Pay Raises Are Finally Beating Inflation After Two Years of Falling Behind (www.wsj.com)
Wages rise more than 4% while consumer prices increase 3%...
'This is just the beginning': Extreme heat around the world as fires rage in southern Europe (www.cnn.com)
Blisteringly high temperatures are expected to continue across parts of southern Europe this week, as the continent braces for its second extreme heat wave, putting people’s health at risk and setting the stage for wildfires.
Handheld Gaming Consoles Will Soon Require Replaceable Batteries (www.cnet.com)
A new EU law will require portable consoles like the Steam Deck and Nintendo Switch to have batteries you can replace yourself.
Phoenix Breaks Heat Record Set in 1974 (www.nytimes.com)
As much of the South bakes, Phoenix is poised to break a record set half a century ago of consecutive days with 110-degree or higher temperatures....
Russia amasses 100,000 troops as it seeks breakthrough in Kharkiv region, Kyiv warns (www.politico.eu)
Edward Caban Becomes First Latino Police Commissioner in New York (www.nytimes.com)
Mayor Eric Adams will name Mr. Caban as the 46th commissioner of the New York Police Department. He will follow Keechant Sewell, who resigned after 18 months....
US national held after crossing into N Korea - UN body (www.bbc.co.uk)
US government launches the Cyber Trust Mark, its long-awaited IoT security labeling program (techcrunch.com)
It's a journey to the center of the rare earths discovered in Sweden (www.npr.org)
Trump's classified documents case set for first pretrial conference hearing before Judge Cannon (apnews.com)
A Florida judge who issued a court ruling last year that critics said was unduly favorable to Donald Trump is set to preside Tuesday over the first pretrial conference in his landmark criminal case concerning the mishandling of classified documents.
CISA orders govt agencies to mitigate Windows and Office zero-days (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
France to raise regulated household electricity prices by 10% from August (www.reuters.com)
UK government's contested immigration plan to become law (www.reuters.com)
No winner in Monday's Powerball drawing has the next jackpot approaching $1 billion (www.npr.org)
The Biden Administration is tackling smart devices with a new cybersecurity label (www.theverge.com)
The US Cyber Trust Mark would require smart products to meet certain thresholds, including ongoing software security support, to qualify for the program.
Tesla directors agree to return $735m to settle claims they were grossly overpaid (www.theguardian.com)
FDA approves AstraZeneca, Sanofi shot that protects infants and toddlers against RSV (www.cnbc.com)
Nirsevimab is the first shot approved by the FDA to protect all infants against RSV regardless of whether they are healthy or have a medical condition.
Iowa judge temporarily halts 6-week abortion law (abcnews.go.com)
Polk County District Court Judge Joseph Seidlin on Monday temporarily blocked Iowa’s six-week abortion ban bill that ceased nearly all abortions in the state for 72 hours. The legislation was signed on Friday by Gov. Kim Reynolds after state lawmakers held a special session Tuesday with the “sole purpose” of passing the...
3-year-old accidentally shoots, kills 1-year-old sibling after getting ahold of unsecured handgun: SDSO (www.nbcsandiego.com)
Evergrande: Crisis-hit Chinese property giant reveals $81bn loss (www.bbc.com)
Crisis-hit Chinese property giant Evergrande has revealed that in 2021 and 2022 it lost a combined 581.9bn yuan ($81.1bn; £62bn).
Odesa port infrastructure damaged in overnight Russian attacks (www.reuters.com)
G20 meeting in India to end without communique as Ukraine war divides bloc (www.reuters.com)
Long-feared corporate debt woes start to hit home (www.reuters.com)
Most Brits reckon Brexit has failed, new poll finds (www.politico.eu)
