Israel Reportedly Used Fake Social Media Accounts To Garner Support From US Lawmakers On Gaza War (www.forbes.com)
How Shaun of the Dead overcame the chaos and redefined horror comedy (www.independent.co.uk)
This, though, is a very British journey into the macabre. The original title was “Tea Time of the Dead” (a spin on Romero’s Night of the Living Dead, Dawn, and Day of the Dead). It was easy to understand the wariness among industry observers in April 2003 when they heard that the project was finally going into production....
TIL what the ancient Mesopotamians ate for dinner (www.bbc.com)
for the lamb stew known as tu’hu, first you get water. Then you sear leg meat in fat. In go salt, beer, onion, rocket, coriander, Persian shallot, cumin, beets, water. Crushed leek and garlic and more coriander, for a fiery taste. Then add kurrat, an Egyptian leek.
TikTok compares itself to foreign-owned American news outlets as it fights forced sale or ban (apnews.com)
TikTok on Thursday pushed back against U.S. government arguments that the popular social media platform is not shielded by the First Amendment, comparing its platform to prominent American media organizations owned by foreign entities....
Russia-Ukraine war: surge in civilian deaths in Ukraine as July marking the highest number of civilian casualties reported since October 2022, UN says (ukraine.un.org)
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Freedom of Russia Legion calls on Russian soldiers to surrender, switch sides amid Kursk incursion (kyivindependent.com)
Secret Russian Counter-Drone EW System Recovered by Ukraine in Kursk Region (www.kyivpost.com)
Women's accessories sold by Shein, Temu and AliExpress contained toxic substances sometimes hundreds of times above acceptable levels, authorities in South Korea found (www.news24.com)
Ukraine Claims the War’s Largest Surrender by Russian Troops (www.bloomberg.com)
More imported cases of new mpox strain in Europe expected, public health agency says (www.reuters.com)
China to screen arrivals for mpox as Pakistan reports first case of deadly virus (www.france24.com)
Mpox Vaccine Maker’s Shares Continue Rising As Concern Over Virus Outbreak Grows (www.forbes.com)
Backlash after Philippines MP asks if husbands have 'sexual rights' (www.bbc.com)
Bangladesh student protesters plan new party to cement their revolution (www.reuters.com)
Lula says he doesn’t yet recognize Maduro as winner of Venezuela election (www.theguardian.com)
Google To Deactivate Russia-Based AdSense Accounts (abbonews.com)
A black X is appearing on the doors of Maduro opponents in Venezuela (www.cnn.com)
North Korea to reopen to mass tourism after five years of isolation (newsukraine.rbc.ua)
Bangladesh: Armed protesters in Bangladesh have blocked supporters of the ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina from reaching the former residence of her father in Dhaka (www.dw.com)
Black Myth: Wukong Review - IGN (8/10) (www.ign.com)
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A Drunken Evening, a Rented Yacht: The Real Story of the Nord Stream Pipeline Sabotage (www.wsj.com)
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Report Says Zelensky Initially Approved Nord Stream Bombing (news.antiwar.com)
TIL Morrissey wrote a novel that was published in 2015. It got a ton of negative reviews and won the "bad sex award for love scenes" that year. (www.theguardian.com)
The love scene in question:...
Decrepit Pipes Put Jackson, Mississippi, on the Edge of Catastrophe. State Regulators Didn’t Act. (www.propublica.org)
Beneath the city of Jackson, Mississippi, is a Rube Goldberg-esque network of pipes that brings water to residents. The system, by one estimate, is twice as long as it should be for a city of this size. Much of it has been in disrepair for years; some parts are more than 100 years old....
