Houston police leave felony standoff after crowd defending man becomes unruly (www.fox26houston.com)
Prosecutors Tell Judge Trump Election Crimes Trial Will Have Whopping 150 Witnesses — Take Four Months (www.mediaite.com)
USA TODAY, Ipsos poll: 20% of Americans fear climate change could force them to move (www.usatoday.com)
Polling data shows an almost an equal number of people believe two completely different things: About 1 in 5 people surveyed were so concerned about global warming that they think it will make it more difficult to live in their area. About the same number said they either don't know if climate change is happening or don’t...
Mark Meadows, all remaining defendants plead not guilty in Georgia election case (abcnews.go.com)
Trump is liable in the second E. Jean Carroll defamation case, judge rules; January trial will determine damages (www.cnn.com)
A federal judge ruled that the jury hearing E. Jean Carroll’s defamation lawsuit will only need to decide how much money Donald Trump will have to pay her, after the judge found the former president was liable for making defamatory statements....
These wolves in Alaska ate all the deer. Then, they did something unexpected (www.zmescience.com)
Wolves on an Alaskan island are showing a remarkable adaptation....
A Flesh-Eating Bacterium Is Creeping North as Oceans Warm (www.wired.com)
The Vibrio vulnificus pathogen thrives in hot coastal waters, and beachgoers can contract it via a small cut or scrape. It can also kill them in two days....
Weather Is Driving Up Your Food Bill. Winners and Losers. (www.barrons.com)
For food companies, it will be a balancing act between raising prices and losing customers. For the agriculture business, it may be a boon....
Environmental Protection Agency delays new ozone pollution standards until after the 2024 election (apnews.com)
The Environmental Protection Agency is delaying plans to tighten air quality standards for smog despite a recommendation by a scientific advisory panel to lower air pollution limits to protect public health....
Britain's second-largest city effectively declares itself bankrupt amid $950 million equal pay claims | CNN Business (www.cnn.com)
Britain’s second-biggest city effectively declared itself bankrupt on Tuesday, shutting down all nonessential spending after being issued with equal pay claims totaling up to £760 million ($956 million)....
Deadly Russian Strike Hits Eastern Ukraine as Blinken Visits Kyiv (www.nytimes.com)
Hurricane Idalia blows flamingos as far as Ohio (www.bbc.com)
Russia covers nuclear bombers with tyres (www.telegraph.co.uk)
World heat records ‘smashed’ in northern hemisphere summer, scientists say | Financial Times (www.ft.com)
‘Season of simmering’ in planet’s warmest June to August period since documentation began in 1940...
Chinese EVs are now seen posing a ‘real threat’ to Europe’s auto industry (www.cnbc.com)
Chinese electric vehicles pose “a real threat” to the European car industry, according to Christian Kames, managing director at financial advisory firm Lazard....
Civil rights lawsuit in North Dakota accuses a white supremacist group of racial intimidation (apnews.com)
Two nonprofits have sued a white nationalist hate group in North Dakota, alleging that it committed racial intimidation by defacing businesses and public property around the city of Fargo with the group’s logo and other graffiti....
Airbnb bookings dry up in New York as new short-stay rules are introduced (www.theguardian.com)
Under the new restrictions, short-term renters will need to register with the city and must be present in the home for the duration of the rental...
Some small towns in America are disbanding police forces, citing hiring woes (apnews.com)
As Goodhue Police Chief Josh Smith struggled this summer to fill vacancies in his small department, he warned the town’s City Council that unless pay and benefits improved, finding new officers would never happen....
All signs point to a rise in Covid (www.nbcnews.com)
Signs in the U.S. continue to point to a rise in Covid activity as fall approaches....
Carbon markets are 'bogus solutions' as rich world keeps polluting, African Climate Summit is told (apnews.com)
The summit has sought to reframe the African continent, which has enormous amounts of clean energy minerals and renewable energy sources, as less of a victim of climate change driven by the world’s biggest economies and more of the solution....
Florida Man Charged Over Failed Attempt to Cross Atlantic in Giant ‘Hamster Wheel’ (www.thedailybeast.com)
This car was stolen from a driveway in Canada. We found it in West Africa (www.cbc.ca)
The call from Ghana woke Len Green at the Toronto home where his prized vehicle had been stolen a year earlier....
Chemists Develop New Way To Split Water (scitechdaily.com)
Photocatalytic process enables water to be activated....
China boosts 'political trust' with Vietnam ahead of Biden visit (www.reuters.com)
China sent a senior official to Vietnam to enhance “political trust” between the two countries, ahead of a scheduled visit by U.S. President Joe Biden designed to boost diplomatic ties between Washington and Hanoi....
Disney tickets, PS5s, and big-screen TVs: Florida parents exploit DeSantis' school vouchers (popular.info)
Florida parents are taking advantage of an expanded school voucher program championed by Governor Ron DeSantis (R), according to messages from private Facebook groups obtained by Popular Information. The private Facebook messages reveal how parents are using the new
