World Bank warns 108 countries risk being stuck in ‘middle-income trap’ (www.theguardian.com)
Reports Mount of Israel’s Torture & Rape of Palestinians Prisoners (www.democracynow.org)
Trump-Aligned Project 2025 Would Mean Higher Taxes for Workers, 'Corporate Welfare' for the Rich (www.commondreams.org)
7-nation prisoner swap shows how diplomacy, not law, governs exchanges (theconversation.com)
Chuck Schumer’s ambitious plan to take the Supreme Court down a peg (www.vox.com)
The Generation Ship Model of Software Development (medium.com)
Release of Russian hackers believed to be first U.S. prisoner swap of international cybercriminals (www.nbcnews.com)
Crash Victims' Families Ask Judge to Toss 'Morally Reprehensible' Boeing Deal . (www.commondreams.org)
Despite tariffs, Chinese EV makers still make inroads. (www.voanews.com)
Exclusive Leak: Pixel 9 Pro Fold Video Reveals Flat Fold, New Hinge, and Gemini Magic (www.androidheadlines.com)
The Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold is one of four phones that Google is slated to announce at its August 13 event. After sharing the promo videos for the Pixel 9 and Pixel 9 Pro, we can now share the promo video for the Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold.
Prisoner swap with Russia frees Americans including Evan Gershkovich and Paul Whelan (www.npr.org)
Mpox outbreaks declared in Kenya and Central African Republic. The race is on to contain the spread (apnews.com)
Kenya and the Central African Republic have declared new outbreaks of mpox as Africa’s health officials race to contain the spread of the disease in a region lacking vaccines....
Sovereign Tech Fund Preparing Fellowship Program For Open-Source Maintainers (www.phoronix.com)
US arrests a former Green Beret over the failed 2020 raid into Venezuela to remove Maduro (apnews.com)
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — A former U.S. Green Beret who in 2020 organized a failed cross-border raid of Venezuelan army deserters to remove President Nicolás Maduro has been arrested in New York on federal arms smuggling charges....
Russia agrees to free Evan Gershkovich and Paul Whelan in multi-country prisoner swap - ABC News (abcnews.go.com)
The exchange was happening Thursday.
Evan Gershkovich and Paul Whelan expected to be freed in Russia prisoner swap, official says (www.cnn.com)
US man who planned 2020 Venezuela coup attempt arrested for arms smuggling (www.theguardian.com)
Intel class action lawsuit investigation begins for the company's CPU crashing and instability issues (www.tomshardware.com)
US Copyright Office calls for better legal protections against AI-generated deepfakes (www.engadget.com)
China sanctions US lawmaker. (www.voanews.com)
The Mexican women aiding migrants on their perilous journey north (www.bbc.com)
Economists See Honduras' Progressive Tax Plan as Model for Other Countries (www.commondreams.org)
Massive protests erupt again over disputed Venezuelan elections – but they look different this time (theconversation.com)
Reform Slate Sweeps Amazon Labor Union Elections in Defeat for Celebrated Co-Founder. (www.thecity.nyc)
