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)
Plane crashes in Brazil's Sao Paulo state, killing all 61 aboard, airline says (apnews.com)
A passenger plane crashed into a gated residential community in Brazil’s Sao Paulo state Friday, killing all 61 people aboard and leaving a smoldering wreck, officials and the airline said....
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)
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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)
TIL that the longest javelin throw was 99.52 meters using a now illegal technique that was considered "out of control". No one has broken this record with modern javelin rules. (en.wikipedia.org)
Hey Reddit lurkers! my ad-free, open source Reddit viewer RDX is on Android now (play.google.com)
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Brazilian airliner crashes, all 62 on board killed (www.reuters.com)
Video shared on social media showed what appeared to be the ATR-made plane spinning out of control as it plunged down behind a cluster of trees near houses, followed by a large plume of black smoke. The video of the mid-afternoon crash also appeared to show clear weather, though the forecast for the area called for light...
STOPKILLINGAMES EU petition: Finland the 1st one to reach it's quota, and growing [meet requirement so far: 1/7 countries, 222k/1mil. signatures] (eci.ec.europa.eu)
Oxford scientists are generating solar power without panels (electrek.co)
Netanyahu says ‘victory’ over Hamas is in sight. The data tells a different story (edition.cnn.com)
Nearly half of Hamas’ military battalions in northern and central Gaza have rebuilt some of their fighting capabilities despite more than nine months of Israel’s brutal offensive, according to analyses by the American Enterprise Institute’s Critical Threats Project, the Institute for the Study of War and CNN....