Rudy Giuliani owes nearly $550K in unpaid taxes, IRS says (www.nbcnews.com)
Hand grenade fragments found in bodies of victims after Yevgeny Prigozhin plane crash - Vladimir Putin says (news.sky.com)
Traffic comes to a stalk on Hwy. 400 as crews clean up celery following rollover (toronto.ctvnews.ca)
No injuries have been reported....
Invasive ants are a huge problem in Australia, but a classic computer game could help solve it (www.abc.net.au)
Australia’s national science agency CSIRO and the University of Western Australia have used Age of Empires to simulate ant warfare, to figure out how to help native ant species fight their invasive counterparts....
In France, workers build a castle from scratch the 13th century way (www.npr.org)
Deep in a forest of France’s Burgundy region, a group of enthusiasts is building a medieval castle the old-fashioned way — that is, with tools and methods from the late 13th century.
White House estimates 3.5M federal workers will go without pay in government shutdown (abcnews.go.com)
The White House estimates that 3.5 million federal workers will have to go without pay if the government shuts down. Roughly 2 million of them will be military....
Disney+ to Crack Down on Password Sharing in Canada (consequence.net)
After Netflix unrolled a similar program Disney+ has announced plans to crack down on password sharing for users located in Canada.
SpaceX wins first Pentagon contract for Starshield, its satellite network for military use (www.cnbc.com)
The Pentagon has awarded Elon Musk’s SpaceX its first confirmed contract for the Starshield network it’s developing, a military-specific version of the company’s Starlink satellite internet system, the defense agency said Wednesday....
Anti-vax pet parents put animals at risk, study shows. Why experts say you shouldn't skip your dog's shots. (www.cbsnews.com)
The impact of anti-vaccine activists is spreading beyond humans. A recent study found many dog owners are skeptical of vaccinating their pets — even though that leaves animals and humans at risk....
A group of giant mounds built by Native Americans thousands of years ago just became the US' newest World Heritage Site (www.insider.com)
UNESCO just added 42 new places to its World Heritage Sites....
Alligator killed by Florida authorities after human body found in jaws (thehill.com)
Twitter ranks worst in climate change misinformation report (www.theguardian.com)
Climate coalition cites Twitter’s lack of clear policies to stop incorrect information and confusion from Musk takeover...
South Korea raids US military bases in drugs probe (www.bbc.com)
Some 17 soldiers and five other people allegedly smuggled or used synthetic marijuana via military mail.
CTV News: London police force says it will take years to remove officers accused of corruption and misconduct (www.ctvnews.ca)
Giuliani sued for $1.4M by ex-lawyers over election interference defense (www.axios.com)
Former Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani is being sued for allegedly owing a law firm nearly $1.4 million, according to a Monday court filing....
House Republicans release short-term bill to avert government shutdown until Oct. 31 (www.nbcnews.com)
Key factions of the House Republican conference reached a tentative agreement Sunday to keep the government funded temporarily and avert a shutdown currently scheduled for the end of this month, pairing it with a conservative border security measure, multiple GOP sources with knowledge told NBC News....
Musk’s X revokes paid blue check from United Auto Workers after strike called (arstechnica.com)
‘Disgusting’ and ‘entitled’: MPs slam Gurner’s call for job losses (www.afr.com)
Politicians from both sides, and US left-wing icon Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, have slammed billionaire Tim Gurner’s comments about unemployment needing to rise.
Judge rejects Trump’s request to move Colorado ballot case to federal court (www.nbcnews.com)
A lawsuit brought by a group of Colorado voters cited the Constitution's 14th Amendment in their effort to prevent Trump from getting on the state ballot in 2024.
Conservatives hope Supreme Court defangs US consumer watchdog (www.reuters.com)
The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is currently pursuing nearly two dozen lawsuits accusing prominent defendants including Fifth Third Bank (FITB.O), TransUnion (TRU.N) and Moneygram of financial misconduct. But the watchdog’s future may be in peril thanks to a case now before the U.S. Supreme Court....
Biden highlights business deals and pays respects at John McCain memorial to wrap up Vietnam visit (apnews.com)
President Joe Biden closed a visit to Vietnam on Monday by spotlighting new business deals and partnerships between the two countries and paying respects at a memorial honoring his late friend and colleague Sen. John McCain, who endured a lengthy imprisonment in Hanoi during the Vietnam War....
Rescue operation underway for ill US researcher stuck 3,000 feet inside cave in Turkey (thehill.com)
Rescue teams are working to extricate an American researcher after he suddenly fell ill while 3,000 feet deep inside a cave in Turkey....
‘How am I in this war?’: New Musk biography offers fresh details about the billionaire’s Ukraine dilemma (edition.cnn.com)
(CNN) — Elon Musk secretly ordered his engineers to turn off his company’s Starlink satellite communications network near the Crimean coast last year to disrupt a Ukrainian sneak attack on the Russian naval fleet, according to an excerpt adapted from Walter Isaacson’s new biography of the eccentric billionaire titled...
Surge in ‘abortion travelers’ to Mass. post-Dobbs (news.harvard.edu)
A new study confirms a rise in travelers from states as far away as Texas, Louisiana, Florida, and Georgia visiting Massachusetts to seek abortion care since the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision in June 2022....
