Russia struggles to repel deep Kursk incursion by Ukraine (www.bbc.com)
Ukrainian troops remained in Russia’s western Kursk region on Friday night, as its surprise cross-border offensive into Russia came to the end of a fourth day....
Flooding from the remnants of Debby leads to high water rescues in New York, Pennsylvania (apnews.com)
US ambassador confirms Mexican drug lord Ismael 'El Mayo' Zambada was brought to US against his will (apnews.com)
Brazil plane crash in Sao Paulo state kills all 61 aboard, airline says | AP News (apnews.com)
MAGA fans call for boycott of Dunkin Donuts: ‘The Bud Lite treatment’ (www.independent.co.uk)
Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster will no longer grant ‘Erotica’ points for taking photos of women [VGC] (www.videogameschronicle.com)
Personally I think they should’ve instead added erotica photos for all the NPCs to balance it out, but that’s just me 🤷
The Refugee Olympic Team wins its first-ever medal, thanks to boxer Cindy Ngamba (www.npr.org)
No survivors from plane that crashed in Brazil with 61 people on board, officials say (www.theguardian.com)
Developers Halt Louisiana Grain Elevator Project That Would Disrupt Black Historic Sites (www.propublica.org)
Wagner Group setback in Mali challenges Moscow’s strategy in Africa and the region’s faith in Russian mercenaries (theconversation.com)
The Government Spends Millions to Open Grocery Stores in Food Deserts. The Real Test Is Their Survival. (www.propublica.org)
Aleppo | Turkish forces and their proxies attack 15 villages and vicinity of two camps in northern countryside (www.syriahr.com)
TIL that Eminem was offered the lead role in the film "Elysium" but reportedly turned it down, leading director to instead cast Matt Damon. (en.wikipedia.org)
GOP nominee to run North Carolina schools advocated pro-Trump military coup in January 6 video (www.cnn.com)
‘One of the most violent’ Jan. 6 rioters receives a 20-year prison sentence (www.nbcnews.com)
Algerian Imane Khelif wins boxing gold medal after her gender was wrongly questioned (www.nbcnews.com)
Almost all Windows 10 systems can be upgraded to the new version — so why are businesses holding back? (www.techradar.com)
An Initial Benchmark Of Bcachefs vs. Btrfs vs. EXT4 vs. F2FS vs. XFS On Linux 6.11 (www.phoronix.com)
‘Massive disinformation campaign’ is slowing global transition to green energy. (www.theguardian.com)
Signal has been blocked by Venezuela and Russia (www.theverge.com)
“We’re aware of reports that access to Signal has been blocked in some countries,” Signal says. If you are affected by the blocks, the company recommends turning on its censorship circumvention feature. (NetBlocks reports that this feature lets Signal “remain usable” in Russia.)
Trump Media reports $16 million loss for quarter as revenue falls (www.cnbc.com)
You Should Check Out the Indie Web | You've Got Kat (invidious.darkness.services)
Alternative Youtube Link
Chappell Roan Reportedly Drew Lollapalooza’s Largest Crowd Ever (www.them.us)
“Chappell’s performance was the biggest daytime set we’ve ever seen,” a festival spokesperson told CNN.
Gerasimov ignored warnings of Ukrainian troop buildup near border, Bloomberg reports (kyivindependent.com)
