Who is Mila Antonova, Russian bridge player who had alleged affair with Bill Gates? (nypost.com)
Texas worker accused of being on drugs was actually dying of heatstroke (www.theguardian.com)
Mother of Gabriel Infante, 24, sues employer for $1m, saying construction workers had no protections from extreme heat
Arkansas AG opposes records protections for out-of-state abortions (www.axios.com)
Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin joined 18 other states in objecting to a proposed federal rule that would expand HIPAA to protect reproductive health information from law enforcement attempting to prosecute legal, out-of-state abortions.
US investigates Delta over plane stuck on tarmac in extreme heat (www.bbc.com)
Amsterdam bans cruise ships to limit visitors and curb pollution (www.bbc.co.uk)
'Video voyeur hunter' in Nagoya accused of voyeurism - The Mainichi (mainichi.jp)
NAGOYA -- A 30-year-old man here who claims to "have caught about 50 video voyeurs" has been arrested for allegedly taking an upskirt video.
Children’s cups sold on Amazon recalled for unsafe lead levels. What you should know (www.ledger-enquirer.com)
The 8 ounce and 12 ounce children’s Cupkin double-walled stainless steel cups were the subject of a July 20 recall, the company said. “After recently receiving feedback from consumer advocates and additional follow-up testing, we discovered that the double walled vacuum 8oz and 12oz cups may pose an unacceptable exposure to...
Gov. Whitmer signs $24.3 billion state education budget including free school meals, expanded free pre-k (www.uppermichiganssource.com)
LANSING, Mich. (WLUC) - Governor Gretchen Whitmer (D-Michigan) announces large investments for tutoring, free school meals, and support for safety and mental health programs. The budget includes $611 million to increase per-pupil funding by 5%, which is an additional $458 per student. We have increased per-pupil funding by 22%...
It’s no great surprise, but now there’s proof that the rich get what they want | Torsten Bell (www.theguardian.com)
This article is two months old by the way....
Ukraine to nationalise Russian-owned Sense Bank (www.reuters.com)
Google wants you to let its AI bot help you write news articles (www.niemanlab.org)
Alabama executes man for the 2001 beating death of a woman, resuming lethal injections after review (www.sasktoday.ca)
Alabama executed a man on Friday for the 2001 beating death of a woman as the state resumed lethal injections after two failed executions prompted the state to conduct an internal review. Before he was put to death, Barber told his family he loved them and apologized to Epps’ family. The Supreme Court denied Barber’s request...
Italian police net record 5-tonne cocaine haul off Sicilian coast (www.reuters.com)
Russian navy rehearses firing rockets at ships in Black Sea after warning to Ukraine (www.reuters.com)
Drones are showing us sharks like never before (www.bbc.com)
Tony Bennett, masterful stylist of American musical standards, dies at 96 (apnews.com)
Actors and writers on strike rally in Philadelphia and Chicago as union action spreads (www.dailyfreeman.com)
By MARK KENNEDY (AP Entertainment Writer) Striking screenwriters and actors held rallies in Philadelphia and Chicago on Thursday as the labor dispute that has halted Hollywood spreads to more cities. “We have the same issues,” said Nikki Izanec, president of the Philadelphia SAG-AFTRA local, on her way to Thursday’s rally....
Zelenskiy sacks Ukraine's ambassador to UK after criticism (www.reuters.com)
The Wildly Unconstitutional New Laws Trying to Criminalize Filming Cops (slate.com)
On July 1, an Indiana law went into effect making it a crime to come within 25 feet of an on-duty police officer if ordered to stay back.
Search Warrant Reveals New Details As Police Take Fresh Look at Tupac Shakur Murder (timesofsandiego.com)
[The Conversation] - Blame capitalism? Why hundreds of decades-old yet vital drugs are nearly impossible to find (theconversation.com)
TSMC: Chip giant delays Arizona production in blow to Biden (www.bbc.com)
Ex-Venezuela spy chief pleads not guilty to US drug charges (www.bbc.com)
European Union agrees post-Brexit rules for hedge funds (www.reuters.com)
Grassley releases full FBI memo with unverified claims about Hunter Biden's work in Ukraine (www.detroitnews.com)
Lisa Mascaro Associated Press Washington — Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley released an unclassified document Thursday that Republicans claim is significant in their investigation of Hunter Biden as they probe the financial affairs of the president’s son and revive previously debunked claims of wrongdoing. “The American...
