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US approves $20 billion in weapons sales to Israel amid threat of wider Middle East war (apnews.com)

Why journalists shouldn’t be neutral on climate change | Calls to keep politics out of science reporting ignore a core responsibility: minimize harm (www.sfchronicle.com)

cross-posted from: slrpnk.net/post/12346016...

Child rapist Steven van de Velde weeps in first interview since Olympics outrage (www.mirror.co.uk)

Van de Velde was booed and jeered while competing at the Games. Dutch Olympic officials went to lengths to protect him from the press during the event....

RAND report to Pentagon suggests Memes Pose a Threat to the US Financial System (hackernoon.com)

The phageome: A hidden kingdom within your gut. (knowablemagazine.org)

Uptobox Bid to Resurrect File-Storage Service Fails in French Court. (torrentfreak.com)

Ex-Blizzard devs new RTS 'Stormgate' out in Early Access, works on Linux but may need a small fix (www.gamingonlinux.com)

Admiral Patrick is a pedo (www.washingtontimes.com)

Let's go Arizona! (www.wonkette.com)

cross-posted from: lemm.ee/post/39556349...

Ex-Twitter staffer wins $600K over Musk’s click-yes-or-resign ultimatum (arstechnica.com)

Yay!

Students divided after returning to schools with Confederate names restored (www.bbc.com)

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I don't think it's true (lemmy.world)

Netanyahu added new conditions to ceasefire proposal: Report (www.middleeasteye.net)

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu added new conditions in late July to a ceasefire proposal delivered to American, Egyptian, and Qatari mediators, which has hardened Israel’s position and complicated negotiations, according to documents seen by The New York Times....

The Pixel 9 phones are big cameras and screens soldered onto Gemini AI ambitions (arstechnica.com)

cross-posted from: lemmy.ndlug.org/post/975661...

A nice evening, cat and I are spending some time outside :BlobCat_Heart: (fedinerds.social)

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UAW Files Federal Labor Charges Against Donald Trump and Elon Musk for Attempting to Intimidate and Threaten Workers (uaw.org)

Gemini Live, Google's answer to ChatGPT's Advanced Voice Mode, launches (techcrunch.com)

Google’s Pixel 9 lineup is a Pro show (www.theverge.com)

German investment in China soars despite Berlin’s diversification drive (www.ft.com)

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TIL that Germany created synthetic butter from coal during WW2. It was described as nutritious and of agreeable taste. (en.wikipedia.org)

Iran officials suggest planned retaliation may be scrapped if Gaza ceasefire reached (www.timesofisrael.com)

U.S. Security Communications Advisor John Kirby on Ukraine's incursion in Russia: "If it’s making Putin a little uncomfortable, he can just get the hell out of Ukraine and call it a day" (www.whitehouse.gov)

Asked to comment on Russian president Putin’s recent characterization of Ukraine’s incursion in Russia’s Kursk region as “the West being at war with Russia,” Mr. Kirby said during a press meeting in the White House:...