Germans' dissatisfaction with ruling coalition at record high, poll shows (www.reuters.com)
Tensions in Nahr al-Bared camp as Lebanese Army conducts raids (today.lorientlejour.com)
NYC Black Residents Die From Heat Stress At Double The Rate Of White Residents, Report Says (newsone.com)
Wii And GameCube Emulator Dolphin Gets A Version Number Overhaul | Time Extension (www.timeextension.com)
Dolphin, a popular emulator for playing Wii and GameCube titles, has recently undergone an overhaul of its version numbering system. The old version 5.0 is now replaced by the new version number 2407, reflecting the current month of July in the year 2024....
After nine months of war in Gaza, another UN school suffers Israeli airstrike (news.un.org)
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Insurers Pocketed $50 Billion From Medicare for Diseases No Doctor Treated (www.wsj.com)
West Texas Pastor Who Used Illegal Donations From Churches to Campaign for Office Is Fined $3,500 (www.propublica.org)
First-known TikTok mob attack led by middle schoolers tormenting teachers (arstechnica.com)
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The Internet Archive Rescues MTV News’ Web Site, Making 460,000+ of Its Pages Searchable Again (www.openculture.com)
Despite Paramount Global’s corporate decision to purge MTV News’ online content (as well as that of Comedy Central, TVLand and CMT), much of the site has been resurrected on the Internet Archive, which now offers “a searchable index of 460,575 web pages previously published at mtv.com/news.”
Mask bans are growing in popularity. Critics call the trend a 'dog whistle' to quell protest. (www.nbcnews.com)
The U.S. President Ordered a Board to Probe a Massive Russian Cyberattack. It Never Did. (www.propublica.org)
Archived link...
The Nintendo Satellaview Rare Promo VHS Has Been Restored | Retro Gaming News 24/7 (www.retronews.com)
Nintendo faced a challenge in promoting the innovative Satellaview add-on for its Super Famicom console in 1995. This new device utilized satellite technology to allow players to download games and access other media through a connection with St.GIGA, a Japanese satellite radio company. However, explaining the benefits of a...
Dimhaven Enigmas: upcoming native adventure game (Steam demo) (store.steampowered.com)
As reported by GamingOnLinux, the folks behind the modern Myst-like Quern have a native Linux demo out on Steam for an exploration-heavy first-person adventure game called Dimhaven Enigmas....
All Walls Must Fall by inbetweengames free to keep (inbetweengames.itch.io)
Also free to keep on Steam here....
A key part of America’s economy has shifted into reverse (www.cnn.com)
A vast swath of the US economy is showing signs of weakness as unemployment rises to its highest point in more than two years....
High-ranking corrupt officials in China earn eight to fourteen times their regular salary by profiting from corruption, study based on official data says (www.zew.de)
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Extreme Wildfires Have Doubled in Frequency and Intensity in the Past 20 Years (www.wired.com)
A new study published in Nature Ecology & Evolution shows that the number and intensity of the most extreme wildfires on Earth have doubled over the past two decades....
House Freedom Caucus drops two members in one night (www.axios.com)
A spokesperson for the Freedom Caucus declined to comment on the vote, telling Axios: “HFC does not comment on membership or internal proceedings.”...
Sigma Star Saga Returns: Modern Console & PC Release in 2025 (www.retronews.com)
Sigma Star Saga, a shoot ’em up RPG by WayForward, released on the Game Boy Advance in 2005, is returning to modern consoles and PC in 2025...
‘I’m bored, so I shoot’: The Israeli army’s approval of free-for-all violence in Gaza (www.972mag.com)
MRI scans show age-specific changes in the brains of kids with ADHD (healthimaging.com)
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South Sudan hosts Sudan Armed Forces units after fall of Meram (sudantribune.com)
Final Fantasy 7: An oral history (www.polygon.com)
