Data leaks have given Irish republican groups ‘upper hand’ against police, analysts warn (www.theguardian.com)
Breaches hurt police morale and may help republican paramilitaries intimidate officers and their families
Search for survivors continues as Maui death toll rises to 55 (www.theguardian.com)
Homeland Security identifies 311 child victims of sexual exploitation in 'cold cases' (www.nbcnews.com)
DHS investigators and more than a dozen global partners combed through sexually graphic internet material, some decades old, involving children on the dark web.
Biden orders ban on certain US tech investments in China (www.reuters.com)
In Utah and Kansas, state courts flex power over new laws regulating abortion post-Roe (apnews.com)
State courts have become hot spots in the national abortion debate, with Utah’s top court and a Kansas judge considering Tuesday whether their state constitutions require them to block or invalidate laws regulating the procedure more than a year after Roe v. Wade was overturned.
Russian and Chinese ships patrolled 'near Alaska' but were not 'a threat,' US officials say (abcnews.go.com)
Four destroyers and P-8 aircraft were deployed to shadow the formation.
Glacier basin flooding destroys two structures in Alaskan capital of Juneau and prompts local emergency declaration (www.cnn.com)
Record-breaking river flooding has destroyed at least two structures in Juneau, Alaska, and prompted local evacuations after a sudden outburst from a glacier-dammed lake inundated the region, officials say.
As climate change worsens, military eyes base of the future on Gulf Coast (www.msn.com)
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US loses to Sweden on penalty kicks in its earliest Women's World Cup exit ever (apnews.com)
The United States played its best game of this Women’s World Cup and it wasn’t good enough to stop the two-time reigning champions from being eliminated in the round of 16.
At least 30 killed, 67 injured after train derails in Pakistan (www.cnn.com)
Twitch streamer Kai Cenat's hyped PS5 giveaway sparks mayhem in Manhattan (www.bbc.com)
A YouTuber’s announcement of a video games console giveaway sparked chaos and a major police response in the heart of New York City on Friday....
Russian ship hit in Novorossiysk, Black Sea drone attack, Ukraine sources say (www.bbc.com)
Cyprus allows human COVID-19 medications to be used against deadly virus mutation in cats (abcnews.go.com)
Veterinarians in Cyprus are lauding a government decision to allow its stock of human COVID-19 medication to be used against a feline virus that has killed thousands of cats on the Mediterranean island
Six Former Mississippi Officers Face Civil Rights Charges in Assault on 2 Black Men (www.nytimes.com)
Six white former law enforcement officers from Mississippi have been charged with federal civil rights offenses several months after they raided a home where prosecutors said two Black men were stripped naked, beaten and shocked with Tasers....
Leah Remini: The King of Queens star sues Church of Scientology (www.bbc.com)
Leah Remini is taking legal action against the Church of Scientology and its leader, David Miscavige, for harassment and defamation....
Thousands of Tydemy birth control pills recalled, may be ineffective, FDA warns (www.cbsnews.com)
Thousands of Tydemy brand birth control pills have been recalled, the Food and Drug Administration warned Tuesday, after testing by drugmaker Lupin Pharmaceuticals found that two lots they made of the tablets might have lower effectiveness.
North Korea calls US human rights envoy a 'political housemaid' in protest of criticisms (abcnews.go.com)
North Korea hurled misogynistic insults Wednesday at a newly confirmed United States special envoy to monitor the country’s human rights issues and warned of unspecified security consequences if Washington continues to criticize its human rights conditions....
Iran's Revolutionary Guard runs drill on disputed islands as US military presence in region grows (abcnews.go.com)
The drill comes as thousands of Marines and sailors on both the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan and the USS Carter Hall, a landing ship, are on their way to the Persian Gulf. Already, the U.S. has sent A-10 Thunderbolt II warplanes, F-16 and F-35 fighters, as well as the destroyer USS Thomas Hudner, to the region.
China denies reports it obstructed G20 climate discussions (www.reuters.com)
Global warming is making big(ger) waves off the California coast, scientists say (www.latimes.com)
Climate change has left no part of the sea unaltered. As melting glaciers and hotter temperatures force global sea levels ever higher, the height and power of ocean waves are increasing along California’s coast — and elsewhere.
Heaviest rain in a decade kills 11 in Beijing as raging torrents wash away roads and cars (www.cnn.com)
Deadly downpours have triggered landslides and floods that swept away cars and destroyed roads in Beijing, as the remnants of Typhoon Doksuri unleashed the heaviest deluge in a decade over parts of northern China.
Several injured when tourist bus plunges off mountain road in northern Spain (www.reuters.com)
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Space junk: India says object found in Australia is theirs (www.bbc.co.uk)
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Pittsburgh synagogue shooting trial reaches closing arguments on potential death penalty (edition.cnn.com)
The gunman who killed 11 people at Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life synagogue in 2018 should be sentenced to death, federal prosecutors argued to a jury on Monday, specifically noting his hatred for Jews and ongoing lack of remorse.
U.S. Hunts Chinese Malware That Could Disrupt American Military Operations (www.nytimes.com)
American intelligence officials believe the malware could give China the power to disrupt or slow American deployments or resupply operations, including during a Chinese move against Taiwan....
