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Why Olympic darling Armand Duplantis chose Sweden over United States (www.si.com)

Trump congratulates Putin on ‘great’ hostage swap (www.politico.eu)

U.S. Republican nominee Donald Trump commended Russian President Vladimir Putin over a historic prisoner swap deal struck last week, suggesting the Russian leader got the better end of the agreement....

Israel Sends Truck Full of Dead Palestinians Into Gaza (news.antiwar.com)

Tech CEOs are backtracking on RTO mandates—now, just 3% want workers in the office full-time (finance.yahoo.com)

Tech CEOs have been trying to force workers back into the office for the past two years, often threatening layoffs....

War, Famine, and Now Torrential Rains have Killed Dozens in Sudan (www.thecanary.co)

Welcome to Hell: The Israeli Prison System as a Network of Torture Camps (www.btselem.org)

“Welcome to Hell” is a report on the abuse and inhuman treatment of Palestinians held in Israeli custody […] Facilities in which every inmate is deliberately subjected to harsh, relentless pain and suffering operate as de-facto torture camps.

‘Star Trek’ And ‘Galaxy Quest’ Join Forces In ‘Fleet Command’ Game – Watch Launch Trailer (trekmovie.com)

Wall Street steadies after its worst day in nearly 2 years, and stocks are mixed. (www.voanews.com)

Project 2025 is an unmitigated polling disaster for Trump and Republicans (www.rollingstone.com)

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Driver Details 560.31.02 | NVIDIA (www.nvidia.com)

Fixed a bug that caused widespread crashing with Xwayland games....

Kamala Harris picks Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate (www.startribune.com)

Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris has picked Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz to be her running mate, wagering that a former red-district congressman with a progressive streak can help her win over working-class voters in battleground states needed to beat Donald Trump in November....

Lebanon’s Hezbollah launches drone attacks on Israel, says more to come (www.theglobeandmail.com)

Lebanon’s armed group Hezbollah launched a series of drone and rocket attacks into northern Israel on Tuesday but warned that its much-anticipated retaliation for Israel’s killing of a top commander last week was yet to come....

JD Vance falsely accuses Algerian Olympic boxer of being transgender & weirdly blames Kamala Harris (www.advocate.com)

cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/18340810...

More than 120 people died in Tokyo from heatstroke in July as average temperatures hit record highs (apnews.com)

TOKYO (AP) — More than 120 people died of heatstroke in the Tokyo metropolitan area in July, when the nation’s average temperature hit record highs and heat warnings were in effect much of the month, Japanese authorities said Tuesday....

Adam Peaty claims athletes at Paris Olympics found worms in their food (www.theguardian.com)

Adam Peaty has claimed athletes at Paris 2024 have found worms in their food as he criticised inadequate catering at the Olympic village. The six-time Olympic medallist complained about the quantity and quality of food on offer as he said it would affect the performances of athletes.

How children of freed spies learned they were Russian on flight to Moscow (www.theguardian.com)

Sofia, 11, and Daniel, 8, did not speak the language and knew nothing about their new home country...

Kenneth Branagh’s ‘The Last Disturbance Of Madeline Hynde’ with Jodie Comer begins production in the UK (www.screendaily.com)

Kenneth Branagh’s The Last Disturbance Of Madeline Hynde starring Jodie Comer has begun filming in the UK....

Vice President Harris chooses Tim Walz as running mate. (19thnews.org)

Common Dreams: Kamala Harris Picks Progressive Favorite Tim Walz for VP....

High-end AMD cards still impacted by a major SteamVR bug after over a year (steamcommunity.com)

Please leave a comment on this community post if it is impacting you, to let Valve know this is an important issue.

China's 1,000-km/h 'high-speed flying train' full-sized test line passes acceptance - Global Times (www.globaltimes.cn)

Kamala Harris has told allies that he she has chosen Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (www.washingtonpost.com)

EU Joins Refusals to Recognize Maduro as Venezuela Vote Winner (www.kyivpost.com)

The European Union heaped further international pressure Sunday (4 August) on Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, joining Washington and Latin American nations in refusing to recognize the win he has claimed in the recent election marked by fraud allegations....