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‘God commands us not to kill’: Faith leaders protest 50 years of executions

‘God commands us not to kill’: Faith leaders protest 50 years of executions

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WASHINGTON (RNS) — In her first years attending a fast marking the anniversary of the Supreme Court decision that resumed the modern-day death penalty in the United States, SueZann Bosler was still on medication to treat the effects of being stabbed in the head by the same man who murdered her father, the Rev. Bill Bosler, in 1986. To honor the wishes of her father — a Church of the Brethren minister in Florida who was against the death penalty — Bosler worked for a decade to commute the death sentence of the man who killed her father and injured her, despite initially struggling to forgive him. “ It saved my life, forgiveness,” she said. On Thursday (July 2), the 50th anniversary of the 1976 Gregg v. Georgia decision that reignited the modern era of the death penalty in the country, Bosler is on her fourth day of fasting. She has been taking shifts as part of the “Starvin’ for Justice” anti-capital punishment protest outside the U.S. Supreme Court to try to convince passersby to join …

Opera Browser Gains Protection Against Malicious Clipboard Commands

Opera Browser Gains Protection Against Malicious Clipboard Commands

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Opera browser has announced a new security feature called Paste Protect that aims to stop clipboard-based cyberattacks before their malicious commands can be accidentally executed. Opera says it’s the first major browser to offer native protection against ClickFix attacks – a growing form of social engineering that tricks users into copying and pasting malicious commands into a computer’s terminal. The new feature is built into Opera’s desktop browsers and enabled by default. ClickFix attacks typically masquerade as routine troubleshooting prompts, such as fake CAPTCHA verification or video playback fixes. Once pasted and executed, the commands can install malware, steal passwords, or give attackers remote access to a device. Opera describes the browsing risk as follows: A ClickFix-style attack usually starts with something small and ordinary: a video that won’t play, or a CAPTCHA that won’t quite verify you’re human. A pop-up offers a fix, telling you to copy a short command and paste it into your computer’s terminal. It looks like routine troubleshooting. In reality, that command can install malware, steal saved passwords, or hand …

I replaced 5 classic terminal commands and my shell feels much more efficient

I replaced 5 classic terminal commands and my shell feels much more efficient

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My most repetitive terminal tasks are navigation and search, but for a long time, I kept using tools that felt like they belonged to a few decades ago. Eventually, typing out massive file paths and memorizing convoluted flags stopped feeling efficient. So I replaced five utilities, and my daily workflow became more efficient. While my shell isn’t fundamentally doing anything new, I’ve cut down on mindless keystrokes, and work is more enjoyable. Related 5 package managers that work on Windows, Mac, and Linux If reinstalling software feels repetitive, these tools have some ideas. Swap grep for ripgrep (rg) I didn’t need faster search — I needed less friction to start searching Afam Onyimadu / MUO I’ve never found searching through code slow enough to warrant a complaint. However, the things that came before the actual search were the real problems. I often had to pause just to remember the required flag. On some occasions, I found myself accidentally searching through massively ignored directories or binary files. I’ve often canceled grep runs because I forgot an …

Serena Williams Commands Spotlight Ahead of Her Wimbledon Return

Serena Williams Commands Spotlight Ahead of Her Wimbledon Return

Published by Sam Flores

LONDON (AP) — Iga Swiatek is the defending champion. Aryna Sabalenka is the No. 1 women’s singles player. Serena Williams is the star, though, at Wimbledon. The 44-year-old Williams’ presence has been emanating throughout SW19 — the famous post code of Wimbledon — as she prepares to play her first singles match at the event in four years Tuesday when she faces No. 53 Maya Joint in the first round. Mirra Andreeva, who just won the French Open, was basically crossing her fingers when the Wimbledon draw was announced. “I was watching like this because I don’t think anyone in the draw would have wanted to play against Serena,” the smiling Russian teenager said Saturday. “I’m going to speak for myself. I wouldn’t want to play against Serena. I would be just very nervous.” Williams had been away from the sport since her farewell at the 2022 U.S. Open but she accepted a wild-card entry to play women’s doubles with her sister Venus, who is 46. And then she accepted another to play singles. Williams’ …

How I’m using this smart plug to automate my house with voice commands

How I’m using this $13 smart plug to automate my house with voice commands

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Maria Diaz/ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. For only $13, this little smart plug lets you control your household devices with your voice through Alexa or the app on your phone. Priced with a 48% discount through the Amazon Prime Day 2026 sale, you can now snag this Amazon Smart Plug and start living a little more comfortably.  Also: The best early Amazon Prime Day deals Though I have several brands of smart plugs around my house, I got my first Amazon smart plug a few years ago during a Prime Day event and use it daily. It connects one of my bedroom lamps to power, so I ask Alexa on our Sonos Era 100 or Echo Show 8 to turn it on and off. I fell in love with this bedroom lamp at a thrift store years ago, so a smart plug was the perfect way to make it smart.  I’ve also set up routines on the Alexa app so it automatically switches on each day at dusk and off, along with the …

These Gemini commands made Android Auto much better in my car

These Gemini commands made Android Auto much better in my car

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Gemini is everywhere, and it’s the replacement for Google Assistant — whether we’re ready for it or not. Android Auto users are seeing Gemini replace Assistant, and there’s no Google platform where a hands-free digital voice assistant. It’s important that we touch our car’s infotainment screen as little as possible, keeping our hands on the wheel and our eyes on the road. With Google Assistant, that wasn’t always possible. The outgoing voice helper’s inability to consistently complete multi-step or poorly-worded requests made it a subpar solution for your car. There’s no doubt that Gemini is a work-in-progress feature, and in some ways, it fails to match the capabilities of Google Assistant. However, there’s also a lot that Gemini does better than Assistant. People often miss out on Gemini’s best features because they don’t ask the right questions or make the correct commands. These are the commands I use to make Gemini shine in Android Auto, and my driving experience is better for it. Related I tried the redesigned Android Auto interface and it’s actually good …

I stopped being afraid of Linux terminal commands once Claude started explaining them

I stopped being afraid of Linux terminal commands once Claude started explaining them

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I recently turned my RUST-server mini PC into a fully blown Linux machine running Linux Mint. The learning curve hasn’t been anywhere near as substantial as I would have expected, and even though I haven’t had to use the terminal as much as people led me to believe I would, there have still been a few things that I wanted to try with it. But as someone considering switching from Windows 11 to Linux full-time, the terminal can be an incredibly scary piece of kit to mess around with. That’s when I turned to Claude. If I had questions about things like setting up my own self-hosted instance of Inbox Zero, I could ask this AI assistant any question, no matter how dumb it might sound. Suddenly, I’m no longer as scared to test things out in the terminal as I was just a few days ago. The curiosity gap is gone I can ask questions and get the answers that I need Amir Bohlooli / MUOCredit: Amir Bohlooli / MUO After messing around with Linux …

macOS 26.4 Introduces New Security Feature for Terminal Commands

macOS 26.4 Introduces New Security Feature for Terminal Commands

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macOS Tahoe 26.4 introduces a new security feature that warns Mac users if they paste certain commands in the Terminal app that may be harmful. For those unaware, the Terminal app allows you to enter text commands to perform tasks on your Mac. Terminal is primarily intended for advanced users and developers, but unfortunately casual users can be tricked into entering harmful commands that can permanently delete files, change user permissions, and cause other problems. Here is what the warning says when it appears: Possible malware, Paste blocked Your Mac has not been harmed. Scammers often encourage pasting text into Terminal to try and harm your Mac or compromise your privacy. These instructions are commonly offered via websites, chat agents, apps, files, or a phone call. There is a “Paste Anyway” option if you wish to proceed. The warning was spotted by users across Reddit and X over the past week. We have yet to determine exactly which commands trigger the warning, which does not always appear. For this reason, always be careful. If you …

5 Linux terminal commands that fix most of my system problems

5 Linux terminal commands that fix most of my system problems

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Even though Linux systems are quite stable, daily use can trigger certain errors. Several Linux distros include GUI tools, but the most reliable fixes happen in the terminal because it gives you more precise control over repairs. After a couple of years fixing a lot of these Linux problems, I’ve built a stack of terminal commands that help me through almost any problem I encounter. These aren’t just commands you run on fresh systems and forget; they’re an everyday toolkit. Repair broken packages before they cascade Fix dependency errors and incomplete installs the right way Afam Onyimadu / MUO On Linux, entire packages may become unstable when an update or software installation is interrupted, or if certain dependencies fail to resolve. This often causes existing applications not to launch, and sometimes new installs will fail. To fix this, I run the commands below in sequence: sudo dpkg –configure -a sudo apt –fix-broken install sudo apt clean sudo apt autoremove The above commands are Debian/Ubuntu-specific (APT/dpkg). On Fedora, use sudo dnf distro-sync; on Arch, use sudo …

8 powerful apt commands every Linux user should know – or else you’re missing out

8 powerful apt commands every Linux user should know – or else you’re missing out

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Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET’s key takeaways Apt is more than just a software installer. The Debian/Ubuntu package manager can do much more. With these commands at your disposal, apt becomes more powerful. I’ve used Debian/Ubuntu-based distributions for decades. Because of that, I’m quite familiar with the Apt package manager. I’ve always found this command-line tool to be quite easy and efficient to use. Also: How to install Linux applications from the command line Although you can get away with just using the basic commands, there’s much more to Apt than just install, remove, update, and upgrade. In fact, there are several lesser-known options for Apt, and I’m going to introduce you to them. 1. apt list If you want to know which packages are accessible, installed, and upgradeable, you can use apt list. If you want to get a complete list of packages, run: apt list That will show every available package, whether installed or not. You probably won’t think that’s very useful, so you’ll want …