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Super-Horny ‘Zombie Cicadas’ Might Emerge With a Fungal STD (www.thedailybeast.com)

Medicare forced to expand forms to fit 10-digit bills—a penny shy of $100M (arstechnica.com)

Israel Has Created a New Standard for Urban Warfare. Why Will No One Admit It? (www.newsweek.com)

(...) In their criticism, Israel's opponents are erasing a remarkable, historic new standard Israel has set. In my long career studying and advising on urban warfare for the U.S. military, I've never known an army to take such measures to attend to the enemy's civilian population, especially while simultaneously combating the...

Australia drain rescue: Man freed after 36 hours trapped underground (www.bbc.com)

An Australian man has been freed after spending 36 hours trapped in a drain network....

Reds go green, Bastar Maoists run on solar power (timesofindia.indiatimes.com)

Library Fees? No Problem. Just Show Us Your Cat Photos. (www.nytimes.com)

cross-posted from: slrpnk.net/post/7331345...

Bolsonaro is under investigation in Brazil for allegedly harassing a whale (www.pbs.org)

Bolsonaro appeared at the federal police in Sao Paulo on Tuesday to meet with officers, along with his lawyer and former adviser who was also present at the time of the alleged incident.

Conspiracy theorists think WWII era executive order gives migrants $5k visa gift cards (www.dailydot.com)

‘Good One, Matt!’: State Dept Spokesman Bursts Into Laughter After Reporter Cracks Joke About U.S. Invading ‘Sovereign’ Countries (www.mediaite.com)

State Department spokesman Matthew Miller burst into laughter after a reporter interrupted his claim that the U.S. government does not “dictate to any country what it must do” with the comment, “Unless you invade them.”

Armed officers alerted to Harry Potter fan with wand (www.bbc.co.uk)

Report: Israel suggests German forces on Lebanon border (www.naharnet.com)

Fox News Segment Backfires When Psychic Predicts ‘Sense of Loss’ for Trump in 2024 (www.thewrap.com)

Argument over dog poop leads to deadly shooting: police (ktla.com)

Disability advocate refused taxi after filming anti discrimination video for taxi directorate. (www.theguardian.com)

Panera founder says employees aren't motivated by the idea of making money for shareholders: 'Nobody cares' (www.businessinsider.com)

Australian man dies after ‘falling head-first’ into deep sand pit (www.independent.co.uk)

“Mustangs erode the esteem, legitimacy and distinct culture of the officer corps like merchants marrying into the aristocracy,” says retired Marine officer (taskandpurpose.com)

cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/8926524...

Scots students finish 'stiff' charity challenge cycling 400 miles from Cock Lane to Dick Place (www.dailyrecord.co.uk)

Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 reveals its first clan, the Brujah, four years after it revealed its first clan, the Brujah (www.pcgamer.com)

Man Jailed In UK’s First Treason Conviction In 40 Years Was Encouraged by Erotic AI Chatbot (www.vice.com)

According to prosecutors, Chail sent “thousands” of sexual messages to the chatbot, which was called Sarai on the Replika platform. Replika is a popular AI companion app that advertised itself as primarily being for erotic roleplay before eventually removing that feature and launching a separate app called Blush for that...