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Sand dredging devastating ocean floor, UN warns (www.bbc.com)

Around six billion tonnes of sand is dredged from the world's oceans every year, a new report says.

More than 60 Atlanta training center activists named in RICO Indictment (www.ajc.com)

More than five dozen activists were indicted on RICO charges last week over the ongoing efforts to halt construction of the city of Atlanta’s planned public safety training center in DeKalb County.

Celebrate 50 Years of Star Trek Animation with the Launch of 'Star Trek: very Short Treks' (www.startrek.com)

Linux updates tease Valve 'Galileo' and 'Sephiroth' - Steam Deck refresh? Or new VR? (www.gamingonlinux.com)

Italians cope with invasion of blue crabs this summer (www.boston.com)

The predatory blue crabs are devouring stocks of eels, clams, and mussels and wreaking havoc on fishing nets.

Texas state police won’t punish more officers over Uvalde (apnews.com)

Texas state police will not discipline any more of its officers over the Uvalde school shooting that left 19 children and two teachers dead as heavily armed agents hesitated to confront the lone gunman, a spokesperson confirmed Friday....

Breeding breakthrough paves way for controversial tuna farming on land (www.theguardian.com)

Spanish research centre achieves first tank-bred Atlantic bluefin as NGOs warn of poor welfare, more antibiotic use and water pollution...

Exclusive: US to send depleted-uranium munitions to Ukraine (www.reuters.com)

cross-posted from: lemmus.org/post/587773...

Making memes from every episode of DS9 [s01e02] (files.catbox.moe)

I’ve decided that I will post a meme for every episode of DS9. I am watching them for the first time, so hold on to your hats, people. I made one yesterday , so this makes day 2....

Minnesota prison reaches resolution with inmates who refused to return to their cells in heat wave (apnews.com)

A Minnesota prison has “resolved without incident” a situation involving about 100 inmates in one housing unit who would not return to their cells Sunday in what one former inmate there called an act of “self-preservation” amid dangerously high temperatures in the region....

Nobel Foundation cancels invitations to Russia, Belarus, Iran after backlash (ptv-news.com.pk)

Was just looking at fediverse observer. Did something happen 19 August or the graph didn't worked that day? (sh.itjust.works)

fediverse.observer/dailystats&days=30

Jimmy Buffett, legendary 'Margaritaville' singer, dies at 76 (www.nbcnews.com)

Jimmy Buffett, the singer-songwriter who drew millions of fans with his folksy tales of living and loving on tropical sandy beaches, frozen concoction in hand, died Friday night. He was 76....

OnePlus is working on an interesting way to use all that RAM on your phone (www.androidauthority.com)

Microplastics could reach every organ including the brain, study finds (www.euronews.com)

New research of the impact of microplastics on mice suggests that these small particles could induce behavioural changes....

IBM promised to back off facial recognition — then it signed a $69.8 million contract to provide it (www.theverge.com)

Microsoft accused of malware-like tactics, again, in attempt to push users onto Bing | Microsoft claims the behavior was unintended (www.techspot.com)

Microsoft accused of malware-like tactics, again, in attempt to push users onto Bing | Microsoft claims the behavior was unintended::undefined

US: Lawmaker introduces bill to rein in Saudi water usage in Arizona (www.middleeasteye.net)

A US lawmaker from the state of Arizona has introduced legislation in Congress that would impose a 300 percent tax on the sale of water-intensive crops grown by foreign companies in the state, in a bid to curb the extensive use of water in the drought-stricken state.