Pittsburgh active shooter: What we know about the suspect, William Hardison Sr. (www.wpxi.com)
William Hardison Sr. was killed during the shooting situation.
US seeks to extend longstanding scientific research agreement with China (www.theguardian.com)
The US is seeking a six-month extension to a decades-old science and technology agreement with China so that it can undergo negotiations with Beijing to “strengthen” the pact, the state department has said....
Extreme heat in US kills nearly 2 dozen cattle, forces evacuations from a nursing home and shuts down an ice cream parlor (www.cnn.com)
Nearly two dozen cattle died in Nebraska, more than 100 Missouri nursing home residents were evacuated and an ice cream shop in Iowa was forced to close as record-shattering heat engulfs more than 20 states.
Early testing suggests variant BA.2.86 has been detected in US wastewater, according to new CDC report (www.cnn.com)
South Carolina Supreme Court upholds 6-week abortion ban (www.cnn.com)
Giuliani surrenders in Trump election subversion case, $150,000 bond set (www.reuters.com)
Asylum-seekers are being set up for rejection at a New Mexico detention facility, rights groups say (apnews.com)
A coalition of human rights groups on Tuesday leveled new criticism at a privately operated migrant detention facility in New Mexico where they say fast-track asylum screenings routinely take place without legal counsel or adequate privacy during sensitive testimony....
Iran, Saudi Arabia and Egypt are among 6 nations set to join the BRICS economic bloc (apnews.com)
Iran and Saudi Arabia are among six countries that will join the BRICS bloc of developing economies as new members from 2024, South Africa’s president said Thursday....
Federal judge rejects bids to halt Georgia prosecution of Trump aides over 2020 election (www.politico.com)
Mark Meadows and Jeffrey Clark had both pleaded with the judge to prohibit District Attorney Fani Willis from arresting them by a Friday deadline.
Infamous fiasco Fyre Festival relaunches — and is already sold out (www.nbcnews.com)
Here’s what we know about Fyre Festival II so far: Line-up? Unknown. Date? Unclear. Location? Somewhere in the Caribbean. Price? $500 to $8,000.
Parents are smashing eggs on their kids heads in new TikTok prank. Doctors say they should stop. (www.nbcnews.com)
The hashtag #eggprank has more than 670.7 million views. But some commenters have expressed concern that parents might be hurting or humiliating children.
Broadcasting Scotland - local and international news (24 Aug 2023) (www.broadcastingscotland.scot)
Giuliani mugshot released as Meadows and Clark lose attempts to block arrest (www.theguardian.com)
Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin dies in plane crash in Russia (ABC News YouTube link) (youtu.be)
Hawaii fire survivors urged to submit DNA to help identify victims (www.theguardian.com)
Governor Josh Green tells people to prepare for ‘a lot more loss of life’ as search continues for bodies in ruins of Lahaina
How Multiple Warnings About a Killer Nurse Went Unheeded (www.nytimes.com)
It was June 2016, and almost a year had passed since Stephen Brearey, the lead doctor at a neonatal unit in northwest England, first became concerned about a spate of troubling and unexpected deaths on his ward....
Gender Surgeries Nearly Tripled From 2016 Through 2019, Study Finds (www.nytimes.com)
The number of gender-affirming surgeries, intended to align patients’ physical appearance with their gender identity, nearly tripled in the United States between 2016 and 2019, according to a new analysis published in JAMA Network Open on Wednesday....
Putin’s voice in BRICS address raises eyebrows (thehill.com)
As expected, Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday addressed an annual business summit of world leaders gathered in South Africa. But this time, the Russian leader delivered his remarks with an altered voice....
Wagner Group commander Dmitry Utkin was on plane that crashed north of Moscow, Russian civil aviation authority says (news.sky.com)
Former Trump lawyers Rudy Giuliani and Sidney Powell surrender in election subversion case (www.cnn.com)
Two of Donald Trump’s key election lawyers, Rudy Giuliani and Sidney Powell, surrendered Wednesday on charges in the Georgia election subversion case.
South Carolina's new all-male highest court reverses course on abortion, upholding strict 6-week ban (abcnews.go.com)
US Agency No Longer Knows Who is Visiting Potentially Dangerous Chemicals Plants (www.bloomberg.com)
Sorry for the shitty article. It’s the only one I found.
Justice Dept. brings wave of cases over $836 million in alleged covid fraud (www.washingtonpost.com)
In one of the largest national crackdowns on fraud targeting federal coronavirus aid, the Justice Department on Wednesday said it had brought 718 law enforcement actions in connection with the alleged theft of more than $836 million....
Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin feared dead after Russia plane crash (www.bbc.co.uk)
Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin was on the passenger list of a jet which crashed killing all on board, Russia’s civil aviation authority has said....
TSMC's Arizona plant is delayed over poor management, not a shortage of US skilled labor, the workers building it say (www.businessinsider.com)
TSMC says its Arizona chip factory’s opening has been delayed partly over a skilled-worker shortage....
