YouGov: UK EU membership referendum poll Rejoin 63% Stay Out 37% 8-9 August (twitter.com)
Texas woman mowing lawn attacked by snake and hawk – at the same time (www.theguardian.com)
Florida appears to reverse effort to bar AP Psychology's LGBTQ content The (www.nbcnews.com)
The College Board accused Florida last week of effectively banning AP Psychology classes due to their sexuality and gender content.
Superconductor claims spark investor frenzy, but scientists are skeptical (www.reuters.com)
Last week, two papers by South Korean scientists made an extraordinary claim that sparked a social media frenzy and pushed up prices of some stocks in China and South Korea: the discovery of a practical superconductor....
Texas man ticketed for feeding the homeless outside Houston library is found not guilty (apnews.com)
A man has been found not guilty of breaking a law against feeding homeless people outside a public library in Houston, Texas.
A woman escaped a makeshift cinder block 'dungeon' in Oregon, police say. The FBI believes there are more victims in other states | CNN (www.cnn.com)
After a woman escaped from a makeshift “dungeon” made of cinder blocks in a man’s Oregon home, the FBI says it is looking for additional victims in other states....
Australians are so mad about the return to office, they’re taking companies to court to stop it (apple.news)
It does not surprise me companies are making people go back to the office. Not just in Australia but around the world. There are a lot of people abusing the situation. It sucks but I saw this was going to happen when work from home first started getting rolled out back at the beginning of Covid....
Opinion: Long COVID is debilitating to me and 65 million other people. Where is the urgency to treat it? (www.latimes.com)
The mobilization against COVID-19 was impressive. A similar investment is needed to understand and treat the chronic resulting illness.
As work begins on the largest US dam removal project, tribes look to a future of growth (abcnews.go.com)
The largest dam removal project in United States history is underway along the California-Oregon border — a process that won’t conclude until the end of next year with the help of heavy machinery and explosives.
US price and wage increases slow further in the latest signs of cooling inflation (apnews.com)
Signs that inflation pressures in the United States are steadily easing emerged Friday in reports that consumer prices rose in June at their slowest pace in more than two years and that wage growth cooled last quarter.
Burglary suspect picks wrong house as homeowners, both armed, swiftly shoot him (www.foxnews.com)
For the first time in 51 years, NASA is training astronauts to fly to the Moon hi (arstechnica.com)
Handheld Gaming Consoles Will Soon Require Replaceable Batteries (www.cnet.com)
A new EU law will require portable consoles like the Steam Deck and Nintendo Switch to have batteries you can replace yourself.
Got tipping rage? This barista reveals what it's like to be behind the tip screen (www.npr.org)
Google makes abrupt U-turn by dropping plan to remove ad-tracking cookies on Chrome browser (apnews.com)
Google is dropping plans to eliminate cookies from its Chrome web browser, making a sudden U-turn on four years of work to phase out a technology that helps businesses tracks users online....
Commission says New York judge should be removed over profane rant at graduation party (apnews.com)
A New York state judge who engaged in a prolonged, offensive rant after a melee erupted at a high school graduation party should be removed from office, a judicial watchdog panel ruled....
US Secret Service chief admits to failure, will not resign. (www.voanews.com)
‘Oh thank God’: Democratic swing state voters feel relief after Biden drops out (www.theguardian.com)
Michigan and Wisconsin party members are hopeful as some Trump voters also approve of the president’s decision...
Biden Drops Out, the Internet Responds: Memes Abound as President Exits the Race (www.cnet.com)
Long COVID puzzle pieces are falling into place – the picture is unsettling (theconversation.com)
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'Winning the race': How China plans to meet its 2030 renewables target by the end of this month (www.abc.net.au)
Columbus OH police officers shoot and kill a local man in Milwaukee WI outside the RNC security perimeter (www.tmj4.com)
A Victim of Crime and a Threat to Democracy (www.lawfaremedia.org)
