Should Hollywood look north after latest southern snub? (www.cityam.com)
Hollywood bigwigs have been called on to look north to stage their latest box office hits after the UK film industry was dealt another major blow recently as £750m plans for a new film studio in Buckinghamshire were quashed....
BioWare Confirms More Dragon Age: The Veilguard Details Ahead of Gameplay Reveal - IGN (www.ign.com)
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Inside the brain school (www.cbc.ca)
All of it was the brainchild of 79-year-old American psychologist Dr. James Hardt, whose neurofeedback program has been endorsed by self-help guru Tony Robbins and featured on CNN’s Larry King Live. Hardt says brain school can make participants smarter and happier. He says it can also allow them to levitate, walk on water and...
The Rev. James Lawson, key architect of the Civil Rights Movement, dies at 95 (www.npr.org)
China is threatening EU agriculture. Should farmers squeal? (www.politico.eu)
Beijing’s threat of tariffs on EU agricultural imports comes as trade volumes are already falling....
Claims of rigged system by convict Trump and allies ‘threaten rule of law’ (www.theguardian.com)
Ex-prosecutors and historians warn that Republicans’ parroting of ex-president’s wild allegations of political bias could erode trust and lead to violence...
Microsoft addresses Windows Recall backlash, promises to fix security issues and make it opt-in (www.windowscentral.com)
To fight poverty, some Texas cities gave aid with no strings attached. Conservatives are pushing back. (www.texastribune.org)
Guaranteed income programs let participants use funds however they see fit. Critics argue they’re not a good use of taxpayer dollars....
And there we go (i.imgur.com)
Jan. 6 Rioter Running for Congress Storms Out of Debate (www.thedailybeast.com)
Internet Service Providers Try to Stop Net Neutrality in Court | Cord Cutters News (cordcuttersnews.com)
Chipmaker Intel to halt $25-billion Israel plant, news website says (www.reuters.com)
Heat Rules for California Workers Would Also Help Keep Schoolchildren Cool (kffhealthnews.org)
Smartphones May Affect Sleep—but Not Because of Blue Light (www.wired.com)
Thailand: Chatuchak market fire kills 1,000 animals (www.bbc.com)
Around 1,000 animals were killed in a fire in Bangkok’s famous open-air Chatuchak market early Tuesday, gutting nearly 100 shops....
Solar modules deployed in France in 1992 still provide 75.9% of original output power (www.pv-magazine.com)
Biden considering separate hostage deal with Hamas, potentially bypassing Israel (www.salon.com)
Apple’s Biggest AI Challenge? Making It Behave (www.wired.com)
These disabled people tried to play by the rules. It cost them their federal benefits (www.npr.org)
Russia Releases Female Prison Inmates to Join Ukraine War (www.nytimes.com)
Russia released a group of women from a prison in late May to join the fighting in Ukraine, according to two former inmates who maintain contact with those still there, potentially signaling a new phase in the Kremlin’s use of criminals in its war effort.