Zelenskyy brings home five Azov battalion commanders from Turkey (www.politico.eu)
Ukraine’s Zelenskyy brings home Azovstal commanders from Turkey (www.aljazeera.com)
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Giuliani should be disbarred for pursuing Trump’s false election claims, review panel says (www.pbs.org)
Tennessee ban on gender-affirming care for minors to go into effect for now (www.politico.com)
Russia temporarily restricts access to the global network to test its 'sovereign Internet' (news.yahoo.com)
This week's record-breaking global temperatures are likely highest in 'at least 100,000 years' (www.cnn.com)
Yellen sees 'progress' in rocky US-China ties, expects more communication (www.reuters.com)
Biden says US destroys last of chemical weapons stockpile (www.reuters.com)
Mortgage rates jump to 6.81%, their highest level this year (www.cnn.com)
Macron blocks NATO outpost in Japan amid Chinese complaints (www.politico.eu)
Portugal's drug decriminalization faces growing opposition as downsides grow (www.washingtonpost.com)
Not at all to say the net balance on the pros/cons for decriminalization has tipped, especially since one of the main points the article mentions is that the funding that was supposed to social services and rehabilitation programs that went hand in hand with decriminalization has absolutely cratered over the last decade, but...
NATO skirts final call on Ukraine membership, leaving unity-testing fight for later (www.politico.eu)
Abe shooter spends time reading, awaits unscheduled trial (english.kyodonews.net) Japanese
A year after the assassination of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on July 8, the man accused of the shooting has been spending the majority of his time reading history and philosophy books while awaiting the scheduling for his trial, according to his lawyers.
Oklahoma Superintendent Insists Tulsa Race Massacre Can Be Taught Without Mentioning Skin Color (news.yahoo.com)
President Zelensky visits Snake Island as war enters 500th day (www.bbc.com)
Farmer owes $82,000 in contract dispute over use of a ‘thumbs-up’ emoji, judge says (www.cnn.com)
ChatGPT users drop for the first time as people turn to uncensored chatbots (arstechnica.com)
Texas prepares to deploy Rio Grande buoys in governor's latest effort to curb border crossings (lemmy.world)
An overdue library book makes a return trip to the shelves — 119 years later (www.npr.org)
Oreo Owner Sends Cease-and-Desist Order to Cannabis Growers (www.westword.com)
Simon Ateba, the reporter making himself the story at the White House (www.washingtonpost.com)
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