French police have detained 1,738 people in numerous raids on the drug scene across the country in recent days. “We will continue the anti-drug operations,” France’s Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin announced on Saturday afternoon in Saint-Denis near Paris. Drug trafficking is to be eradicated, he added. During the operations over the past 10 days or…

GOP Rep. Majorie Taylor Greene of Georgia was featured Sunday on CBS’ “60 Minutes,” and the criticism of the network for amplifying the controversial lawmaker was swift and well-deserved even before the interview aired, writes Dean Obeidallah. SOURCE: https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/03/opinions/60-minutes-marjorie-taylor-greene-interview-obeidallah/index.html

Texas HODL offers poker enthusiasts a seamless way to play and transact, backed by the TEX token economy. SOURCE: https://hackernoon.com/texas-hodl-reveals-transforming-poker-with-tex-tokens-on-lightning-network?source=rss

Despite being a time of great sacrifice and uncertainty, WWII was also a time of tremendous innovation. Many things we take for granted today were developed as part of the war effort as we faced two fronts with sophisticated, determined enemies. With amphibious assaults playing key roles in the Pacific, Italy, and France, the US…

HSBC’s top brass defended their strategy Monday to frustrated shareholders in the lender’s largest market, as Europe’s biggest bank continued to face calls to be split up. SOURCE: https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/03/business/hsbc-spin-off-hk-shareholder-meeting-intl-hnk/index.html

Philippe Lazzarini, the commissioner-general of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), called for increased global pressure on Israel to work with the U.N. In a Friday post on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, Lazzarini referenced a Thursday order from the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to Israel to……

A dish made from spiced offal stuffed inside a sheep’s stomach may not sound appetizing. But Scotland has taken haggis to its heart, making it an everyday dinner as well as a Michelin menu star. SOURCE: https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/haggis-scotland-secrets/index.html

The Chinese spy balloon that transited the US earlier this year was able to capture imagery and collect some signals intelligence from US military sites, a source familiar with the matter tells CNN. SOURCE: https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/03/politics/chinese-spy-balloon/index.html

Thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters rallied in London on Saturday, in the latest demonstration in the British capital demanding a ceasefire in Gaza and more aid for the war-ravaged territory.London has seen numerous large-scale pro-Palestinian protests since Israel mounted its military response to Hamas’s unprecedented attack on October 7, as well as smaller pro-Israel counter-demonstrations. SOURCE:…

Analyzing the impact of net neutrality repeal on ISP profit using techno-economic modeling and MILP optimization in video delivery networks. SOURCE: https://hackernoon.com/impact-of-the-net-neutrality-repeal-on-communication-networks-conclusions-and-references?source=rss