Elon Musk’s X is being used as a key ‘weapon of mass manipulation’ for Russian disinformation, the EU says, and warns it is ‘watching’ the social network

One of Putin’s guards who denounced the war and fled Russia says he’s being pursued even in South America

Tortoise escapes from Pennsylvania vet clinic for third time

The Lie Detector Was Never Very Good at Telling the Truth. Taking a polygraph test is always stressful, and the results are often flawed. So why have police been using it for 100 years?

Texas church defies government crackdown by blessing drag queens

A select group of inmates at Cooma Correctional Centre in New South Wales have been tasked with rehabilitating and caring for dogs that would otherwise go to the pound. The 4 month old program is essentially an in-prison animal shelter run by the inmates. 10 dogs have already found new homes.

US legislators should be cracking down on child labor. But they want more: Adult workers are demanding a fairer slice of corporate profits – so child labor is a way to increase and undercut the labor pool

Dead’ Russian Admiral Shoved in Front of the Cameras to Prove He Survived Missile Blast.

NEW: Uganda may execute a man for the first time since 2005. In Uganda, same-sex relationships will still carry the death penalty, joining eleven other nations.

NEW: Uganda may execute a man for the first time since 2005. In Uganda, same-sex relationships will still carry the death penalty, joining eleven other nations. This represents a staggering setback in the treatment of LGBTQ+ people in Africa.t.co/BIj7bxQ1uJ

— UNICORN RIOT (@UR_Ninja) September 27, 2023

Estonia plans to rename Russian Kaliningrad to Königsberg

Ukrainian children as young as 4 months old are being forcibly taken to Russia. Officials don’t know what is happening to them.

Scientists discover evidence of extinct species of humans from half a million years ago

Musk’s X disabled feature for reporting electoral misinformation – researcher

Keep off that grass: Herd of sheep eats 100kg of cannabis in Greece after Storm Daniel floods

Ukraine ‘clarifying’ whether Russian commander was killed in strike, after video purportedly shows him alive

EU warns Elon Musk after Twitter found to have highest rate of disinformation

‘Staggering’ green growth gives hope for 1.5C, says global energy chief | The Guardian

Japanese Company Testing Drug to Regrow Teeth in Humans

Why Medical Debt Forgiveness Drives Are Not Enough | On the politics of ransom, and why there is no substitute for free universal healthcare.

Music Therapy has been leveraged to help stroke patients improve their walking through a mechanism called Auditory-Motor-Entrainment; rhythmic stimulation synchronizes motor and auditory systems and improves walking.

Mexico cancels lithium mining concessions held by Chinese firm

COVID vaccines linked to unexpected vaginal bleeding: A large cohort study measured how frequently women reported bleeding after receiving COVID-19 jabs. (Nature).

From Peel to Healing: The Anti-Cancer Properties of Citrus Antioxidants

France moves homeless people out of Paris as city prepares for next summer’s Olympics

Arctic Sea Ice 6th Lowest on Record; Antarctic Sees Record Low Growth