Utah’s Great Salt Lake rings climate alarm bells over release of 4.1m tons of carbon dioxide (www.theguardian.com)
For years, scientists and environmental leaders have been raising alarm that the Great Salt Lake is headed toward a catastrophic decline....
About half of US state AGs went on France trip sponsored by group with lobbyist and corporate funds (apnews.com)
About half the U.S. state attorneys general traveled to France in a trip cosponsored by a group mostly funded by companies, including some under scrutiny of the top state lawyers....
Ukraine's desperate need for soldiers spurs exodus of young men (abcnews.go.com)
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Report: Samsung's top boss angry at the mobile division for copying Apple (m.gsmarena.com)
Miss South Africa 2024: Chidimma Adetshina's participation sparks nationality row (www.bbc.com)
When law student Chidimma Adetshina clinched a coveted spot as a Miss South Africa finalist, her triumph unleashed a vicious backlash, unearthing a seam of xenophobia that lies close to the surface for some in the country....
We Need Positive Visions for AI Grounded in Wellbeing. (thegradient.pub)
Laura Ingraham Dings Kamala Harris for Her Bad Habit of… Hugging People? (www.mediaite.com)
Planned anti-immigration demo in Doncaster passes quietly after only one protester turns up (www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk)
“There has been disorder and rioting at a number of other towns and cities across the UK – with building and vehicles set on fire on a night of rioting in Sunderland last night, while there have also been disturbances in Manchester, Hartlepool, London and Aldershot with anti-Islam and anti-immigrations chants shouted, along...
Louisiana mayor arrested on child rape accusations after abrupt resignation (www.theguardian.com)
J.D. Vance Told His Son to ‘Shut The Hell Up’ About Pokemon While Talking to Trump (www.thedailybeast.com)
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Intel was once a Silicon Valley leader. How did it fall so far? (www.vox.com)
'We need to assert our power - or we’ll get trampled on’: the cleaner sacked for eating a tuna sandwich (www.theguardian.com)
Harris hires Obama campaign veterans to join 2024 effort, replacing Biden loyalists (www.washingtonpost.com)
Iran says Hamas leader was killed by short-range projectile (www.bbc.com)
Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh was killed with a “short-range projectile” fired from outside his guesthouse in Tehran, Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) says....
Northern Ireland: Violence by racist agitators in Belfast is ‘utterly unacceptable’. (www.amnesty.org.uk)
U.S. sues TikTok for collecting kids’ data without parents’ permission: Justice Department calls TikTok’s age-gating methods ‘deficient in multiple ways' (www.theverge.com)
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Internet Sleuth Discovers Eighth NES Game In N64 Animal Crossing, But It's Now 'Lost Media' | Time Extension (www.timeextension.com)
An internet sleuth, @Gloomyfates, stumbled upon the discovery of an eighth NES game hidden within the N64 version of “Animal Crossing.” Originally released as a giveaway in Nintendo Dream magazine under the title Ice Climber, it was made available through a unique Controller Pak with a special sticker....
The lawless mining gangs targeting the Amazon’s precious green energy minerals (www.theguardian.com)
As demand for the tin ore cassiterite soars, special forces units of Brazil’s Ibama environment agency must play a cat and mouse game with the thousands of illegal miners pouring into Yanomami reserves...
Russian Wagner mercenaries spotted amid Venezuela election protests (www.intellinews.com)
A critical system of Atlantic Ocean currents could collapse as early as the 2030s, new research suggests (edition.cnn.com)
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Exchanged prisoner Yashin condemns his 'illegal expulsion' from Russia. (www.reuters.com)
Ilya Yashin, imprisoned in 2022 for criticizing Putin’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, said he had not given his consent to deportation and that others in more urgent need of medical care should have gone instead....
Argentina will use AI to ‘predict future crimes’ but experts worry for citizens’ rights (www.theguardian.com)
Marijuana and Mexican cartels: Inside the stunning rise of Chinese money launderers (www.nbcnews.com)
For much of his career as a federal drug agent, Ray Donovan had a singular focus: the capture of Mexican cartel boss Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman. When Guzman was finally arrested in early 2014, fentanyl trafficking was on the rise in the U.S., and Donovan soon found his next project....