Death Valley approaches global heat record as US reels from extreme weather (www.theguardian.com)
Temperatures in Death Valley, which runs along part of central California’s border with Nevada, reached 128F (53.3C) on Sunday at the aptly named Furnace Creek, the National Weather Service said.
US national held after crossing into N Korea - UN body (www.bbc.co.uk)
A day with Chicago migrants: Sleeping in tents, hoping for progress (www.wbez.org)
Bluesky is under fire for allowing usernames with racial slurs (techcrunch.com)
How a Saudi firm tapped a gusher of water in drought-stricken Arizona (www.washingtonpost.com)
A megadrought has seared Arizona, stressing its rivers and reservoirs and reducing water to a trickle in the homes of farmworkers near this desert valley....
US government adds two more spyware makers to deny list (techcrunch.com)
AAA pulls back from offering insurance in Florida, following Farmers (www.cbsnews.com)
More insurance companies are fleeing the state because of the growing threat from natural disasters.
Russia amasses 100,000 troops as it seeks breakthrough in Kharkiv region, Kyiv warns (www.politico.eu)
Minnesota mayor faces pressure to resign or meet LGBTQ+ group's demands after his comments on Pride (www.winnipegfreepress.com)
Texas troopers told to push children into Rio Grande, deny water to migrants, records say (www.houstonchronicle.com)
Officers working for Gov. Greg Abbott’s border security initiative have been ordered to push small children and nursing babies back into the Rio Grande, and have been told not to give water to asylum seekers even in extreme heat, according to an email from a Department of Public Safety trooper who described the actions as...
Trump’s outbursts met with silence so far by prosecutor, judge (web.archive.org)
Heatwaves are new normal as 50C hits US and China - UN (www.bbc.com)
Spain antitrust watchdog fines Amazon, Apple $218 million (www.reuters.com)
Typo sends millions of US military emails to Russian ally Mali (www.bbc.co.uk)
Russia officially pulls out of Ukraine grain deal (www.bbc.co.uk)
MEPs blast European Commission for signing deal with Tunisia's 'cruel dictator' (www.euronews.com)
Colombian rescuers search for children after river burst its banks (www.bbc.co.uk)
CISA orders govt agencies to mitigate Windows and Office zero-days (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
UK presses ahead with cuts to troop numbers (www.politico.eu)
More than 50 pilot whales die after mass stranding on Scottish beach (www.reuters.com)
FDA approves AstraZeneca, Sanofi shot that protects infants and toddlers against RSV (www.cnbc.com)
Nirsevimab is the first shot approved by the FDA to protect all infants against RSV regardless of whether they are healthy or have a medical condition.