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A third of Pakistan is underwater from floods, climate chief says

Gene editing could revive a nearly lost tree. Not everyone is on board.

Closure of coal power station set to be delayed to prevent UK blackouts

Be less squeamish about drinking sewage water, says expert

Fifty million empty flats threaten to plunge China’s troubled property market further into crisis, warns think tank

The EU is sending millions of anti-radiation tablets to Ukraine to protect people from a potential accident caused by fighting at a nuclear power plant

Chinese students have helped bankroll the US economy. Now fewer want to study here and it risks America's position as a global leader.

A million barrels per day of Iraqi oil could be taken off the market as violence breaks out in the country, RBC commodities chief says

Russian oil exports to Asia have fallen by more than 500,000 barrels a day to a 5-month low

The Kremlin says Western sanctions are the only thing stopping gas flows through Nord Stream 1 as Russia prepares to shut the key pipeline for maintenance

 

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Catastrophic flooding in Pakistan leaves families stranded without aid

Armenia: Geography as Geopolitical Kryptonite

Swiss group to launch petition to rethink nuclear power plans

Texas Crypto-Mining Rush May Need as Much Power as Entire State of New York

In Poland, where coal is king, homeowners queue for days to buy fuel

His emotional support animal is an alligator. They sleep in the same bed

1. The US sailed warships through Taiwan Strait for the first time since Pelosi's visit

   Former FBI official says Russian, Chinese, and Iranian spies could have tried to infiltrate Trump's Mar-a-Lago residence

   Wall Street predicted Russia's economy would collapse after it invaded Ukraine. These 3 charts show that hasn't happened.

   A Catholic charity hired a man to simulate a mass shooting at their building, complete with actors covered in blood. The drill ended with his arrest.

   It's now illegal for anyone under 21 to buy canned whipped cream in NY

 

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The unique ways Filipinos are protecting their homes against floods

Crossing Ukraine’s armored curtain to deliver people, and toilet paper

 companies today own about 2.6m hectares of land, or roughly 18% of England and Wales.

Dangerous heat waves to at least triple across the world by 2100, study says

Battery made of aluminum, sulfur and salt proves fast, safe and low-cost

Man Found Dead in Derby Apartment ID'd as Jeffrey Epstein Mentor Steven Hoffenberg

Frustrated Castro merchants threaten to withhold taxes unless S.F. tackles drugs, littering on streets

UK farm faces $17 million bill for natural gas as huge rises in energy costs threaten hundreds of thousands of jobs

Jimmy Russo of Valley Grown Nurseries in England told The Sunday Times that his energy bill would be almost triple his expected annual sales.

The pair who stole Ashley Biden's diary tried to sell it to the Trump campaign but a representative refused and told them to turn it over to the FBI, prosecutors say

Next year's food crisis will be different from this year's. Here's how it could change — for the worse — in 2023.

 

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The Big Bet on Natural Gas Is Blowing Up in the World’s Face

It’s not clean, it’s not cheap, and it’s not a bridge fuel to anyplace good.

Recent rain not easing drought conditions as crews continue to battle brush fires across Massachusetts

C.I.A. Begins Compensating Victims of Havana Syndrome

Analysis: Forget showering, it's eat or heat for shocked Europeans hit by energy crisis

1. The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have killed at least 500,000 people, according to a report that breaks down the toll

   Brown University's Costs of War report even notes that the number of deaths are low because of the limits documenting death in conflict zones.

   Scammers are posing as fake recruiters, conducting staged interviews - and hiring - as part of an ID theft scheme. Here's how to avoid getting swindled.

   The price of electricity just hit an all-time record in France as Europe faces an emergency over soaring energy costs

   

   Russia's gas cuts are forcing Germany to turn to coal to generate power. Here's why the switch won't be so easy for other European countries.

   Elephant rips handler in half after 'going crazy' hauling wood during hot Thai summer, report says

   UK government accused of silence as energy bills set to soar 80%

 

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Biden administration to declare toxic ‘forever chemicals’ as hazardous

August may pass without a single named tropical storm in the Atlantic China’s Growing Water Crisis A Chinese Drought Would Be a Global Catastrophe

Gas Shortage Could Cause Toilet Paper Emergency (Germany)

Google Maps to start listing verified clinics that provide abortions

China is deploying 2 huge drones to seed rain amid a record drought that has taken over half the country and hit economic activity

1. Russia is burning $10 million a day of natural gas usually destined for Germany before Moscow choked off supply: report

   The UK has boosted natural gas production 26% as prices soar and Europe seeks relief in its energy crisis

   US is sending Ukraine VAMPIRE rocket launchers that can turn a regular pickup truck into a drone killer

   UK government accused of silence as energy bills set to soar 80%

 

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Missouri to Bring Back Punishment by Paddle

Melatonin and Vitamin C in Mild Cases of Covid
Record rain is hitting drought-stricken areas. That’s not good news.

Japan turns back to nuclear power in post-Fukushima shift

 Standard economics models foster the belief that the economy can continue to grow without a corresponding increase in energy supply.

When economic models are designed with labor and capital being the important inputs, energy supply doesn’t seem to be needed, at all.

[b] People seem to understand that legislation capping apartment rents will stop the building of new apartments, but they do not make the same connection with steps taken to hold down fossil fuel prices.

Saudi Arabia Is Planning To Build The World’s Largest Wind Farm In Uzbekistan

What China's worst drought on record looks like

Half Of UK Households Will Be In Fuel Poverty By January

Germany's industrial machine is sputtering, with electricity costs up 600% and factory inflation at a 73-year high. Here's what's going on in Europe's largest economy.

Carl Paladino, the New York candidate who praised Hitler, lost his primary race but received strong GOP support in his district

Putin is paying parents in occupied Ukraine $167 to send children to school and receive a Russian education

Pakistan hits back after India fired 3 Air Force officers for accidentally firing a missile across the border, saying the case isn't closed

 

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New York experiences sharpest drop in life expectancy in the US
Five 1,000-year rain events have struck the U.S. in five weeks. Why?

U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve Falls To 35-Year Low

1. Natural gas-powered electricity generation in the US spiked to an all-time high last month despite soaring prices

   Norway has overtaken Russia as Europe's biggest supplier of natural gas - and vowed to keep output high as the energy crisis worsens: report

   Germany wants to shift from Russian to Canadian natural gas supplies at 'warp speed,' but developing LNG export capacity could take years

   Canada cuts funding for an anti-racism initiative over its top consultant's 'vile' antisemitic tweets

   The anti-racism consultant tweeted derogatory comments about a variety of people, including a First Nations representative and Queen Elizabeth II.

   Florida voters choose rerun candidate Democratic Rep. Charlie Crist in bid to make Gov. Ron DeSantis a one-term governor and choke off his White House ambitions

   Jerry Nadler defeats Carolyn Maloney in NYC primary

NATO is eager for Sweden's air force to join the alliance, but Swedish fighter pilots aren't happy with their bosses

 

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The DoD estimated that U.S.-funded equipment valued at $7.12 billion was in the inventory of the former Afghan government when it collapsed, much of which has since been seized by the Taliban.

Rice, Lithium and Metals at Risk in China’s Extreme Summer

Are we moving towards a ‘brave new world’? As scary as chip implants may sound, they form part of a natural evolution that wearables once underwent. Hearing aids or glasses no longer carry a stigma. They are accessories and are even considered a fashion item. Likewise, implants will evolve into a commodity. 

Red Lights at Hong Kong Crosswalks Are Helping Phone Zombies Cross the Street

China Seeks to Boost Power Grids as Sichuan Reservoirs Run Dry

Belgian Prime Minister Warns of 10 ‘Difficult’ Winters for Europe

Saudi Arabia’s Possible Oil Supply Cut Rattles Refiners in Asia

Harvard’s Status as Wealthiest School Faces Oil-Rich Contender in the University of Texas

Covid Incubation Gets Shorter With Each New Variant, Study Shows

Saudi Arabia Makes a Push for $100 Oil: New Elements Newsletter

1. China is burning more coal as historic heatwave cripples its hydroelectricity capacity

   Estonian officials slam Russia for claiming the killer of Putin ally's daughter fled there, suggest her death may be a Russian false flag

   China is burning more coal as historic heatwave cripples its hydroelectricity capacity

   US strategic oil reserves have hit their lowest level since 1985 after Joe Biden's record sales

   The US Navy is looking at scrapping the 'Big E,' the first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, at a private shipyard

   More than 300 classified documents recovered from Mar-a-Lago in 3 separate batches: NYT 
2. Rainwater is no longer safe to drink anywhere on Earth: study

 

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Facebook misinformation is bad enough. The metaverse will be worse.

Fauci plans to step down in December after half a century in government

Dallas area hit by 1-in-1,000-year flood; cars float in water-filled roads

France 'preparing to secure Yemeni gas facility' for exports: report

CPS failed to alert court about video of state employee telling 14-year-old girl to become a prostitute

Norsk Hydro Shuts Aluminum Plant as Europe’s Power Woes Deepen

Ex-CIA analyst and war veteran says Afghan refugees should get the same opportunities as Ukrainian refugees

Inflation in Germany could hit a 70-year high of 10% amid Russia's natural-gas squeeze, German central bank chief says

A torso, a tattooed arm, 'just parts:' Cops took and shared graphic photos of the Kobe Bryant crash site. Then came the cover-up.

DeSantis pores into school board races to transform them in his image 

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Mexico missing students: Former top official arrested over probe

Britain signs up old coal units as back-up in case of winter power crunch

How Americans’ love of beef is helping destroy the Amazon rainforest

Want to see how climate change is stressing bees? Look at their wings.

Amid covid surge, Iran cut corners to approve yet-unproven vaccin

A Chernobyl tour group secretly helped track Russia’s invasion

COVID-19 associated with increased risk of brain disorders 2 years after infection: study

Ants can be better than pesticides for growing healthy crops, study finds

China’s J-20 Stealth Fighter: A True Game-Changer?

SB 731, as amended, Durazo. Criminal records: relief.

(1) Existing law establishes the Commission on Teacher Credentialing to, among other things, issue teaching and services credentials. Existing law requires the commission to appoint a Committee of Credentials and requires allegations of acts or omissions for which adverse action may be taken against applicants or holders of teaching or services credentials to be reported to the committee, including conviction for a controlled substance offense, as defined. Existing law requires the commission to deny an application for the issuance of a credential or the renewal of a credential who has been convicted of a controlled substance offense.

This bill would prohibit the record of a conviction for possession of specified controlled substances that is more than 5 years old and for which relief was granted from being presented to the committee or from being used to deny a credential.

A biotech company wants to take human DNA and create artificial embryos that could be used to harvest organs for medical transplants

Jacob Hanna, who led a successful mouse "embryo" experiment, wants to recreate it with human cells but other experts say much more research is needed.

Daughter of 'Putin's brain' killed in car explosion near Moscow, state media says

 

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Colombia, largest cocaine supplier to U.S., considers decriminalizing

Biden approves largest oil, gas lease sale in US history, steamrolls eco review with inflation bill

The homelessness crisis is getting worse.

Confederate Festival in Brazilian town where US exiles from the South founded a slave-owning colony after the Civil War faces ban, report says

Russia's Gazprom announces surprise plans to shutter the Nord Stream 1 gas pipeline for 3 days

American found dead at same luxury Bahamas resort where 3 US tourists died earlier this year

The Mormon church set up a help line for child sex abuse. Many calls were funneled to the church's lawyers, who 'snuff out' reports: report

Take a look at these futuristic floating 'living pods' being built in Panama that cost up to $1.5 million

1. Walmart will cover abortion care for 1.6 million employees

Oxygen masks suddenly fell in a false emergency as a plane descended 7,000 feet to avoid turbulence, report says

 

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Families start to flee Zaporizhzhia as nuclear plant tensions rise

The TVA is dumping a mountain of coal ash in Black south Memphis

Japan launches nationwide competition to boost alcohol consumption

Contest asks young adults for ideas to revitalise popularity of alcoholic drinks after big fall in tax revenues

Venezuela’s Oil Exports Drop By More than A Third In July

Shell cuts output at German Rhineland refinery due to drought

US B-52s and fighters from what may soon be NATO's newest member teamed up for a first-of-its-kind operation

Turkey's central bank just made a surprise rate cut even as inflation hovers near 80%, driving the lira near record lows against the dollar

High oil prices will drive Saudi Arabia's economic growth to outpace the US this year, IMF says

Russia is now the 3rd-biggest market for yuan transactions outside of mainland China as sanctions block dollar, euro payments

China's real-estate market is in such a slump that cities are offering discounts for group purchases and tasking civil servants with selling apartments

Even as the West tries to wean itself off Russian oil, Moscow has found itself yet another buyer: Myanmar