After two climate-decimated harvests, southern peach farmers wonder how to regroup (www.theguardian.com)
Warmer winters, late freezes and wildly variable rainfall have formed a perfect storm to wreck the one of the region’s favorite fruits...
The 10 drugs up for Medicare price negotiation have seen steep price hikes (arstechnica.com)
FBI announces it has dismantled global network of hacked computers used in major fraud scheme (www.cnn.com)
Amazon CEO tells staff ‘it’s probably not going to work out’ unless they visit office three days a week (www.theguardian.com)
Amazon’s CEO has told workers “it’s probably not going to work out” for them at the tech company unless they are prepared to come into the office at least three days a week....
Exclusive: Smuggler with ties to ISIS helped migrants enter US from Mexico, raising alarm bells across government (www.cnn.com)
The FBI is investigating more than a dozen Uzbek nationals allowed into the US after they sought asylum at the southern border with Mexico earlier this year, a scramble set off when US intelligence officials found that the migrants traveled with the help of a smuggler with ties to ISIS, according to multiple US officials....
26 states see ‘substantial’ spike in COVID hospitalizations, CDC says (thehill.com)
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said hospitalizations rose yet again last week by another 19%. Deaths from the virus also saw a large jump: 21% in one week....
Putin won’t attend Prigozhin funeral, officials say (thehill.com)
Russian President Vladimir Putin does not plan to attend the funeral of former Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin, who died in a plane crash last week after leading a short-lived rebellion…...
Immigrants are rescuing a worker-starved U.S. economy (www.axios.com)
Canada warns travelers of U.S. LGBTQ+ laws (www.axios.com)
Ukraine claims it damaged prized Russian jets using 'cardboard' drones from Australia in a daring raid (www.businessinsider.com)
Australia gifted the Corvo PPDS drone, made of lightweight board and rubber, to Ukraine. Now it's possible they've struck a Russian airfield....
Man struggling with mental health issues shot, killed by Jersey City police, family says (pix11.com)
Andrew Jerome Washington’s family said they called the Jersey City Medical Center Crisis Center for help around 3 p.m. Sunday, but police arrived instead.
Biden administration unveils first 10 drugs subject to Medicare price negotiations (www.cnbc.com)
The Biden administration on Tuesday unveiled the first 10 prescription drugs that will be subject to price negotiations between manufacturers and Medicare, kicking off a controversial process that aims to make costly medications more affordable for older Americans....
Canada, citing potential dangers, warns LGBTQ travelers of US risks (www.reuters.com)
5 family members found dead in Ohio home in apparent quadruple murder-suicide (www.nbcnews.com)
Five family members, including three kids, were found dead in an Ohio home Thursday evening in what police are calling a “domestic dispute that turned deadly,” according to a news release....
Dentist accused of killing wife by poisoning her protein shakes set to enter a plea to charges (apnews.com)
A Colorado dentist accused of killing his wife by lacing her protein shakes with poison is set to enter a plea in court to a first-degree murder charge on Tuesday....
Man who police say stuffed wipe into infant's mouth to quiet her is arrested in her death (www.nbcnews.com)
A Florida man was arrested in the 2021 choking death of his infant daughter after investigators concluded he put a baby wipe in her mouth, the Indian River County Sheriff’s Office said Monday....
White House bashes GOP on Big Pharma after unveiling drugs chosen for Medicare price negotiation (thehill.com)
The White House on Tuesday bashed House Republicans for pursuing “handouts” for pharmaceutical companies to highlight its announcement of the first 10 drugs chosen for Medicare price negotiation under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA)....
‘Hellscape’: DOD launches massive drone swarm program to counter China (www.defenseone.com)
China’s most important asset in potential war with the United States is “mass,” says Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks: “More ships. More missiles. More people.”...
Retired Country Singer Tries Clearing ‘Vagrancy Problem’ With His Low-Flying Helicopter (www.404media.co)
Tommy Shane Steiner, a mostly retired country singer, has been flying and landing his private helicopter at an Austin shopping center to “ward off” people who he said were breaking into businesses.
3M to pay $6 billion to settle claims it sold defective earplugs to U.S. military (www.cbsnews.com)
Manufacturing giant 3M on Tuesday said it will pay $6 billion to resolve legal claims over its Combat Arms Earplug products, which some military veterans claimed left them with hearing loss and tinnitus....
Greece wildfire declared largest ever recorded in EU (www.theguardian.com)
Eleven planes and helicopter from bloc sent to tackle fire that has burned more than 300 sq miles of land...
Chinese scientists look to 6G to hunt submarines, testing device small enough to fit on drone (www.scmp.com)
Defence researchers say sensors can identify extremely small surface vibrations produced by a low-frequency sound source in the open sea...
Gunshots fired into Florida home, killing 12-year-old (abcnews.go.com)
Police are still searching for a suspect.
Police say University of South Carolina student fatally shot while trying to enter wrong home (apnews.com)
A University of South Carolina student was shot and killed as he apparently tried to enter the wrong home on his off-campus street early on Saturday, police said....
US given OK to enforce maritime law around Palau as Washington vies with China for Pacific influence (apnews.com)
The United States has signed a new agreement with Palau, which gives American ships the authorization to unilaterally enforce maritime regulations in the tiny Pacific island nation’s exclusive economic zone, the U.S. Coast Guard said Tuesday....
