'Nothing To Eat': War-Torn Sudan Faces Mass Famine as Military Delays Aid | Common Dreams (www.commondreams.org)
Sudan’s military is blocking United Nations aid trucks from entering at a key border crossing, causing severe disruptions in aid in a country that experts fear may be on the brink of one of the worst famines the world has seen in decades, The New York Times reported Friday....
Florida Judge Permanently Blocks Workplace-Training Portion of DeSantis's Stop WOKE Act (www.nationalreview.com)
A federal judge in Florida on Friday permanently blocked a key part of Governor Ron DeSantis’s anti-woke legislation that would have banned diversity- and race-related training in private workplaces.
The IDF Just Destroyed a Key Rafah Water facility (www.theinteldrop.org)
On Friday, I discovered a video posted on Instagram (link is to YT copy) by an Israeli soldier from the 601st Combat Engineering Battalion, showing the calculated demolition of a chief water facility in Rafah. The video, in three parts, shows Israeli soldiers planting explosives inside and around the water pumps of a facility in...
Rupert Murdoch’s secret succession drama is a warning to rein in the super-rich (www.theguardian.com)
Tommy Robinson says he has been arrested under Terrorism Act (www.theguardian.com)
Chinese swimmers at Paris Olympics deny doping accusations (www.npr.org)
Looks like Subnautica devs have been sneakily posting Subnautica 2 screenshots in the original game (www.eurogamer.net)
Apple has reached its first-ever union contract with store employees in Maryland (www.nbcnews.com)
The Google TV Streamer might have an Ethernet port and Thread radio (9to5google.com)
We revealed what the Google TV Streamer looks like earlier this week, and now some of the first specs have emerged.
Exclusive: US, Israel and UAE working to create new body to govern post-war Gaza (www.middleeasteye.net)
The United States, Israel and the United Arab Emirates are working towards the creation of a national committee of Palestinian leaders and business figures that will administer Gaza once the war ends, sources have told Middle East Eye....
Some condom and lubricant brands contain alarming levels of PFAS – study (www.theguardian.com)
Several brands of condoms and lubricants contain alarming levels of toxic PFAS “forever chemicals”, including styles of Trojan and K-Y Jelly, new research finds....
Top Republicans call Kamala Harris a ‘dangerous liberal’ as attacks ramp up (www.theguardian.com)
Republicans took to the airwaves Sunday to criticize a surging Kamala Harris, calling the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee a “dangerous liberal” as US conservatives’ lines of attack on the vice-president began to solidify....
Star Trek: Lower Decks Returns in New Ongoing Comic Series (www.startrek.com)
Arizona judge rejects wording for a state abortion ballot measure. Republicans plan to appeal (apnews.com)
A judge on Friday rejected an effort by GOP lawmakers to use the term “unborn human being” to refer to a fetus in the pamphlet that Arizona voters would use to weigh a ballot measure that would expand abortion access in the state....
Judge denies bid to move trial of ex-officer out of Philadelphia due to coverage, protests (apnews.com)
A judge has turned down a request to move the trial of a former Philadelphia police officer who shot and killed a motorist as he sat in his car, saying there’s insufficient evidence that the defendant would be unable to get a fair trial in the city....
Unionisation leaps forward: now it's time to deliver (Opinion Piece) (www.gamesindustry.biz)
French entertainer who performed as a mostly nude Greek god during opening ceremony responds to controversy (www.nbcnews.com)
Google Photos making it easier to hide people you don't want to see (APK teardown) (www.androidauthority.com)
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Modi’s Long Game (foreignpolicy.com)
India has long been described as “the world’s largest democracy,” although in recent years, it has experienced significant backsliding: Freedom House, the V-Dem Institute, and the Economist Intelligence Unit have all downgraded India in their rankings, most acutely since 2019, when Prime Minister Narendra Modi began his...
South Africa is changing its retirement rules to help boost country savings: how it will work (theconversation.com)
Indian kiln workers are trapped in cycles of debt and illness. (www.fairplanet.org)
Concern grows as Venezuela blocks election observers (www.voanews.com)
Socialist Maduro, 61, will seek reelection Sunday to a third six-year term amid accusations of opposition harassment by an increasingly authoritarian regime....