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The Crowdfunding Campaign for Deadly Israeli Military Drones (theintercept.com)
THE WAR IN Gaza has been good for the drone startup XTEND. Since October 7, the Tel Aviv company has pivoted to providing the Israeli military with cheap, nimble robot aircraft. This demand helped the company secure $40 million in new venture capital funding, bringing its total raised to $60 million. That money will go toward...
Face of British army recruitment drive wins payout for racist and sexist abuse (www.theguardian.com)
A former soldier who appeared on recruitment posters for the British army has received a settlement and an apology after taking it to an employment tribunal over the racist and sexist abuse she was subjected to during her career....
It Was Supposed to Be Trump’s Administration in Waiting. But Project 2025 Was a Mirage All Along. (www.politico.com)
On a Thursday morning in early June, I hopped off a train at Washington’s Union Station and walked a few blocks east to get a glimpse into the headquarters of one of the most secretive — and most hyped — organizations in America: Project 2025, tucked away inside the main offices of the Heritage Foundation on Capitol Hill....
Missouri bans sale of Delta-8 THC and other unregulated CBD intoxicants (apnews.com)
Missouri is banning the sale of drinks, candy and other foods made with hemp-derived intoxicating substances, Republican Gov. Mike Parson announced in an an executive order issued Thursday....
Sea lions are stranding themselves on California's coast with signs of poisoning by harmful algae (apnews.com)
Sea lions are stranding themselves on a long stretch of the California coast and showing signs that they may have been poisoned by a bloom of harmful algae, experts said Thursday....
Flavor Flav helps Olympic discus thrower Veronica Fraley who said she struggles to pay the rent (apnews.com)
Vanderbilt’s discus thrower and Olympian Veronica Fraley lamented on social media that she needed help paying the rent....
Authorities are investigating after a man died in police custody on Long Island (apnews.com)
Authorities are investigating the death of a man who lost consciousness as police officers were trying to subdue him on Long Island....
US safety agency moves probe of Dodge Journey fire and door lock failure a step closer to a recall (apnews.com)
U.S. auto safety regulators are a step closer to seeking a recall of nearly a million Dodge Journey SUVs after a woman was trapped and died when her vehicle caught fire in 2022....
National Women's Defense League to Harris: Dump Shapiro Over Sex Case Failings (www.thedailybeast.com)
Shapiro, 51, is the chief executive of a crucial battleground state rich with electoral votes, where Harris is set to campaign with her yet-to-be-named running mate on Tuesday. Speculation had mounted that based on the location of Tuesday’s rally, in Philadelphia, that it may just be Shapiro....
Undocumented Immigrants in US Pay Nearly $100 Billion in Taxes (www.bloomberg.com)
Undocumented immigrants paid almost $100 billion of taxes, underscoring the importance of border policies on the country’s tax collections, according to a new report....
Woman says police errors have left rape suspect free to stalk her (www.bbc.com)
A woman who says she was raped in 2017 has described the criminal justice system as “absolutely broken” after a series of problems and errors allowed the accused man to allegedly start stalking her....
Brittany Higgins: Australian senator sues alleged rape victim (www.bbc.com)
An Australian senator is suing a former staff member who says she was raped inside Parliament House for defamation, over claims the politician helped cover it up....
Former CNN star Don Lemon sues Elon Musk over cancelled X show (www.bbc.com)
Former CNN star presenter Don Lemon has sued multi-billionaire Elon Musk and his social media company X, formerly known as Twitter, over the cancellation of a talk show deal....
Teen brother of Air Force airman who was killed by Florida deputy is shot to death near Atlanta (apnews.com)
The teenage brother of a U.S. Air Force airman who was shot and killed in his home by a Florida sheriff’s deputy in May has been killed in a shooting in the Atlanta area, authorities said....
Donald Trump's gag order remains in effect after hush money conviction, New York appeals court rules (apnews.com)
A New York appeals court on Thursday denied Donald Trump’s bid to end a gag order in his hush money criminal case, rejecting the Republican president’s argument that his May conviction “constitutes a change in circumstances” that warrants lifting the restrictions....
Doctors told Pelosi of concern for Trump’s mental health, ex-speaker says in book (www.theguardian.com)
In early 2019, at a memorial service for a prominent psychiatrist, a succession of “doctors and other mental health professionals” told Nancy Pelosi they were “deeply concerned that there was something seriously wrong” with Donald Trump, “and that his mental and psychological health was in decline”....
Trump and his allies had a plan for how to hit Harris. Then he opened his mouth. (www.politico.com)
“They don’t have a narrative that they’re comfortable with about how to take down Harris,” said Chuck Coughlin, an Arizona-based political strategist. “He’s grasping around. I think he’s desperately grasping around with his instincts. I don’t think his team has any way to put their handle on this, and so he’s...
US stands by decision that 50 million air bag inflators are dangerous, steps closer to huge recall (apnews.com)
U.S. auto safety regulators say they stand by a conclusion that more than 50 million air bag inflators are dangerous and should not be in use, taking another step toward a massive recall....
U.K. police open criminal investigation into Washington Post publisher (www.npr.org)
Donald Trump Claims Kamala Harris ‘Turned Black’ in Jaw-Dropping Slur (www.thedailybeast.com)
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R. Kelly petitions U.S. Supreme Court to overturn sex crimes convictions based on statute of limitations (www.ctvnews.ca)
The disgraced R&B singer’s defence attorney, Jennifer Bonjean, has filed a petition to the Supreme Court, requesting to throw out his Chicago conviction for possession of child pornography and enticing minors to engage in sexual activity, claiming that the charges should be barred by the statute of limitations....
Common mental health disorder may triple risk for developing dementia, study finds (www.ctvnews.ca)
As if people with anxiety don’t have enough to worry about, a new study is adding to that list — suggesting the disorder may nearly triple the risk of developing dementia years later....
Families seek answers after inmates' bodies returned without internal organs (www.ctvnews.ca)
Agolia Moore was shocked to get a call telling her that her son was found dead in an Alabama prison of a suspected drug overdose. She had spoken to him to earlier that evening and he was doing fine, talking about his hope to move into the prison’s honor dorm, Moore said....
Former lead BBC news presenter pleads guilty to 3 counts of making indecent images of children (www.ctvnews.ca)
Huw Edwards, the BBC’s former top news presenter, pleaded guilty Wednesday to three counts of making indecent images of children....
Toyota acknowledges more certification cheating and apologizes (www.ctvnews.ca)
Toyota reported Wednesday more cases of cheating on certification tests for new models required by the Japanese government, on top of those acknowledged earlier....
AIPAC Used Distorted Photo of Cori Bush in $7 Million Negative Ad Blitz (theintercept.com)
IN THE FIRST month of its spending in a Missouri congressional election, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee poured $3 million into the race to unseat Squad member Rep. Cori Bush, D-Mo....
Heavy metal in most chocolates may not pose health risk, researchers say (www.reuters.com)
Concentrations of heavy metals found in single servings of some chocolates and cocoa-based products are too low in most cases to pose a health risk to consumers, research set to be published on Thursday in the journal Frontiers shows....
Washington, DC, sues StubHub, saying the resale platform inflates ticket prices with deceptive fees (apnews.com)
The attorney general for Washington, D.C., sued StubHub on Wednesday, accusing the ticket resale platform of advertising deceptively low prices and then ramping up prices with extra fees....
Olympic triathletes swim in Seine River after days of concerns about water quality (apnews.com)
After days of water-quality concerns caused by heavy rains last week put the swimming portion of the Olympic triathlons in doubt, the women dove into the Seine River on Wednesday under gray skies that lingered following an early-morning drizzle, followed by the men a few hours later....
Olympic triathletes swim in Seine River after days of concerns about water quality (apnews.com)
After days of water-quality concerns caused by heavy rains last week put the swimming portion of the Olympic triathlons in doubt, the women dove into the Seine River on Wednesday under gray skies that lingered following an early-morning drizzle, followed by the men a few hours later....
Boar's Head expands recall to include 7 million more pounds of deli meats tied to listeria outbreak (apnews.com)
The popular deli meat company Boar’s Head is recalling an additional 7 million pounds of ready-to-eat products made at a Virginia plant as an investigation into a deadly outbreak of listeria food poisoning continues, U.S. Agriculture Department officials said Tuesday....
Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh is killed in Iran by an alleged Israeli strike, threatening escalation (apnews.com)
Anti-whaling activist Paul Watson could face up to 15 years’ prison in Japan if convicted (www.theguardian.com)
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Greening the desert: is Sisi’s grand plan using up all of Egypt’s water? (www.theguardian.com)
For the two hours drivers can spend on the eight-lane, often empty, highway from Cairo to El Dabaa on the north coast, all there is to see is miles and miles of intensively farmed land on each side. Ten years ago, this expanse of the Western desert was little more than rocks and sand....
‘Conditions were perfect’: how the breathtaking image of Olympic surfer Gabriel Medina was taken (www.theguardian.com)
On a distant reef 16,000km from Paris, surfer Gabriel Medina has given Olympic viewers one of the most memorable images of the Games yet, with an airborne celebration so well poised it looked too good to be true....