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Monday June 9th, 2025 evening edition

image for Ukraine's General Staff confirms strike on Russian facility producing special receivers for Shahed drones

This plant manufactures parts for Shahed drones and is located over 1,000 kilometres from the Ukrainian border.

Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook.

Quote: "A defence industry facility, where receivers for Shahed drones were produced, has been hit.

The General Staff reported that JSC VNDIR-Progres is a Russian defence industry facility that manufactures navigation equipment.

In particular, this facility supports the production of adaptive Kometa signal receivers, which are used in Shahed attack UAVs, and unified planning and correction modules for guided aerial bombs and other high-precision weaponry.

"Strikes on facilities that support the armed aggression of the Russian Federation will continue until it is fully stopped against Ukraine," the General Staff emphasised.

Russian authorities imposed temporary restrictions at four Russian airports on the night of 8-9 June and explosions rocked the city of Cheboksary in the Chuvash Republic. »

Atlus Announces Persona 4 Remake Game

Authored by animenewsnetwork.com

Atlus revealed during the Xbox Games Showcase livestream on Sunday Persona 4 is getting a remake game titled Persona 4 Revival for the Xbox series X|S, Xbox PC, and Xbox Cloud.

The franchise inspired several spin-off games including Persona 4 Arena and its sequel Persona 4 Arena Ultimax , and Persona 4: Dancing All Night .

The Persona 5 Royal ( Persona 5 The Royale in Japan) role-playing game launched for the PS4 in Japan in October 2019. »

We are witnessing the first stages of a Trump police state | Robert Reich

Authored by theguardian.com
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We are witnessing the first stages of a Trump police state.

History shows that once an authoritarian ruler establishes the infrastructure of a police state, that same infrastructure can be turned on anyone.

But remember: although it takes one authoritarian to establish a police state, it takes just 3.5% of a population to topple him and end it. »

Scientists revived brain cells after death

Authored by ecency.com

In a series of chilling and groundbreaking experiments, researchers at Yale have successfully restored cellular activity in pig brains hours after death.

What stunned scientists wasn’t just the reactivation of brain cells—it was that synapses began firing again, despite no heartbeat or electrical activity beforehand.

Could this lead to a future where brain damage from strokes, drowning, or trauma is undone hours after clinical death? »