Months into new job at Amtrak, Andy Byford blasts boss’s Penn Station plans (gothamist.com)
US investors flag retaliation risks after Biden's China tech curbs (www.reuters.com)
At least 36 killed as wildfire sweeps through Maui (www.theguardian.com)
Ecuador presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio assassinated at campaign event by (www.cnn.com)
A candidate in Ecuador’s upcoming presidential election, Fernando Villavicencio, was assassinated at a campaign event in the capital Wednesday as a deadly escalation of violence and crime grips the South American country.
Virginia prison officials won't divulge complaints about facility where inmate died (apnews.com)
The Virginia Department of Corrections has refused to release records of complaints by inmates at a southwest Virginia prison that's under scrutiny in the 2022 death of an inmate.
Americans' credit card debt hits a record $1 trillion (www.cnn.com)
A Harvard library mystery: Was a Titanic victim's rare book a fake? (www.boston.com)
European scientists make it official. July was the hottest month on record by far (apnews.com)
Now that July’s sizzling numbers are all in, the European climate monitoring organization made it official: July 2023 was Earth’s hottest month on record by a wide margin.
New York City mayor planning relief center to accommodate 2,000 migrants (thehill.com)
New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D) announced Monday a new relief center on Randalls Island to accommodate up to 2,000 migrants seeking asylum.
Deadly floods hit China's major grain-producing region, fueling food security concerns (www.cnn.com)
Days of heavy rain have caused severe flooding in China’s leading grain-producing region in the northeast, killing 14 people and raising concerns about food security as floodwater inundated farmlands.
Philippines accuses China of firing water cannon at boats in South China Sea (www.bbc.com)
The Philippine Coast Guard has accused its Chinese counterpart of firing water cannon at its vessels and blocking them in the disputed South China Sea.
The ‘Flu Shot Cheerleader’ is back — with a warning about the anti-vaccine movement (www.nbcnews.com)
In 2009, Desiree Jennings went viral for saying a flu shot triggered her mysterious illness. Now she sees things differently.
Teen charged with murder, hate crime in stabbing of gay man in NYC, police say (www.washingtonpost.com)
A 17-year-old boy was charged with murder and a hate crime in the killing of 28-year-old O’Shae Sibley, a gay man who was stabbed to death while dancing at a Brooklyn gas station last weekend, New York City authorities said Saturday....
Ukraine claims it broke through part of Russia's fearsome defensive line in its counterattack. The next layer is even worse. (www.businessinsider.com)
Russia used concrete to build its deeper defenses, presenting a tougher challenge for Ukraine's counteroffensive, per a top official.
What Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin and Viktor Orbán Understand About Your Brain (www.politico.com)
Why do some people who support Trump also wind up believing conspiracy theories? There’s a scientific explanation for that.
Google users can now ask to have their explicit photos removed from search results (www.nbcnews.com)
The company also introduced a new dashboard that tracks when a person’s personal contact information appears in its search results.
Two members of the 'Tennessee Three' will win back remainder of their terms in special elections, CNN projects | CNN Politics (www.cnn.com)
The two young, Black Tennessee state House Democrats whose expulsion sparked a nationwide controversy in April, will win reelection on Thursday, CNN projects.
Arizona’s extreme heat is killing honeybees and melting their homes (www.accuweather.com)
As deadly, unrelenting heat scorches Arizona, some entomologists are growing concerned about the increasing number of dead honeybees – a species vital to our ecosystem, especially food production.
Florida man, 78, arrested after death of wife whose dismembered remains were found in suitcases (www.nbcnews.com)
William Lowe Jr. was charged Wednesday with first-degree murder and abuse of a body in the death of his 80-year-old wife Aydil Barbosa Fontes.
Maternal care deserts overlap with lack of abortion access, analysis shows (abcnews.go.com)
The analysis showed that around 3.7 million — or 5.8% — of women of reproductive age in the U.S. live in a ‘double desert’ county that the March of Dimes considers having low access to maternity care or that is a maternity care desert, and that has no access to abortion services. Around 1.7 million women of reproductive...
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy leaving Italy vacation early after death of lieutenant governor (apnews.com)
Oliver died after a short stay at Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston, New Jersey, for an undisclosed medical issue. She had been serving as acting governor when her hospitalization was announced Monday. She died the next day.
Class Action Lawsuit Takes Aim at Frontier’s “Low Cost” Model (www.flyertalk.com)
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Google Street View car leads Indiana police on 100 mph chase, crashes into creek...
Brazil police raids leave at least 43 people dead (www.bbc.co.uk)
Striking writers and studios will meet this week to discuss restarting negotiations (apnews.com)
Union leaders told striking Hollywood writers Tuesday night that they plan to meet with representatives for studios to discuss restarting negotiations after the first official communication between the two sides since the strike began three months ago.
