervision d’un adjoint au ministre de l’Energie du gouvernement intérimaire et d’un cheikh identifié comme (NR), des saisies quotidiennes systématiques de grandes quantités de pétrole brut ont lieu, détournées au-delà de toute surveillance officielle et générant des profits estimés à des dizaines de milliers de dollars
SYRIE – Sous la supervision d’un adjoint au ministre de l’Energie du gouvernement intérimaire et d’un cheikh identifié comme (NR), des saisies quotidiennes systématiques de grandes quantités de pétrole brut ont lieu, détournées au-delà de toute surve…Kaf1 (Kurdistan au féminin)
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Help Sadness out in this friendship quest.
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Rachel Blevins | Why Trump and his Euro minions, and Zelensky, are unlikely to strike a comprehensive political settlement with Russia over Ukraine.NEWS WIRE (21st Century Wire)
The Texas House OK'd GOP-favored redistricting. California intends to counter with map of its own
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SYRIE. Une poursuite nocturne se termine par la mort de deux membres des Asayish
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"SYRIE / ROJAVA – Deux membres des Forces de sécurité intérieure (en kurde : asayîş) ont été tués, ainsi qu’un homme recherché, lors d’une opération de poursuite menée par les forces de sécurité la nuit dernière dans le quartier du complexe gouvernemental de la ville de Raqqa. L’opération a
SYRIE / ROJAVA – Deux membres des Forces de sécurité intérieure (en kurde : asayîş) ont été tués, ainsi qu’un homme recherché, lors d’une opération de poursuite menée par les forces de sécurité la nuit dernière dans le quartier du complexe gouverneme…Kaf1 (Kurdistan au féminin)
Ilona Maher wants America to fall in love with rugby during Women's World Cup
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Ohne Forschung zu Inklusion fehlt uns das Fundament für echte Teilhabe – und genau dieses Fundament steht jetzt auf der Kippe.Steady
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Genshin Impact's IRL event at gamescom teases Nod-Krai, Version 6.0, and yet another handsome anime man you'd better start saving your Primogems for
Genshin Impact’s big annual update is not far off. Thanks to this year’s gamescom, we’ve got our first look at one of the new characters joining the game’s roster with the upcoming expansion: Flins, the latest in Genshin's long line of eligible-and-they-know-it husbandos — and if ...
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Genshin Impact fans attending gamescom get to enjoy an immersive Nod-Krai experience, but those of us at home have something else to get excited about.Sherif Saed (VG247)
Ce thread explique que laisser pousser la végétation en ville, comme dans la vidéo, n'est pas juste une erreur ou un abandon, mais une pratique réfléchie pour favoriser la biodiversité, réduire les coûts et mieux gérer l'entretien. Les perceptions varient entre beauté et abandon, mais il faut aussi comprendre que la nature sauvage en ville peut être bénéfique pour l'environnement et la santé.
#nature #environnement
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Ce thread explique que laisser pousser la végétation en ville, comme dans la vidéo, n'est pas juste une erreur ou un abandon, mais une pratique réfléchie...UnrollNow
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Pierre Kropotkine est né avec l'anarchisme, deux ans après la publication de Qu'est-ce que la propriété ? de Proudhon. En cela, il est bien un homme de son siècle, le XIXe. Un siècle où toutes les…PARTAGE NOIR
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イーロン・マスク氏の企業xAIが手掛けるAIアシスタント「Grok」とユーザーが交わした37万件超の会話が、Grokのウェブサイトで公開されていたと、Forbesが報じている。CNET JAPAN
The spike protein of SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 'vaccines' has diminished us allJohn Leake (Principia Scientific Intl.)
Epson MX-80 Fonts
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Peru’s state-owned munitions company’s new strategic partnership with Israel’s Elbit Systems indicates an increasing complicity in the Gaza genocide and suggests Israeli surveillance technology will soon be used against Peru’s own dissidents.Emma Lucia Llano (Mondoweiss)
My Trade Secrets today. Everyone says Donald Trump conducts trade and tax policy like a mafia boss. But dealing with him often means not just an offer you can’t refuse but an offer you can’t rely on — sometimes an offer you can’t understand. on.ft.com/45KbJcQ
Die Bundesregierung will die Gebühr für den Perso erhöhen, um höhere Kosten auszugleichen. Eine Rolle spielt dabei auch die Umstellung auf digitale Passfotos.Christian Wölbert (heise online)
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Elon Musk’s Self-Driving Tesla Lies Are Finally Catching Up To Him
For nearly a decade Elon Musk has claimed Teslas can truly drive themselves. They can’t. Now California regulators, a Miami jury and a new class action suit are calling him on it.
An American legal advocacy organization has filed a lawsuit to seek the source of funding for the controversial US and Israeli-backed group delivering aid in the Gaza.
The US-run Gaza Humanitarian Foundation ( #GHF), a so-called humanitarian group is a death trap for the starving Palestinian people.
More than 1800 have been murdered.
#Gaza #SaveGaza #StopIsrael #SanctionIsrael #BDS #USPol #Trump
#palestine #Israel #Politics #Genocide #FoodAsWeapon #Starvation @palestine@a.gup.pe @israel @palestine@lemmy.ml
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Mega Evolution Plushes Have Arrived Ahead Of Pokemon Legends: Z-A's Release
Pokemon has released eight new Mega Evolution plushes including Gengar, Gardevoir, and six other Mega Evolved forms.
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AI’s latest feat: Depleting drinking water sources around Illinois, Midwest
Amount of water that’s being withdrawn for a single data center development is unknown because secrecy agreements between government bodies and companies keep this information from being publicly disclosed.
“Most of the focus around data centers has been on the energy side,” Volzer said. “What we don’t know about water questions is more than what we do know.”
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Large data centers working on artificial intelligence and other applications across the Midwest threaten to drain water supplies, a Great Lakes advocacy group warns.Brett Chase (Chicago Sun-Times)
Ukrainian suspected in the Nord Stream pipeline blasts arrested in Italy, German prosecutors say
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