Students criticize the University of North Carolina’s response to an active shooter emergency (www.politico.com)
Students say their teachers appeared unprepared and many grew more panicked in the absence of detailed information.
Thousands stranded at burning man (www.npr.org)
Russia’s African coup strategy - Microsoft Threat Analysis Center shares report on Russian influence operations in Africa, focusing on the Niger coup (blogs.microsoft.com)
Canada shut its land border to asylum seekers. More refugees came anyway (www.reuters.com)
Xiaomi matches Samsung’s industry-leading Android updates policy (www.androidauthority.com)
Lies of P will be released on Mac as part of the game's official launch on September 19 (www.aroged.com)
Is... is this the sequel to Cocaine Bear? (mastodon.social)
YouTube Music rolling out Now Playing redesign with comments (9to5google.com)
FBI and European partners seize major malware network in blow to global cybercrime (apnews.com)
FBI and European partners seize major malware network in blow to global cybercrime::U.S. officials say the FBI and its partners in Europe infiltrated and seized control of a major malware network that was used for more than 15 years to commit a gamut of online crimes including crippling ransomware attacks.
South Korea’s war on unions has geopolitical implications (therealnews.com)
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Exclusive: Russia will not probe Prigozhin plane crash under international rules (www.reuters.com)
Russia has informed Brazil's aircraft investigation authority that it will not probe the crash of the Brazilian-made Embraer jet that killed mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin under international rules "at the moment."
Pilot killed after F-18 military jet crashes north of San Diego (www.nbcnews.com)
A fighter jet crashed north of San Diego late Thursday night, killing the pilot who was the only person on board, authorities said.
Uber raises the minimum age for most California drivers to 25, saying insurance costs are too high (apnews.com)
Uber raised the minimum age requirement for most of its new drivers in California to 25 on Thursday under rules the company said are necessary because of the rising costs of commercial auto insurance in the state....
China’s defeated youth (www.economist.com)
Young Chinese have little hope for the future. Xi Jinping wants them to toughen up
WhatsApp backups on Android will soon count toward your Google Account storage (9to5google.com)
From Outer Wilds to Core Keeper and a new Shantae, here’s everything announced at Indie World - Polygon (www.polygon.com)
Threads finally lets you delete your account separately from Instagram (www.theverge.com)
Threads finally lets you delete your account separately from Instagram::Meta is rolling out a new feature that will let you delete your Threads account separately from Instagram. You can access the feature from a new “Delete or Deactivate” setting.
Gaza: Patients and medical staff trapped in hospitals under fire (www.doctorswithoutborders.ca)
Over the past 24 hours, hospitals in Gaza have been under relentless bombardment. Al-Shifa hospital complex, the biggest health facility where MSF staff are still working, has been hit several times, including the maternity and outpatient departments, resulting in multiple deaths and injuries.
Unpublished study finds elevated cancer rates at US military base (www.reuters.com)
As a veteran, it is frustrating to deal with the government to prove exposure to toxins....
Grown Adult Coward: 'I'm OK With Just Watching Alan Wake II' - Aftermath (aftermath.site)
Tumblr is reportedly on life support as its latest owner reassigns staff (arstechnica.com)
"600+ person-years of effort" have not stopped the site from losing $30M a year.
SAG-AFTRA Approves Deal to End Historic Strike (variety.com)
SAG-AFTRA has approved a tentative agreement that will end the longest actors strike against the major studios in Hollywood history.
Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 reveals its first clan, the Brujah, four years after it revealed its first clan, the Brujah (www.pcgamer.com)
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Warplanes strike Gaza refugee camp as Israel rejects US push for a pause in fighting (apnews.com)
Palestinian health officials say Israeli warplanes struck a refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip, killing at least 40 people and wounding dozens. Sunday's strike came as Israel vowed to press on with its offensive to crush the territory’s Hamas rulers, despite U.S. appeals for a pause in fighting to get aid to civilians....
