Five years after killing a journalist in cold blood, Saudi Arabia is stronger than ever (www.theguardian.com)
Over 75,000 workers poised for largest healthcare strike in US history (www.theguardian.com)
Kaiser Permanente workers push for improvements to staffing levels and wage increases after union contract expires
‘I thought: how hard can it be?’ Mike Skinner on making a film – and the first Streets album in a decade (www.theguardian.com)
there’s a reason for us meeting in the casino, and it isn’t that we’re about to play baccarat. Skinner discovered Les Ambassadeurs while looking for locations for his new feature film, The Darker the Shadow, the Brighter the Light. The film, which he wrote, directed and acts in (yes, he also did the music), is about a DJ...
Scorching heat caused deaths to double at busiest US-Mexico border route (www.theguardian.com)
More than 100 of 148 recorded deaths in El Paso sector were recorded between May and September when heat topped 100F
Scorching heat caused deaths to double at busiest US-Mexico border route (www.theguardian.com)
More than 100 of 148 recorded deaths in El Paso sector were recorded between May and September when heat topped 100F
US government issues first-ever space debris penalty to Dish Network (www.theguardian.com)
US government issues first-ever space debris penalty to Dish Network::Dish to pay $150,000 for failing to properly dispose of satellite and violating the FCC’s anti-space debris rule
Chinese censors block ‘Tiananmen’ image of athletes hugging (www.theguardian.com)
14 year old kills at least 3 in mass shooting in downtown bangkok (www.theguardian.com)
14 year old kills at least 3 in mass shooting in downtown Bangkok (www.theguardian.com)
Shouting at children can be as damaging as physical or sexual abuse, study says (www.theguardian.com)
Parents who shout at their children or call them “stupid” are leaving their offspring at greater risk of self-harm, drug use and ending up in jail, new research claims....
Cheaper, more effective malaria vaccine wins WHO approval (www.theguardian.com)
R21/Matrix-M vaccine, developed by the University of Oxford, is the first malaria vaccine to reach 75% efficacy target...
Kharkiv to build Ukraine’s first underground school to protect children (www.theguardian.com)
Children in frontline city are currently taught in the underground metro system amid threats from Russia’s missile attacks...
Pope Francis suggests gay couples could be blessed in Vatican reversal (www.theguardian.com)
Conservative cardinals had challenged the pope to confirm teachings on LGBTQ+ issues...
Sheer stupidity is a threat to our scientific progress | Letters (www.theguardian.com)
cross-posted from: hexbear.net/post/742098...
Biden worries ‘extreme’ supreme court can’t be relied on to uphold rule of law (www.theguardian.com)
Joe Biden worries that the “extreme” US supreme court, dominated by rightwing justices, cannot be relied upon to uphold the rule of law....
Tom Hanks says AI version of him used in dental plan ad without his consent (www.theguardian.com)
Tom Hanks has warned fans that an ad for a dental plan that appears to use his image is in fact fake and was created using artificial intelligence....
Apple says software bug and certain apps causing iPhone overheating (www.theguardian.com)
Apple says software bug and certain apps causing iPhone overheating::Company says it will update iOS 17 to fix bug and is working with developers of apps that overload handsets
Mass death of Amazonian dolphins prompts fears for vulnerable species (www.theguardian.com)
Rising temperatures could be passing tolerance threshold for endangered animals as Lake Tefé reaches 39C (102.2 F)
Travel website Booking.com leaves hoteliers thousands of dollars out of pocket (www.theguardian.com)
Chinese video games are on the rise, but I wish they got more respect (www.theguardian.com)
Bedbug crisis sparks political row in Paris as insect ‘scourge’ continues (www.theguardian.com)
Doctors in England told not to start new patients on ADHD drugs due to shortage (www.theguardian.com)
Travel website Booking.com leaves hoteliers thousands of dollars out of pocket (www.theguardian.com)
Travel website Booking.com has left many hotel operators and other partners across the globe thousands of dollars out of pocket for months on end, blaming the lack of payment on a “technical issue”....
Doctors in England told not to start new patients on ADHD drugs due to shortage (www.theguardian.com)
Doctors in England have been told not to prescribe ADHD drugs to new patients because of a national shortage, as charities warn that the supply problems are devastating for people living with the condition....