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Escaping From Trump?

Fancy a break?

A 4-year cruise: the US offers a "break from politics"

A residential cruise line is offering a four-year voyage for passengers looking for an extra-long vacation.

All-inclusive tickets start at $256,000 for a single room. Double rooms start at $319,998. The cruise will take vacationers to 140 countries.
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #vacation #cruise #Politics #uspolitics #uspol


NEW: What to Expect From #ProPublica in a Second #Trump Administration
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Our job is to give readers an independent, verifiable account of what’s happening, even if the #president is calling us enemies of the people or bloodsuckers.

#News #Journalism #DonaldTrump #Election #Election2024 #Politics #Government
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#Trump Claims “Illegal Alien” #Voting Is Rampant. His Own Party Disagrees.
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In a private video training session, a top #Pennsylvania #Republican National Committee official reassured a new poll watcher that undocumented people could not possibly vote in the state.

#News #Election2024 #DonaldTrump #RNC #GOP #Video #Politics #Government #Immigration

propublica.org/article/trump-p…


A #Georgia #Election Official’s Months-Long Push to Make It Easier to Challenge the 2024 Results
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Julie Adams quickly ascended from a little-known #conservative activist to a surprise appointee on the Fulton County board of elections.

She has used her new perch to carry out the efforts of players seeking to tilt the election in Trump’s favor.

#News #Politics #Election2024 #Atlanta #Voting #Election #Government #Trump

propublica.org/article/julie-a…


Trump Media Outsourced Jobs to #Mexico Even as #Trump Pushes “America First”
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On the campaign trail, #DonaldTrump threatened businesses that send jobs south of the border, while his own company that runs the Truth Social platform outsourced coding jobs to workers in Mexico, outraging some staff members.

#News #TrumpMedia #Trump #Government #Business #Tariffs #Politics #Election #ELection2024 #TruthSocial

propublica.org/article/donald-…


Our not so spooky Halloween In-Process blog post is out - No tricks, but plenty of treats - particularly from NVDA 2024.4, including all the highlights, and the new options for reporting font attributes. Plus a big walkthrough of NVDA's stability in the leadup to 2025.1. All that and more, here: nvaccess.org/post/in-process-3…

@mastoblind

#NVDA #NVDAsr #ScreenReader #Blog #News


NVDA 2024.4 is now available Featuring many improvements in Microsoft Office, braille & document formatting. We encourage all users to update. There's more than will fit here so please check out the full details & download from: nvaccess.org/post/nvda-2024-4/

Please note, after updating any software, it is a good idea to restart the computer. Restart by going to the Shutdown dialog, selecting “restart” and pressing ENTER.

#NVDA #NVDAsr #ScreenReader #Release #News #NewVersion #Update


The Small Midwestern Cities That Could Play a Pivotal Role in This Year’s Elections

For all the talk about big-city Democrats and rural Republicans, it's the voters in overlooked places like Sandusky, #Ohio, and Racine, #Wisconsin, who could decide everything from key congressional races to the presidency.

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#News #Midwest #Election2024 #Vote #WorkingClass #Industry #Economy #Labor


iOS 18.2 beta: New daily sudoku games come to Apple #News+ 9to5mac.com/2024/10/25/sudoku-…
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“The last time the United States launched a mass deportation effort … U.S. citizens of Hispanic descent were rounded up and sent to Mexico—a place that many had never been before. The mass deportations that Trump is proposing would be devastating for our #economy and dangerous for American Latinos.” texasobserver.org/how-mass-dep…

#Trump #news #politics #Fascism #extremism #Republicans #Texas #USpol #immigration #border #election2024


In-Process is out, featuring the results of our braille survey, Elston Changemakers event, the 2024.4 Release Candidate, an NV Access All-Hands, and using Data Validation in Excel.

Read now at: nvaccess.org/post/in-process-2…

#NVDA #NVDAsr #ScreenReader #Blog #News #Software #FOSS #Elston #Excel


Electricity finally begins to return in Cuba after multi-day power blackout aljazeera.com/news/2024/10/21/… #News
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Should the CISOs role be split into two functions? helpnetsecurity.com/2024/10/21… #cybersecurity #regulation #Trellix #report #survey #News #CISO


NPR: Over 11 million pounds of ready-to-eat meat and poultry were recalled over listeria concerns, affecting salads, wraps, frozen meals and more from popular chains like Target, Trader Joe's and Walmart.#news #NPR npr.org/2024/10/16/nx-s1-51548…
#News #NPR


In-Process is now out, featuring all things braille! What's new, what's coming up and importantly, a reminder of the braille users survey! Plus, get your hands on the NVDA 2024.4 Release Candidate and all of the new features coming to everyone else shortly!

nvaccess.org/post/in-process-8…

#NVDA #NVDAsr #ScreenReader #Blog #News #Newsletter #WhatsNew #Information


NPR: Blood pressure readings are a key to evaluating your risk of cardiovascular disease. But a new study finds that even small missteps in how they are taken can significantly skew the results.#news #NPR npr.org/sections/shots-health-…
#News #NPR


Who Will Care for Americans Left Behind by #Climate Migration?

#HurricaneHelene was the latest in a generation of storms that are intensifying faster and dumping more rain as the climate warms. It's precisely the kind of event expected to drive more Americans to relocate as climate change gets worse — leaving behind those who are older, poorer and more vulnerable.

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#News #ClimateChange #Hurricane #ExtremeWeather #Migration #Science #Flood


Sperrminorität im EU-Rat: Niederlande bekräftigen Nein zu Chatkontrolle

Die Niederlande wollen den Kompromiss der EU-Ratspräsidentschaft zur Messenger-Überwachung nun doch nicht unterstützen.

heise.de/news/Sperrminoritaet-…

#EU #news

#News #EU


Ransomware attack forces UMC Health System to divert some patients bleepingcomputer.com/news/secu… #news #Healthcare #Security


Our refresh release, Endeavour Neo, is available

It was three months ago that our fifth-anniversary release, Endeavour, was released and with the upstream changes, we released this refresh ISO.

I know I mentioned in the Endeavour release announcement that the Endeavour release name would be a one-off release name that wouldn't be followed up by a Neo and Nova release. But we decided to name this

endeavouros.com/news/our-refre…

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#Earth used to have a ring like #Saturn. Scientists found evidence of a ring system that formed 466 million years ago. #news #space #universe #research #science #astronomy #physics #cosmos #solarsystem @monash university
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OceanGate’s ill-fated Titan sub relied on a hand-typed Excel spreadsheet theverge.com/2024/9/20/2425023… #news
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Our In-Process blog is out! This week, we feature NVDA 2024.3.1, Mykael making it happen in Brazil, RACQ's Road Ahead article, NVDA 2024.4 Beta 4 and Which reference is right for me?

Read it all here: nvaccess.org/post/in-process-2…

#NVDA #NVDAsr #ScreenReader #Accessibility #Blog #News #Newsletter #FOSS


NV Access are very pleased that RACQ Magazine interviewed us for an article on NVDA, "Revolutionising accessibility through a global community". RACQ noted: "A Brisbane-based not-for-profit organisation is behind a global movement breaking down barriers for blind people."

Read the full article on RACQ:

racq.com.au/road%20ahead/2024/…

#NVDA #NVDAsr #News #Impact #Community #RACQ


NPR: In an effort to address its shrinking population and aging work force, over 15 years, China will raise the retirement age for men to 63, and for women to 55 or 58 years depending on their jobs.#news #NPR npr.org/2024/09/13/g-s1-22510/…
#News #NPR


Update time! #LibreOffice 24.8 is our latest stable branch, with many new features. Today we're releasing LibreOffice 24.8.1 – the first minor update – with bugfixes and compatibility improvements: blog.documentfoundation.org/bl… #foss #opensource #news


A team of scientists and bakers in the Pacific Northwest is searching for ways to make whole wheat bread resilient to a warming world — and more delicious.
kuow.org/stories/can-better-br…
#KUOW #News


New #Biden Administration Rules Aim to Hold Insurers Accountable for #MentalHealth Care Coverage
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The regulations will force health insurance plans to collect and report more data on how they limit and deny mental health claims. ProPublica’s reporting has found that insurers regularly shortchange patients seeking treatment.

#News #Health #Insurance #Regulation #Government #Therapy

propublica.org/article/biden-a…


Only now learning about Susan Banks, a prominent #accessibility advocate who "regularly interacted with [large game development studios], pushing for better options and designs", "helped to revolutionize games journalism", and even had an award named after her.

Apparently, she never actually existed.

ign.com/articles/a-prominent-a…

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NPR: The spacecraft landed in New Mexico early Saturday morning leaving two astronauts behind on the International Space Station. The crew members will return to earth in February aboard a SpaceX craft.#news #NPR npr.org/2024/09/07/nx-s1-51037…
#News #NPR


Most of Western Washington will be under a heat advisory until 11 p.m. Friday, with higher-than-average temperatures expected and potentially record-breaking highs for the second day in a row.
kuow.org/stories/late-summer-h…
#KUOW #News #Climate #Environment #ClimateChange #Weather


Our In-Process blog is out. Today we have a reminder of NVDA 2024.3, info on NVDA 2024.4 and our Beta / RC program, details of the upcoming SPEVI conference 2025 and a walkthrough of creating a portable copy and the highly anticipated change to the process which now creates a folder for you.

Read now at: nvaccess.org/post/in-process-5…

#NVDA #NVDAsr #ScreenReader #FOSS #Portability #Portable #Bea #PreRelease #News #Blog #Newsletter


Exec at #Trump Media Jumped the Line for U.S. Visa After Company Lobbied #GOP Lawmaker
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A former aide to Rep. Don Bacon, a #Nebraska #Republican, said she intervened on the company’s behalf even though she thought it was inappropriate.

“It was specifically the congressman that suggested I needed to deal with it.”

#News #Immigration #Politics #Government #Business #TrumpMedia

propublica.org/article/trump-m…


NPR: After a 4-year-old boy broke a 3,500-year-old vase, a museum in Israel viewed it as an educational opportunity and invited him and his family back to learn about how they would restore the item.#news #NPR npr.org/2024/09/03/g-s1-20608/…
#News #NPR


NPR: This summer, RMS Titanic, Inc. — the salvor-in-possession of the wreck — made its first unmanned dive to the wreck in 14 years. The team uncovered some rare finds — and losses.#news #NPR npr.org/2024/09/02/nx-s1-50974…
#News #NPR


Jack White Threatens Donald Trump Campaign With Legal Action: “Don’t Even Think About Using My Music You Fascists”
#News #DonaldTrump #ElectionLine #JackWhite

deadline.com/2024/08/jack-whit…


Today 20 years ago, Pirate Bay response to legal threats from DreamWorks

#piracy #tech #news #pirates #meme #today


New major release! #LibreOffice 24.8 is the private, free office suite which includes:

✅ Handy "Quick find" deck in the Sidebar
✅ New spreadsheet functions, including XLOOKUP
✅ Better presentation templates

...plus many other new features, fixes and compatibility improvements. Find out more and download it: blog.documentfoundation.org/bl… #foss #opensource #news