Why pick on us? Cyprus perplexed by Hezbollah threats (www.reuters.com)
‘Make Europe Great Again’: Hungary’s new motto for EU presidency has a familiar ring to it (www.wral.com)
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Apple Reportedly Suspends Work on Vision Pro 2 (www.macrumors.com)
FromSoftware warns new Elden Ring Steam Deck bug making game unresponsive (www.eurogamer.net)
Boeing CEO admits company has retaliated against whistleblowers during Senate hearing (www.independent.co.uk)
Home price inflation is so high, it's changing American economic life (www.marketplace.org)
We’ve been dealing with high inflation in this economy over the last several years, with everything from groceries to new vehicles to construction supplies soaring in price....
The Steam Deck is one of the best ways to play Elden Ring, and now Shadow of the Erdtree too (www.rockpapershotgun.com)
Megaconstellations of satellites are burning up in our atmosphere. That could have consequences (www.cbc.ca)
There are an estimated 11,500 tonnes of space objects orbiting Earth, which would include even the smallest pieces around one millimetre in size (likely satellite collisions). But there are far larger objects in space, including spent rocket stages and upwards of 9,000 functioning satellites. More than half of them are SpaceX...
47 people die in China during historic flooding with more floods expected (www.pbs.org)
At least 47 people have died as downpours in southern China’s Guangdong province caused historic flooding and slides, state media reported Friday, while authorities warned of more extreme weather ahead in other parts of the country....
Why the FDA will have a hard time properly regulating cannabis (www.statnews.com)
Car maker fined $6.4m for selling China-made vehicles as Italian (www.bbc.com)
The Italian government has fined a car company $6.4m (£5m) for allegedly branding vehicles that were made in China as being produced in Italy....
Youth activists win ‘unprecedented’ climate settlement in Hawaii (www.theguardian.com)
State’s transport department given a 2045 deadline to fully decarbonize and achieve zero emissions under agreement...
Hey Maryland! That’s not a U.S. Warship in your Fleet Week logo there. (sh.itjust.works)
www.visitmaryland.org/things-to-do/fleet-week...
Americans take the least vacations globally. We also get the least amount of time off. (ca.style.yahoo.com)
Crackdown on hunger-striking Myanmar prisoners in Indian jail – (eng.mizzima.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ca/post/23589476...
U.S. puts Japan back on currency manipulator watch list after 1 year (english.kyodonews.net)
Columbia University professors refute ICC and UN Gaza famine claims (www.i24news.tv)
Columbia University professors Awi Federgruen and Ran Kivetz have presented research findings asserting that sufficient food supplies are entering Gaza, disputing claims of famine perpetuated by the International Criminal Court (ICC) and the United Nations (UN, The Jerusalem Post reported on Tuesday....
Philippines accuses Chinese coastguards of piracy after violent confrontation (www.theguardian.com)
Politician who pushed Philippines natural gas boom is behind firm that planned to profit (apnews.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/17124918
Arizona AG sues governor for attempt to swipe opioid funding for Department of Corrections (www.salon.com)
Namibia high court overturns law banning consensual gay sex (www.theguardian.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/17125300
USC student will not be charged in fatal stabbing of homeless person (abcnews.go.com)
A University of Southern California student will not face charges for the fatal stabbing of a homeless man he said was done in self-defense....
Poisoned trees gave a wealthy couple in Maine a killer ocean view. Residents wonder, at what cost? (apnews.com)
Wealth and hubris fuel the tale of a politically connected Missouri couple who allegedly poisoned their neighbor’s trees to secure their million-dollar view of Camden Harbor. The incident that was unearthed by the victim herself — the philanthropic wife of L.L. Bean’s late president — has united local residents in...
