China’s summer of climate destruction (www.bbc.com)
‘Technical issue” is causing a major disruption to UK flights (www.theverge.com)
Foxconn founder Terry Gou announces run for Taiwan presidency, pledging to fix China ties (www.theguardian.com)
The billionaire founder of tech giant Foxconn, Terry Gou, has announced he will run for president of Taiwan as an independent candidate, pledging to fix cross-strait relations and boost Taiwan’s economy....
Identity of body recovered from River Thames a decade ago remains a mystery (news.sky.com)
US military aicraft crashes off northern Australia, 20 Marines on board (www.aljazeera.com)
Friday Facts #373 - Factorio: Space Age (factorio.com)
The guy who made the space exploration mod is the same one that worked on this expansion. Thought I would put that here, judging by the comments on steam lol.
Boston.com: Visitors blocked a Vermont road just to see this wooden troll. Now no one can view it. (www.boston.com)
Gunfire at a California biker bar kills 4 people, including the shooter, and wounds 5 more (apnews.com)
Three people were killed and five others were wounded in a shooting Wednesday at a Southern California biker bar, the Orange County Sheriff’s Department said. The gunman was also killed by deputies....
#SaveStarTrekProdigy - fans have booked a skywriter for LA! (mastodon.social)
@GoodAaron has shared the news on Mastodon....
A self-hosted file sharing platform that combines lightness and beauty, perfect for seamless and efficient file sharing. (github.com)
Mewgenics Devlog: Isaac vs Mewgenics (store.steampowered.com)
Edmund McMillen talks about how the upcoming game Mewgenics compares to Isaac.
Counter-Strike 2 Makes Significant Development Towards Release (www.gamescensor.com)
Little Rock Nine criticize Arkansas’s AP African American Studies course restrictions (thehill.com)
Some surviving members of the Little Rock Nine are pushing back against the Arkansas Department of Education’s decision to drop the Advanced Placement (AP) African American studies course from its schools.
Iran arrests 12 female activists in crackdown ahead of protest anniversary (www.washingtonpost.com)
Iran on Wednesday detained at least 12 female activists in what rights groups say is an escalating campaign to deter protests to mark the anniversary of the “woman, life, freedom” uprising that swept the country last year....
Maui's displaced grow anxious as wildfire recovery drags on (www.reuters.com)
106 people dead, 86% of the destroyed/damaged buildings are residential, and only 27% of Lahaina’s disaster area has been searched. This will only get worse.
India’s hate crimes are being logged, by exiles Modi’s BJP want silenced (www.scmp.com)
For two years, Hindutva Watch has chronicled unreported hate crimes and violence against India’s religious minorities, earning it some powerful enemies.
1,500-year-old Teotihuacan village found in Mexico City (www.cnn.com)
Archaeologists have uncovered a 1,500-year-old Teotihuacan village in Mexico City, complete with large concentrations of ceramics and three human burials, Mexico’s National Institute of History and Anthropology has announced.
Biden orders ban on certain US tech investments in China (www.reuters.com)
Baldur's Gate 3 - Hotfix #2 Now Live (store.steampowered.com)
GAMEPLAY...
Take-Two CEO Says Red Dead Redemption Port Pricing Is 'Commercially Accurate' (nordic.ign.com)
9-year-old is youngest mum in Malaysia, reveals NGO chief (www.freemalaysiatoday.com)
A deadline has arrived for Niger's junta to reinstate the president. Residents brace for what's next (apnews.com)
NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — The deadline has arrived Sunday for Niger’s military junta to reinstate the country’s ousted president, but the West Africa regional bloc that has threatened a military intervention faces prominent appeals to pursue more peaceful means....
Twitch streamer Kai Cenat's hyped PS5 giveaway sparks mayhem in Manhattan (www.bbc.com)
A YouTuber’s announcement of a video games console giveaway sparked chaos and a major police response in the heart of New York City on Friday....
ONE OF OUR'S (media.kbin.social)
Antarctica is missing an Argentina-sized amount of sea ice -- and scientists are scrambling to figure out why | CNN (www.cnn.com)
As the Northern Hemisphere swelters under a record-breaking summer heat wave, much further south, in the depths of winter, another terrifying climate record is being broken. Antarctic sea ice has fallen to unprecedented lows for this time of year.
