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Russia is demanding Norway pay up to $4.4 million in compensation after 42 Norwegian reindeer wandered across the border (www.businessinsider.com)

ISPs Should Not Police Online Speech—No Matter How Awful It Is. (www.eff.org)

French ban of abaya robes in schools draws applause and criticism (www.reuters.com)

The French government’s decision to ban children from wearing the abaya, the loose-fitting, full-length robes worn by some Muslim women, in state-run schools drew applause on Monday from the right, but also criticism.

The domestic slaves rescued from London’s richest streets (www.channel4.com)

Japan says seawater radioactivity below limits near Fukushima (www.channelnewsasia.com)

Tests of seawater near Japan’s Fukushima nuclear power plant have not detected any radioactivity, the environment ministry said on Sunday (Aug 27), days after authorities began discharging into the sea treated water used to cool damaged reactors....

China’s stockpiling of ASML chip-making machines push imports past 2023 estimates (www.scmp.com)

China’s imports of Dutch lithography machines have surged this year, with the first seven months already surpassing ASML Holding’s previous forecast for 2023 sales to China, according to a new report, as Chinese firms stock up on the equipment ahead of new export curbs....

My driver even knows where I want to go without being asked. (sh.itjust.works)

Friday Facts #373 - Factorio: Space Age (www.factorio.com)

Introducing the Epic First Run program (store.epicgames.com)

Wagner boss Prigozhin killed in plane crash in Russia (www.bbc.co.uk)

Georgia school district is banning books, citing sexual content, after firing a teacher (apnews.com)

Georgia’s second-largest school district says that it has removed two books from 20 school libraries, saying the books had “highly inappropriate, sexually explicit content.”...

Microsoft will sell Activision Blizzard streaming rights to Ubisoft (www.eurogamer.net)

British nurse refuses to appear to be sentenced for murdering seven babies (www.cnn.com)

A British nurse refused to appear in court on Monday to be sentenced for the murders of seven babies and attempted murders of six others at the UK hospital where she worked....

Ukraine’s sluggish counter-offensive is souring the public mood. The government is worried. (www.economist.com)

Full article...

A tanker believed to hold sanctioned Iran oil starts offloading near Texas despite Tehran's threats (apnews.com)

Olive oil is in trouble as extreme heat and drought push the industry into crisis | CNN Business (www.cnn.com)

Looming auto workers strike could cost $5 billion in just 10 days, new analysis says (www.cnbc.com)

First Look at Lenovo Legion Handheld (windowsreport.com)

Interesting. Similar to the ONEXPLAYER 2 and 2 Pro, with the 8inch screen and detachable controllers. So many buttons! I wonder if the detachable controllers works as is or if you need a controller dock like the OXP2.

Cruise robotaxi finds itself stuck in wet concrete in San Francisco (www.teslarati.com)

Report on Anti-Gay Slur Could Put Local News Site Out of Business (www.nytimes.com)

The county board meeting in Wausau, Wis., on Aug. 12, 2021, got contentious fast. Nobody disputes that....

‘Flying aliens’ harassing village in Peru are actually illegal miners with jetpacks, cops say (www.vice.com)

‘Flying aliens’ harassing village in Peru are actually illegal miners with jetpacks, cops say::Authorities announced their theory after visiting the isolated Indigenous community where the attacks took place.