New York state providing COVID tests, masks to schools (thehill.com)
New York state will provide COVID-19 tests and masks in school districts amid a recent spike in cases over the summer, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) announced Tuesday....
China claims ownership of the Taiwan Strait. Canada just sailed a warship through it (www.cbc.ca)
After months of secretive planning, and preparing the crew to defend their ship if necessary, the Royal Canadian Navy has transited the Taiwan Strait....
Convicted killer who escaped Pennsylvania prison was spotted overnight and changed his appearance, police say (www.cnn.com)
Danelo Cavalcante, the convicted killer who escaped from a Pennsylvania prison, was seen overnight Saturday, according to state police, who said the fugitive had “changed his appearance” as the manhunt enters its 11th day....
Judge Orders Louisiana to Remove Children from Angola Prison by September 15 (www.aclu.org)
Pope says 'backward' US conservatives replaced faith with ideology (www.euronews.com)
Pope Francis condemned the “very strong, organised, reactionary attitude” in the US church and said Catholic doctrine allows for change over time....
Sam Bankman-Fried living on bread and water because jail won't abide vegan diet, lawyer says (www.nbcnews.com)
The co-founder of failed cryptocurrency exchange FTX pleaded not guilty to a seven count indictment charging him with wire fraud, securities fraud and money laundering....
An iPhone belonging to a staffer at a Washington-based civil society organization was hacked remotely with spyware created by Israel’s NSO Group. (financialpost.com)
Brazil’s President promises not to arrest Putin if he visits the country (ptv-news.com.pk)
Artificial intelligence technology behind ChatGPT was built in Iowa — with a lot of water (apnews.com)
But one thing Microsoft-backed OpenAI needed for its technology was plenty of water, pulled from the watershed of the Raccoon and Des Moines rivers in central Iowa to cool a powerful supercomputer as it helped teach its AI systems how to mimic human writing....
Prominent activist’s son convicted of storming Capitol and invading Senate floor in Jan. 6 riot (www.nbcnews.com)
Amazon to require some authors to disclose the use of AI material (apnews.com)
After months of complaints from the Authors Guild and other groups, Amazon.com has started requiring writers who want to sell books through its e-book program to tell the company in advance that their work includes artificial intelligence material....
Bodycam: Pregnant woman accused of shoplifting shot by police (www.cnn.com)
Somehow this is the only country on earth where this seems to happen. When talking about shootings involving guns, okay, fine, the US is certainly an outlier there, but every country has cars and police....
New Mexico governor issues order suspending the right to carry firearms in public across Albuquerque (apnews.com)
New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has issued an emergency public health order temporarily suspending the right to carry firearms in public across Albuquerque and surrounding Bernalillo County.
The Iraqi YouTube star killed by her father (www.bbc.com)
Young, vibrant and bubbly, YouTuber Tiba al-Ali became a hit with her fun-loving videos about her life....
Escaped Pennsylvania killer spotted twice on same day as search zone narrows in on fugitive, police say (www.nbcnews.com)
Escaped prisoner Danelo Cavalcante was spotted twice Friday within the Chester County search area, Pennsylvania state police said, as officials appear to narrow in on the fugitive by reducing the search zone....
Biden, Modi and G20 allies unveil rail and shipping project linking India to Middle East and Europe (apnews.com)
President Joe Biden and his allies on Saturday announced plans to build a rail and shipping corridor linking India with the Middle East and Europe, an ambitious project aimed at fostering economic growth and political cooperation....
'One Chip Challenge' pulled from shelves after mother says spicy tortilla chip contributed to her son's death (www.nbcnews.com)
Paqui, the maker of extremely spicy tortilla chips marketed as the “One Chip Challenge,” is voluntarily pulling the product from shelves after a woman said her teenage son died of complications from consuming a single chip....
X is no longer labeling ads for some users (mashable.com)
Not disclosing advertisements runs afoul of the FTC's rules.
Death toll of powerful Morocco earthquake climbs to 2,000 (globalnews.ca)
A rare, powerful earthquake struck Morocco, sending people racing from their beds into the streets and toppling buildings in mountainous villages and ancient cities not built to withstand such force....
The IRS plans to crack down on 1,600 millionaires to collect millions of dollars in back taxes (apnews.com)
IRS Commissioner Daniel Werfel said that with a boost in federal funding and the help of artificial intelligence tools, the agency has new means of targeting wealthy people who have “cut corners” on their taxes....
Kaiser to pay $49 million to California for illegally dumping private medical records, medical waste (abc7.com)
Healthcare provider Kaiser Permanente is settling a $49 million dollar lawsuit with the state and multiple counties throughout California....
Conservatives approve policies to limit transgender health care for minors, end race-based hiring | CBC News (www.cbc.ca)
Conservative delegates voted Saturday to add some new social conservative policies to their policy playbook including a proposal to limit access to transgender health care for minors and to do away with vaccine mandates.