Doctor bailed over Matthew Perry drugs death

Dr Mark Chavez is among five people charged over the Friends star's death in Los Angeles last year.

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New top story on Hacker News: Google Cloud: synchronous disk replication

Google Cloud: synchronous disk replication
4 by tosh | 0 comments on Hacker News.

What the outdoor smoking ban in Australia could tell us about UK's future

In Australia, smoking outdoors in pubs is heavily regulated - could the UK follow suit?

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New top story on Hacker News: Deconstructing the Garbage-First Collector [pdf]

Deconstructing the Garbage-First Collector [pdf]
6 by luu | 0 comments on Hacker News.

Molly-Mae Hague speaks out on her 'very sad' split

The influencer says it "doesn't feel right" to talk publicly about why she split with Tommy Fury.

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Hiker rescued after workmates left him on mountain, says search crew

He survived stormy weather and multiple falls after reaching a Colorado mountain summit on his own.

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New top story on Hacker News: Type 2 diabetes drug associated with 35% lower risk of dementia, study finds

Type 2 diabetes drug associated with 35% lower risk of dementia, study finds
9 by monkey_monkey | 2 comments on Hacker News.

South Korea faces deepfake porn 'emergency'

The president has addressed the growing epidemic after Telegram users were found exchanging doctored photos of underage girls.

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Amy Winehouse and Marianne Faithfull items to be auctioned

The items are being sold as part of the auction house's inaugural pop culture auction.

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New top story on Hacker News: OpenAI shows 'Strawberry' to feds, races to launch it

OpenAI shows 'Strawberry' to feds, races to launch it
21 by spwa4 | 14 comments on Hacker News.

Man charged with attempted murder after mother stabbed at Carnival

The Met Police says the woman, who was with her child, remains in a critical condition in hospital.

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New top story on Hacker News: Run System Commands in Ruby – When to use which methods to run shell commands

Run System Commands in Ruby – When to use which methods to run shell commands
3 by thunderbong | 0 comments on Hacker News.

England name Smith and Heath in T20 World Cup squad

England name spinner Linsey Smith and wicketkeeper-batter Bess Heath in their squad for the T20 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates.

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New top story on Hacker News: Show HN: Z80 Sans

Show HN: Z80 Sans
32 by 0d0a | 2 comments on Hacker News.

Tories ask who authorised Labour donor's No 10 pass

The Conservatives say it is 'deeply concerning' Labour's biggest donor was given access to No 10.

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New top story on Hacker News: MavenGate gets it all wrong and hurts open source

MavenGate gets it all wrong and hurts open source
26 by erikvanoosten | 0 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Why fans of nuclear are a problem today

Why fans of nuclear are a problem today
6 by locallost | 4 comments on Hacker News.

Anthony Fauci recovering from West Nile virus

The former chief medical adviser is now recovering at home after suffering fever and chills.

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England call up Hull after Wood ruled out of SL series

England fast bowler Mark Wood is replaced by Josh Hull in England's squad for the remaining two Tests against Sri Lanka.

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It's Carnival weekend! - Watch the Premier League's best Caribbean goals

With it being Carnival weekend, BBC Sport looks back as Dwight Yorke, Ricardo Fuller and Michael Antonio feature in the Premier League's best goals by players from the Caribbean.

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Leeds Festival-goers leave as tents and urinals blow away

Ticket-holder says Friday 'worst day ever' as high winds blow down urinals and merchandise stands.

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Viral US TikToker's mission to prove British food isn't bland

Kalani Smith, from Tennessee, reviews staples of British cuisine to his three million followers.

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BBC sacks One Show presenter Jermaine Jenas after complaints

The ex-footballer says there are "two sides to every story" after he is taken off air by the BBC.

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Man charged after nine-year-old girl stabbed

Jordan Wilkes, who is 28 and from Christchurch, is charged with attempted murder.

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Who Is Kamala Harris?

Who is Kamala Harris and how did she rise to the top of the US Democratic Party?

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Biden’s long goodbye and Hillary takes jabs at Trump

The president gives his farewell speech to Democrats and Hillary fires shots at Trump

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Mpox: How dangerous is it?

It has been declared a global health emergency twice in two years

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KSI and the Sidemen among UK's richest gamers

YouTubers KSI and the Sidemen are listed alongside billionaire developers and industry legends in The Sunday Times UK Gaming Rich List 2024.

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Tesco recalls 'melt in middle' vegan burgers for getting too hot

The supermarket says there is a potential "burn risk" to customers when eating them.

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Could Trump really deport one million immigrants?

The mass deportation of undocumented immigrants would face legal and practical challenges - and cost billions.

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More August sunshine this weekend?

Will it be warm and sunny over the next few days?

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Thai heiress brings back divisive dynasty - but for how long?

Ms Paetongtarn brings a fresh face, and yet another member of the powerful Shinawatra clan to the top job.

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Army chaplain reportedly attacked at barracks

Irish police are investigating "a very serious incident" at Renmore Barracks in Galway.

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New top story on Hacker News: Show HN: COBOL-REKT, a toolkit for analysing and reverse-engineering COBOL

Show HN: COBOL-REKT, a toolkit for analysing and reverse-engineering COBOL
3 by armorer | 0 comments on Hacker News.
This is an evolving toolkit of capabilities helpful for analysing and reverse engineering legacy Cobol code. Currently, the following capabilities are available: - Program / Section-level flowchart generation based on AST (SVG or PNG) - Parse Tree generation (with export to JSON) - Control Flow Tree generation (with export to JSON) - Allows embedding code comments as comment nodes in the graph - The SMOJOL Interpreter (WIP) - Injecting AST and Control Flow into Neo4J - Injecting Cobol data layouts from Data Division into Neo4J (with dependencies like MOVE, COMPUTE, etc.) + export to JSON - Injecting execution traces from the SMOJOL interpreter into Neo4J - Integration with OpenAI GPT to summarise nodes using bottom-up node traversal (AST nodes or Data Structure nodes) - Exposes a unified model (AST, CFG, Data Structures with appropriate interconnections) which can be analysed through [JGraphT]( https://jgrapht.org/ ), together with export to GraphML format and JSON. - Support for namespaces to allow unique addressing of (possibly same) graphs - ALPHA: Support for building Glossary of Variables from data structures using LLMs - ALPHA: Support for extracting Capability Graph from paragraphs of a program using LLMs - ALPHA: Injecting inter-program dependencies into Neo4J (with export to JSON) - ALPHA: Paragraph similarity map Contributions / use cases are welcome!

Watch: Thousands of women protest about rape and murder of doctor in India

Women led a march in West Bengal state after a female doctor's brutal rape and murder last week.

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Cyanide in canal 'could be removed in a week'

Sodium cyanide is one of three substances released into the canal in the incident in Walsall.

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Ten in hospital after suspected overdose at Irish prison

The prisoners were brought to the Midlands Regional Hospital Portlaoise on Tuesday afternoon.

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Daley 'has transcended diving', says 10m syncro partner

Noah Williams says Tom Daley "has transcended diving", following the five-time Olympic medallist's decision to  retire from the sport.

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New top story on Hacker News: Go Algorithms and Data Structures: Best Practices for Beginners

Go Algorithms and Data Structures: Best Practices for Beginners
8 by pgAlum | 1 comments on Hacker News.

Eurovision star: There never was a case against me

The singer was disqualified from the contest in May, after an alleged altercation with a camerawoman.

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Prince William's hairy moment in Olympics video message

Prince William's beard took all the attention in his latest congratulatory Olympics video. But he's not the first royal to wear a beard.

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Musk's Trump interview caps months of warming relations

The two businessmen have sparred in the past - but in this election seem firmly on the same side.

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Stunning pictures from the Bristol Balloon Fiesta

Good weekend weather allows hundreds of balloons to fly in mass ascents.

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Iconic Irani cafes serving creamy chai and fresh samosas face extinction in Indian city

The southern city of Hyderabad was once a centre for iconic Irani cafes - now many of them are closing down.

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New top story on Hacker News: Ask HN: Resources about math behind A/B testing

Ask HN: Resources about math behind A/B testing
5 by alexmolas | 4 comments on Hacker News.
I've been learning more about AB testing during the last months. I've read almost all the work by Evan Miller, and I've enjoyed it a lot. However, I'd like a more structured approach to the topic since sometimes I feel I'm missing some basics. I've good math knowledge and pretty decent stats foundations. Which are your favourite books/papers in this topic?

Corbyn in talks to form new independent MPs group

A new group could unlock hundreds of thousands of pounds of public funding and access.

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New top story on Hacker News: XMPP vs. Matrix

XMPP vs. Matrix
15 by nibbusu | 7 comments on Hacker News.
I want to know everybody’s opinion on what’s better to use today, XMPP, or the Matrix protocol? Maybe also what’s easier to convert your friends and family to.

Russia struggles to repel deep incursion by Ukraine

A surprise Ukrainian offensive in Russia's western Kursk region is now in its fourth day.

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Why are there riots in the UK?

The killing of three girls in Southport has been followed by the UK's worst unrest in over a decade.

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Police hunt ex-Catalan separatist leader after shock return from exile

Officials say Mr Puigdemont is on the run and have ordered police to set up roadblocks around the city.

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The Nobel winner tasked with leading a nation out of chaos

Muhammad Yumus has been chosen to lead an interim government after the ouster of Bangladesh's ex-PM.

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New top story on Hacker News: AMD Ryzen 9000 Series processors are ready to deliver world class gaming

AMD Ryzen 9000 Series processors are ready to deliver world class gaming
13 by doener | 5 comments on Hacker News.

BTS star apologises for drink-driving on scooter

Suga from the K-Pop band was fined and lost his licence after a police officer saw him falling over.

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'My social worker had a baby with my violent ex'

The father, who was jailed for assault, was assigned the social worker for visits with his children.

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New top story on Hacker News: Single-packet race condition breaking the 65535 byte lim

Single-packet race condition breaking the 65535 byte lim
19 by chillax | 2 comments on Hacker News.

Angered by Paris ban, Russia's media scorns 'the Olympics of Hell'

Most Russian athletes are not allowed to compete in Paris due to their country's war in Ukraine.

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New top story on Hacker News: Perfect NAS Solution

Perfect NAS Solution
11 by vermaden | 3 comments on Hacker News.

North Korea performs diplomatic gymnastics in Olympic comeback

They cheered Simone Biles and took selfies with their Southern "foes" - is this an-officially sanctioned charm offensive?

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Boxing controversy - what we know and what we don't

The IOC's decision to allow the entry of two athletes, that are said to have failed gender eligibility tests, has proved controversial.

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Medal hope Kerr safely through in 1500m heats

World 1500m champion Josh Kerr runs a season's best time of 3mins 35.83 seconds to win his heat on the opening morning of the athletics in Paris 2024.

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Watch: How the prisoner swap unfolded

Evan Gershkovich, Paul Whelan and Alsu Kurmasheva where among the Americans freed in the prisoner swap.

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Vybz Kartel freed after murder conviction overturned

The Jamaican dancehall artist's 2011 murder conviction was found to be unsafe earlier this year.

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Brother misses out on school bus pass by 24 metres

Alex, 11, and Oscar, 13, go to the same school - but only one qualifies for funded transport.

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