Justice Department asks Supreme Court to end abortion pill legal challenge that threatens widespread access (www.nbcnews.com)
Parenting advice YouTuber Ruby Franke and business partner to remain jailed on child abuse charges (apnews.com)
This used to be a witty title but some pro-censorship arse complained so here we are (www.theguardian.com)
No more cordon blur: France prepares to ban vegetarian products from using meaty language
West Virginia University crisis looms as GOP leaders focus on economic development, jobs (apnews.com)
On the same day that dejected students pleaded with the board of West Virginia’s flagship university not to eliminate its entire foreign languages department and dozens of other programs, Gov. Jim Justice said he was feeling hopeful about the future of education in the state....
Gabon coup leader Nguema sworn in as transitional head of state (www.aljazeera.com)
Gabon’s new military leader was sworn in as the head of state on Monday, less than a week after ousting the president whose family had ruled the Central African nation for more than five decades....
First renderings show new California city that tech billionaires want to build (www.sfchronicle.com)
Fans flock to Jimmy Buffett's eateries to toast the Mayor of Margaritaville (www.nbcnews.com)
Following the death of the purveyor of laid-back, beachside rock, his fans, known as Parrotheads, paid tribute by lifting their glasses at locations of his Margaritaville empire.
Amazon Workers Delivered Packages During Destructive Tropical Storm (www.vice.com)
“It was tough being on the road,” said one driver who delivered in California the day it experienced flooding and record rainfall....
Apple is cutting off social media support! (en.shiftdelete.net)
U.S. declassifies historic Nixon intelligence reports on 1973 Chile coup (www.axios.com)
[GNOME] Colorful Debian (ibb.co)
Had a lot of fun playing with GNOME and Conky. I like the result a lot :D
Air pollution could be spreading antibiotic resistance. (www.sciencealert.com)
Win9x - A place to discuss windows 95/98/ME games and software (retrolemmy.com)
I haven’t seen a community dedicated to Windows 9x yet, so I decided to make it myself....
China's economy in crisis, on the brink of collapse? (www.lemonde.fr)
The Starfleet Insignia Explained (startrek.com)
This is an old one, but a good one, and StarTrek.com decided to republish it for whatever reason.
Foxconn founder Terry Gou announces run for Taiwan presidency (www.reuters.com)
Terry Gou, the billionaire founder of major Apple supplier Foxconn, announced on Monday a bid to be Taiwan’s president in January elections, saying he wanted to unite the opposition and ensure the island did not become “the next Ukraine”....
What’s the Matter with the smart home? (www.theverge.com)
The article discusses expectations for smart home announcements at the upcoming IFA tech show in Berlin. While companies may unveil new smart speakers, cameras and robot vacuums, the smart home remains fragmented as the Matter interoperability standard has yet to fully deliver on integrating devices. The author argues the...
A wearable ultrasound scanner could detect breast cancer earlier – MIT Media Lab (www.media.mit.edu)
Central Moscow building hit by drone in latest attack on Russian capital (www.theguardian.com)
Moscow airports suspend flights briefly as drone hits site in city centre, with two others brought down across the region
Maui Water Is Unsafe Even With Filters, One of the Lessons Learned From Fires in California (www.usnews.com)
Maui Water Is Unsafe Even With Filters, One of the Lessons Learned From Fires in California
UK says a supersonic Russian bomber likely to have been destroyed in drone attack (www.reuters.com)
Aug 22 (Reuters) - British military intelligence said on Tuesday that a weekend drone attack on an airfield deep inside Russia which Moscow blamed on Ukraine is highly likely to have destroyed a nuclear-capable TU-22M3 supersonic long-range bomber....
That time Neelix disabled the ship with cheese (beehaw.org)
Both Parents Agree: The Child Is Being Harmed. Which One Will the Court Believe? (www.propublica.org)
A child said he was being sexually and physically abused by his father. The father alleged the mother was brainwashing the child against him. One reporter dug into years of case files to understand how courts decided to interpret the facts.
Drug war shakes France’s Marseille as rival gangs shoot it out (www.aljazeera.com)
Two gangs, “Yoda” and “DZ Mafia” are vying for control of the drugs market in the notorious northern neighbourhoods of France’s second biggest city....
Microsoft won’t say if Surface Duo is getting any more Android OS releases (www.windowscentral.com)
