Ukrainian Men Desperate to Escape War Are Drowning as They Flee (www.wsj.com)
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Fallout: London won't be playable via Epic Games store copies of Fallout 4 at launch, GOG confirms (web.archive.org)
Western Companies Are Now Paying for Russia Sanctions (foreignpolicy.com)
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TIL the writers of "Take me Out to the Ball Game" had never seen a baseball game (historyfacts.com)
Gemini AI platform caught scanning Google Drive files without user permission (www.techradar.com)
Brazilian Instagram influencer jailed for trafficking and slavery (www.bbc.com)
Israel Struck Twice in Its Attack on Al-Mawasi, Videos and Photos Show (www.nytimes.com)
Israeli officials said the initial strike, which targeted the Hamas commander Muhammad Deif, hit the compound with at least five precision-guided missiles. The blast near the rescue workers was nearly 100 yards away from the entrance to the compound, suggesting a separate strike....
Specific Gut Bacteria That Triggers Compulsive Eating Identified by Scientists Who Also Found Bacteria to Prevent it (www.goodnewsnetwork.org)
Here's an early look at how Google Wallet will let you scan and save anything (APK teardown) (www.androidauthority.com)
A prison union's big spending on Gavin Newsom: Is it an ‘800 pound gorilla’ or a threatened species? (apnews.com)
A year after he took the top job in 2019, the president of one of California’s largest and most powerful unions said in a newsletter that he wanted to be “the 800 pound gorilla” in Sacramento politics....
Former Israel Defence Minister says soldiers plagued by nightmares, economy in collapse (www.middleeastmonitor.com)
How the war in Ukraine is reviving Russia’s rustbelt (www.ft.com)
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The world’s power grids are failing as the planet warms (www.japantimes.co.jp)
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China, United Arab Emirates (UAE) hold joint air force drills in Xinjiang - where China has arbitrarily detained up to a million Muslims, according to rights groups (www.al-monitor.com)
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US, Canada and Finland form ‘Ice Pact’ to project influence into Arctic region (www.theguardian.com)
“Gods in the Building”: How the Texas Senate Buries Sexual Harassment Complaints and Enables Bad Actors (www.texasmonthly.com)
Archived at web.archive.org/…/texas-senate-sexual-harassment/
“I’m Bored, So I Shoot”: How Israeli Troops Are Authorized to Shoot Palestinians Virtually at Will (www.democracynow.org)
An interview with with reporter Oren Ziv of +972 Magazine, whose latest investigation details how Israeli forces in Gaza have been authorized to open fire on Palestinians virtually at will. Six soldiers who fought in Gaza describe a near-total absence of firing regulations, with soldiers shooting as they please, setting homes...
Thailand's economy: factory closures due to cheap Chinese imports with job losses jumping by 80% within one year (www.reuters.com)
The manufacturing sector’s woes have left Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin, who took power last year, struggling to fulfil his promise of bringing average annual GDP growth to 5% over his four-year term, up from 1.73% in the past decade....
Mukuru dump: Kenya 'serial killer' arrested in Nairobi (www.bbc.com)
Kenyan police have arrested a man who they have described as a “serial killer” suspected to have been behind the gruesome murder of nine women whose mutilated bodies were found in a disused quarry used as a rubbish dump....
Judge tosses Trump documents case, ruling prosecutor was unlawfully appointed (www.reuters.com)
Save 100% on Intravenous on Steam, only until July 16th! (store.steampowered.com)
Nexus Mods new cross-platform app adds experimental Cyberpunk 2077 support (www.gamingonlinux.com)
Schools receive third — and potentially final — round of federal funding for homeless students (apnews.com)
From the start of the 2023-24 school year to its conclusion, the number of students experiencing homelessness in Kalispell’s public school system jumped from 293 to 365. Assistant Superintendent Sara Cole said the increase reflects a growing trend in her district, one driven primarily by the soaring cost of living in the wake...