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The docudrama about a Gaza tragedy leaving audiences ‘distraught’

The docudrama about a Gaza tragedy leaving audiences ‘distraught’

At this year’s Venice Film Festival, no film has been more talked about than this latest project from Tunisian director Kaouther Ben Hania, which recounts the heart-shattering story of a six-year-old girl killed in Gaza, and received a record 23-minute standing ovation at the festival this week. It isn’t uncommon to hear cheers or boos at the end of a …

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Tragedy at Microsoft: Family of Indian-origin engineer issues a plea to stop overworking

Tragedy at Microsoft: Family of Indian-origin engineer issues a plea to stop overworking

Image credits: Getty Images Passion and overworking are two different concepts and it’s time we stop evaluating them proportionally. Case in point, a young Microsoft engineer who died at work. Cause of death? Overworking.Pratik Pandey, 35, of Menlo Park, California, badged into Microsoft’s Mountain View office at 7:50 pm on August 19. Around 2 am, he was found face-down in …

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The Tragedy Of “Stomp Clap Hey”

The Tragedy Of “Stomp Clap Hey”

In 1971, the great rock critic Lester Bangs tried to imagine a time when the music of the recent past would seem alien. Projecting himself into the old age he would never reach, he pictured his future grandkids asking him about the music of the ’60s: “What’s all this shit about the Yardbirds?” It was a challenge to articulate the …

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AWS pricing for Kiro dev tool ‘a wallet-wrecking tragedy’ • The Register

AWS pricing for Kiro dev tool ‘a wallet-wrecking tragedy’ • The Register

AWS has introduced new pricing for Kiro, its AI-driven coding tool, but unlike the pricing originally announced, the latest plans are “a wallet-wrecking tragedy,” according to many of its users. “Kiro’s spec-driven AI IDE is a gem,” said open source PHP and Laravel engineer Antonio Ribeiro on GitHub, “until I saw your new pricing.” AWS introduced Kiro last month as …

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California’s “Sanctuary” Policies Gave Way to Florida Tragedy – The White House

California’s “Sanctuary” Policies Gave Way to Florida Tragedy – The White House

Three innocent Americans are dead after an illegal alien semi-truck driver attempted an illegal U-turn on the Florida Turnpike and caused a minivan to violently crash into the truck’s trailer. The illegal alien is an Indian national who was granted a commercial driver’s license by the so-called “sanctuary state” of California, whose reckless policies put the lives of American citizens …

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Bodybuilding champ Hayley McNeff dead at 37 in ‘unexpected’ tragedy

Bodybuilding champ Hayley McNeff dead at 37 in ‘unexpected’ tragedy

Bodybuilding champion Hayley McNeff died last Friday, with the news confirmed on Wednesday. She was 37. According to an obituary published on Boston.com, the death of the Concord, Mass., native was “unexpected but peaceful.” “Hayley was like a beam of light in this world. She had boundless energy and was very determined to achieve whatever she set out to do,” …

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Target shooter's past unveiled after Austin tragedy – KVUE

Target shooter's past unveiled after Austin tragedy – KVUE

Target shooter’s past unveiled after Austin tragedy  KVUE Texas shooter fired randomly, killing grandfather, 4-year-old granddaughter and Target worker, police say  CNN Ethan Nieneker named as suspect in North Austin Target shooting  KVUE ‘He said that he was Jesus’: APD releases more info on Target shooting, suspect  FOX 7 Austin Austin man charged with capital murder after deadly Target parking lot shooting spree  Fox News …

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