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Westham Island Bridge reopens following successful repair work
Access restored to Westham Island after temporary closure caused by marine vessel strike
Some critical repair work will continue in the coming weeks to stabilize piles with rock protection, remove the temporary pier, and add more steel reinforcements. The navigation channel remains closed to marine traffic while this is an active construction site.
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The Islamic State Is Using AI to Resurrect Dead Leaders and Platforms Are Failing to Moderate It https://www.404media.co/the-islamic-state-is-using-ai-to-resurrect-dead-leaders-and-platforms-are-failing-to-moderate-it/
An Icelandair pilot on his last flight before retirement flew the Boeing 757-200 TF-ISR from Frankfurt to Keflavík with a short sightseeing tour over his hometown Heimaey.
Icelandair reported him, investigation now in progress
#Iceland #Icelandair
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I was under the impression that Iceland was actually in Europe. Likely this is just a dumb way to say "EU" but often Iceland gets completely ignored.
#Iceland
I have determined the perfect transportation system
Walking is for going to another block
Biking is for going to another neighborhood
Train is for going to another city
Driving is for going to another state
Flying is for going to another continent
Ferry is for going to another island
Today I learned a new word in Icelandic 🇮🇸 :
Gervigreindardrulla
I was able understand it by just breaking it into its pieces gervi, greind and drulla:
Artificial Intelligence Shit
#icelandic #íslenska
Cuba rejects U.S. Embassy request to bring in fuel, calls it ‘shameless’
The Cuban government this week refused a request by the U.S. Embassy in Havana
to import diesel fuel for its generators,
calling the ask “shameless,”
given the Trump administration’s fuel blockade on the island,
according to diplomatic cables reviewed by The Washington Post.
The denial could force the embassy to order nonessential staff to leave Cuba in May
or “possibly earlie…
Oil prices have climbed again amid mounting supply fears after the US struck Iran’s vital Kharg Island oil hub and Donald Trump demanded allies help reopen the strait of Hormuz.
Brent crude, the international benchmark, rose 1.8% to $104.98 per barrel during early trading on Monday.
Another weekend of violence across the Middle East compounded concerns over the conflict, and its ramifications for global energy markets.
Trump claimed on Saturday that US strikes had “totally …
Trevor Noah Sues Donald Trump Over Alleged Threatening Messages
Following Explosive Truth Social Rant
A high-profile legal and political controversy has erupted
after comedian and television host Trevor Noah filed a lawsuit
against Donald Trump,
alleging that the president sent “damaging, intimidating, and dangerous” private direct messages
following a public dispute tied to comments made during the Grammy Awards