As mental health worsens among Afghanistan's women, the UN is asked to declare 'gender apartheid' (apnews.com)
US allows Israeli citizens to travel to US visa-free as Israel joins a select group of countries (apnews.com)
The Biden administration is admitting Israel into a select group of countries whose citizens are allowed to travel to the United States without getting a visa in advance....
Manhunt underway for ‘extremely dangerous’ convicted felon suspected of killing a 26-year-old female tech CEO in Baltimore (www.cnn.com)
Baltimore police are scrambling to find an “extremely dangerous” man suspected of murdering 26-year-old tech CEO Pava LaPere, who was found dead in an apartment building on Monday....
What We Must Ask About Surveillance State Failures (thedissenter.org)
Retiree 'in shock' after Canada Post finds missing $300K inheritance cheque (www.cbc.ca)
China is flooding Taiwan with disinformation: With elections looming, China wants Taiwanese voters to think America is their greatest threat (www.economist.com)
Timberborn - Update 5 is now on the Experimental Branch! - Steam News (store.steampowered.com)
Today, we’re happy to unveil the next big thing coming to Timberborn. With Update 5, the gameplay gets deeper, post-apocalyptic Earth grows more hostile, and your beavers become even more eco-friendly. All thanks to the addition of the volatile pollution - badwater....
‘Thwarted diabolical plot': Man arrested minutes before mass shooting at Northern Virginia church, police say (www.nbcwashington.com)
Investigators said they were able to stop the potential massacre at Park Valley Church in Haymarket thanks to someone who saw troubling posts on Instagram and called police...
X (formerly Twitter) is worst for disinformation, per EU analysis | TechCrunch (techcrunch.com)
X (formerly Twitter) has been called out in the European Union for having the worst ratio of disinformation/misinformation to posts not spreading falsehoods among mainstream social networks....
Brassic season 5, 22:00 Sky Max on 28th September (www.radiotimes.com)
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Japan Can Keep Importing Russian Oil Above Price Cap Through June 2024, U.S. Says (www.marketscreener.com)
'Night Fury': Documents Detail DHS Project to Give 'Risk Scores' to Social Media Users (www.vice.com)
X/Twitter scraps feature letting users report misleading information (www.theguardian.com)
Critics say decision by Elon Musk-owned company is ‘extremely concerning’ ahead of Australia’s Indigenous voice to parliament referendum
Russia accuses Ukraine’s Western allies of helping last week’s attack on Black Sea Fleet headquarters (www.pbs.org)
Russia on Wednesday accused Ukraine’s Western allies of helping plan and conduct last week’s missile strike on the Black Sea Fleet’s headquarters on the annexed Crimean Peninsula....
Gleam Release 0.31 (gleam.run)
CERN confirms gravity pulls antimatter as Einstein predicted (www.theregister.com)
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Spotify is launching an eerie new AI-led feature that mimics podcasters' voices and translates them into different languages (www.businessinsider.com)
Almost half of US adults plan to get new COVID-19 vaccine, survey finds (abcnews.go.com)
The latest poll conducted by the KFF COVID-19 Vaccine Monitor found that nearly half of all adults in the U.S. plan to get the newly recommended COVID-19 vaccine.
Are Polish elections taking place on a (grossly) uneven playing field? (www.euronews.com)
Ukrainian Female Soldiers Get First Official Women’s Uniforms (www.voanews.com)
What’s Ahead for BC Gig Workers | The Tyee (thetyee.ca)
Chatkontrolle: Europol will Messenger-Überwachung auch für andere Ermittlungen nutzen (www.derstandard.de) German
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Ohio high school coach resigns after team's 'Nazi' playcall (www.espn.com)
BROOKLYN, Ohio – An Ohio high school football coach resigned Monday after his team used racist and antisemitic language to call out plays during a game last week....