Wednesday, March 31, 2021

New top story on Hacker News: Baltimore plant ruins 15M Johnson and Johnson coronavirus vaccines

Baltimore plant ruins 15M Johnson and Johnson coronavirus vaccines
41 by UncleOxidant | 6 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Is the “cult” of Y Combinator good or bad for Africa’s startup ecosystem?

Is the “cult” of Y Combinator good or bad for Africa’s startup ecosystem?
26 by mellosouls | 2 comments on Hacker News.


PM-covid-update


By Unknown Author from NYT Slideshows https://ift.tt/2QU3ybi

Pentagon issues new rules overturning Trump’s ban on transgender troops.


By BY HELENE COOPER from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3m7LIgk

Man Is Charged With Smuggling in Crash That Killed 13 Migrants in California


By BY JACEY FORTIN from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3rEXTT2

Jill Biden, in California, Lends Support to Farmworkers Seeking Vaccinations


By BY KATIE ROGERS from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3fwmzL9

Investigators say a Trump aide took it upon himself to award hefty pandemic contracts.


By BY SHERYL GAY STOLBERG from NYT World https://ift.tt/3sFiKHh

40 Years After Reagan, a Bet Big Government Can Get Something Done


By BY DAVID E. SANGER from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3sHDwWz

Clerk Who Questioned $20 Bill Watched Floyd Arrest With ‘Disbelief and Guilt’


By BY JOHN ELIGON, SHAILA DEWAN, TIM ARANGO AND NICHOLAS BOGEL-BURROUGHS from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3rG9Ac0

Investment Firm’s Collapse Put Unseen Risks on Full Display


By BY MATT PHILLIPS from NYT Business https://ift.tt/3fwm9EE

Matt Gaetz investigado por posible tráfico sexual, según fuentes


By BY MICHAEL S. SCHMIDT, KATIE BENNER AND NICHOLAS FANDOS from NYT en Español https://ift.tt/31zxH1N

Nationals Player Tests Positive for Virus Before Opening Day


By BY DAVID WALDSTEIN from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/3dl8Ioh

New top story on Hacker News: Update on campaign targeting security researchers

Update on campaign targeting security researchers
3 by arkadiyt | 0 comments on Hacker News.


As Cuomo Sought $4 Million Book Deal, Aides Hid Damaging Death Toll


By BY JESSE MCKINLEY, DANNY HAKIM AND ALEXANDRA ALTER from NYT New York https://ift.tt/3sHjv2D

Factory Mix-Up Ruins Up to 15 Million Vaccine Doses From Johnson & Johnson


By BY SHARON LAFRANIERE AND NOAH WEILAND from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2OaIH2l

Biden’s Infrastructure Plan Meets Skepticism, Signaling Fight to Come


By BY EMILY COCHRANE from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/39uyzsG

As Virus and Economic Woes Ravage Brazil, Bolsonaro Improvises and Confounds


By BY ERNESTO LONDOÑO AND LETÍCIA CASADO from NYT World https://ift.tt/3sBzTBA

Biden bets that tackling climate change will create jobs, not kill them.


By BY CORAL DAVENPORT, NOAM SCHEIBER AND LISA FRIEDMAN from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3u7EV9p

As devastating video played in court, George Floyd’s brother was there to watch.


By BY TIM ARANGO from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3rEcYV3

Minnesota Court Ruling Fuels Calls to Change Sexual Assault Law


By BY CHRISTINA MORALES from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2PmXKXn

New top story on Hacker News: The Collapse of Puerto Rico’s Iconic Telescope

The Collapse of Puerto Rico’s Iconic Telescope
5 by grzm | 0 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: BundleWrap: Simple Decentralized Configuration Management

BundleWrap: Simple Decentralized Configuration Management
3 by polyrand | 0 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Google Maps will soon default to the route with the lowest carbon footprint

Google Maps will soon default to the route with the lowest carbon footprint
66 by ra7 | 67 comments on Hacker News.


Tuesday, March 30, 2021

For Syrians, the pandemic has increased the need for humanitarian assistance, but donations prove ‘woefully inadequate.’


By BY RICK GLADSTONE from NYT World https://ift.tt/3ueJij7

New top story on Hacker News: Elizabeth Loftus Changed the Meaning of Memory

Elizabeth Loftus Changed the Meaning of Memory
4 by Hooke | 0 comments on Hacker News.


‘It Wasn’t Right’: Young Witnesses Offer Emotional Testimony in Chauvin Trial


By BY JOHN ELIGON, TIM ARANGO AND NICHOLAS BOGEL-BURROUGHS from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/31Bsuq9

The Morning


By Unknown Author from NYT Briefing https://ift.tt/3m7kaYL

Baseball’s back, so teams are deciding whether their stadiums will continue to serve as vaccination venues.


By BY MADELEINE NGO from NYT World https://ift.tt/2PK1H8s

G. Gordon Liddy, Mastermind Behind Watergate Burglary, Dies at 90


By BY ROBERT D. MCFADDEN from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2PdkRnn

Biden to call for increase in corporate taxes to pay for $2 trillion infrastructure plan.


By BY JIM TANKERSLEY AND EMILY COCHRANE from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2PK1EJO

Democrats debate their strategy for pushing through voting rights legislation.


By BY NICHOLAS FANDOS AND MICHAEL WINES from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2QOvhdj

Biden to Pay for Infrastructure Plan With 15 Years of Corporate Taxes


By BY JIM TANKERSLEY AND EMILY COCHRANE from NYT Business https://ift.tt/3wmgmaP

Chauvin Trial: Day 2 Key Moments


By BY CHRISTINA KELSO AND LUCAS LILIEHOLM from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3sGx3Ly

‘No Place for a Child’: Inside the Tent Camp Housing Thousands of Migrant Children


By BY MIRIAM JORDAN from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3wea64D

New top story on Hacker News: Cyble (YC W21) Is Hiring

Cyble (YC W21) Is Hiring
1 by beenu_cyble | 0 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: U.S. human rights report documents China's genocide in Xinjiang

U.S. human rights report documents China's genocide in Xinjiang
30 by lawrenceyan | 3 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Suppressing a gene by using its antibody can lead to tooth growth: animal study

Suppressing a gene by using its antibody can lead to tooth growth: animal study
21 by elorant | 8 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Hershey Fonts: Not Chocolate, the Origin of Vector Lettering

Hershey Fonts: Not Chocolate, the Origin of Vector Lettering
8 by zdw | 1 comments on Hacker News.


Scenes from Day 2 of the Derek Chauvin trial.


By Unknown Author from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3u5Gx3q

State Dept. Reverses Trump Policies on Reproductive and Religious Freedoms


By BY LARA JAKES from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2QTy5WL

Democrats Splinter Over Strategy for Pushing Through Voting Rights Bill


By BY NICHOLAS FANDOS AND MICHAEL WINES from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3cBxJwr

After a day of emotional testimony, here’s what experts expect next.


By BY ANDRÉS R. MARTÍNEZ AND MARIE FAZIO from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3dhqwkg

State Dept. Reverses Trump Policies on Reproductive and Religious Freedoms


By BY LARA JAKES from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3sBmcTa

Biden Announces Actions to Combat Anti-Asian Attacks


By BY ZOLAN KANNO-YOUNGS from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3dj8NbX

How to Stop Schools That Prey on Veterans


By BY THE EDITORIAL BOARD from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/2PklUBQ

New top story on Hacker News: What does a PGP signature on a Git commit prove?

What does a PGP signature on a Git commit prove?
13 by JNRowe | 3 comments on Hacker News.


Monday, March 29, 2021

New top story on Hacker News: Innernet: open source Rust based Tailscale alternative by Tonari

Innernet: open source Rust based Tailscale alternative by Tonari
46 by ricklamers | 5 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Tar is an ill-specified format

Tar is an ill-specified format
28 by moomin | 0 comments on Hacker News.


Canada suspends the use of the AstraZeneca vaccine for people under 55.


By BY CATHERINE PORTER from NYT World https://ift.tt/31t2CMT

‘No Excuse Not to Be Vaccinated’ in Texas, Which Expands Eligibility to All Adults


By BY EDGAR SANDOVAL from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3dlX4t8

‘Believe Your Eyes,’ Prosecutor Tells Jury on First Day of Derek Chauvin Trial


By BY JOHN ELIGON, TIM ARANGO, SHAILA DEWAN AND NICHOLAS BOGEL-BURROUGHS from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2P9MP3l

Mike Pompeo grows more combative as he eyes 2024.


By BY LARA JAKES AND MICHAEL CROWLEY from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3cyYtxj

New top story on Hacker News: Git email flow vs. GitHub flow

Git email flow vs. GitHub flow
24 by pabs3 | 11 comments on Hacker News.


Banks Face Billions in Losses as a Bet on ViacomCBS and Other Stocks Goes Awry


By BY KATE KELLY, MATT PHILLIPS, ANDREW ROSS SORKIN AND ALEXANDRA STEVENSON from NYT Business https://ift.tt/2QQLgrq

A reporter in Minneapolis breaks down Day 1 of the trial.


By Unknown Author from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3ryoAc9

And the winner is . . .


By BY ERIC NAGOURNEY from NYT World https://ift.tt/3u99hbl

Democrats start preparing a path for Biden’s spending plans, but it will be a bumpy one.


By BY JIM TANKERSLEY AND EMILY COCHRANE from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2Phnqog

With an Eye on 2024, a Rarely Bashful Pompeo Grows More Combative


By BY LARA JAKES AND MICHAEL CROWLEY from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3fqaKpN

Biden Pushes Mask Mandate as C.D.C. Director Warns of ‘Impending Doom’


By BY SHARON LAFRANIERE AND SHERYL GAY STOLBERG from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3cxidkR

Need a Virtual Escape? Why Not Fly Above the Suez Canal.


By BY EMMETT LINDNER from NYT World https://ift.tt/31sLp6v

On the first day of the trial, Americans remembered George Floyd.


By Unknown Author from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/39q4B97

The Supreme Court faces an odd quandary in a lawsuit pension funds brought against Goldman Sachs.


By BY ADAM LIPTAK from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3w9Vp2q

A multinational tangle in the Suez grounding, but a Japanese shipbuilding giant may end up holding the bag.


By BY MOTOKO RICH, HIKARI HIDA, MAKIKO INOUE, HISAKO UENO AND VIVIAN YEE from NYT World https://ift.tt/3wcJq4c

Given power of video, legal experts say Chauvin should consider testifying.


By BY ANDRÉS R. MARTÍNEZ AND TIM ARANGO from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3sC7n2J

Cause of death will be a major issue for both sides.


By BY GINA KOLATA from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3fn5jYz