Ukrainian primitive weapons > Russian primitive weapons (lemmy.world)
Outbreak of Oropouche virus in Brazil should be a ‘wake-up call’, say experts (www.theguardian.com)
The deaths of two young women, miscarriages and birth defects in Brazil have been linked to Oropouche virus, a little-known disease spread by midges and mosquitoes....
Texas lockups violate minors’ constitutional rights, says US justice department (www.theguardian.com)
Youth lockups in Texas remain beset by sexual abuse, excessive use of pepper spray and other mistreatment including the prolonged isolation of children in their cells, the justice department has said in a scathing new report that accused the state of violating the constitutional rights of hundreds of minors in custody....
Utah’s Great Salt Lake rings climate alarm bells over release of 4.1m tons of carbon dioxide (www.theguardian.com)
For years, scientists and environmental leaders have been raising alarm that the Great Salt Lake is headed toward a catastrophic decline....
US bolsters military presence in Middle East as threat of regional escalation intensifies (www.theguardian.com)
The US military will deploy additional fighter jets and navy warships to the Middle East, the Pentagon said on Friday, as Washington braces for Iran and its regional allies to make good on a promise to respond to the killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran....
Ark 2, blink twice if you're OK: Xbox announces a playable demo of the survival crafting sequel at Gamescom and then unannounces it (www.pcgamer.com)
Modders are working to fix Fallout London’s new canine companion [a bulldog named Churchill] (www.pcgamesn.com)
Valve's former economist says Steam could produce 'better macroeconomic forecasts' than Goldman Sachs with the power of crowdsourcing and brownie points (www.pcgamer.com)
Gothic 1 Remake | Showcase 2024 Trailer (piped.video)
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Unannounced Tarsier Studios Project Teaser [TBA 20th aug. on Gamescon ONL] (piped.video)
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Miss South Africa 2024: Chidimma Adetshina's participation sparks nationality row (www.bbc.com)
When law student Chidimma Adetshina clinched a coveted spot as a Miss South Africa finalist, her triumph unleashed a vicious backlash, unearthing a seam of xenophobia that lies close to the surface for some in the country....
Darksiders Teaser (yt.artemislena.eu)
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World of Goo 2 released [buy from website, devs get 100% of the earnings] (worldofgoo2.com)
Why is it on Epic and not on Steam?...
Two months of feed reader behavior analysis (rachelbythebay.com)
This is the latest article in a series of posts by Rachel about all the misbehaving RSS feed readers out there.
Fate/stay night REMASTERED coming to Steam 7th ago. (store.steampowered.com)
Metropolis 1998 lets you design every building in an isometric, pixel-art city (arstechnica.com)
Russians destroy unique mosaic panel at Mariupol railway station – photos (www.pravda.com.ua)
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Man dies parachuting on the South Rim of the Grand Canyon (apnews.com)
A man died at Grand Canyon National Park after attempting the high-risk parachute leap from Yavapai Point on the South Rim, the park said Friday....
Sam Altman accused of being shady about OpenAI’s safety efforts (arstechnica.com)
Coca-Cola to pay $6 billion in IRS back taxes case while appealing judge's decision (apnews.com)
Coca-Cola Co. said Friday it will pay $6 billion in back taxes and interest to the Internal Revenue Service while it appeals a final federal tax court decision in a case dating back 17 years....
Arizona governor negotiates pause in hauling of uranium ore across Navajo Nation (apnews.com)
A uranium producer has agreed to temporarily pause the transport of the mineral through the Navajo Nation after the tribe raised concerns about the possible effects that it could have on the reservation....
Minority farmers set for $2 billion from USDA after years of discrimination. (www.voanews.com)
Silicon plus perovskite solar reaches 34 percent efficiency (arstechnica.com)
Severe drought has returned to the Amazon. And it's happening earlier than expected (apnews.com)
Holder of one-fifth of the world’s fresh water, the Amazon is beginning the dry season with many of its rivers already at critically low levels, prompting governments to anticipate contingency measures to address issues ranging from disrupted navigation to increasing forest fires....
I commissioned some butterflies 3, a psychedelic "where is Waldo" style game, released on Steam (store.steampowered.com)
