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Tsunami advisory lifted after strong quake jolts Kyushu (www.japantimes.co.jp)

‘They grabbed me like I was a doll’: Day laborers say they are being beaten and targeted outside Home Depot by off-duty Chicago police working security (www.citybureau.org)

Archived at web.archive.org/…/migrant-day-laborers-home-depot…

Fifth inmate dies at Wisconsin prison as former warden pleads not guilty to misconduct charge (apnews.com)

Archived at web.archive.org/…/wisconsin-prison-death-warden-4…

Biofuels: Feeding the Earth or Feeding the Engine? - JSTOR Daily (daily.jstor.org)

Scholars Jörn P. W. Scharlemann and William F. Laurance paint a complex picture of the ecological impact of biofuels as an answer, writing that “not all biofuels are beneficial when their full environmental impacts are assessed, [and] some of the most important, such as those produced from corn, sugarcane, and soy, perform...

'Corrupt and Rigged': 9/11 Defense Lawyer Say Austin Broke Rules by Blocking Plea Deals (www.commondreams.org)

["Biden is Dead" Conspiracy] What Do Conspiracy Theorists Do When Proved Wrong? Double Down or Move On. (www.nytimes.com)

Link is gift article. Added context in bracket otherwise doesn’t fit the sub, part in brackets is NOT the official title.

Judge denies Trails Carolina’s ‘threadbare’ attempts to strike, dismiss sexual assault lawsuit (myfox8.com)

Pakistani man charged with murder-for-hire plot against U.S. politicians, potentially including Trump (www.nbcnews.com)

Asif Merchant, 46, faces a single count of murder for hire after, prosecutors say, he paid $5,000 to an undercover FBI agent he believed was a hit man....

Chinese American man convicted in US of spying on dissidents for China (www.theguardian.com)

Shujun Wang helped found a pro-democracy group and used it to gain information on dissidents, prosecutors say...

In Louisiana's Cancer Alley, company cancels plans for grain export facility in historic Black town (apnews.com)

Residents of a historic Black community in Louisiana who’ve spent years fighting against a massive grain export facility set to be built on the grounds where their enslaved ancestors once lived appear to have finally halted the project....

Muhammad Yunus to Lead Bangladesh's Interim Government After Hasina's Resignation (foreignpolicy.com)

The 84-year-old was the preferred choice of the student-led protest movement that spurred the prime minister’s resignation earlier this week.

Flush with federal funds, dam removal advocates seize opportunity to open up rivers, restore habitat (apnews.com)

On the whooshing Watauga River, excavators claw at the remains of Shulls Mill Dam, pulling concrete apart piece by piece and gradually opening a waterway kept in check for nearly two centuries....

Essential supplies blockade threatens lives in North Darfur | Africanews (www.africanews.com)

The UN declared on Tuesday that the humanitarian crisis in Sudan is a complete disaster, as the nation suffers from nearly 16 months of conflict between opposing factions....

Local taxes can increase now with law eliminating Illinois’ grocery tax in 2026. (www.thecentersquare.com)

Republican Serrano leading in Washington state AG race. (www.thecentersquare.com)

Sunderland rioter admits violent disorder and possession of cocaine and heroin (www.chroniclelive.co.uk)

The Labor Movement Is Giddy About Tim Walz Becoming Harris’ VP Pick (inthesetimes.com)

Pakistani man with ties to Iran is charged in plot to carry out political assassinations on US soil. (www.voanews.com)

US-Australia talks focus on China's 'coercive behavior,' climate change. (www.voanews.com)

US confirms 7 injured in attack on base in Iraq. (www.voanews.com)

'Pro-democracy activist' convicted in US of giving dissidents' intel to China. (www.voanews.com)

Hurricane Debby blows cocaine worth over $1 million onto beach in Florida Keys, U.S. Border Patrol says (www.cbsnews.com)

Hurricane Debby brought more than powerful winds and storm surge to Florida — packages of cocaine worth more than $1 million also made landfall, officials said, marking the latest in a string of recent discoveries of drugs along Florida shores....

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