Police Narcan pitbull puppy O.D.ing on Fentanyl in Walmart parking lot (www.latimes.com)
Bingo!
Spain's soccer chief Luis Rubiales quits in kiss scandal (www.reuters.com)
Rubiales announced his resignation in a statement in which he said his position had become untenable, with the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) later confirming he had sent a resignation letter to acting president Pedro Rocha....
Coast Guard arrests a man trying to run a giant hamster wheel across the Atlantic (www.npr.org)
Former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio gets 22 years for role in January 6 attack on US Capitol. (www.cbc.ca)
Disney wants to narrow the scope of its lawsuit against DeSantis to free speech claim (apnews.com)
Disney wants to narrow the scope of its federal lawsuit against Gov. Ron DeSantis to just a free speech claim that the Florida governor retaliated against the company because of its public opposition to a state law banning classroom lessons on sexual orientation and gender identity in early grades....
Are US politicians too old? Voters weigh in (www.bbc.com)
A recent health scare for Mitch McConnell has raised concerns about the age of America's politicians.
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....
Why did Baldur's Gate 3 blow up? Larian lead writer says it's thanks to "a big gamble" with CRPG standards (www.gamesradar.com)
"We believe RPGs are big ... So we always believed the audience was there," says Adam Smith
China's 'aggressive behaviour' in South China Sea must be challenged, US Navy official says (www.reuters.com)
China’s “aggressive behaviour” in the South China Sea, including the use of water canon by its coast guard against a Philippine vessel, must be challenged and checked, the commander of the U.S. Navy’s Seventh Fleet said on Sunday....
Gen Z is ditching iPhones for $100 'feature phones,' and the numbers don't lie (www.zdnet.com)
US Facebook Users Can Claim Share Of $725 Million Lawsuit Settlement, But Only Until Friday (www.iflscience.com)
US Facebook Users Can Claim Share Of $725 Million Lawsuit Settlement, But Only Until Friday::You only have until Friday.
Meta putting profit ahead of safety by blocking wildfire news, says Trudeau (www.reuters.com)
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday criticized Meta for blocking domestic news from its platforms, saying the Facebook-parent was prioritizing profit over safety as devastating wildfires force tens of thousands to evacuate their homes....
11 nations of West Africa commit to a military deployment to restore the ousted president of Niger (apnews.com)
How I feel when a simple picture of Data nets me serious upvotes (startrek.website)
For general use against vatniks (lemmy.world)
The Nerdiest Game Ever (plbrault.com)
You’re an operating system.
Spyware maker LetMeSpy shuts down after hacker deletes server data (techcrunch.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.zip/post/1088852...
A rant, with useful information, about the ‘Web Environment Integrity’ proposal by Google" (orowith2os.gitlab.io)
One of my first blog posts in a while, I go over Google’s recent web proposal, and point out exactly why it won’t turn out well. Hope y’all have fun with it.
Poland says hub to fix tanks damaged in Ukraine opens (www.reuters.com)
WARSAW, July 22 (Reuters) - Poland said on Saturday that a maintenance hub for tanks damaged in Ukraine during the conflict with Russia had begun operating in its southern city of Gliwice....
A Black Man Was Elected Mayor in Rural Alabama, but the White Town Leaders Won’t Let Him Serve (capitalbnews.org)
For three years, Patrick Braxton says he has experienced harassment and intimidation after becoming the first Black mayor in Newbern, Alabama.
surveillance cat (mstdn.party)
'They're clearing out the homeless people': San Francisco gets ready for arrival of world leaders (www.yahoo.com)
Putin withdraws Russia's ratification of global nuclear test ban treaty. says "inline with U.S", and "will still abide by it". While Western experts fear Moscow is inching towards a test. (www.reuters.com)
Housing market affordability is so bad that Zillow says it will take you 13.5 years to break even on a purchase from July onward (finance.yahoo.com)
‘Disturbing’: US infant mortality rises at highest rate in 20 years (www.theguardian.com)
CDC data shows rate rose 3% last year but experts say they are not sure why statistic that has been falling should have risen sharply
