How the number of abortions in each state has changed — in the places it was legal this year (www.nbcnews.com)
New research indicates that the number of abortions increased in the first half of 2023 in most states where they were legal this year....
‘Complete’ models of human embryos created from stem cells in lab (www.theguardian.com)
Tiny structures are not identical to human embryos, but could have various uses in medical research...
Elon Musk’s Shadow Rule (www.newyorker.com)
After seeing a different article about the muskrat’s dad whining about this New Yorker article, I went to find it. Didn’t appear that anyone had already posted it here. Long live the Striesand Effect....
Biden doesn’t plan to meet Chinese counterpart Xi at G20 (www.nbcnews.com)
President Joe Biden does not plan to formally meet his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the Group of 20 summit in India, two administration officials told NBC News on Thursday, dashing hopes of a face-to-face encounter that could help to ease Sino-U.S. tensions....
Alaska board of education votes to ban transgender girls from competing on high school girls teams (apnews.com)
The Alaska state board of education on Thursday voted to support banning transgender girls from competing on high school girls athletic teams, sending the issue to the attorney general....
China Plans Emergency Food Assistance to Some African Nations (www.bloomberg.com)
Millet and rice goes a long way!
Hurricane Idalia pummels Florida with record-breaking storm surge and catastrophic flooding. And more dangers loom | CNN (www.cnn.com)
Hurricane Idalia is now thrashing much of northern Florida and south Georgia, whipping winds up to 90 mph, dumping heavy rain and hurling seawater into flooded cities as its impacts a 250-mile swath of the Southeast....
From botflies to eye worms, a brief history of rare parasites in humans (www.theguardian.com)
After a live roundworm was found in the brain of an Australian woman, we take a look at other unusual cases of parasites turning up unexpectedly and explore how worried we should be....
Kelowna declares state of emergency after wildfire jumps Okanagan Lake, prompting more evacuations (www.cbc.ca)
Highland Park shooting suspect’s father asks to dismiss charges for ‘innocent conduct’ (www.independent.co.uk)
A father will ask a judge Monday to dismiss his case in which authorities say he helped his son obtain a gun license three years before the younger man fatally shot seven people at a 2022 Fourth of July parade in suburban Chicago.
$300K in gaming cards stolen at Gen Con in downtown Indianapolis (www.indystar.com)
Space junk: India says object found in Australia is theirs (www.bbc.co.uk)
cross-posted from: lemmy.zip/post/901754...
Ukraine to start talks with US on security guarantees, senior official says (www.reuters.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.zip/post/856462...
Pope urges Russian 'brothers' to restore Black Sea grain deal (www.reuters.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.zip/post/856008...
Ocean temperatures are unprecedented. Here's where they are highest. (www.washingtonpost.com)
Carlee Russell charged with making false statements to police in 'hoax' disappearance (abcnews.go.com)
Russell was released on bond and charged with two misdemeanors.
Ukraine faces the deadly threat of land mines as Russians retreat (www.reuters.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.zip/post/802958...
Twitter to ditch bird logo, Musk says (www.politico.eu)
Prince Harry’s high court claim against Mail publisher can continue, judge rules (www.theguardian.com)
Duke of Sussex, Elton John and Doreen Lawrence given go-ahead to pursue claims of unlawful information gathering
Ex-Hamtramck police officer pleads guilty in federal bribery case (www.freep.com)
A former Hamtramck police officer pleaded guilty Thursday to taking bribes from a towing company operator, including a vehicle and $1,500 in cash, while he was an officer, federal prosecutors said.
Governments, firms should spend more on AI safety, top researchers say (www.reuters.com)
“Companies will complain that it’s too hard to satisfy regulations - that ‘regulation stifles innovation’ - that’s ridiculous,” said British computer scientist Stuart Russell....
Australia's top public investigation organisation finishes 12 volume report on Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability, after 4 year long inquiry. (www.abc.net.au)
Title changed from original for better internationalisation, because the ABC hates assuming you see their articles outside of their specific site categories....
How much CO2 is emitted by manufacturing batteries? | MIT Climate Portal (climate.mit.edu)
Longtime NFL reporter files racial discrimination lawsuit after dismissal (thehill.com)
Jim Trotter, who was a sports reporter with the NFL Network for five years, has filed a lawsuit against the league and its cable sports channel alleging that racial discrimination played a role in his dismissal from the network....
Iran, US on verge of prisoner swap under Qatar-mediated deal (www.reuters.com)
When $6 billion of unfrozen Iranian funds are wired to banks in Qatar as early as next week, it will trigger a carefully choreographed sequence that will see as many as five detained U.S. dual nationals leave Iran and a similar number of Iranian prisoners held in the U.S. fly home, according to eight Iranian and other sources...
