Teen’s death after eating a single chip highlights risks of ultra-spicy foods (arstechnica.com)
The hot pepper linked to teen's death can cause arteries in the brain to spasm.
See you later, alligator: New Jersey police capture reptile on the loose for 2 weeks | CNN (www.cnn.com)
The alligator, described as a “non-indigenous reptile” between 3 and 4 feet long, was first spotted in the Ambrose Brook at Victor Crowell Park in Middlesex County on August 23, according to the Middlesex Borough Police Department....
Iran, US on verge of prisoner swap under Qatar-mediated deal (www.reuters.com)
When $6 billion of unfrozen Iranian funds are wired to banks in Qatar as early as next week, it will trigger a carefully choreographed sequence that will see as many as five detained U.S. dual nationals leave Iran and a similar number of Iranian prisoners held in the U.S. fly home, according to eight Iranian and other sources...
Spain's soccer chief Luis Rubiales quits in kiss scandal (www.reuters.com)
Rubiales announced his resignation in a statement in which he said his position had become untenable, with the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) later confirming he had sent a resignation letter to acting president Pedro Rocha....
Australia Indigenous referendum set to fail as support dips, poll shows (www.reuters.com)
Since Australian independence in 1901, only eight of the 44 proposals for constitutional change have been approved....
Michigan State suspends coach Mel Tucker after allegations he sexually harassed a rape survivor (apnews.com)
Cornel West for President announces the hiring of political activist, author, and adviser Peter Daou as Campaign Manager (www.cornelwest24.org)
Suella Braverman pushes for ban of 'lethal danger' XL Bully dogs (uk.yahoo.com)
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Biology doesn't care about your feelings (www.youtube.com)
Brazil’s President promises not to arrest Putin if he visits the country (ptv-news.com.pk)
Chuck Todd Signs Off As Moderator Of ‘Meet The Press,’ *Successor Kristen Welker Says She’ll Approach New Role “As A Reporter”* (www.yahoo.com)
Burning Man’s Climate Reckoning Has Begun (gizmodo.com)
Death toll of powerful Morocco earthquake climbs to 2,000 (globalnews.ca)
A rare, powerful earthquake struck Morocco, sending people racing from their beds into the streets and toppling buildings in mountainous villages and ancient cities not built to withstand such force....
Convicted killer who escaped Pennsylvania prison was spotted overnight and changed his appearance, police say (www.cnn.com)
Danelo Cavalcante, the convicted killer who escaped from a Pennsylvania prison, was seen overnight Saturday, according to state police, who said the fugitive had “changed his appearance” as the manhunt enters its 11th day....
Vietnam Air, Boeing near $10 billion deal for 50 737 Max planes, Bloomberg reports (www.cnbc.com)
Vietnam Airlines will sign an initial agreement to buy about 50 Boeing 737 Max jets in a deal valued at $10 billion, Bloomberg News reported on Sunday, citing people familiar with the matter....
California lawmakers vote to fast-track low-income housing on churches’ lands (apnews.com)
Religious institutions and nonprofit colleges in California could soon turn their parking lots and other properties into low-income housing to help combat the ongoing homeless crisis, lawmakers voted on Thursday....
Biden finds a new friend in Vietnam as American CEOs look for alternatives to Chinese factories (apnews.com)
President Joe Biden on Sunday opened a visit to a Vietnam that wants to dramatically ramp up trade with the United States, a sign of how competition with China is reshaping relationships across Asia....
Activists spray red paint over billionaire Walmart heiress's superyacht for a second time (www.cnn.com)
Spanish climate activists sprayed red paint across a superyacht owned by billionaire Walmart heiress Nancy Walton Laurie in Barcelona on Friday, the second time the yacht has been the target of protests in the past two months.
Republican opposition to abortion threatens global HIV/AIDS program that has saved 25 million lives (apnews.com)
The AIDS epidemic has killed more than 40 million people since the first recorded cases in 1981, tripling child mortality and carving decades off life expectancy in the hardest-hit areas of Africa, where the cost of treatment put it out of reach. Horrified, then-President George W. Bush and the U.S. Congress two decades ago...
Rescue operation underway for ill US researcher stuck 3,000 feet inside cave in Turkey (thehill.com)
Rescue teams are working to extricate an American researcher after he suddenly fell ill while 3,000 feet deep inside a cave in Turkey....
Alabama cracks down on birth centers, leaving pregnant women with fewer options (www.nbcnews.com)
Dr. Heather Skanes’ team at the Oasis Family Birthing Center in Birmingham, Alabama, started turning away patients this spring as state officials cracked down on alternative childbirth options....
Kaiser to pay $49 million to California for illegally dumping private medical records, medical waste (abc7.com)
Healthcare provider Kaiser Permanente is settling a $49 million dollar lawsuit with the state and multiple counties throughout California....
Phoenix breaks heat record as city hits 110F for the 54th consecutive day (www.theguardian.com)
Saturday’s temperature had triggered an excessive heat warning across Arizona as lows were expected to range between 80F and 86F...
Several wounded when gunmen open fire on convoy in Mexican border town (www.cbsnews.com)
At least three people were wounded when a convoy of vehicles crossing into Mexico from the U.S. was attacked by armed civilians early Saturday, Mexican authorities said....
New Mexico officials call for governor’s impeachment after firearms restriction (www.theguardian.com)
New Mexico state representatives Stefani Lord and John Block are calling for the impeachment of Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham after Grisham issued an emergency order suspending the right to carry firearms in public in and around Albuquerque, the state’s largest city....
