FTC rewrites rules on Big Tech mergers with aim to ease monopoly-busting (arstechnica.com)
Europe's sweltering summer could send tourists to cooler climes (www.eureporter.co)
Outrage after women paraded naked in Indian state (www.bbc.co.uk)
Singapore: City-state rocked by rare political scandals (www.bbc.co.uk)
Ukraine war: Wheat prices soar after Russia warns shipping (www.bbc.co.uk)
Swedish embassy in Baghdad stormed, set alight over Koran burning (www.reuters.com)
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No word from North Korea on US soldier who dashed across military border (www.reuters.com)
Deadly shooting in Auckland hours before Women's World Cup (www.bbc.co.uk)
Four arrested over €1.6m Celtic coin theft (www.bbc.co.uk)
Egypt president pardons rights activist Patrick Zaki and lawyer Mohammed al-Baqer (www.bbc.co.uk)
Exclusive: Key bidders in Ascential break-up quit auction - sources (www.reuters.com)
Trump loses retrial bid in E Jean Carroll defamation case (www.bbc.co.uk)
Northern Ireland's DUP not convinced by London to restore government (www.reuters.com)
The Australian climate protesters cast as extremists (www.bbc.co.uk)
Cyprus excludes new asylum seekers from resettlement scheme (www.reuters.com)
He tried to raise the alarm about railroad safety. Then he got fired. (therealnews.com)
Convicted Ponzi schemer granted clemency by Trump charged with new Ponzi scheme (www.cnbc.com)
2 Cisgender People Killed In Suspected Anti-Trans Attacks (www.huffpost.com)
The attacks claimed the lives of an Indiana woman and an Oregon man, both cisgender people.
Taco Bell Went to Court Over the Right to Use 'Taco Tuesday.' The Taco John's Response Was Brilliant (www.inc.com)
Taco Bell started it, but Taco John’s ended it–with emotional intelligence.
A Black Man Was Elected Mayor in Rural Alabama, but the White Town Leaders Won’t Let Him Serve (capitalbnews.org)
For three years, Patrick Braxton says he has experienced harassment and intimidation after becoming the first Black mayor in Newbern, Alabama.
Illinois will make history as result of state supreme court decision on cash bail law (www.abajournal.com)
The Illinois Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a state law eliminating cash bail.
Pizza delivery driver shoots would-be carjacker in the butt, Pennsylvania police say (www.kansascity.com)
A pizza delivery driver shot a man in the buttocks after an attempted robbery and carjacking, according to Pennsylvania police and local media reports.
Only 1% of US Homes Have Changed Hands So Far This Year, Redfin Says (www.bloomberg.com)
The US home turnover rate in the first half of 2023 has fallen to the lowest in at least a decade as high mortgage rates compel owners to stay put, Redfin Corp. said....
Woman suing Texas over abortion ban vomits on the stand in emotional reaction during dramatic hearing (www.nbcnews.com)
Three plaintiffs testified about the trauma they experienced carrying nonviable pregnancies.