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By sky and sea, Ukraine’s drone strikes challenge Russia’s grip on Crimea
Russia maintained an iron grip on Crimea since seizing it from Ukraine in 2014. Many Russian civilians go there to enjoy the beaches. But now Ukraine is hitting Crimea hard, upending daily life.
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Warning over playset issued after toddler’s death: ‘Stop using immediately’
No recall has been issued, but federal regulators are urging consumers to throw away the sets.
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Flock will add privacy guardrails to camera systems amid backlash
Flock Safety will implement new privacy and data retention policies as pressure grows on the automated license plate operator to prevent its technology from being abused or used to conduct mass surveillance. The company announced Thursday it will shorten the recommended default data retention window from 30 to seven days to cut the amount of…
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Grieving family pay tribute to ‘devoted dad’, 56, killed in street brawl sparked by deadly turf war between rival biker gangs
The family of a 56-year-old man killed in a street brawl have paid tribute to him as a “devoted dad”. The death has drawn attention to violence reportedly connected to a long-running territorial dispute between rival biker gangs. The man died after the confrontation, although the article does not establish his role in the dispute.…
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Wisconsin Democratic candidate for governor David Crowley reveals he won’t campaign with Hasan Piker
David Crowley said he won't campaign with Hasan Piker, distancing himself from platforms he says divide the Democratic Party ahead of the Wisconsin governor's race.
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West Ham’s boardroom battle on eve of Championship season
As West Ham get ready to start their first league campaign outside the top flight since 2011-12, what’s going on in the boardroom?
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Dick Cheney’s cardiologist: Trump ‘has not looked well’
Dr. Jonathan Reiner, former Vice President Dick Cheney’s cardiologist, wrote Wednesday that President Trump “has not looked well” during his second term. Reiner, who is also a professor of medicine and surgery at George Washington University, penned an op-ed in The New York Times noting past presidents who have hidden the state of their health,…
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Mine by Adam Ouston review – novel told in a single sentence is a hallucinatory reading experience
Adam Ouston’s Mine is an experimental second novel written as a single, unbroken sentence, following an ageing poet trapped at the bottom of an abandoned Tasmanian mine while pursuing material for his final major work. The reviewer finds the form strenuous but exhilarating, arguing that its breathless, disorientating style makes the reader share the protagonist’s…
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New York Film Festival’s Currents section unveils Bardi centrepiece
Film at Lincoln Center has announced the Currents programme for the 64th New York Film Festival, presenting experimental and international films, shorts and restorations. Tala Hadid’s “Bardi”, centred on Morocco’s centuries-old Tbourida equestrian ritual, is the section’s Centrepiece and will receive its world premiere, reflecting Currents’ emphasis on films that push formal boundaries. The line-up…
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The SEC investigation no founder sees coming
The first lesson I learned from this process: You can cooperate with a regulator and never realize you are the one in its sights.