NASA Says Boeing Starliner Astronauts May Fly Home on SpaceX in 2025 (www.nytimes.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/18401352...
X, Owned by Elon Musk, Brings Antitrust Suit Accusing Advertisers of a Boycott (www.nytimes.com)
The company claimed that members of the Global Alliance for Responsible Media coordinated to dissuade brands from advertising on X....
Ex-cop accused of killing gay TV presenter and his boyfriend faces new charges (www.advocate.com)
Federal jury orders Naperville to pay $22.5 million in damages to estate of man wrongfully imprisoned for 22 years (www.chicagotribune.com)
Archived at web.archive.org/…/naperville-federal-jury-trial-d…
Officials say suspects in foiled plot at Taylor Swift shows hoped to kill as many people as possible (apnews.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/18415933
Reddit CEO hints that subreddit paywalls are on the way (mashable.com)
July ends 13-month streak of global heat records as El Nino ebbs, but experts warn against relief (www.newsday.com)
Earth’s string of 13 straight months with a new average heat record came to an end this past July as the natural El Nino climate pattern ebbed, the European climate agency Copernicus announced Thursday....
Israel halts PA funds transfer to Norway as 'punishment' (www.newarab.com)
Under Oslo’s terms, still in place, Israel collects tax on behalf of the Palestinians and theoretically makes monthly transfers to the PA - pending the approval of Israel’s finance ministry....
Climate change deniers make up nearly a quarter of US Congress (www.theguardian.com)
Climate denialists – 23 in Senate and 100 in House – are all Republicans and make US an outlier internationally...
Crew of Titan sub knew they were going to die before implosion, according to more than $50M lawsuit (apnews.com)
The family of a French explorer who died in a submersible implosion has filed a more than $50 million lawsuit, saying the crew experienced “terror and mental anguish” before the disaster and accusing the sub’s operator of gross negligence....
Driver Charged After Allegedly Hitting Pro-Palestinian Protester With Car (uk.news.yahoo.com)
Washington primary voters again are saying: 'Go away, Trump' (www.seattletimes.com)
FBI: California woman brought sword, whip and other weapons into Capitol during Jan. 6 riot (www.ctvnews.ca)
Kennedy Lindsey had a short sword, a steel tactical whip, a collapsible baton, pepper spray, a butterfly knife and a flashlight taser in her possession when a U.S. Secret Service officer searched her backpack, according to an FBI affidavit....
Republicans want someone younger than Donald Trump as president: new poll (www.newsweek.com)
In a YouGov poll conducted between July 25-29, 59 percent of Republicans surveyed said they would prefer a president under the age of 75. Trump celebrated his 78th birthday in June. Forty percent said they had no preference, and just two percent said they would prefer a president over the age of 75....
JD Vance pleads sarcasm in latest effort to clean up ‘childless cat ladies’ remark (www.theguardian.com)
Republican vice-presidential nominee continues to face questions about comment as campaign speeds up...
What to Know About Tim Walz’s Relationship With China (time.com)
US-Mexico border migrants claim sexual assault by detention center staff (www.newsweek.com)
The claim is the latest in a string of allegations of abuse and neglect at the Otay Mesa Detention Center in California.
Darryl George: Judge dismisses racial discrimination claim in civil rights lawsuit and allows sex discrimination claim to proceed (www.cnn.com)
Most Americans hold unfavorable view of US health care system in new survey (www.thehill.com)
Arizona grand jurors discussed indicting Trump, but prosecutors urged them not to (www.washingtonpost.com)
Archived at web.archive.org/…/trump-arizona-indictment-prosec…
The Houthis have cracked down brutally on Yemeni civil society. A strategic response is required (www.chathamhouse.org)
Tsunami advisory lifted after strong quake jolts Kyushu (www.japantimes.co.jp)
Biden, Harris head to Situation Room as Iran threatens attack on Israel (thehill.com)
Israeli media publishes video of soldiers allegedly raping Palestinian detainee (www.middleeasteye.net)
On Tuesday, Channel 12 released a video reputedly of the moment the Palestinian was sexually abused....
Google Search Promotes “Nudify” Apps (www.404media.co)
Searching for “undress apps,” “best deepfake nudes,” and similar terms on Google turns up “promoted” results for apps that use AI to produce nonconsensual nude images, despite a recent update to Google’s ad policies against this exact type of content and a recent effort to derank results for apps that produce...
