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EU to boycott Hungary’s foreign affairs summit (www.politico.eu)
Increasingly exasperated by Viktor Orbán’s obstruction of EU foreign policy, Brussels is contemplating an unprecedented step to boycott Hungary’s foreign affairs summit next month....
Treason and espionage cases are rising in Russia since the war in Ukraine began (apnews.com)
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Germany’s doner kebab becomes symbol of angst over rising costs (www.politico.eu)
“I can still remember when doner kebabs were sold for €3.50,” reminisced one teenager amid calls for a price brake to stop rising kebab costs....
Trump rally shooter identified as 20-year-old Pennsylvania man (www.nbcnews.com)
The FBI identified the shooter, who is dead, as Thomas Matthew Crooks of Bethel Park, Pennsylvania. A motive was not clear....
Four US presidents were assassinated; others were targeted, as were presidential candidates (apnews.com)
Before Saturday’s apparent attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump, there have been multiple instances of political violence targeting U.S. presidents, former presidents and major party presidential candidates.
On NYC beaches, angry birds fight drones patrolling for sharks and struggling swimmers (apnews.com)
A fleet of drones patrolling New York City’s beaches for signs of sharks and struggling swimmers is drawing backlash from an aggressive group of seaside residents: local shorebirds....
Chinese warships spotted off Alaska coast, US Coast Guard says (www.theguardian.com)
Four Chinese vessels were ‘transiting in international waters but still inside the US exclusive economic zone’...
‘The new normal’: work from home is here to stay, US data shows (www.theguardian.com)
The same percentage of employed people who worked remotely in 2023 is the same as the previous year, a survey found...
App that tracked fuel tankers in China used to transport cooking oil is disabled (www.theguardian.com)
App reportedly received a surge in queries this week after newspaper exposed food safety scandal...
Tennessee elections chief accused of intimidation for telling 14,375 voters to prove citizenship (www.theguardian.com)
Republican secretary of state sends vaguely worded letter to voters weeks before primary...
Democratic billboards stress Trump link to rightwing Project 2025 manifesto (www.theguardian.com)
Billboards will go up in seven swing states as campaign seeks to publicize manifesto and tie it to ex-president...
South Korea to mass produce lasers that can take out drones at $1.50 a hit (www.cnn.com)
South Korea is beginning the mass production of a low-cost laser weapon that has successfully shot down small drones during testing, the country’s key arms agency said Thursday....
Dog rescues elderly owner from naked attacker in Manchester (www.nbcboston.com)
A loyal dog jumped into action to save his owner’s life during a violent encounter in New Hampshire earlier this week....
An arriving plane and a departing one tried to use the same runway, spurring an investigation, FAA says (www.cnn.com)
The Federal Aviation Administration says it is investigating an incident in which a commercial flight aborted a landing as another plane apparently was taking off from the runway the first plane intended to use this week in upstate New York....
‘Everyone was paddling to get away’: seals with rabies alarm South Africa’s surfers (www.theguardian.com)
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Naked men save tourist from random assault in Castro (sfstandard.com)
Justice went full frontal in the Castro last week when two nudists took down a man attacking a tourist on the street....
Live bullet found in prop holster of actor Jensen Ackles on ‘Rust’ set, crime scene technician testifies (www.cnn.com)
One of multiple live bullets found on the set of “Rust” by investigators of the 2021 fatal shooting was discovered in the bandolier of actor Jensen Ackles, according to crime scene technician Marissa Poppell....
Australian soldier charged with spying for Russia (www.bbc.com)
An Australian soldier and her husband have been arrested and each charged with spying for Russia....
Whole pod of 77 whales die in mass stranding in Orkney (www.bbc.com)
A pod of 77 pilot whales has died after washing ashore on a beach in Orkney in what could be the biggest mass stranding for decades....
Hungary's Orban meets Trump on 'peace mission' (www.dw.com)
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban met with former US President Donald Trump in Florida to discuss “ways to make peace.” The meeting took place shortly after a NATO summit in Washington....
The Mexican Army intensifies its offensive against El Guano, the brother of Chapo Guzmán (english.elpais.com)
The military has captured Luis ‘N,’ the head of security for Aureliano Guzmán Loaera, after fighting in the Golden Triangle region. It is the second operation in the past few months that has been aimed at the drug dealer’s older sibling...
EU charges Elon Musk’s X for letting disinfo run wild (www.politico.eu)
The tech mogul’s platform is the first to get hit with charges under new EU social media law....
China tells NATO not to create chaos in Asia and rejects label of 'enabler' of Russia's Ukraine war (apnews.com)
China accused NATO on Thursday of seeking security at the expense of others and told the alliance not to bring the same “chaos” to Asia, a reflection of its determination to oppose strengthening ties between NATO members and Asian nations such as Japan, South Korea and the Philippines....
Moscow angered by US plan to site long-range missiles in Germany (www.theguardian.com)
A US announcement of a plan to station long-range missiles in Germany for the first time since the cold war has set off a diplomatic furore between Washington and Moscow and elicited comparisons to the European missile crises of the 1980s....
US and Germany foiled Russian plot to assassinate CEO of arms manufacturer sending weapons to Ukraine (www.cnn.com)
US intelligence discovered earlier this year that the Russian government planned to assassinate the chief executive of a powerful German arms manufacturer that has been producing artillery shells and military vehicles for Ukraine, according to five US and western officials familiar with the episode....
In a first, Republican majority on a Nevada county commission refuses to certify election (www.usatoday.com)
Three Republican commissioners in a key Nevada swing county have refused to certify an election recount, creating new turmoil in a community that since the 2020 election has been a hotbed for election skepticism, misinformation, and vitriol against public officials....
Spain sentences 15 schoolchildren over AI-generated naked images (www.theguardian.com)
Teenagers each given a year’s probation after creating and spreading faked images of female classmates in south-west Spain...
Senate Republicans block Democratic bill codifying Roe v. Wade abortion protections (www.nbcnews.com)
The legislation, which states that “protections for access to abortion rights … should be supported," was blocked by Republicans who panned it as a “show vote.”...
Taiwan sees single-day record of Chinese planes in airspace (www.dw.com)
Taiwan reported an increase in Chinese airforce activity, detecting 66 Chinese planes around the island in a single-day record for this year....
Trump claims not to know who is behind Project 2025. A CNN review found at least 140 people who worked for him are involved (www.cnn.com)
Donald Trump has lately made clear he wants little to do with Project 2025, the conservative blueprint for the next Republican president that has attracted considerable blowback in his race for the White House....
Gunman who was killed by Yellowstone rangers had planned a July 4 mass shooting, park reveals (abcnews.go.com)
Yellowstone National Park officials say a gunman killed by park rangers as he fired a semiautomatic rifle at the entrance of a dining facility with 200 people inside had told a woman he planned to carry out a mass shooting...
Drunken driver who snapped photo going 141 mph before deadly collision imprisoned for 17 years (abcnews.go.com)
Darryl Anderson was drunk behind the wheel of his Audi SUV, had his accelerator pressed to the floor and was barreling toward a car ahead of him when he snapped a photo of his speedometer. The picture showed a car in the foreground, a collision warning light on his dashboard and a speed of 141 mph (227 kph)....
2-year-old Arizona girl dies after dad leaves her in car during triple-digit heat: Police (abcnews.go.com)
A 2-year-old girl has died after her father left her in a hot car in Arizona, where residents are enduring triple-digit temperatures, according to authorities....
Treasury, IRS announce 'major milestone' of $1 billion in past-due taxes collected from millionaires (www.cnbc.com)
The Treasury Department and the IRS announced the collection of more than $1 billion in tax debt from high-income individuals over the past year....
Colorado dropped Medicaid enrollees as red states have, alarming advocates for the poor (kffhealthnews.org)
Colorado stands out among the 10 states that have disenrolled the highest share of Medicaid beneficiaries since the U.S. government lifted a pandemic-era restriction on removing people from the health insurance program....
Anger mounts in southeast Texas as crippling power outages and heat turn deadly (www.cnn.com)
Frustrations are mounting across southeast Texas as residents enter a fourth day of crippling power outages and heat, a combination that has proven dangerous – and at times deadly – as some struggle to access food, gas and medical care....
Billionaire Sung Kook ‘Bill’ Hwang convicted of fraud by New York jury (www.theguardian.com)
Archegos Capital Management’s founder guilty of 10 of 11 criminal counts over investment firm that collapsed in 2021...
Nato summit: Ukraine on 'irreversible path' to membership (www.bbc.com)
Nato members have pledged their support for an “irreversible path” to future membership for Ukraine, as well as more aid....
The US says it is going to put its new long-range strike missiles, including hypersonic weapons, in Germany (www.businessinsider.com)
The US announced deployments of new long-range fires weapons to Germany will start in 2026....
House bill to ban noncitizens from voting as Musk suggests execution for opponents (www.independent.co.uk)
Voting rights group warn that the measure could end up suppressing eligible voters...
Food safety scandal rocks China as report claims cooking oil carried in same trucks as fuel (www.cnn.com)
Public outrage is mounting in China over allegations that a major state-owned food company has been cutting costs by using the same tankers to carry fuel and cooking oil – without cleaning them in between....
Russia bans Moscow Times newspaper (www.dw.com)
Russia has declared the English-language newspaper The Moscow Times an “undesirable organization.” Cooperating with the outlet can entail sentences of up to five years in prison...
Colorado public health officials confirm new case of human plague (www.independent.co.uk)
Public health officials in Colorado have confirmed that a human has tested positive for the plague, a rare but potentially deadly infectious disease that’s typically spread through flea bites....
CNN to cut 100 jobs as it prepares to launch digital subscription products (www.latimes.com)
CNN is cutting 100 positions across the company as it accelerates its push into digital subscription products that reach beyond its shrinking cable TV audience....
Feds poised to sue pharmacy gatekeepers over high drug costs (www.politico.com)
The FTC action would target often high costs by trying to curb rebates it says drug makers pay to steer patients to their brand name products....
First F-16 jets heading to Ukraine after months of training and negotiations (www.theguardian.com)
Dutch and Danish leaders say Ukraine will be ‘flying operational F-16s this summer’ as Kyiv seeks battlefield wins...
China: Man tries to smuggle 100 live snakes in his pants (www.dw.com)
Chinese customs said they had seized 104 of the reptiles, including milk snakes and corn snakes, many of which were non-native species....
UK arrest suspect after crossbow triple homicide (www.dw.com)
Police said the 26-year-old male killed three women Tuesday night. The women were the wife and daughters of a well-known BBC sports commentator....