Russian defense chief to make surprise visit to North Korea (rt.com)
LR: 3 CP: 1 - Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu will visit North Korea in a bid to boost military ties
First lady travels to France to mark U.S. re-entering U.N. education organization (www.nbcnews.com)
LR: 2 CP: 4 - The trip is the latest administration effort to emphasize the importance of multilateral organizations....
Wildfires across Algeria have killed at least 2 dozen people (www.npr.org)
LR: 3 CP: 5 - Wildfires across Algeria have killed 25 people, including 10 soldiers trying to get the flames under control in the face of high winds and scorching summer temperatures, government ministries said....
Photos: Deadly wildfires raging across Algeria (www.aljazeera.com)
LR: 2 CP: 1 - Wildfires, some spread by strong winds, moved across forests and agricultural areas in 16 regions causing 97 blazes....
U.S., European heat waves 'virtually impossible' without climate change, new study finds (www.npr.org)
LR: 3 CP: 5 - Punishing heat waves have gripped America, Asia and Europe this July. A new study finds human-caused climate change is a major reason why....
Scorching current heat waves "virtually impossible" without climate change, researchers say (www.cbsnews.com)
LR: 2 CP: 5 - "The role of climate change is absolutely overwhelming," says the scientist who led the team that did the study....
The rise of Vivek Ramaswamy: A long-shot candidate ascends in the GOP primary (www.nbcnews.com)
LR: 2 CP: 4 - The 37-year-old executive and self-described “anti-woke” crusader has been rising in the polls, but his rivals say they aren't too worried....
Man indicted for shooting stray dog with an arrow (www.koreaherald.com)
LR: 3 CP: 3 - A man is facing trial for animal cruelty after shooting a stray dog with a 70-centimeter-long arrow on Jeju Island last year, prosecutors said Tuesday. The man was indicted without detention on charges of violating the Animal Protection Act and is accused of shooting the dog, which was walking on his property,...
Twitter to X: Why Elon Musk rebranded the social networking platform (www.independent.co.uk)
LR: 2 CP: 3 - Elon Musk has replaced Twitter’s bird logo with an “X”. The Tesla and SpaceX founder, who bought the social media platform in October, set the new logo live on Monday 24 July. It is the latest move in a series of major alterations to Twitter since Musk’s takeover. “Soon we shall bid adieu to the Twitter...
Failed Fukushima System Should Cancel Wastewater Ocean Dumping (www.counterpunch.org)
LR: 1 CP: 1 - From the Fukushima-Daiichi triple-reactor meltdown wreckage, Japan’s government and “Tepco,” the owner, are rushing plans to pump 1.37 million tons (about 3 billion pounds) of radioactive wastewater into the Pacific. Their record is poor. Their lies are documented. This is not safe, at all....
Heat waves in U.S., Europe ‘virtually impossible’ without climate change, study finds (www.washingtonpost.com)
LR: 2 CP: 5 - The analysis by the World Weather Attribution network came with a sobering reminder: Once unfathomable heat waves are not only happening, but becoming more common....
Could the Next Pandemic Start at the County Fair? (www.nytimes.com)
LR: 2 CP: 5 - Since 2011, there have been more human swine flu cases reported in the United States than anywhere else in the world. Most have occurred at farm-animal showcases....
Deadly global heatwaves undeniably result of climate crisis, scientists show (www.theguardian.com)
LR: 2 CP: 5 - Analysis makes it clear human-caused global heating is destroying lives today with worse to come without sharp emissions cuts...
Heat waves hitting U.S. and Europe 'virtually impossible' without climate change, researchers say (www.nbcnews.com)
LR: 2 CP: 4 - The findings comes from a consortium of climate scientists who study extreme weather and publish rapid findings about climate change’s role in major events....
Heathrow asks airlines to carry excess fuel despite carbon impact (www.theguardian.com)
LR: 2 CP: 5 - Airport cites supply issues, but says there has been no impact on passengers or flights...
July heatwaves “virtually impossible” without climate change (www.theverge.com)
LR: 2 CP: 3 - Future summers could be even worse....
Posco International secures oil share in Indonesia's gas block (www.koreaherald.com)
LR: 3 CP: 3 - Posco International announced Tuesday that it has inked a production sharing contract with the Indonesian government and its state-run oil company Pertamina Hulu Energi, in a move to secure the share of oil produced from the Bunga gas block located off Indonesia's eastern Java island. The signing event was held at...
Analysis | Israel’s crisis exposes Washington’s delusion (www.washingtonpost.com)
LR: 2 CP: 5 - The moment reveals the gulf between the political theater around Israel in Washington and the deepening, dangerous reality on the ground....
Authorities search for bear who killed runner near Yellowstone National Park (www.nbcnews.com)
LR: 2 CP: 4 - The victim was identified as 48-year-old Amie Adamson of Derby, Kansas, a hiker, runner, author, and former teacher....
Posco International signs contract with Indonesia for oil, gas exploration - Korea Herald (www.koreaherald.com)
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US makes NATO pledge to Poland (rt.com)
LR: 3 CP: 1 - Washington is committed to defending Warsaw, the State Department said after rumors that Wagner fighters in Belarus wanted to “go on tour”...
Defying Unrest, Israel Adopts Law Weakening Supreme Court (www.nytimes.com)
LR: 2 CP: 5 - Complaining of an unaccountable judiciary, the far-right governing coalition, despite months of mass protests, voted to strip the court’s power to override “unreasonable” government actions....
Vikings' Jordan Addison speeding at 140 mph for dog emergency, per report (www.usatoday.com)
LR: 3 CP: 5 - Minnesota Vikings rookie Jordan Addison was reportedly speeding at 140 miles per hour in the middle of the night because of an emergency with his dog.
Biden wrestles with Israel’s defiant turn to the right (www.washingtonpost.com)
LR: 2 CP: 5 - As the White House wrestles with how to react to Israel’s judicial overhaul, the issue is personal for President Biden, a longtime friend of the country....
Netanyahu Scores Another Victory, but at What Price? (www.nytimes.com)
LR: 2 CP: 5 - The Israeli prime minister has pushed through the first part of his judicial overhaul, but in doing so has deepened a rift in Israeli society and propelled the country into an uncertain new era....
