Antarctic sea-ice at 'mind-blowing' low alarms experts (www.bbc.com)
Missing winter sea-ice signals changes in Antarctica that could be "absolute disaster for the world", scientists say.
"This is fine" (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
Some small towns in America are disbanding police forces, citing hiring woes (apnews.com)
As Goodhue Police Chief Josh Smith struggled this summer to fill vacancies in his small department, he warned the town’s City Council that unless pay and benefits improved, finding new officers would never happen....
SAG-AFTRA Seeks Approval for Second Strike Against Video Game Companies (variety.com)
SAG-AFTRA Seeks Approval for Second Strike Against Video Game Companies::SAG-AFTRA on Friday called for a strike authorization vote as it prepares to negotiate a new video game contract.
Saudi Arabia reportedly sentences man to death for criticizing government on social media (www.cbsnews.com)
Saudi Arabia has sentenced to death a government critic who denounced alleged corruption and human rights abuses on social media, his brother and others familiar with the case told AFP on Monday....
Ex-Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio will be sentenced for seditious conspiracy in the Jan. 6 attack (apnews.com)
Former Proud Boys national leader Enrique Tarrio is set to be sentenced on Wednesday for a failed plot to keep Donald Trump in power after the Republican lost the 2020 presidential election, capping one of the most significant prosecutions in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol....
Judge rejects Trump bid to push federal election trial to 2026 (www.cnbc.com)
The federal judge presiding over Donald Trump’s criminal election interference case shut down a bid by the former president to set his trial more than two-and-a-half years away....
Tenth bus of migrants from Texas arrives in LA (www.nbclosangeles.com)
Another bus from Texas carrying migrants from south of the border arrived in Los Angeles Saturday, the 10th such arrival since June 14, Mayor Karen Bass’ office announced.
COVID boosters are still weeks away as cases surge in the U.S. (www.axios.com)
As COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations creep up during a summer wave of heightened virus activity, updated vaccines are still likely weeks away....
Fukushima wastewater released into the ocean, China bans all Japanese seafood (www.reuters.com)
Japan exported about $600 million worth of aquatic products to China in 2022, making it the biggest market for Japanese exports, with Hong Kong second. Sales to China and Hong Kong accounted for 42% of all Japanese aquatic exports in 2022, according to government data.
Wagner mercenary chief's plane was fine on radar until last 30 seconds (www.jpost.com)
Air travel has gotten more violent. Flight attendants want training to fight back. (www.politico.com)
The Covid era’s surge in air rage incidents is aiding flight attendants’ demand for a benefit they’ve been seeking since 9/11 — legally mandated self-defense training....
Joe Biden’s DOJ Is Claiming “There Is No Constitutional Right to a Stable Climate” (jacobin.com)
Australia’s internet providers are ditching email, to the disgust of older customers (www.theguardian.com)
Archived version: archive.ph/4QzFt...
6-year-old fatally shot by a 9-year-old, authorities say (www.nbcnews.com)
How the children obtained guns remains a part of the ongoing investigation, according to the Sheriff’s office.
Sex in self-driving cars: Passengers are reportedly hooking up in San Francisco's driverless taxis (www.businessinsider.com)
A few days ago I posted about an app to sincronize Lemmy accounts, here's the design update (sh.itjust.works)
Following recommendations from the comments I implemented material you with dynamic colors and pushed content to the beginning and I really liked the result...
(Wisconsin) Supreme Court Justice Rebecca Bradley has been quietly editing her own Wikipedia page (www.jsonline.com)
Last week, a person with the Twitter handle @arizonasunblock from Tampa, Florida, noticed that Bradley, who has been on the high court since 2015, appeared to make major changes to her Wikipedia biography earlier this year.
Japan marks 78th anniversary of Hiroshima atomic bombing (www.dw.com)
Japan on Sunday commemorated the 78th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima in the final phase of World War II....
Hiroshima marks a-bomb anniversary, calls nuclear deterrence "folly" (www.reuters.com)
TOKYO, Aug 6 (Reuters) - Japan on Sunday marked the 78th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing on Hiroshima, where its mayor urged the abolition of nuclear weapons and called the Group of Seven leaders' notion of nuclear deterrence a "folly".
“AI” Hurts Consumers and Workers -- and Isn’t Intelligent (techpolicy.press)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/2811405...
The Weird, Fragmented World of Social Media After Twitter (www.theatlantic.com)
Disqualified Ukrainian fencer Kharlan reinstated, awarded Paris Olympics place (www.france24.com)
The International Fencing Federation (FIE) also said it was reinstating Kharlan, allowing her to take part in the team competition at the world championships in Milan....
Videogame fantasy settings are staler than mouldy bread right now (www.pcgamer.com)
Sync for Lemmy is available in the Play Store for pre-registration (play.google.com)
