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Disney’s Loki remains silent over reported use of generative AI - The Verge ( www.theverge.com )

Exclusive: US to send depleted-uranium munitions to Ukraine ( www.reuters.com )

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Divers willing to go ‘Whenever, Wherever’ save dog named Shakira from bat-infested cave ( ca.sports.yahoo.com )

China's Xi urges more work to ‘control illegal religious activities’ in Xinjiang on surprise visit ( www.theguardian.com )

Xi’s crackdown on the region and its Uyghur population has been labeled an attempted genocide by some governments, human rights groups and legal bodies....

China’s police warn fearful investors not to protest, stepping up efforts to clampdown on criticism ( www.afr.com )

China’s police warn fearful investors not to protest...

Feed People, Not Factory Farms | by Peter Singer - Project Syndicate ( www.project-syndicate.org )

Peter Singer points out that even with Russia’s blockade of Ukraine’s grain exports, the world produces enough food for all.

Palestinians Sue Biden for Failing to Prevent Genocide in Gaza ( theintercept.com )

U.N. votes to end US embargo on Cuba; US and Israel oppose ( www.reuters.com )

Why does China claim almost the entire South China Sea? ( www.aljazeera.com )

Philips Kept Warnings About Dangerous CPAP Machines Secret While Profits Soared. ( www.propublica.org )

Exhibit #482,683 on why capitalism and medicine are inevitably a horrible combination.

Brave lays off 9% of its workforce | TechCrunch ( techcrunch.com )

Thousands stranded at burning man ( www.npr.org )

Anger across Italy as killing of student highlights country’s femicide rate ( www.theguardian.com )

Finland shuts more Russia border points, says asylum inflow must stop ( www.reuters.com )

Argentina presidential election: far-right libertarian Javier Milei wins after rival concedes ( www.theguardian.com )

Top Trump allies facing charges lose lawyers after failing to pay legal bills ( www.theguardian.com )

"When an eight-year-old tells you that she doesn’t want to die, it’s hard not to feel helpless:" toll of Israel-Palestine crisis on children ‘beyond devastating’, UN says ( news.un.org )

"Threats go beyond the bombs and mortars”, UNICEF’s James Elder stressed. Infant deaths due to dehydration are “a growing threat” in the enclave as Gaza’s water production is at five per cent of the required volume due to non-functioning desalination plants which are either damaged or lack fuel....

Expel all Palestinians from Gaza, recommends Israeli gov't ministry ( www.972mag.com )

Stockholm to ban petrol and diesel cars from centre from 2025 ( www.theguardian.com )

Lithium discovery in US volcano could be biggest deposit ever found ( www.chemistryworld.com )

DOJ sues SpaceX for not hiring asylum seekers and refugees ( www.semafor.com )

Disappeared critic abroad emerges in Chinese detention center ( safeguarddefenders.com )

On 24 August, James Lin, a human rights activist in the Netherlands, posted a notification of arrest issued on 7 July by the affiliated sub-bureau directly under the Hengyang Public Security Bureau. It states that Yang has been arrested on charges of “inciting subversion of the state power” and is currently detained at the...

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