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Fighting the Forces of Evil at the D&D-Themed Picket Line (gizmodo.com)

Dimension 20's Brennan Lee Mulligan led an adventuring party in a final battle as part of the strike at Universal Studios....

Steve Harwell, Smash Mouth Founding Singer, Dead at 56 (www.rollingstone.com)

“Walkin’ on the Sun” and “All Star” vocalist announced his retirement in 2021...

Crimean Tatar set to become Ukrainian defense minister at critical moment in conflict (www.cnn.com)

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has tapped Rustem Umerov, a Crimean Tatar, to become his next defense minister, replacing Oleksii Reznikov at a critical time for Ukraine’s counteroffensive....

Is this news or advertising? (youtu.be)

When I see news stories like these, I’m left scratching my head. Is this news? It feels like it is pushing the narrative that these weapons are really cool. I’m not against the military. I realize they probably have a deterrent role, but something about this story sure seems to have an underlying intention of selling me a...

The Climate Crisis Could Mean the Twilight of the American West (www.rollingstone.com)

In an excerpt from his book River Notes, leading anthropologist Wade Davis recalls how the taming of the Colorado River in the 1960s — ‘nature serves man’ went the thinking — helped shape the nation. But now facing a historic drought, all that could be lost in a generation....

Breeding breakthrough paves way for controversial tuna farming on land (www.theguardian.com)

Spanish research centre achieves first tank-bred Atlantic bluefin as NGOs warn of poor welfare, more antibiotic use and water pollution...

The bloody labor crackdown Paramount didn't want America to see (www.motherjones.com)

I was breastfeeding my baby when I noticed his feeding slowed – minutes later he was pale and floppy (disturbinghistory.blogspot.com)

The girl cried as she married the old man, but his secret was revealed during their wedding night (disturbinghistory.blogspot.com)

US expects to upgrade Vietnam ties, risks China anger (www.reuters.com)

The United States expects to elevate its diplomatic relations with former foe Vietnam to the top level as President Joe Biden travels to Hanoi in a week, in a move that may irk China and with unclear business implications....

He jumps off the hot air balloon without a parachute, thinking that his friends would save him (disturbinghistory.blogspot.com)

Facing mounting challenges, schools embrace the 4-day week (thehill.com)

Lung conditions will be made worse by climate change, researchers warn (www.independent.co.uk)

People with lung conditions are among those most at risk from the changing climate, a group of respiratory experts has said....

Phoenix man let 10-year-old son drive pickup truck on freeway, police say (apnews.com)

A man has been arrested after allowing his 10-year-old son to drive a pickup truck on a Phoenix-area freeway, authorities said Sunday....

More U.S. school districts are shifting to a 4-day week. Here's why. (www.cbsnews.com)

When the school bell rings in Independence, Missouri, this year, 14,000 students are trying something new: a four-day week, with Mondays off. And they’re not alone. As kids head back to school this year, a growing number will be returning to a four-day school week....

Drugs are sold out in the open in San Francisco’s Tenderloin district. Inside the fight to curb it (www.cnn.com)

The California Highway Patrol may best be known for freeway chases and the Hollywood glamour of its motorcycle cops in television shows like “ChiPs.” But now the storied agency is patrolling the streets of San Francisco’s Tenderloin as part of a multiagency effort to crack down on rampant drug dealing that’s decimating...

Raimondo warns China that patience of US business is 'wearing thin' (www.channelnewsasia.com)

US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo warned China in interviews broadcast on Sunday (Sep 3) that the patience of US business was “wearing thin”, saying American companies deserved a “predictable environment and a level playing field”....

Jimmy Buffett died after a four-year fight with a rare form of skin cancer, his website says (abcnews.go.com)

Jimmy Buffett, whose sun-drenched songs celebrated life by the shore, died of a rare, aggressive skin cancer, according to a statement on his website....

Smash Mouth frontman Steve Harwell in hospice care, representative says (www.cbsnews.com)

Former Smash Mouth lead singer Steve Harwell is receiving hospice care treatment at home, a representative confirmed to CBS News Sunday....

Neo-Nazi groups spew hate outside Disney World and near Orlando, officials say (www.nbcnews.com)

Groups of neo-Nazis and white supremacists spread antisemitic, white supremacist and anti-LGBTQ messages outside Disney World and in the nearby Orlando, Florida, area Saturday in the latest examples of rising antisemitism in the U.S., officials said....

“X” Didn’t Pay Severance. Now It’s Facing 2,200 Cases—and Big Fees (www.motherjones.com)

Elon Musk’s alleged penchant for not paying bills is catching up with him. In the wake of numerous lawsuits claiming the world’s richest man failed to pay severance owed to many of the 6,000 employees he fired after acquiring Twitter. On Monday, CNBC reported that the tech company now known as X is facing some 2,200...

'WE ARE EVERYWHERE' Videos Show Angry Neo-Nazis Cursing and Screaming Slurs During March in Florida (www.rollingstone.com)

Members of white supremacist and antisemitic hate groups marched outside Orlando, Florida, on Saturday screaming invectives, raising the Nazi salute, and yelling “Heil Hitler” and “white power.”...

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