(C) Daily Kos This story was originally published by Daily Kos and is unaltered. . . . . . . . . . . Overnight News Digest: The World is aCircle Withouta Beginning and Nobody Knows Where it Really Ends [1] ['This Content Is Not Subject To Review Daily Kos Staff Prior To Publication.'] Date: 2024-05-31 Welcome to the Overnight News Digest with a crew consisting of founder Magnifico, regular editors side pocket, maggiejean, Chitown Kev, eeff, Magnifico, annetteboardman, Besame, jck, and JeremyBloom. Alumni editors include (but not limited to) Interceptor 7, Man Oh Man, wader, Neon Vincent, palantir, Patriot Daily News Clearinghouse (RIP), ek hornbeck (RIP), rfall, ScottyUrb, Doctor RJ, BentLiberal, Oke (RIP) and jlms qkw. OND is a regular community feature on Daily Kos, consisting of news stories from around the world, sometimes coupled with a daily theme, original research or commentary. Editors of OND impart their own presentation styles and content choices, typically publishing each day near 12:00 AM Eastern Time. Please feel free to share your articles and stories in the comments. We have some light news, and some weird news, above the fold. We begin with video from the BBC of volcanic eruptions in Iceland. Also from the BBC: Surrey gallery to display Nelson Mandela artwork Rosie Blunt A gallery in Surrey is to display artwork by Nelson Mandela to celebrate 30 years since he became President of South Africa. Belgravia Gallery in Cranleigh will exhibit signed lithographs by the apartheid activist portraying scenes of his time in Robben Island prison. From The Guardian: Decline of the pre-work coffee: why more Australians are skipping their weekday cafe breakfasts Employees are working from home or packing their own lunches when they go to the office – but they’re still spending on weekend brunches Jonathan Barrett More Australians are skipping their pre-work takeaway coffee and breakfast roll so they can splurge on a meal on the weekend, as the rise of hybrid work and high living costs upend spending habits. Transactions data from digital payments platform Square shows the number of purchases at food and drink businesses between 7am and 11am on weekdays has dropped to below pre-pandemic levels, led by falls in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane. From Al Jazeera: Why are Gen Z and Millennials ditching their smartphones for dumb phones? Did you know the average user could spend up to 5.5 years of their life on social media? We’re living in a time dominated by smartphones and constant connectivity. But more and more people are saying they want to reclaim their time by going back to the basics. x YouTube Video And from the news of the weird category comes this from The Guardian: Men and other mammals live longer if they are castrated, says researcher Cat Bohannon tells Hay festival audience it is not known why men go through life ‘smuggling two little death nuggets’ Ella Creamer Whether it is the fountain of youth or the elixir of life, men have travelled the world looking for the key to increasing their longevity. They should be looking a bit closer to home, according to one leading researcher – although after they do, they might end up taking the years God intended for them. The news digest this evening starts in the Americas for a change, with this from the CBC: Death of serial killer Robert Pickton sparks sombre reaction Pickton, 74, died of injuries suffered in a vicious prison attack almost 2 weeks ago Karin Larsen News that Robert Pickton had died came as no surprise to the man who spent three years examining how police mishandled investigations into the notorious serial killer. Wally Oppal was commissioner of the Missing Women Commission of Inquiry that ran from 2010 to 2012. Also from the CBC: Police investigate suspected arson at Vancouver synagogue Police launch criminal investigation into fire in city's West Side, and believe an accelerant was used Leaders of Vancouver's Jewish community say they're outraged after a fire was set in the doorway of a synagogue in the city's West Side on Thursday night. The Vancouver Police Department (VPD) said in a statement that it has launched a criminal investigation of the incident at the Congregation Schara Tzedeck synagogue and believes an "accelerant" was used to light the fire. In its statement, it said the fire was an act of arson. From The Guardian: British ambassador to Mexico sacked after pointing gun at embassy employee Clip on social media showed Jon Benjamin aiming assault rifle at colleague in region rife with drug gangs Thomas Graham The British ambassador to Mexico was quietly removed from his post earlier this year after he pointed an assault rifle at a local embassy employee, it emerged when footage of the incident was posted on social media. The Financial Times reported that Jon Benjamin was on an official trip to Durango and Sinaloa, two states with strong organised crime groups, when he looked down the gun’s sights at a colleague, who gestures uncomfortably in the five-second clip. From the Associated Press: UK’s first Black female lawmaker ‘free’ to stand for Labour at election after row over her future LONDON (AP) — The U.K.'s first Black female member of Parliament will be allowed to stand for the Labour Party in the upcoming general election, leader Keir Starmer said Friday following a fractious few days over her political future. Starmer told reporters while on a campaign trip to Scotland that Diane Abbott, who has been a Labour lawmaker since 1987, is “free” to stand as a Labour candidate in the election on July 4. Editorial comment on this is found in The Guardian: Power-drunk and arrogant: if this is how Starmer’s Labour treats its MPs, what will his party be like in power? Owen Jones Labour’s purge of Faiza Shaheen and Diane Abbott increases my fear about how it will behave in office Purging women of colour on spurious grounds while handing safe parliamentary seats to apparatchiks like sweets: Keir Starmer’s Labour is high on hubris and telling us precisely how it will govern. As Tony Blair’s former director of political operations John McTernan put it, the sham investigation process into Diane Abbott, Britain’s first Black female MP, was designed to “humiliate”. Of course, it isn’t just Labour who have issues. The Tories do, too, according to The Guardian: Iain Dale quits bid to run for Tories over Tunbridge Wells comments Radio presenter says he will not ‘suffer death by 1,000 cuts’ over clip in which he said he did not like living in Kent town Rowena Mason The radio presenter Iain Dale has withdrawn his bid to be the Conservative candidate for Tunbridge Wells after he was found to have said he did not like the town. Dale, a longstanding Tory supporter, had resigned from his job on LBC to stand as a candidate in the Kent seat but said he was “not willing to suffer death by 1,000 cuts” over his comments. From the BBC: Camara given ban for covering anti-homophobia logos Mohamed Camara has been suspended for four matches after the Monaco midfielder covered up anti-homophobia messages on his shirt. The 24-year-old Mali international placed white tape over the campaign logo on his chest during the club's 4-0 win over Nantes in Ligue 1 on 19 May. From the New York Times:And, also from The Guardian, this story about Pope Francis: Pope Francis allegedly tells group of priests ‘gossip is a women’s thing’ Pontiff’s alleged remarks in closed-door meeting come two days after apology for using homophobic slur Angela Giuffrida Pope Francis is alleged to have told a group of young priests that “gossip is a women’s thing”, two days after he apologised for using a homophobic slur. The remark was allegedly made during a closed-door meeting on Thursday with a group of newly ordained priests in Rome, according to a story published on Il Silere Non Possum, a website dedicated to Vatican news, and then reported by several mainstream Italian newspapers and news agencies. [END] --- [1] Url: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/5/31/2244051/-Overnight-News-Digest-The-World-is-aCircle-Withouta-Beginning-and-Nobody-Knows-Where-it-Really-Ends?pm_campaign=front_page&pm_source=trending&pm_medium=web Published and (C) by Daily Kos Content appears here under this condition or license: Site content may be used for any purpose without permission unless otherwise specified. via Magical.Fish Gopher News Feeds: gopher://magical.fish/1/feeds/news/dailykos/