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Severe burns cases on rise in US south-west as extreme heatwave takes toll (www.theguardian.com)

Doctors report busy burns units with some patients having passed out and collapsed on superheated outdoor surfaces

Italy starts removing lesbian mothers’ names from children’s birth certificates (www.cnn.com)

The northern Italian city of Padua has started removing the names of non-biological gay mothers from their children’s birth certificates under new legislation passed by the “traditional family-first” government of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.

2-year-old Nevada boy dies from brain-eating amoeba after visit to hot spring (www.nbcnews.com)

The infection, caused by the ameba Naegleria fowleri, is rare and almost always fatal, according to health officials.

Amazon, Google, Meta, Microsoft and other tech firms agree to AI safeguards set by the White House (apnews.com)

US plans water heater standards, says they will save consumers $11 billion (www.reuters.com)

The standards on residential water heater efficiency, which are required by Congress, have not been updated in 13 years. Water heating is responsible for roughly 13% of both annual residential energy use and consumer utility costs, the DOE said.

For a good heart workout, it's OK to wait for the weekend, new research finds (www.nbcnews.com)

Getting 150 minutes of moderate to vigorous activity a week is the goal, whether it’s done in one or two days or spread out through the week.

Nova Scotia: Four missing after extreme rainfall hits Canada (www.bbc.com)

Four people in Canada, including two children, have been reported missing in flooding caused by torrential rains in Nova Scotia, police have said.

More states want to let kids work as bartenders | CNN Business (www.cnn.com)

Why America’s Largest Tool Company Couldn’t Make a Wrench in America (www.wsj.com)

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Putin, Lukashenko to meet after Russia warns about aggression against Belarus (www.reuters.com)

Nova Scotia: Four missing after extreme rainfall hits Canada (www.bbc.co.uk)

Cambodia election: Polls open in vote with no credible opposition (www.bbc.co.uk)

Africa unmasked at the Tate: The continent through its own lens (www.bbc.com)

Wagner mutiny: Junior commander reveals his role in the challenge to Putin (www.bbc.co.uk)

Train derailment in northern Montana spills freight, but hazmat car safe (abcnews.go.com)

A train derailment in northern Montana spilled freight and left cars tangled up along a major east-west railroad corridor

Protesters storm Swedish Embassy in Baghdad ahead of planned Quran burning in Stockholm (apnews.com)

Protesters angered by the planned burning of a copy of the Quran stormed the Swedish Embassy in Baghdad early Thursday, breaking into the compound and lighting a small fire.

Cocaine dumped in the sea off Florida could have 'crazy' consequences if sharks eat it, scientists find (news.sky.com)

Jason Aldean Addresses 'Small Town' Backlash at Cincinnati Show: 'Cancel Culture Is a Thing' (www.rollingstone.com)

“I love our country, I want to see it restored to what it once was before all this bullshit started happening to us,” country singer tells crowd after “long-ass week” of controversy

Mexico: Arson attack at bar on US border leaves 11 dead (www.bbc.co.uk)

Patron sets fire to bar after being kicked out, killing 11 people in Mexico border city, authorities say | CNN (www.cnn.com)

Authorities in Mexico are searching for a man who they say intentionally set a bar on fire after being kicked out, killing 11 people overnight near the Arizona border in the Mexican state of Sonora.

FTX lobbyist tried to buy Pacific island of Nauru to create a new superspecies, lawsuit says (www.cnbc.com)

Justice Department planning legal action against Texas over floating border barrier (www.cnn.com)

The Justice Department told Texas Thursday that it intends to file legal action against the placement of floating barriers in the Rio Grande as part of the state’s operation along the Texas-Mexico border, according to sources familiar and a letter obtained by CNN.

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