Hurricane Idalia blows flamingos as far as Ohio (www.bbc.com)
Fed's preferred inflation gauge shows a modest rise in latest sign of slowing price increases (apnews.com)
Paper and bamboo straws contain PFAS chemicals more often than plastic straws do, study finds (www.nbcnews.com)
Researchers found low concentrations of so-called forever chemicals in various “eco-friendly” straws, raising doubts about whether they’re an appropriate alternative.
Project Veritas’ Financial Woes Go Beyond Layoffs (www.thedailybeast.com)
The right-wing media outlet gutted its workforce last week and is exploring further cost-cutting measures.
Target says backlash against LGBTQ+ Pride merchandise hurt sales (www.npr.org)
What to know about Portland's "bare as you dare" World Naked Bike Ride (www.axios.com)
A Desperate Push to Save Florida’s Coral: Get It Out of the Sea (www.nytimes.com)
Teams dedicated to ocean restoration are urgently moving samples to tanks on land as a marine heat wave devastates entire reefs.
Wagner mercenaries and Belarus hold military exercises near Poland's border (www.reuters.com)
Ukraine war: Two dead after 'attack' on Crimea bridge (www.bbc.co.uk)
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Burkina Faso crisis: 100 believed killed in Zaongo massacre, says EU (www.bbc.com)
Dating apps lose their luster with college students (www.axios.com)
By the numbers: 79% of respondents — college and graduate students around the country — said they don’t use any dating apps even as infrequently as once a month.
Man with ‘420’ head tattoo accused of decapitating female relative, fleeing with head [has been] arrested in San Francisco (nypost.com)
A California man with a “420” head tattoo who is accused of decapitating a female relative and fleeing the scene with her head has been arrested in San Francisco, according to police.
Climate's 'Catch-22': Cutting pollution heats up the planet (www.reuters.com)
– Well this sucks –...
Plans to close rail ticket offices in England scrapped (www.bbc.com)
How are ancient Roman and Mayan buildings still standing? Scientists are unlocking their secrets (apnews.com)
In the quest to build better for the future, some are looking for answers in the long-ago past....
Tim Wakefield, who revived his career and Red Sox trophy case with knuckleball, has died at 57 (apnews.com)
Tim Wakefield, the knuckleballing workhorse of the Red Sox pitching staff who bounced back after giving up a season-ending home run to the Yankees in the 2003 playoffs to help Boston win its curse-busting World Series title the following year, has died. He was 57....
Met Police chief calls for more legal protections as army on standby to replace firearms officers (news.sky.com)
"I have spoken publicly in recent weeks about the need to let the police police....
Maryland apologizes to man wrongly convicted of murder, agrees to $340K payment for years in prison (apnews.com)
A man wrongly convicted of two separate violent crimes will be compensated by the state of Maryland after spending years behind bars, including over a year after he had been proven innocent....
Secret records: Government says Marine's adoption of Afghan orphan seen as abduction, must be undone (www.independent.co.uk)
Dozens of crocodiles in China escape during floods (www.bbc.com)
Around 75 crocodiles made a break for it when a lake in Maoming, Guangdong province overflowed....
MFP Asks Court To Make House GOP Caucus Meetings Public (www.mississippifreepress.org)
The Mississippi Free Press asked a court on Monday to hold that Mississippi House Republican Caucus meetings must be open to the public under the Open Meetings Act. Last year, the full Mississippi Ethics Commission rejected the Mississippi Free Press’ argument and declared that the Legislature is not a “public body” under...
ABCNews: Biden rejects proposed conditions for plea deal for 9/11 defendants (abcnews.go.com)
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”....
Federal judge says New Jersey law banning immigrant detention contract with private operator unconstitutional (www.politico.com)
The opinion by U.S. District Court Judge Robert Kirsch, sitting in Trenton, could allow the center in Elizabeth run by private corrections company CoreCivic to remain open just days before its contract was set to expire. Federal officials have written in court filings that they “fully intend” to extend the private detention...
Coronavirus FAQs: How worrisome is the new variant? How long do boosters last? (www.npr.org)
