US tells Israel it will support Israel in a conflict with Hezbollah (jpost.com)
JD Spain, Sr. wins Democratic nomination for Arlington County Board (wamu.org)
Spain’s victory came after the county’s second-ever ranked choice voting election. On their ballots, Arlington voters ranked three of the five candidates. In the first round of the tabulation, the person who got the least number of votes — in this case, Julie Farnam — was dropped, and her supporters’ votes allocated to...
Video: Water cannon used on people protesting against Delhi water crisis (www.indiatoday.in)
S’pore in top 10 nation list for uploading objectionable YouTube videos (www.straitstimes.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/17194970
Ancient Mayan vase purchased by US woman for $4 returned to Mexico (www.theguardian.com)
Robert Morris warned sex abuse accuser she could be prosecuted for seeking compensation, emails show (www.nbcnews.com)
Greece wildfire: Anger after yacht fireworks spark blaze (www.bbc.com)
Fireworks launched from a yacht in Greece sparked a forest fire on the island of Hydra on Friday, the local firefighting authority has said....
‘News deserts’: if local newspapers are dying, will local democracy die with them? (www.theguardian.com)
Inside Netflix’s bet on advanced video encoding (www.theverge.com)
Hydro-Quebec plans to charge higher rates for large homes that use 'excessive' amount of electricity (montreal.ctvnews.ca)
Rip currents kill 4 in 48 hours: Panama City Beach on pace to be deadliest in US (www.usatoday.com)
Exciting New Trailer Released For Gex Trilogy | Retro Gaming News 24/7 (www.retronews.com)
A new trailer for the Gex Trilogy has been released, featuring all three console games developed by Crystal Dynamics. The collection includes Gex, Gex: Enter the Gecko, and Gex 3: Deep Cover Gecko, starring the anthropomorphic gecko protagonist. Pre-orders are set to begin in autumn 2024 with availability on Nintendo Switch,...
Dead Game News: Response from the European Commission [companies shut down single player games you bought with always online DRM] (yt.artemislena.eu)
What is your favourite game with native Linux port? (factorio.com)
For me, it’s Factorio....
CD Projekt passes the 'Best DLC' crown to FromSoftware with Witcher-themed Elden Ring art (www.destructoid.com)
The U.S. Has Declined in Quality of Life Ranking, Dropping From 16th Place to 28th According to the Social Progress Index (medium.com)
Pastor Robert Morris tried to scare his sex abuse victim with threat of prosecution (www.salon.com)
Why intense heat waves are more likely because of climate change (www.washingtonpost.com)
Members of Britain’s richest family get jail terms for exploiting Indian staff at Swiss mansion | The Straits Times (www.straitstimes.com)
Melting? Fossil Fuels Have Made Extreme Heat 35 Times More Likely in North America (www.motherjones.com)
New Report: AI could displace up to 800 million jobs globally by 2030 (medium.com)
Buying a home in the US has never been this hard (english.elpais.com)
Prices are soaring and the option to buy is receding for millions of tenants nailed by rising rents...
Timesplitters rated for PS4 and PS5, suggesting a PS Classics release (wolfsgamingblog.com)
California Democrats agree to delay health care worker minimum wage increase to help balance budget (abcnews.go.com)
World's ugliest dog? Meet Wild Thang, the 8-year-old Pekingese who took the 2024 crown (www.usatoday.com)
