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I wanted Windows Notepad on Linux—this app is the closest replacement I’ve found

The search for a Linux Notepad replacement ends with this unassuming app.
GeekWire

Code.org lays off 18 employees ‘to ensure long-term sustainability’ at education nonprofit

Seattle-based Code.org laid off 18 employees, or about 14% of its staff, the nonprofit confirmed to GeekWire on Wednesday. Following the cuts, Code.org’s staff now numbers 107. “Code.org has made the ...
NPR

In one south Minneapolis neighborhood, tragedy repeats but connection endures

MINNEAPOLIS — At a Mexican restaurant in south Minneapolis, a line forms as people wait to order. It feels relatively normal, except for one thing: the front door is locked. Customers lock and unlock ...
Phys.org

Single enzyme streamlines production of all four RNA building blocks

A single enzyme that can generate all four nucleoside triphosphates, the building blocks of ribonucleic acid (RNA), has been identified by researchers at the Institute of Science Tokyo. The study was ...
PBS

Judge blocks additional citizenship provisions in latest setback to Trump's wide-ranging election executive order

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A federal judge on Friday blocked certain federal agencies from requesting citizenship status when distributing voter registration forms, the latest blow to a wide-ranging ...
PBS

Judge blocks Trump administration from ending Temporary Protected Status for Haitians

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (AP) — A federal judge on Monday blocked the end of protections that have allowed roughly 350,000 Haitians to live in the U.S., dealing President Donald Trump's immigration agenda ...
NPR

Republican-led House blocks effort to limit President Trump's war powers in Venezuela

House Republicans blocked a resolution in a tie vote on Thursday to limit the executive's war powers in Venezuela, a close call for President Trump and a GOP conference that has largely steered clear ...