US recognizes opposition candidate González as the winner of Venezuela's presidential election (apnews.com)
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Ding Dong KOSA’s Dead (For Now) (www.techdirt.com)
New Shadow The Hedgehog LEGO Set Dropping In October | Retro Dodo (retrododo.com)
New Shadow The Hedgehog LEGO Set Dropping in October...
South Carolina Supreme Court rules state death penalty including firing squad is legal. (www.voanews.com)
Watch ChatGPT’s new voice mode mimic accents and correct pronunciation (www.theverge.com)
Twitter disappears from Mac App Store | TechCrunch (techcrunch.com)
Reports Mount of Israel’s Torture & Rape of Palestinians Prisoners (www.democracynow.org)
Donald Trump's gag order remains in effect after hush money conviction, New York appeals court rules (apnews.com)
A New York appeals court on Thursday denied Donald Trump’s bid to end a gag order in his hush money criminal case, rejecting the Republican president’s argument that his May conviction “constitutes a change in circumstances” that warrants lifting the restrictions....
Golden again. Simone Biles wins gymnastics Olympic individual all-around title (n.pr)
EU warns Hungary over easing of visa rules for Russians (www.reuters.com)
Harris Hunts for a VP & Trump Drags Mindy Kaling Into His Racist Drama | The Daily Show (yt.artemislena.eu)
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Newegg launches CPU trade-in program with low payouts — $300 for a Core i9-14900K or $220 for a Ryzen 7 7800X3D (www.tomshardware.com)
War of words as Erdogan says Turkey could intervene in Israel’s war on Gaza (www.aljazeera.com)
Trump Cryptically Declares, ‘You Won’t Have to Vote Anymore’ If He Wins Second Term (www.mediaite.com)
Former President Donald Trump urged members of a crowd in Florida to vote and said that if he wins, they “won’t have to vote anymore.”...
7-nation prisoner swap shows how diplomacy, not law, governs exchanges (theconversation.com)
Chuck Schumer’s ambitious plan to take the Supreme Court down a peg (www.vox.com)
Brazil, Mexico and Colombia call for Venezuela to release full vote tallies (www.reuters.com)
CARACAS/BRASILIA, Aug 1 (Reuters) - The presidents of Brazil, Mexico and Colombia called for Venezuela to release detailed voting tallies on Thursday, amid a dispute over presidential election results that has sparked protests....
Toyota acknowledges more certification cheating and apologizes (www.ctvnews.ca)
Toyota reported Wednesday more cases of cheating on certification tests for new models required by the Japanese government, on top of those acknowledged earlier....
Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh killed in raid on Iran residence, says Palestinian group (www.theguardian.com)
A Complete History of Birdo’s Gender (www.thrillingtalesofoldvideogames.com)
U.S. Park Police Officers who killed Bijan Ghaisar in 2017 have been on paid administrative leave for six years. They're now suing the Interior Department. (www.washingtonpost.com)
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Climate Change is Endangering the Hajj Piligrims. (www.fairplanet.org)
Orcas sink another yacht: why killer whales are attacking boats (www.newsweek.com)
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