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Toddler, 2, dies after shooting himself while left alone in a Walmart parking lot as his parents shopped for fireworks (www.independent.co.uk)

Gunman at large after ambushing, killing deputy following assault on pizza worker over wrong order (abcnews.go.com)

BRICS to launch independent financial system (vovworld.vn)

Israel’s Leading Paper Says Its Own Army Deliberately Killed Israelis on October 7. But US Media: Silence (scheerpost.com)

Arm announces an open-source graphics upscaler for mobile phones (www.theverge.com)

Samsung Electronics workers announce ‘indefinite’ strike (apnews.com)

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Unionized workers at Samsung Electronics declared an indefinite strike Wednesday to pressure South Korea’s biggest company to accept their calls for higher pays and other benefits....

Pentagon Publishes Report on Material From an Alleged Alien Aircraft (gizmodo.com)

Treasury, IRS announce 'major milestone' of $1 billion in past-due taxes collected from millionaires (www.cnbc.com)

The Treasury Department and the IRS announced the collection of more than $1 billion in tax debt from high-income individuals over the past year....

Introverts use more concrete language than extraverts | BPS (www.bps.org.uk)

How health burdens have shifted over 4 decades: Infections down in India, lifestyle disorders up in China, and rising mental health issues in the U.S. (aditya-dahiya.github.io)

The dataset from Our World in Data provides comprehensive information on Disability Adjusted Life Years (DALYs) for various health conditions. The data is sourced from the IHME’s Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study and spans from 1990 to 2021. It was last updated on May 20, 2024. Detailed data can be retrieved from the Global...

"Their goal Is total ethnic cleansing of the Gaza people": Physician Mustafa Barghouti on Israel’s expulsion order for Gaza City (www.democracynow.org)

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Biden backs Starmer’s bid to renegotiate Brexit and bring UK closer to EU (www.independent.co.uk)

EU residency permits to exempt Brits from biometric checks at UK border | Biometric Update (www.biometricupdate.com)

China’s relentless e-commerce price war leaves sellers struggling to make ends meet as shopping platforms compete with ever-more aggressive policies and a domestic economy slowing down (theadvisermagazine.com)

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How Disinformation From a Russian AI Spam Farm Ended up on Top of Google Search Results (www.wired.com)

More than 40 sentenced to life in UAE for 'terror' offences (www.bbc.com)

China is building two-thirds of new wind and solar globally, report says (www.reuters.com)

cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/17862476

Microsoft fixes Windows 11 bug causing reboot loops, taskbar freezes (www.bleepingcomputer.com)

Microsoft has fixed a known issue causing restart loops and taskbar problems on Windows 11 systems after installing the June KB5039302 preview update....

China exports rise, but falling imports dampen June trade data (www.straitstimes.com)

cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/17899464

“Gay Furry Hackers” Claim Credit for Hacking Heritage Foundation Over Project 2025 (theintercept.com)

SiegedSec, a collective of self-proclaimed “gay furry hackers,” has claimed credit for breaching online databases of the Heritage Foundation, the conservative think tank that spearheaded the rightwing Project 2025 playbook. On Wednesday, as part of string of hacks aimed at organizations that oppose trans rights, SiegedSec...

Xbox Game Pass is getting MAJOR changes, with a new tier without day one games, and a range of price increases (www.windowscentral.com)

We all knew it was coming. Game pass gets a price increase and a new more expensive tier for day 1 games....

Taito's Arcade Football Game 'Hat Trick Hero' Is Coming To Switch & PS4 | Time Extension (www.timeextension.com)

Taito, a renowned developer of classic arcade games, starting way back with titles like Space Invaders and Bubble Bobble, announced that its 90s football title Hat Trick Hero will be released on PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch on July 18th in Japan....