Man arrested after stabbing near British Museum in London ( www.theguardian.com )
Archived version: archive.ph/rXLlw...
Italian man crushed to death by thousands of falling cheese wheels ( ground.news )
Over 120 million people in Eastern US are at risk for severe storms that could bring large hail and damaging winds ( www.cnn.com )
A potent storm system is moving east after battering the Ohio River Valley Sunday and increasing the risk for severe weather Monday across a large area of the country to the east of the Mississippi River....
Hank the Tank, a 400-Pound Bear Behind Lake Tahoe Break-Ins, Is Captured ( www.nytimes.com )
A female bear — and one of three known as Hank — was captured with her three cubs by California wildlife authorities. She was responsible for at least 21 home break-ins, officials said.
Bear escapes from crate in plane’s cargo hold at Dubai airport ( www.theguardian.com )
Iraq’s prime minister has ordered an investigation into how a bear escaped from its crate in the cargo hold of an Iraqi aircraft as it was due to depart from Dubai airport, leaving passengers disgruntled over the delay and causing a stir on social media....
Uruguay’s missing women may have been trafficked. Why doesn’t the state care? ( www.opendemocracy.net )
For six years, Nancy Baladán has ridden her motorcycle along Uruguay’s country paths and urban highways in search of answers about the night that altered her life forever....
How Accidental Geoengineering May Be Affecting Climate Change. [Re: rise in sea temperature] ( threadreaderapp.com )
Scientists have discovered that the recent spike in global temperatures may be caused by a reduction in sulfur dioxide pollution from shipping vessels. Ships have long emitted sulfur dioxide, which cools the planet by seeding clouds and reflecting sunlight. However, new regulations that limit sulfur in ship fuels took effect in...
The pork industry’s forced cannibalism, explained ( www.vox.com )
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/2879916...
Kai Cenat: Police plan to charge Twitch streamer after PS5 giveaway mayhem ( www.bbc.com )
Police say they plan to charge US YouTuber Kai Cenat after a video games console giveaway event he organised sparked mayhem in New York....
How Hollywood appeases China, explained by the Barbie movie ( www.vox.com )
Richard Hanania, Rising Right-Wing Star, Wrote For White Supremacist Sites Under Pseudonym ( www.huffpost.com )
Right wing tech moguls and a US Senator embraced now unmasked white supremacist. Obviously he’s been on Tucker Carlson.
UK: Police hunt for thief who stole 14 beehives in Welsh town ( news.sky.com )
Seems pretty unbeelievable. If you’ve seen an apiarist behiving suspiciously, consider giving the police a buzz. If it leads to the missing hives, maybe you’ll hornet a reward.
Ukraine says Russia planning 'false flag' attack at Belarus refinery ( www.reuters.com )
The Security Service of Ukraine accused Russia on Friday of preparing to stage a “false flag” attack at the Mozyr oil refinery in Belarus in order to blame Ukrainian saboteurs as part of an effort to draw Minsk into the war in Ukraine....
Russian court hands jailed Alexey Navalny new 19-year prison sentence ( www.aljazeera.com )
Imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny has been sentenced to 19 more years in jail on extremism charges which he has dismissed as an attempt to silence him....
WikiLeaks publishes "The Intolerance Network", over 17,000 documents from right-wing campaigning organisations globally ( wikileaks.org )
The data covers the work of organisations HazteOir and CitizenGO, comprising documents which date from 2001 to 2017 like spreadsheets of donors and members, strategy and planning documents, letters, financial charts and legal and training documents. HazteOir was first founded in 2001 in Spain to campaign for right wing values,...
Florida races to rescue coral bleached by record ocean heat ( www.theguardian.com )
Myanmar’s military said it bombed ‘terrorists.’ It killed children. ( wapo.st )
This article contains photos and videos that may be disturbing to readers....
Ukrainian official says drones hit naval ship in Russian port. It's the latest attack inside Russia ( apnews.com )
Michelle Mone & the £65,201,111 PPE Scam (UK) ( www.youtube.com )
She is still spending this money today.
Myanmar poet turned rebel leader seeks new territory; worries about 'ephemeral revolutionaries' ( www.reuters.com )
Dozens injured after protesters storm Eritrean festival in Stockholm ( www.theguardian.com )
Archived version: archive.ph/ALGwq...
Why did the US credit rating just get dinged? ( www.vox.com )
On August 1, the Fitch Ratings agency downgraded the United States’ long-term credit rating from AAA to AA+ for only the second time in the nation’s history, in what’s generally seen as a signal of concern about the US’s creditworthiness....
5 things to know about the latest charges against Donald Trump ( www.npr.org )
Former President Donald Trump was indicted Tuesday on charges he participated in a conspiracy to overturn the 2020 election results — an effort that reached a bloody crescendo as his supporters attacked the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021....
Brazil police raids leave at least 43 people dead ( www.bbc.co.uk )
Trump Charges Should be a Warning to the USA and the UK ( www.youtube.com )
I am not affiliated in any way shape or form to the channel linked. However, I also find the similarities of Trump and Johnson very stark in the way they behaved around inciting populism....
