Russia strikes Ukraine's Odesa port in 'hellish' attack - official (www.reuters.com)
What we know about Travis King, the U.S. soldier who crossed into North Korea (www.npr.org)
Heatwave-linked pollution sees Spanish city urge less car use (www.reuters.com)
Australian government hands out PVC pipe for tourists to beat off dingo attacks. "Dingo sticks" (www.watoday.com.au)
Exclusive: Key bidders in Ascential break-up quit auction - sources (www.reuters.com)
Elon Musk says he knows the age of the universe. Disputes existence of dark matter as "sketch" (news.yahoo.com)
Trump stole Israeli artifacts from White House (www.rollingstone.com)
What a shit! I swear I can’t be surprised and generally ignore his antics but there’s always another, scummier, act.
In-N-Out bans mask wearing for employees in some states (www.cnn.com)
In-N-Out employees in five US states will no longer be allowed to wear masks as part of new company guidelines that “emphasize the importance of customer service,” notably showing their smiles, according to a new policy issued by the fast food chain.
MI6 door ‘always open’ to Russian defectors, says UK spy chief Richard Moore (www.politico.eu)
UK apologizes to veterans for LGBT ban as damning review published (www.politico.eu)
Johnson & Johnson sues Biden administration over drug-pricing policies (www.upi.com)
Unknown disease infects 200 people in Egypt (bnn.network)
Tour operators in Crimea are begging holidaymakers to stay after a bridge attack left a Russian couple dead (www.businessinsider.com)
Moscow on grain deal: UN has three months to implement Russian agreement (www.reuters.com)
Guardsman Jack Teixeira Cites Trump’s Treatment in Seeking Release in Leak Case - Lawyers say former president’s freedom undermines arguments for their client’s detention (web.archive.org)
Europe battles heatwave and fires, record temperatures scorch China (www.reuters.com)
South Africa says Putin agreed not to attend BRICS summit (www.reuters.com)
In-N-Out bans employees from wearing masks (www.latimes.com)
Carlee Russell Was Missing For 2 Days. Her Case Is Already a Conspiracy Theory Breeding Ground (www.rollingstone.com)
Ending human trafficking is a huge political and cultural conversation, experts tell Rolling Stone. So why does the internet always get the truth so wrong?
Pesticides: Public hearing with pesticide firms on toxicity studies (www.eureporter.co)
Tennessee Black women 2.5 times more likely to die from pregnancy-related causes: report (www.wsmv.com)
The results are part of Tennessee’s Maternal Mortality Report for 2022.
Home searched in Tupac Shakur murder investigation (abcnews.go.com)
Police searched a home in the Las Vegas area on Monday night in the long-dormant murder case of Tupac Shakur, according to a law enforcement source....
Fast grocery firms doomed by French dark store ban (www.bbc.co.uk)
A 12-year-old is facing charges for allegedly throwing acid on an 11-year-old girl at a Detroit playground, officials say (www.cnn.com)
A 12-year-old girl in Detroit is facing charges after allegedly throwing acid on an 11-year-old girl at a playground, officials said.