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Americans trying to get new covid vaccine hit insurance snags, face bills (Paywall) (www.washingtonpost.com)
Federal officials promised the new covid shot would be free and covered by insurance, but some Americans have encountered a different reality this week as they tried to get vaccinated, only to be denied coverage or charged up to $200....
Major Polluters U.S. and China Not Invited to Speak at UN Climate Ambition Summit (www.ecowatch.com)
AI sexbots: "Women in relationships already complain about partners addicted to porn and dissatisfied with actual intimacy" - the majority of actual users of these sexbots seem to be female (goodinternet.substack.com)
McDonald’s once again sued after customer burns herself on hot coffee (www.cnn.com)
McDonald’s is being sued over a hot coffee spill, again....
Amazon to Run Ads in Prime Video Shows and Movies (www.wsj.com)
Oh boy, more enshittification
Auditor says several college majors indoctrinate students and should be defunded (abcnews.go.com)
South Korea says it ‘will not stand idly by’ if North Korea receives Russian help on nuclear weapons (www.cnn.com)
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol warned on Wednesday that his country and its allies “will not stand idly by” if North Korea receives Russian help to boost its weapons of mass destruction – just days after the leaders of the two nuclear-armed nations held a closely watched summit....
Confused Automakers Braced for Strike at the Wrong Plants (theintercept.com)
Revealed: top carbon offset projects may not cut planet-heating emissions (www.theguardian.com)
Nightmare fuel (lemmy.zip)
China is forecasted to reach 1,000GW of installed solar capacity by 2026 (from 500GW today), which is pretty much equivalent to the total global solar power capacity today. (reneweconomy.com.au)
Another country has called Xi a 'dictator' and China is not happy with that description (edition.cnn.com)
China has lashed out at Germany after its foreign minister called Xi Jinping a “dictator” and summoned Berlin’s ambassador for a dressing down, in the latest flaring of tensions with a western democratic power over how the Chinese leader is described overseas.
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It was a simpler time 🥺 (i.imgur.com)
UAW president Shawn Fain says 21% pay hike offered by Chrysler parent Stellantis is a "no-go" (www.cbsnews.com)
Rolling Stone co-founder ousted from Rock Hall leadership over controversial comments (abcnews.go.com)
UAW, automakers to resume talks as strike starts to create parts shortage (www.reuters.com)
Kansas will no longer change trans people's birth certificates to reflect their gender identities (apnews.com)
Kansas will no longer change transgender people’s birth certificates to reflect their gender identities, the state health department said Friday, citing a new law that prevents the state from legally recognizing those identities....
Every girl's crazy 'bout a sharp-dressed man. (startrek.website)
NASA-inspired airless bicycle tires are now available for purchase (newatlas.com)
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The End of Roe Is Having a Chilling Effect on Pregnancy (www.politico.com)
Polling conducted in August by All In Together, in partnership with polling firm Echelon Insights found that 34 percent of women aged 18-39 said they or someone they know personally has “decided not to get pregnant due to concerns about managing pregnancy-related medical emergencies.” Put another way, poor or unavailable...
No Longer About Kids: Florida Judge Allows Trans Adult Ban For Large Swaths Of Care (www.erininthemorning.com)
Anti-trans organizations have said that their position against gender affirming care center on “protecting kids.” Now, a Florida judge has allowed them to proceed with their next target: trans adults....
China AI and Semiconductors Rise: US Sanctions Have Failed (www.semianalysis.com)
McDonald's plans to transition away from self-serve soda fountains in US by 2032 (www.usatoday.com)