Biden announces $325 million in Ukraine aid during Zelensky visit (www.axios.com)
President Biden announced a new $325 million aid package for Ukraine during Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s visit Thursday....
In Spat With India, Canada Gets Muted Allied Support (thediplomat.com)
Yoon: Seoul will not ‘stand idly by’ if Russia and North Korea make weapons deal - UPI.com (www.upi.com)
Sept. 21 (UPI) -- South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol warned during an address to the United Nations General Assembly that Seoul and its allies will not "stand idly by" if Russia gives North Korea technical assistance with its nuclear and missile programs.
A toddler lost in the woods is found asleep using family dog as a pillow (apnews.com)
Police say a 2-year-old girl who walked away from her home in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula with two family dogs was found hours later asleep in the woods using one of the canines as a furry pillow.
Mexican cartels rank as nation’s fifth-largest employer: study (thehill.com)
Mexican cartels have seen a surge in growth in their participating members over the last decade, according to a new study, to the point where they have effectively become the nation’s fifth-largest employer....
Canada's Bill C-56: What You Need to Know the Affordable Housing and Groceries Act (www.stoppopulationdecline.org)
Oregon wildlife officials ban killing contests on public land (missoulacurrent.com)
Four years after the Legislature failed to ban wildlife killing contests, the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission outlawed them.
'The time is right': Rupert Murdoch steps down as chairman of Fox Corporation and News Corp (www.abc.net.au)
"Climate-friendly" beef could land in a meat aisle near you. Don’t fall for it. | Tyson Foods and the federal government refuse to show their math for a new sustainability label. (www.vox.com)
Palestinian boy discovers undercover Israeli forces, they kill him: DCIP. (www.aljazeera.com)
Anheuser-Busch Says It Has Stopped Amputating Tails of Budweiser Clydesdales (www.nytimes.com)
Facing pressure from animal rights activists, Anheuser-Busch announced on Wednesday that it had ended the practice of amputating the tails of its Budweiser Clydesdales, the familiar equine figures in the brewing company’s advertising campaigns for nearly a century....
EU considering proposal to restrict addictive apps, including social media (nltimes.nl)
Oregon’s Portlanders protest city’s deals with fossil fuel companies (www.workers.org)
Organizers have developed a slide show exposing the dangers of Zenith trains and the CEI Hub storage tanks. Their goal is to reach all 95 Portland neighborhood associations and collect residents’ signatures on a petition letter to city officials....
Rupert Murdoch to step down as chair of Fox, News Corp. - UPI.com (www.upi.com)
Sept. 21 (UPI) -- Rupert Murdoch will step down as board chair of Fox and News Corp. and be succeeded by his eldest son, Lachlan Murdoch, the companies announced Thursday.
South Korea passes law to protect rights of teachers after mass protests over abuse from parents (www.theguardian.com)
The move was sparked by the death of a 23-year-old primary school teacher in July. She was found dead at her school in Seoul in an apparent suicide after reportedly expressing anxiety over complaints from abusive parents. Since then, other teacher suicides suspected of being related to malicious complaints have come to light.
Scientists successfully maneuver robot through living lung tissue | Science Daily (www.sciencedaily.com)
Brazil's top court boosts indigenous rights in landmark ruling (www.bbc.com)
The Supreme Court sets a precedent for land claims by restoring territory to the Xokleng people.
U.S. Judge rules 9/11 Defendant not fit for trial due to psychosis and delusions, which his lawyer blames on his torture by the C.I.A. (web.archive.org)
Col. Matthew N. McCall, the judge, disqualified Ramzi bin al-Shibh, 51, from what had been a five-defendant conspiracy case in an 11-page ruling....
Brazil supreme court rules in favor of Indigenous land rights in historic win (www.theguardian.com)
Democratic Republic of Congo President Tshisekedi seeks withdrawal of UN peacekeepers this year (www.aljazeera.com)
President Felix Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) says he has asked his government to fast-track the withdrawal of a United Nations peacekeeping mission to ensure it begins at the end of the year....
Guatemala’s Progressive President-Elect Will Face an Uphill Battle (jacobin.com)
China's Xi Jinping meets Syria's Bashar al Assad and announces strategic partnership (www.coastfm.co.uk)
Syrian President Bashar al Assad has met with Chinese President Xi Jinping in China for "in-depth talks", according to Chinese state media....
India suspends visa services in Canada as diplomatic fight grows (www.cbc.ca)
Five to be charged in UK with spying for Russia (www.bbc.co.uk)
