Wildfire burns forests north of Athens, other blazes tamed (www.reuters.com)
Former Spanish king seeks to throw out ex-lover's UK harassment case (www.reuters.com)
MEPs blast European Commission for signing deal with Tunisia's 'cruel dictator' (www.euronews.com)
First US nuclear sub docks in South Korea since 1981 (www.bbc.co.uk)
Colombian rescuers search for children after river burst its banks (www.bbc.co.uk)
Tourist deluge, heatwave lay bare Italy's taxi shortage (www.reuters.com)
Tesla directors agree to return $735 million following claims they were massively overpaid (www.engadget.com)
People evacuated, 5 sent to hospital after possible carbon monoxide exposure in Florida prison (apnews.com)
Laid-off Twitter Africa team 'ghosted' without severance pay or benefits, former employees say | CNN Business (www.cnn.com)
Former employees of Twitter Africa who were laid off as part of a global cost-cutting measure after Elon Musk’s acquisition have not received any severance pay more than seven months since leaving the company, several sources told CNN.
White Supremacist Nick Fuentes Calls for “Holy War” Against Jews (newrepublic.com)
The far-right influencer, who once sat down for dinner with Donald Trump, made the comments at an “America First” rally.
A sexy outfit can get you arrested in Phoenix — especially if you’re Black or trans (www.phoenixnewtimes.com)
In January, a 23-year-old woman sat in Phoenix Municipal Court listening to a prosecutor lay out the evidence against her. On the night of her arrest, she was scantily dressed, the prosecutor told the judge. She also had condoms in her purse and got into a car with a man....
AT&T stock fell to 29-year low on Friday after reports that telcoms will need to cleanup the lead pollution they made (arstechnica.com)
Poor Ma Bell. /s
A day with Chicago migrants: Sleeping in tents, hoping for progress (www.wbez.org)
Investigation finds no fraud by Texas prison contractor that was paid despite cutting inmate therapy services (www.texastribune.org)
Months after one of the country’s largest private prison companies was accused of defrauding Texas by collecting millions of dollars for in-person therapy it didn’t provide to prisoners, a state investigation found there was no fraud because prison officials sanctioned the practice....
Trump’s outbursts met with silence so far by prosecutor, judge (web.archive.org)
Federal Prosecutor Urges Takeover of Rikers Island (web.archive.org)
Eli Lilly drug shown to slow Alzheimer’s progression (arstechnica.com)
A fight erupts in U.S. housing market as deteriorated affordability clashes with the 'lock-in effect' (fortune.com)
Americans Have Quietly Deleveraged. It May Explain the Economy's Resilience. (www.barrons.com)
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....
