Dow closes nearly 500 points lower Thursday as investors’ recession fears awaken (www.cnbc.com)
Children dead in attack on football pitch in Israeli-occupied territory (www.bbc.com)
"Freedom, democracy, elections, protest school, protest work, protest authoritarian traitor Xi Jinping:" Protest banner against Xi Jinping in China calls for freedom and democracy (www.phayul.com)
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Anniversary Hideo Kojima's Policenauts Turns 30 Today, And It's A Shame More People Haven't Played It | Time Extension (www.timeextension.com)
Policenauts: Hideo Kojima’s Sci-Fi Classic...
The official Olympics game ditched Mario & Sonic in favour of mobile & PC - but it's also pushing NFTs (web.archive.org)
‘We didn’t sign that treaty’: in Canada, the Anishinaabe fight for land they never gave up (www.theguardian.com)
While Indigenous nations fight the crown for compensation owed from an agreement signed in 1850, one nation fights a different battle...
Kitsune Tails, the colorful platformer inspired by Super Mario 3, is out now (store.steampowered.com)
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U.S. Recognizes Edmundo González as Winner of Venezuela Election [Julie Turkewitz | Published Aug. 1, 2024 | Updated Aug. 2, 2024 | NY Times] (www.nytimes.com)
The United States on Thursday night recognized Venezuela’s opposition presidential candidate, Edmundo González, as the winner of the country’s disputed election....
Woman says police errors have left rape suspect free to stalk her (www.bbc.com)
A woman who says she was raped in 2017 has described the criminal justice system as “absolutely broken” after a series of problems and errors allowed the accused man to allegedly start stalking her....
Here are some of the shenanigans you can do in my Stanley Parable-inspired game (imgur.com)
Hello guys, I can finally show some footage from my game called Do Not Press The Button (To Delete The Multiverse). I’ve been working on it for an year and a half and hopefully it’s close to being done. If you like to keep tabs on the game and support small indie devs, please wishlist on Steam: STEAM LINK
Gershkovich’s release request: An interview with Putin [Avery Lotz | 14 hours ago | Axios.com] (www.axios.com)
Before Evan Gershkovich was released from Russian prison Thursday, he asked the Russian government for one thing — the chance to interview the man behind his imprisonment, Russian President Vladimir Putin....
New study finds people alter their appearance to suit their names (phys.org)
Trump-Aligned Project 2025 Would Mean Higher Taxes for Workers, 'Corporate Welfare' for the Rich (www.commondreams.org)
An exonerated man was ‘50 feet from freedom.’ Then a court stopped him. (www.washingtonpost.com)
Christopher Dunn spent 34 years in prison before his murder conviction was overturned this week. An unusual appeal has delayed his leaving....
Qatar PM asks, ‘How can mediation succeed when one side assassinates negotiator?’ (www.middleeastmonitor.com)
The prime minister of Qatar, which has acted as a mediator in ceasefire negotiations between Israel and Hamas, suggested on Wednesday that the killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh could jeopardise efforts to secure a truce in Gaza, Reuters has reported....
Garmin expands its ECG app to more smartwatches - Android Authority (www.androidauthority.com)
Samsung Galaxy S24,S24+ to be cheaper in EU (m.gsmarena.com)
Bloody Samsung think a base S24 for €900 is cheap. Not to mention the shitty Exynos it comes with in Europe.
Italy bans cultivated meat products (www.chemistryworld.com)
Italy bans cultivated meat products::New law prohibits the production or sale of cultivated meat in Italy, with fines of up to €60,000
Dungeons & Dragons Is Shedding ‘Race’ in Gaming. Other Games, and Gamers, Should Follow (www.scientificamerican.com)
Gamer Recreates Entirety of Final Fantasy 7 Within LittleBigPlanet 2 | Retro Dodo (retrododo.com)
A gamer has recreated the entire Final Fantasy 7 within LittleBigPlanet 2. Jamie Colliver documented his process over 141 videos on YouTube. Every shot and piece of speech from FF7 has been recreated by hand in Sackboy’s world. It took him approximately four years of work, with each of the 140,000 lines of dialogue included....
Nigerians struggle to make ends meet amid economic crisis (www.dw.com)
The worst economic crisis in decades in Nigeria has citizens sacrificing to get by. Medicines, food and other basic commodities are priced beyond the reach of many....
Book International Tour Packages (travelsaga.com)
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Germany joins multinational force monitoring Korean border (www.dw.com)
Germany officially became the 18th member of the US-led United Nations Command (UNC) in South Korea on Friday....
Total War: Pharaoh Dynasties has quietly become one of the best historical Total War games ever (www.pcgamer.com)
Accused Plotters of 9/11 Attacks to Plead Guilty, Receive Life Sentences [Aug 01, 2024 | democracynow.org] (www.democracynow.org)
The Pentagon announced Wednesday it’s reached a plea deal with the accused 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two others involved in plotting the attack. The three men, all detained at Guantánamo Bay prison, will reportedly plead guilty to conspiracy and murder and receive life sentences, avoiding the death penalty.
