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Cuba has run out of diesel and fuel oil, energy minister says, as US blockade pushes island to brink

Minister Vicente de la O Levy says ‘Cuba is open to anyone that wants to sell us fuel’ as rolling power blackouts increase

Cuba has completely run out of diesel and fuel oil, the country’s energy minister said on Wednesday, as Havana faces its worst rolling blackouts in decades amid a US blockade that has strangled the island of fuel.

“We have absolutely no fuel (oil), and absolutely no diesel,” the energy minister, Vicente de la O Levy, said on state media, adding that the national grid was in a “critical” state. “We have no reserves.” Fuel oil is a product derived from crude oil distillation used to generate heat or power.

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Rand Paul’s son apologizes for antisemitic and anti-gay rant after accosting lawmaker

In apology, William Paul said he had had ‘too much to drink’ and the things he said ‘don’t represent who I really am’

Republican senator Rand Paul’s son William apologized on Wednesday for a drunken tirade at a bar in Washington DC, in which he reportedly told a Republican congressman he “hates Jews and hates gays”.

“Last night, I had too much to drink and said some things that don’t represent who I really am. I’m sorry and today I am seeking help for my drinking problem,” William Paul posted on social media under the handle TastyBrew1776.

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Federal judge blocks US sanctions against UN expert on occupied Palestinian territories

Trump officials likely violated Francesca Albanese’s rights by imposing measures after she criticized Israel, says judge

A federal judge on Wednesday temporarily blocked US sanctions against Francesca Albanese, a UN expert on the Palestinian territories, finding that the Trump administration likely violated her free speech rights by imposing the measures after she criticized US ally Israel’s war on Gaza.

The sanctions barred her from entering the US and banking there. Albanese, an Italian lawyer who is UN special rapporteur on the Israel-occupied Palestinian territories, recommended the international criminal court pursue war crimes prosecutions against Israeli and US nationals.

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Hacker Noon - python

I have this awesome Python library that -- wait, are you on 2 or 3?

Implementing Evaluator Optimizer Loops for Autonomous Data Governance in Self Healing Pipelines

Traditional data pipelines are breaking under the pressure of unstructured AI data. We solved the reliability gap by moving from linear ETL to Self-Healing Pipelines powered by Evaluator-Optimizer loops. By embedding an independent "Data Auditor" into the flow and enforcing a recursive feedback loop, we created a system that identifies and fixes its own logical hallucinations. This pivot toward Autonomous Data Governance increased our logic accuracy from 72% to 97.8%, proving that in regulated industries, orchestration is the only way to scale trust.

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Man Who Stole Beyonce's Hard Drives Gets Five-Year Sentence

A man accused of stealing hard drives containing unreleased Beyonce music, tour plans, and other materials from a rental car in Atlanta has pleaded guilty and accepted a five-year sentence, including two years in custody. Slashdot Bruce66423 shares a report from The Guardian: Kelvin Evans was by the Atlanta police department in September in connection to a July 2025 car robbery where two suitcases containing Beyonce music and tour plans were stolen from a rental car. [...] According to a July police report, Beyonce choreographer Christopher Grant and dancer Diandre Blue called 911 to report a theft from their rental vehicle, a 2024 Jeep Wagoneer, before Beyonce's Cowboy Carter tour dates in Atlanta. An October indictment stated that Evans entered the car on July 8 "with the intent to commit theft."

The stolen hard drives contained "watermarked music, some unreleased music, footage plans for the show and past and future set list," according to a police report. Clothing, designer sunglasses, laptops and AirPods headphones were also stolen, Grant and Blue said. Local law enforcement searched for the location of one of the stolen laptops and the AirPods to try and locate the property. One police officer wrote in the report: "I conducted a suspicious stop in the area, due to the information that was relayed to me. There were several cars in the area also that the AirPods were pinging to in that area also. After further investigation, a silver [redacted], which had traveled into zone 5 was moving at the same time as the tracking on the AirPods."

Evans was arrested several weeks after Grant and Blue filed a report, and was publicly named as the suspect in September. He was released on a $20,000 bond a month later. At the time of his arrest, Atlanta police said that the stolen property had not been recovered. It is unclear whether it has since been found.

Bruce66423 commented: "Just for stealing a couple of suitcases from a car. Funny how the elite punish those who inconvenience them. Can you imagine an ordinary victim see their offender get that sort of sentence?"

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SOLAI Launches $399 Solode Neo Linux AI Computer

BrianFagioli writes: SOLAI has launched the Solode Neo, a $399 Linux-based mini PC designed for always-on AI agents, browser automation, and persistent developer workflows. The compact system ships with an Intel N150 processor, 12GB LPDDR5 memory, 128GB SSD storage, Gigabit Ethernet, WiFi, Bluetooth, and a Linux-based operating system called Solode AI OS. The company says the device supports frameworks and tools including Claude Code, OpenAI Codex, Gemini CLI, and Hermes, while emphasizing local control, automation, and privacy-focused workflows running directly from a home network.

While SOLAI markets the Solode Neo as an "AI computer," the hardware itself appears aimed more at lightweight automation and cloud-assisted agent tasks than heavy local inference. The low-power Intel N150 should be sufficient for browser automation, scheduling, monitoring, containers, and smaller AI workloads, but the system is unlikely to compete with higher-end local AI hardware designed for running larger models offline. Even so, the idea of a dedicated low-power Linux appliance for persistent AI and automation tasks may appeal to homelab users and self-hosting enthusiasts looking for a simpler alternative to building their own always-on workflow box from scratch.

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VS rekenen op Chinese hulp om Straat van Hormuz te heropenen, zegt Rubio

14921 20260512_132154 from the rocks of the cliff to the twinkle of the Styx River cropped

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14920 20260512_131448 Lomandra and everlasting daisies

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UV light on white coral fungi

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UV light on white coral fungi

Tasmanian rainforest.

Dejima Exchange Building - Nagasaki - Japan

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Dejima Exchange Building - Nagasaki - Japan

The Dejima Koryu Kaikan (Dejima Exchange Building) located in Nagasaki, Japan.

Function: It serves as a hub for international exchange and business support, housing organizations like the Nagasaki Business Support Plaza and the Nagasaki International Association.

Design: The building is known for its distinctive architectural style, which includes characteristic round windows.

Seismic Upgrades: To enhance earthquake resistance, a "giant frame" structure was installed on the mid-level walls, which also contributes to the building's facade design.

Jizō, Hasedera

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Rows of Jizō statues at Hasedera Temple, Kamakura.

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Rubio: VS zetten bij Straat van Hormuz in op hulp van China

WASHINGTON (ANP) - De Verenigde Staten zetten voor het oplossen van de vastgelopen situatie rond de Straat van Hormuz in op de steun van China. Dat zei de Amerikaanse minister van Buitenlandse Zaken in gesprek met Fox News aan boord van de Air Force One, onderweg naar China.

"We hopen hen ervan te kunnen overtuigen een actievere rol te spelen om Iran ertoe te bewegen af te zien van wat het momenteel in de Perzische Golf doet en probeert te doen", zei Rubio.

De uitspraken van de minister staan in contrast met opmerkingen van de Amerikaanse president Donald Trump. Op de vraag of Xi behulpzaam zou kunnen zijn in de Iran-oorlog, antwoordde de Amerikaanse president voor zijn vertrek naar China: "Ik denk dat we helemaal geen hulp nodig hebben bij Iran."

De minister begeleidt de Amerikaanse president Donald Trump, die inmiddels in Beijing is aangekomen en donderdag een ontmoeting heeft met de Chinese leider Xi Jinping.


Kinderboekschrijfster die haar man vergiftigde krijgt levenslang

PARK CITY (ANP) - Een Amerikaanse vrouw die een kinderboek over rouw schreef nadat ze haar echtgenoot had vergiftigd, is veroordeeld tot levenslang zonder mogelijkheid tot vervroegde vrijlating. Dat melden Amerikaanse media.

Kouri Richins (36) werd in maart schuldig bevonden aan moord, en volgens de rechter is de moeder van drie "te gevaarlijk om ooit vrij te komen".

Volgens het Openbaar Ministerie doodde Richins haar echtgenoot Eric Richins in 2022 door hem een cocktail te serveren met vijf keer de dodelijke dosis fentanyl, waardoor ze 4 miljoen dollar kon erven en nog eens 2 miljoen dollar zou ontvangen uit levensverzekeringen die ze in het geheim op zijn naam had afgesloten.

Ze zei dat haar kinderboek, getiteld 'Are you with me?', was geschreven na de dood van haar echtgenoot om haar drie zonen te helpen met de verwerking.


You Won and You Also Lost

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You Won and You Also Lost

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