Voice referendum: Australia to hold historic Indigenous vote in October (www.bbc.co.uk)
cross-posted from: lemmy.zip/post/2089850...
Caste matters : Dalit student attacked by caste Hindu students for laughing inside bus in Tamil Nadu, India (www.thenewsminute.com)
In another case of caste-based violence among school students in Tamil Nadu, more than 20 caste Hindu students belonging to the Urali Gounder community attacked a Dalit student and his grandmother in Karur district on Saturday, August 26, for laughing inside a bus....
Steam Strategy Fest :: Aug 28 - Sep 04 (store.steampowered.com)
Ludwig II: Bavaria's 'fairytale king' and his dream castle (www.dw.com)
Perched on a cliff in the Bavarian Alps near Füssen, Germany, the Neuschwanstein Castle is the epitome of the idyllic. Its spires soar to the heavens, while the surrounding landscapes are an invitation to daydreaming. It’s the stuff of fairytales, so much so that the man who had it built is dubbed the “fairytale king” —...
Rubiales refuses to resign as Spanish FA president (www.bbc.co.uk)
Luis Rubiales refuses to step down as president of the Spanish football federation in the aftermath of his behaviour at Sunday's Women's World Cup final.
Stephen King: My Books Were Used to Train AI (literature.cafe)
One prominent author responds to the revelation that his writing is being used to coach artificial intelligence....
Prigozhin lives! Kremlin battles rumors Wagner chief faked his death (www.politico.eu)
If Russia’s propaganda machine seemed caught off guard by Yevgeny Prigozhin’s mutiny, its reaction to his death in a plane crash has been far more disciplined....
Larian drops Series S split-screen as "solution" to bring Baldur's Gate 3 to Xbox this year (www.eurogamer.net)
Should put this whole issue to rest (for a while, at least 😉).
Anger in Spain after soccer chief kisses a player at Women's World Cup ceremony (www.npr.org)
A furor erupted after Luis Rubiales kissed player Jennifer Hermoso at a ceremony. "It was an unacceptable gesture and Mr. Rubiales' apologies are not enough," the acting prime minister said.
A Saudi Rolex Sold in a U.S. Mall Could Get Bolsonaro Arrested (www.nytimes.com)
It has been a bad 10 months for Jair Bolsonaro....
Georgia made it easier for parents to challenge school library books. Almost no one has done so (apnews.com)
Georgia Republican lawmakers passed a law to make it easier to challenge school library books as inappropriate, but few people are using it.
Biden to sign strategic partnership deal with Vietnam in latest bid to counter China in the region (www.politico.com)
The new strategic partnership agreement opens the door to closer diplomatic, economic and technological cooperation with former foe — and China’s neighbor — Hanoi.
German archbishop 'disappointed' by diocese employees' attempts to access porn (apnews.com)
BERLIN (AP) — The archbishop of Cologne, one of Germany’s most important Catholic dioceses, expressed disappointment Friday that employees used work computers to try to access pornographic websites.
Vampire Survivors co-op and new game engine upgrade is live (www.gamingonlinux.com)
Tails updates to Linux Kernel 5.16.1 to fix critical vulnerability (tails.net)
Nothing Like A Warm Bath After a Hard Day's Work (i.imgur.com)
Automakers' drive to avoid China's EV rare earth dominance gathers speed (www.reuters.com)
Vatican confirms ban on Catholics becoming Freemasons (www.reuters.com)
Global heat deaths could quadruple if action is not taken on climate change, study finds (www.nbcnews.com)
Global heat deaths are projected to increase by 370% if action is not taken to limit the effects of global warming, according to a study published Tuesday in The Lancet, a medical journal....
Miez makes WFH so much more enjoyable (imgur.com)
We were interviewing a Palestinian farmer. Then the drone and soldiers appeared (www.npr.org)
There are days when you head out to report a story, and you think you know where it's going. And then it spins in an entirely different direction. This is the story of one such day.
Funeral home of horrors: Owners arrested after 190 rotting corpses found (arstechnica.com)
Owners charged with abuse of a corpse, theft, money laundering, and forgery.
Justice Dept. Watchdog Describes Unsanitary Conditions at Florida Prison (www.nytimes.com)
Archived at web.archive.org/…/justice-department-florida-pris…
Court rules automakers can record and intercept owner text messages (therecord.media)
