Driverless Cars Are Worse at Spotting Kids and Dark-Skinned People, Study Says (gizmodo.com.au)
New research shows driverless car software is significantly more accurate with adults and light skinned people than children and dark-skinned people.
Gov. Whitmer says 'it's time' for guaranteed paid family, medical leave in Michigan (www.detroitnews.com)
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer called on Michigan lawmakers Wednesday to give all workers in the state “breathing room” by creating a new program to offer them paid family and medical leave, a proposal that some worry could amount to a tax on Michigan’s businesses and workers....
Nebraska volleyball stadium event draws 92,003 to set women's world attendance record (apnews.com)
Nebraska’s fight song begins, “There is no place like Nebraska.” When it comes to volleyball, those words never rang more true than Wednesday night....
Automaker Ford recalls almost 42,000 F250, F350 trucks for safety (scrippsnews.com)
U.S. automaker Ford has issued a recall involving potentially 41,555 trucks, including certain 2023 Super Duty F250 and F350 vehicles “equipped with single rear wheels and a 10.5-inch rear axle shaft,” the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration said....
US approves first-ever military aid to Taiwan through program typically used for sovereign nations (www.cnn.com)
The Biden administration has approved funding for the first-ever transfer of US military equipment to Taiwan under a program typically saved for sovereign nations, according to a notification sent to Congress on Tuesday....
5 million bees fall off a truck near Toronto and drivers are asked to close windows (www.npr.org)
Police west of Toronto on Wednesday warned drivers to keep their car windows closed after a truck spilled crates carrying 5 million bees onto a road....
French government earmarks €4 bln for low-carbon hydrogen (www.euractiv.com)
The French government will release €4 billion in subsidies in the form of public-private contracts for the development of low-carbon hydrogen projects as part of the country's updated national hydrogen strategy.
China's new national map has angered its neighbors (www.cnn.com)
The Philippines has become the latest of China’s neighbors to object to its new national map, joining Malaysia and India in releasing strongly worded statements accusing Beijing of claiming their territory....
Massive school satisfaction gap pits parents against everyone else (www.axios.com)
12 things student loan borrowers should know about the return to repayment (www.npr.org)
October's coming, and we're here to help you get ready.
NASA gears up for return of OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample (spacenews.com)
NASA is making the final preparations to recover samples from an asteroid that a spacecraft will bring back to Earth in September....
China issues highest typhoon warning as Saola moves towards Hong Kong (www.reuters.com)
China issued the highest typhoon warning on Thursday as Typhoon Saola, packing winds of more than 200 kph (125 mph), headed towards the southeastern coastline, threatening Hong Kong and other major manufacturing hubs in nearby Guangdong province....
Rural areas sacrificed for Xi Jinping’s new city, satellite imagery shows (www.washingtonpost.com)
Satellite imagery and firsthand accounts show the damage wrought when Chinese authorities opened floodgates and dams this month, sacrificing whole villages to spare politically important cities....
4-Year-Old Fatally Shot By Woman Who Was Teaching Her 'Firearm Safety,' Authorities Say (www.huffpost.com)
Warning: Article has detailed accounts of the shooting...
Tropical Storm Idalia threatens flooding in North Carolina after damaging thousands of Florida homes (www.cnn.com)
Tropical Storm Idalia keeps pounding the Southeast’s Atlantic coast, prompting flash flood warnings in North Carolina as parts of Florida’s west coast survey extensive damage from the most powerful hurricane to slam its Big Bend region in more than a century....
‘Hundreds’ of Tough Mudder participants report rashes, infections after California race (www.sacbee.com)
Participants in a recent Tough Mudder event have come down with rashes and infections, California authorities say....
'Safe and delicious': Japan's PM eats Fukushima fish to dispel worries after water release (www.euronews.com)
Japan’s Prime Minister ate fish caught off Fukushima’s coast on Wednesday to alleviate fears after the controversial release of water from the disabled Ōkuma nuclear power station....
Russia and North Korea 'actively advancing' in arms deal negotiations, says US (www.cnn.com)
Russia and North Korea are “actively advancing” their negotiations over a potential arms deal that would provide significant ammunition for different types of weapons systems, including artillery, in the latest indication that the Kremlin is desperate to obtain further materiel for its faltering invasion of Ukraine,...
US, Indonesia and 5 other nations hold war drills amid China concerns (apnews.com)
Soldiers from the U.S., Indonesia and five other nations began annual training exercises Thursday on Indonesia’s main island of Java while China’s increasing aggression is raising concern....
Conservatives aim to restructure U.S. government and replace it with Trump's vision (www.pbs.org)
The goal is to avoid the pitfalls of Trump’s first years in office, when the Republican president’s team was ill-prepared, his Cabinet nominees had trouble winning Senate confirmation and policies were met with resistance.
Beekeepers to the rescue after 5 million bees fall off truck in Canada (www.bbc.com)
One beekeeper who came to the rescue described a cloud of "angry, confused and homeless" bees.
Kansas reporter files federal lawsuit against police chief who raided her newspaper’s office (www.pbs.org)
One of the reporters who works at the small Kansas newspaper that was raided by authorities earlier this month filed a federal lawsuit against the police chief Wednesday....
Mississippi Democrat wins primary, set to become the state’s first openly gay legislator (www.nbcnews.com)
Mississippi will have its first-ever openly gay state legislator after a House candidate won his Democratic primary election runoff Tuesday....
China Plans Emergency Food Assistance to Some African Nations (www.bloomberg.com)
Millet and rice goes a long way!
Nebraska governor signs order narrowly defining sex as that assigned at birth (apnews.com)
Nebraska’s Republican Gov. Jim Pillen on Wednesday signed an executive order strictly defining a person’s sex....
