Mark Meadows, all remaining defendants plead not guilty in Georgia election case (abcnews.go.com)
Ukraine war: 17 killed during attack on market in 'peaceful city' (www.bbc.com)
China boosts 'political trust' with Vietnam ahead of Biden visit (www.reuters.com)
China sent a senior official to Vietnam to enhance “political trust” between the two countries, ahead of a scheduled visit by U.S. President Joe Biden designed to boost diplomatic ties between Washington and Hanoi....
Trump is liable in the second E. Jean Carroll defamation case, judge rules; January trial will determine damages (www.cnn.com)
A federal judge ruled that the jury hearing E. Jean Carroll’s defamation lawsuit will only need to decide how much money Donald Trump will have to pay her, after the judge found the former president was liable for making defamatory statements....
Deadly market attack in Ukraine overshadows visit by Blinken (www.reuters.com)
A Russian attack on a city in eastern Ukraine killed at least 16 people on Wednesday as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited Kyiv to offer support for its counteroffensive against Russia's invasion forces....
World heat records ‘smashed’ in northern hemisphere summer, scientists say | Financial Times (www.ft.com)
‘Season of simmering’ in planet’s warmest June to August period since documentation began in 1940...
Chemists Develop New Way To Split Water (scitechdaily.com)
Photocatalytic process enables water to be activated....
These wolves in Alaska ate all the deer. Then, they did something unexpected (www.zmescience.com)
Wolves on an Alaskan island are showing a remarkable adaptation....
Scientists grow whole model of human embryo, without sperm or egg (www.bbc.co.uk)
A Flesh-Eating Bacterium Is Creeping North as Oceans Warm (www.wired.com)
The Vibrio vulnificus pathogen thrives in hot coastal waters, and beachgoers can contract it via a small cut or scrape. It can also kill them in two days....
Weather Is Driving Up Your Food Bill. Winners and Losers. (www.barrons.com)
For food companies, it will be a balancing act between raising prices and losing customers. For the agriculture business, it may be a boon....
Environmental Protection Agency delays new ozone pollution standards until after the 2024 election (apnews.com)
The Environmental Protection Agency is delaying plans to tighten air quality standards for smog despite a recommendation by a scientific advisory panel to lower air pollution limits to protect public health....
Britain's second-largest city effectively declares itself bankrupt amid $950 million equal pay claims | CNN Business (www.cnn.com)
Britain’s second-biggest city effectively declared itself bankrupt on Tuesday, shutting down all nonessential spending after being issued with equal pay claims totaling up to £760 million ($956 million)....
Deadly Russian Strike Hits Eastern Ukraine as Blinken Visits Kyiv (www.nytimes.com)
4 Roman-era swords discovered after 1,900 years in Dead Sea cave: "Almost in mint condition" (www.cbsnews.com)
Hurricane Idalia blows flamingos as far as Ohio (www.bbc.com)
Russia covers nuclear bombers with tyres (www.telegraph.co.uk)
How authorities believe a convicted murderer escaped from a Pennsylvania prison | CNN (www.cnn.com)
Investigators believe convicted murderer Danelo Cavalcante escaped from the Chester County prison in Pennsylvania last Thursday by climbing onto the roof and fleeing from there, a law enforcement source told CNN.
NY Times: Murdaugh’s Lawyers Seek New Trial, Saying Clerk Tampered With Jury (archive.ph)
NYTimes.com direct link: nytimes.com/…/alex-murdaugh-clerk-rebecca-hill.ht…
US Open fan ejected for saying "the most Hitler phrase there is" at German player (youtu.be)
A tennis fan was ejected from the US Open on Monday night after being accused by Germany’s Alexander Zverev of shouting “the most famous Hitler phrase there ...
Chinese EVs are now seen posing a ‘real threat’ to Europe’s auto industry (www.cnbc.com)
Chinese electric vehicles pose “a real threat” to the European car industry, according to Christian Kames, managing director at financial advisory firm Lazard....
Civil rights lawsuit in North Dakota accuses a white supremacist group of racial intimidation (apnews.com)
Two nonprofits have sued a white nationalist hate group in North Dakota, alleging that it committed racial intimidation by defacing businesses and public property around the city of Fargo with the group’s logo and other graffiti....
Airbnb bookings dry up in New York as new short-stay rules are introduced (www.theguardian.com)
Under the new restrictions, short-term renters will need to register with the city and must be present in the home for the duration of the rental...
Some small towns in America are disbanding police forces, citing hiring woes (apnews.com)
As Goodhue Police Chief Josh Smith struggled this summer to fill vacancies in his small department, he warned the town’s City Council that unless pay and benefits improved, finding new officers would never happen....
Voice referendum: Lies fuel racism ahead of Australia's Indigenous vote (www.bbc.co.uk)
Mr Mayo is one of the public faces of the Yes campaign in Australia’s historic Voice to Parliament referendum, to be held on 14 October....
