In Moscow, people adjust to a winter without snow: 'It's like we're at a resort'

Russians have been adjusting to a winter almost without snow in Moscow amid record warm temperatures.
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U.S. Signs Peace Deal With Taliban After Nearly 2 Decades Of War In Afghanistan

The U.S. and the Taliban have struck a deal that paves the way for eventual peace in Afghanistan. U.S. Special Representative Zalmay Khalilzad and the head of the militant Islamist group, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, signed the potentially historic agreement Saturday in Doha, Qatar, where the two sides spent months hashing out its details.
Read more: https://www.npr.org/2020/02/29/810537586/u-s-signs-peace-deal-with-taliban-after-nearly-2-decades-of-war-in-afghanistan?source=Snapzu

Kim warns of 'serious consequences' if virus reaches North Korea

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un warned top party officials of the "serious consequences" of failing to prevent an outbreak of the new coronavirus in the country, state media reported Saturday. The impoverished nation, with a weak and ill-equipped healthcare system, has closed its borders to prevent the spread of the disease into its territory.
Read more: https://us.yahoo.com/news/kim-warns-serious-consequences-virus-reaches-north-korea-005947594.html?source=Snapzu

Trump defends huge cuts to the CDC's budget by saying the government can hire more doctors 'when we need them' during crises | Markets Insider

President Donald Trump defended his huge budget cuts to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention during a Wednesday press conference on the federal government's response to the coronavirus. He said it was easy to bolster the public-health agency and cited his business approach toward running the federal government.
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It rules that Baldur's Gate 3 is turn-based

Like Andy, I used to be happy commanding parties of adventurers in real-time, haphazardly slapping my space bar to pause the action so I could untangle yet another mess. I gladly defended the system from elitist turn-based adherents, but that was the old unenlightened me. Forget about him. I now know the truth: turn-based is a far superior way to play something like Baldur's Gate 3. The elitists were right all along.
Read more: https://www.pcgamer.com/it-rules-that-baldurs-gate-3-is-turn-based/?source=Snapzu

Freeman Dyson, Visionary Technologist, Is Dead at 96

After an early breakthrough on light and matter, he became a writer who challenged climate science and pondered space exploration and nuclear warfare.
Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/28/science/freeman-dyson-dead.html?source=Snapzu

SpaceX's Starship SN1 prototype appears to burst during pressure test

SpaceX's latest prototype for its massive Starship rocket appeared to burst during a pressure test late Friday (Feb. 28), blowing apart.
Read more: https://www.space.com/spacex-starship-sn1-prototype-bursts-videos.html?source=Snapzu