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The Mez Ledger · Weekly Close May 26 – June 2, 2023 192 stories · Vol. 23 · Catalogue 22 · Issue 153 Get it by email ↓
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Man unknowingly buys former plantation house where his ancestors were enslaved

An Air Force veteran wanted a new house for large family gatherings; he ended up getting an incredible link to his family's past.

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Top Stories 1 stories

  1. Scammers using text messages to drain bank accounts in new ploy

Business 8 stories

  1. Federal judge: Border searches of cell phones require a warrant

  2. Private Equity Is Now Dominating the US Hospice System

  3. Molly White Tracks Crypto Scams. It’s Going Just Great

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  1. Automatic emergency braking should become mandatory, feds say

  2. HP printers should have EPEAT ecolabels revoked, trade group demands

  3. Privacy: One of the Most Fundamental Human Rights, yet Constantly Under Threat

  4. Most important papers for quantitative traders

Sports 3 stories

  1. Show HN: I created a game to memorize the fretboard

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  1. The role of cat eye narrowing movements in cat–human communication (2020)

  2. Own-goal football (2022)

Technology 162 stories

  1. A man sued Avianca Airline – his lawyer used ChatGPT

  2. Had a call with Reddit to discuss pricing

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  1. Rarbg Is No More

  2. Slide to Unlock

  3. JMAP – a modern email open standard

  4. Let us serve you, but don't bring us down

  5. I criticized Amazon’s policies in a blog – their lawyers have subpoenaed me

Entertainment 8 stories

  1. India ruling party's IT cell used AI to show smile on arrested protesters' faces

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  1. Tarkovsky's films online for free

  2. Show HN: I open sourced the QR designer from my failed startup

  3. HBO Max new Captcha system

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