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Over 120 million people in Eastern US are at risk for severe storms that could bring large hail and damaging winds (www.cnn.com)

A potent storm system is moving east after battering the Ohio River Valley Sunday and increasing the risk for severe weather Monday across a large area of the country to the east of the Mississippi River....

Hank the Tank, a 400-Pound Bear Behind Lake Tahoe Break-Ins, Is Captured (www.nytimes.com)

A female bear — and one of three known as Hank — was captured with her three cubs by California wildlife authorities. She was responsible for at least 21 home break-ins, officials said.

UK: Police hunt for thief who stole 14 beehives in Welsh town (news.sky.com)

Seems pretty unbeelievable. If you’ve seen an apiarist behiving suspiciously, consider giving the police a buzz. If it leads to the missing hives, maybe you’ll hornet a reward.

Florida races to rescue coral bleached by record ocean heat (www.theguardian.com)

A Desperate Push to Save Florida’s Coral: Get It Out of the Sea (www.nytimes.com)

The extreme heat has devastated corals.This is a truly heartbreaking read:...

President who threatened to eat his opponent to attend upcoming Russia-Africa summit, while most invited leaders decline (theins.ru)

"The West turned its gaze away from Iran, but the cruelties continued" - rights activist reminds the world on a regime still torturing its citizens (www.euronews.com)

“Prisoners have been tortured into confessing, and if physical torture didn’t work, interrogators would threaten their families. Many women have reported being raped whilst in prison,” writes civil rights activist Nasrin Parvaz.

Uber Eats drivers in South Africa are unionizing (restofworld.org)

Latvia swears in Edgars Rinkevics as EU's first openly gay president (www.bbc.com)

I wish for a world where this wasn’t news and wouldn’t matter anymore, but as the world is right now, this is still an issue in many countries, and therefore imo noteworthy and good news....

Owner of the submersible that imploded during Titanic dive suspends operations (apnews.com)

France riots: Within days we were in hell, says mayor (www.bbc.co.uk)

Pornhub cuts off more US users in ongoing protest over age-verification laws (arstechnica.com)

Judges ban Bolsonaro from running for office for eight years over ‘appalling lies’ (www.theguardian.com)

French Gov Wants to Inject Domain Blocking Lists Directly into Web Browsers (torrentfreak.com)

Wagner leader calls for rebellion against Russian defense chief, Kremlin orders his arrest (apnews.com)

Ohio Prison System Bans Java Computer Manual, But Allows Hitler’s Mein Kampf (www.themarshallproject.org)

Energy Department assessment: China lab leak was most likely the origin of COVID-19 (www.npr.org)

Amy Cooper, "Central Park Karen," loses lawsuit claiming she was unfairly fired (www.cbsnews.com)

This is her -> www.youtube.com/watch?v=lalQ3ABWIZA

Masked attacker stabs five people in Turkey and broadcasts rampage on social media (beehaw.org)

A teenager has been arrested after a masked attacker stabbed five people at an open-air cafe in Turkey and broadcast the rampage on social media....

China’s Great Wall of Villages: China has built over 50 new villages along its western frontiers in recent years, 12 of them in areas claimed by other countries, satellite imagery finds (www.nytimes.com)

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A man is seen climbing the Eiffel Tower, prompting an evacuation hours before closing ceremony (apnews.com)

PARIS (AP) — French police have evacuated the area around the Eiffel Tower after a man was seen climbing the Paris landmark hours before the Olympics closing ceremony Sunday....

Authoritarian China model facing 'increasing failure' as country's economy needs 'less government intervention and more market' to restore confidence, Chinese economist says (www.aspistrategist.org.au)

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