Louisiana mayor arrested on child rape accusations after abrupt resignation (www.theguardian.com)
J.D. Vance Told His Son to ‘Shut The Hell Up’ About Pokemon While Talking to Trump (www.thedailybeast.com)
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Intel was once a Silicon Valley leader. How did it fall so far? (www.vox.com)
'We need to assert our power - or we’ll get trampled on’: the cleaner sacked for eating a tuna sandwich (www.theguardian.com)
Harris hires Obama campaign veterans to join 2024 effort, replacing Biden loyalists (www.washingtonpost.com)
Iran says Hamas leader was killed by short-range projectile (www.bbc.com)
Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh was killed with a “short-range projectile” fired from outside his guesthouse in Tehran, Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) says....
Northern Ireland: Violence by racist agitators in Belfast is ‘utterly unacceptable’. (www.amnesty.org.uk)
U.S. sues TikTok for collecting kids’ data without parents’ permission: Justice Department calls TikTok’s age-gating methods ‘deficient in multiple ways' (www.theverge.com)
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Internet Sleuth Discovers Eighth NES Game In N64 Animal Crossing, But It's Now 'Lost Media' | Time Extension (www.timeextension.com)
An internet sleuth, @Gloomyfates, stumbled upon the discovery of an eighth NES game hidden within the N64 version of “Animal Crossing.” Originally released as a giveaway in Nintendo Dream magazine under the title Ice Climber, it was made available through a unique Controller Pak with a special sticker....
The lawless mining gangs targeting the Amazon’s precious green energy minerals (www.theguardian.com)
As demand for the tin ore cassiterite soars, special forces units of Brazil’s Ibama environment agency must play a cat and mouse game with the thousands of illegal miners pouring into Yanomami reserves...
Russian Wagner mercenaries spotted amid Venezuela election protests (www.intellinews.com)
A critical system of Atlantic Ocean currents could collapse as early as the 2030s, new research suggests (edition.cnn.com)
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Exchanged prisoner Yashin condemns his 'illegal expulsion' from Russia. (www.reuters.com)
Ilya Yashin, imprisoned in 2022 for criticizing Putin’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, said he had not given his consent to deportation and that others in more urgent need of medical care should have gone instead....
Argentina will use AI to ‘predict future crimes’ but experts worry for citizens’ rights (www.theguardian.com)
Marijuana and Mexican cartels: Inside the stunning rise of Chinese money launderers (www.nbcnews.com)
For much of his career as a federal drug agent, Ray Donovan had a singular focus: the capture of Mexican cartel boss Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman. When Guzman was finally arrested in early 2014, fentanyl trafficking was on the rise in the U.S., and Donovan soon found his next project....
Google Chrome warns uBlock Origin may soon be disabled (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
One-third of Ukrainians would give up land for peace – but it’s not as simple as that (theconversation.com)
US export controls on China did not lead to reshoring or friend-shoring: US Federal Reserve (www.newyorkfed.org)
The UNIX Pipe Card Game (punkx.org)
Despite economic growth, 70% of Americans believe the economy is getting worse (wtop.com)
Colorado wildfire updates: Alexander Mountain fire destroys nearly 50 homes, buildings; Quarry and Bucktail fires continue to grow (www.denverpost.com)
Wildfires in Colorado have killed one person, damaged or destroyed more than 50 buildings and evacuated thousands of people across the Front Range....
How to Watch Lollapalooza 2024 On Hulu to See Stray Kids, SZA & Chappell Roan Perform Live (www.billboard.com)
A little-known law has forced over 120,000 veterans to return the money they got to leave the military, new data shows (www.nbcnews.com)
UK riots LIVE: Clashes break out in Manchester, Liverpool and Hull - boys as young as 11 arrested (www.mirror.co.uk)
