Twitch Streamer Hasan Piker Raises $550,000 for Palestinian Relief Organizations (www.msn.com)
Link to donate.
Sign for “whites-only” moms and tots group in Metro Vancouver sparks outrage (dailyhive.com)
A sign hung in Port Coquitlam advertising a “whites-only” moms and tots group is causing outrage online after photos of a poster were shared on social media.
More Cities Address ‘Shade Deserts’ as Extreme Heat Triggers Health Issues (kffhealthnews.org)
Neighborhoods with more trees and green space stay cooler, while those coated with layers of asphalt swelter. Lower-income neighborhoods tend to be hottest, a city report found, and they have the least tree canopy....
EU blindsided by ‘spectacular’ solar rollout (www.politico.eu)
Large majority of EU countries will hit 2030 solar targets ahead of schedule, according to new data.
Death toll from Maui wildfire reaches 89, making it the deadliest in the US in more than 100 years (apnews.com)
Head of Exxon's shale oil business faces sexual assault charge in Texas (www.reuters.com)
The head of Exxon Mobil’s (XOM.N) shale oil and gas business, a unit involved in merger talks with rival Pioneer Natural Resources (PXD.N), was arrested at a Texas hotel last week on a sexual assault charge, police said....
The rental market is softening so fast in some pockets of the country that landlords have no choice but to offer concessions (fortune.com)
Police union leader said woman killed by Seattle officer ‘had limited value’ (www.theguardian.com)
Daniel Auderer denies wrongdoing, claiming he ‘intended the comment as a mockery of lawyers’
UPS workers approve new contract with hard-fought pay and safety wins, ending strike threat (www.nbcnews.com)
The five-year deal, with wage increases and new protections for working in high temperatures, covers 340,000 employees and could boost other labor efforts across the country.
Numerous Tesla owners say they've been trapped inside their EVs after they lost power. Here's how to manually open a Tesla door if you get stuck inside. (www.businessinsider.com)
Numerous Tesla owners have said they’ve been stuck inside their EVs after the cars suddenly lost power....
Texas man ticketed for feeding the homeless outside Houston library is found not guilty (apnews.com)
A man has been found not guilty of breaking a law against feeding homeless people outside a public library in Houston, Texas.
Did American History X foreshadow the resurgence of white nationalism in the US? (www.bbc.com)
A brilliant film emerged from these skirmishes – but its core insight still takes work to unpack. For generations, a persistent myth that black families were irreparably broken by sloth and hedonism had been perpetuated by US culture. Congress’s landmark 1965 Moynihan Report, for example, blamed persistent racial inequality...
Delta is fourth major U.S. airline to find fake jet aircraft engine parts with forged airworthiness documents from U.K. company (fortune.com)
[US] A nationwide emergency alert will be sent to all U.S. cellphones Wednesday (www.nbcnews.com)
A nationwide test of the emergency and wireless alert systems will be conducted Wednesday at 2:20 p.m. ET, when a message will be sent to all cellphones, TVs and radios....
Twitter ranks worst in climate change misinformation report (www.theguardian.com)
Climate coalition cites Twitter’s lack of clear policies to stop incorrect information and confusion from Musk takeover...
US military leaders say Tuberville is aiding US adversaries with hold on military nominations | CNN Politics (www.cnn.com)
Tens of thousands at Burning Man told to conserve water and food after heavy rains leave attendees unable to leave Nevada desert (www.cnn.com)
Tens of thousands of people attending the Burning Man festival in the Nevada desert are being told to conserve food, water and fuel as they shelter in place in the Black Rock Desert after a heavy rainstorm pummeled the area, festival organizers said....
New York AG’s office alleges Trump inflated his net worth by as much as $2.2 billion in 1 year (www.cnn.com)
Donald Trump inflated his net worth by as much as $2.2 billion in one year, lawyers for the New York attorney general’s office alleged as part of their civil fraud lawsuit against the former president, his adult sons and the Trump Organization....
Ex-Utah county clerk accused of shredding, mishandling 2020 and 2022 ballots (abcnews.go.com)
Utah prosecutors have charged a former county clerk with three felonies and other counts for allegedly shredding and otherwise mishandling ballots from the 2020 and 2022 elections....
Musk refused to testify in Twitter stock probe, claimed SEC is harassing him (arstechnica.com)
After being sued by SEC, Musk says he wants US regulators to be punished....
Elon Musk attacked German support for migrants and promoted a call to support a far-right extremist political party (www.businessinsider.com)
Extreme Misogyny in Incels Probably Not Caused by Sexual Frustration (researchinenglish.com)
New rule will cut federal money to college programs that leave grads with high debt, low pay (apnews.com)
US sets new record for billion-dollar climate disasters in single year (www.theguardian.com)
Country has experienced 23 extreme weather events costing $1bn or more already this year, passing previous mark of 22 in 2020...
Taliban official says women lose value if their faces are visible to men in public (abcnews.go.com)
A Taliban official says women lose value if their faces are visible to men in public, and that the only way to wear the hijab, or the Islamic headscarf, is if the face is hidden
