NASA gears up for return of OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample (spacenews.com)
NASA is making the final preparations to recover samples from an asteroid that a spacecraft will bring back to Earth in September....
China issues highest typhoon warning as Saola moves towards Hong Kong (www.reuters.com)
China issued the highest typhoon warning on Thursday as Typhoon Saola, packing winds of more than 200 kph (125 mph), headed towards the southeastern coastline, threatening Hong Kong and other major manufacturing hubs in nearby Guangdong province....
Tropical Storm Idalia threatens flooding in North Carolina after damaging thousands of Florida homes (www.cnn.com)
Tropical Storm Idalia keeps pounding the Southeast’s Atlantic coast, prompting flash flood warnings in North Carolina as parts of Florida’s west coast survey extensive damage from the most powerful hurricane to slam its Big Bend region in more than a century....
US, Indonesia and 5 other nations hold war drills amid China concerns (apnews.com)
Soldiers from the U.S., Indonesia and five other nations began annual training exercises Thursday on Indonesia’s main island of Java while China’s increasing aggression is raising concern....
Norway oil and gas exploration round attracts bids from 25 companies (www.reuters.com)
The latest offer added 78 new blocks in the western part of the Barents Sea and 14 blocks in northwestern part of the Norwegian Sea to the already existing APA area....
3.7-magnitude earthquake rattles Ogden area (kutv.com)
Civil rights advocates defend a North Carolina court justice suing over a probe for speaking out (apnews.com)
Earls filed her unusual federal lawsuit on Tuesday against the North Carolina Judicial Standards Commission, which told her earlier this month that an investigation into whether she violated the state’s judicial conduct code — then dismissed — was being reopened in light of a media interview released in June.
Lawsuit accuses University of Minnesota of not doing enough to prevent data breach (apnews.com)
A lawsuit filed on behalf of a former student and former employee at the University of Minnesota accuses the university of not doing enough to protect personal information from a recent data breach....
Hurricane Idalia pummels Florida with record-breaking storm surge and catastrophic flooding. And more dangers loom | CNN (www.cnn.com)
Hurricane Idalia is now thrashing much of northern Florida and south Georgia, whipping winds up to 90 mph, dumping heavy rain and hurling seawater into flooded cities as its impacts a 250-mile swath of the Southeast....
US cities say they turn food waste into compost. Is it a problem when they don’t? (www.theguardian.com)
The scraps in your bin marked ‘compost’ may end up as methane. Here’s what that means...
The 10 drugs up for Medicare price negotiation have seen steep price hikes (arstechnica.com)
View of Hurricane Idalia from International Space Station (www.ctvnews.ca)
The space station passed over the hurricane at 11:25 a.m. EDT, with latest projections from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration saying that currently the storm remains about 515 kilometres south-southwest of Tampa, with maximum sustained winds of 130 km/h....
Hurricane Idalia heads for Florida as residents rush to evacuate – live (www.theguardian.com)
Storm expected to strengthen to category 3 before it makes landfall on Florida’s Gulf coast on Wednesday...
US Open honors Billie Jean King on 50th anniversary of equal prize money for women (apnews.com)
Ministry held dialogue on SST rice supply – Mohamad (themalaysianreserve.com)
DOF ensures marine fish imports radionuclide-free (themalaysianreserve.com)
Coronavirus FAQs: How worrisome is the new variant? How long do boosters last? (www.npr.org)
FEMA announces $3 billion for climate resiliency as time runs low for Congress to replenish its disaster fund (www.cnn.com)
In a record-breaking year of disasters, the Federal Emergency Management Agency is announcing nearly $3 billion Monday for communities to build resiliency against climate change-fueled extreme weather....
Super Blue Moon (August 30th 2023) (earthsky.org)
Raimondo meets Chinese officials in ‘tricky’ visit as countries seek a more stable relationship (www.cnbc.com)
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo is set to meet with senior Chinese officials and U.S. business leaders in Beijing as the two countries continue high-level talks....
Trump lawyers back in DC court as two sides differ over trial date in election subversion case (apnews.com)
U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan is expected to set at least a tentative trial date during Monday’s status conference....
Labour blames postcode lottery in cancer care in England for delays (www.theguardian.com)
Analysis also reveals patients in more deprived areas are more likely to have their cancer diagnosed late
Thousands converge on National Mall to mark the March on Washington’s 60th anniversary (apnews.com)
Thousands converged Saturday on the National Mall for the 60th anniversary of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s March on Washington, saying a country that remains riven by racial inequality has yet to fulfill his dream....
China sends aircraft and vessels toward Taiwan days after US approves $500-million arms sale (apnews.com)
Taiwan’s defense ministry said Saturday that China sent dozens of aircraft and vessels toward the island, just days after the United States approved a $500-million arms sale to Taiwan....
New crew for the space station launches with 4 astronauts from 4 countries (apnews.com)
Four astronauts from four countries rocketed toward the International Space Station on Saturday....
