Trump and indicted allies have until 12 p.m. on August 25 to turn themselves in, DA says (www.cbsnews.com)
German Cabinet set to approve plans to liberalise cannabis rules (www.euronews.com)
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‘Progress Undone’: New Report Examines Ecuador’s Economy Since 2017 (popularresistance.org)
A new CEPR report examines key indicators for Ecuador’s economy....
Israeli father and son gunned down and killed in terror shooting at Huwara carwash (www.timesofisrael.com)
Belief or Betrayal? Ukraine’s Conscientious Objectors Face Hostility. (www.nytimes.com)
The option of “alternative service” vanished after martial law was declared last year. But some have refused to serve, and now face jail time and skepticism about their motives.
Vivek Ramaswamy Wants to Raise Voting Age to 25 (or have a "competency test" for people 18-25) (www.thedailybeast.com)
They are sooooooooooo fucking mad that gen z caused the GOP to get wrecked in the midterms lol. Absolutely fuming.
Troop Deaths and Injuries in Ukraine War Near 500,000, U.S. Officials Say (www.nytimes.com)
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The Hard Truth: Ukraine Has No Realistic Path To Victory Over Russia (www.19fortyfive.com)
World's fourth largest coffee crop threatened by El Nino (www.japantimes.co.jp)
Lower coffee output in Indonesia could trigger a steeper rise in prices, which have climbed more than 40% in 2023.
Prosecutor General's Office: 502 Ukrainian children killed by Russia's all-out war, more than 1,100 injured (kyivindependent.com)
https://archive.li/rOjfp...
A Defense Agreement Likely to Deepen Chinese Rancor (www.nytimes.com)
Exclusive: Georgia prosecutors have messages showing Trump's team is behind voting system breach | CNN Politics (www.cnn.com)
Atlanta-area prosecutors investigating efforts to overturn the 2020 election results in Georgia are in possession of text messages and emails directly connecting members of Donald Trump’s legal team to the early January 2021 voting system breach in Coffee County, sources tell CNN....
Suspected Palestinian shooting attack at West Bank car wash kills 2 Israelis (apnews.com)
The two dead are father and son. Its suspected that the shooting were masked by the noise of the car wash machine
As Senegal Organizes Troops to Invade Niger, Violence Mars ‘Constitutional Order’ within its Own Borders (peoplesdispatch.org)
How native Hawaiians feel about the occupation regime (twitter.com)
Ukraine’s top Freedom Caucus ally gets cold feet (www.politico.com)
He [Rep. Andy Harris] said of Ukraine’s springtime offensive that was intended to turn the tide of the war: “I’ll be blunt, it’s failed.” And he was blunt, too, about the prospects for a victory ahead: “I’m not sure it’s winnable anymore.”
Boy survives 100ft Grand Canyon fall after dodging tourist photo (www.bbc.co.uk)
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Moscow Сourt Orders Sakharov Center's Dissolution - The Moscow Times (www.themoscowtimes.com)
A Russian court has ordered the closure of the Sakharov Center, one of the country’s oldest human rights groups, Interfax reported Friday....
Bolsonaro’s Butchery: CIA Fingerprints are All Over Brazil’s Indigenous Genocide (scheerpost.com)
Latvia sends army to guard border with Belarus as illegal crossing attempts mount (www.reuters.com)
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Ron DeSantis Proposes Unprovoked War on Mexico (prospect.org)
China courts Germany's far-right populist AfD (www.dw.com)
North Korea says Travis King wants refuge from mistreatment, racism in US (www.reuters.com)
These 3 teams just hacked a US Air Force satellite in space ... and won big cash prizes (www.space.com)
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