rss: npr

  • 1 year in, National Guard became a part of D.C. life. And, deadly quake hits Colombia
    Today marks one year since the National Guard was deployed to the nation's capital. Here's what has happened since. And, a 7.4 magnitude earthquake leaves more than 100 people dead in Colombia.
  • The secret economics inside the new Planet Money board game
    From Nobel Prize-winning research to the Laffer Curve, Scabby the Rat, Veblen's peacock, and more — the economic ideas and inside jokes hiding throughout Planet Money's new board game.
  • Former Syrian President Assad sentenced to death in absentia
    A Syrian court sentenced Assad along with his brother to death in absentia for crimes against humanity and war crimes during Syria's 14-year conflict that left about half a million people dead.
  • A midwife crosses 'maternity deserts' to make a difference for Black moms and babies
    New research from the March of Dimes says more than half of U.S. counties have no labor and delivery hospitals. One Black midwife tries to make a difference for moms in Alabama. 
  • Alabama holds second primary Tuesday, leading to confusion, concerns about low turnout
    After Alabama redrew its congressional maps in May, voters in several districts saw their primaries pushed to August. Now, it's time to vote and there are concerns confusion will dampen voter turnout.
  • The school year begins in LA with one big change: limited screen time
    As educators in the nation's second-largest district prepare for the new limits on classroom screen time, some teachers say it will be a difficult adjustment.
  • In Minnesota and Wisconsin, competitive primaries will again test power of progressive candidates
    A week after the Michigan primary, tests of progressive power will play out in the Midwest, raising questions of whether far left candidates can win come November or if the GOP can pick up moderates.
  • Armed troops have patrolled D.C. for 1 year now. It's challenging democratic norms
    The deployment is expected to cost in the billions after it was quietly extended until Inauguration Day of 2029.
  • Morning news brief
    Voters in six states head to the polls Tuesday for high-profile primaries, Trump signals his strategy with Iran is shifting, 7.4 magnitude earthquake kills at least 111 people in Colombia.
  • Turkey's parliament approves a pardon-like bill for thousands of PKK militants
    Turkey's parliament approved legislation that would introduce a conditional pardon for thousands of Kurdish militants in a bid to advance the government's peace initiative with their insurgent group.


rss: bbc

  • Summer 2026 on course to be UK's hottest on record, says Met Office
    Only average conditions are needed for the remainder of August to break the record, which was set just last year.
  • Trump hid in catering truck in secret plane swap over Iran threat, reports say
    The US president was reportedly part of a ruse where reporters were falsely told he was with them on Air Force One leaving a Nato summit in Turkey.
  • Eclipse chasers scramble for glasses as stocks run low
    Specialist glasses are all but sold out online ahead of the UK's most significant eclipse since 1999.
  • Russia using North Korean missiles to strike Ukraine, Zelensky says
    Ukraine's president says strikes in Zaporizhzhia - which killed at least six and injured 19 - involved ballistic missiles from Russia's ally.
  • Watch: Family narrowly escapes home during Colombia earthquake
    At least 169 people are dead and a state of emergency has been declared after Colombia was hit by one of its largest earthquakes in years.
  • Anne Hathaway pokes fun at 'fake baby bump' theories
    The actress responds to social media critics who suggested her bump didn't look real at a premiere.
  • Councils to get more powers to stop vape and betting shops, PM announces
    Prime Minister Andy Burnham says town centres have been "hollowed out" by decades of decline.
  • Call with No 10 gives us hope, PC Harper's mother says
    Debbie Adlam says she does not want a "special case" for her son, but for killers of emergency workers to be exempt.
  • Ousted Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad sentenced to death in absentia
    The ex-president is convicted of committing war crimes and crimes against humanity during the country's civil war.
  • England set to be one of the first countries to eliminate hepatitis C
    England is on track to become one of the first countries in the world to eliminate hepatitis C, a dangerous virus that attacks the liver, figures show.


rss: the register

  • Two wars and a World Cup lead to epic DDoS attacks on publishers
    Ukraine, Iran, and football inspire geopolitically motivated DDoS attacks, while 1 Tbps traffic jams up 519 percent
  • Feds warn Gunra ransomware is exploiting known bugs to hit critical infrastructure
    Newly minted RaaS crew breaks in through using internet-facing kit via known Fortinet flaws, then steals and scrambles data
  • Cyberattack on logistics giant CEVA delivers customer data into the wrong hands
    Valve, Bol, ING, Ajax, and others affected as pwnage disrupts eight European warehouses
  • Deepfake hiccup unmasks suspected digital certificate fraudster
    Face-swap software blinked for 'barely a second,' giving Spanish cops the break they needed
  • Mozilla revokes Firefox signing key after unencrypted copy lands in GitHub
    Audit logs found no unexpected visitors, but release verification still needs an update
  • Building up the US power grid won't be wasted, even if the AI bubble bursts
    The bigger risk is underinvestment, claims consulting biz McKinsey
  • Malicious SIMs can shut down phones, steal files, and drag 5G back to 2G
    Researchers find standards-compliant functionality can be abused to hijack modems, downgrade connections, and even execute code
  • Why hybrid clouds break and what to do about it
    SPONSORED EXPLAINER: There's nothing wrong with hybrid cloud. It's the one-size-fits-all strategy on top of it that's the problem.
  • OVH Cloud warns of 87% price hikes to help it cover RAMpocalypse costs
    Gaming servers get the steepest rises but sticker shock is also coming to conventional instances running on old and new boxes
  • Japan kind-of completes its sovereign satnav constellation
    H3 rocket gets the job done after losing a bird last year


rss: ars technica

  • Trump to give Republicans a 3-1 FCC majority, isn't filling empty Democratic seat
    Trump has resisted urge to fire FCC Democrat despite recent Supreme Court win.
  • New surveillance tech links your phone to your license plate
    Phone and Bluetooth signals could turn roadside cameras into far richer tracking tools.
  • New Pass-ta-key attack reveals all the things we didn't know about passkeys
    Why passkey apps treat Windows differently than other operating systems.
  • Ars Live: Ross Scott discusses the Stop Killing Games movement
    Our discussion takes place live on August 11 at 2:30 pm ET.
  • With new open models, Meta pitches another reboot of its struggling AI strategy
    Meta has been trailing competitors. Zuckerberg thinks he's found a way forward.
  • Trump signs bonkers order that cuts vaccines, promotes ones that don't exist
    Trump falsely claimed the MMR vaccine is "quite lethal" and linked shots to autism.
  • Developer Cold Iron Studios shuts down cloud version of $60 game with no refunds
    A reminder of the perils of digital ownership.
  • Amazon backs power plant that may become top source of US climate pollution
    Amazon announces first off-the-grid data center in race to reap AI profits.
  • Zuckerberg’s superyacht ignored emergency channel, failed to aid stranded boat
    Zuckerberg’s superyacht and support ship were slow to heed Coast Guard call.
  • Has Ford got cheap car fever? A $25K crossover is supposedly on the way.
    Ford dealers were told about the new Escape-sized model; one of them spilled the beans.


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