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| | | The Big One | Senate Dems Finally Pass Major Climate Change, Health Care Bill Votes were split 50-50 along partisan lines, with Vice President Kamala Harris casting the tiebreaking ballot. The bill doesn’t fulfill all the promises of President Joe Biden’s flagship multitrillion-dollar “Build Back Better” plan — but, assuming it’s passed by the House, it’ll inject more than $370 billion into climate and energy programs and finally achieve Democrats’ goal of slashing the cost of prescription drugs. All told, the legislation could see the U.S. cut greenhouse gas emissions to 40% lower than 2005 levels by the end of the decade. The plan will largely be funded by an increase in corporate tax. (Source: NYT) |
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| | | | | ‘Fragile’ Truce | Israel, Palestine Cease-fire Holds Overnight — But for How Long? Israeli air raids and Palestine rocket attacks continued until the last minute — but when the clock struck 11:30 p.m., all went quiet. The truce, brokered by Egypt, the United Nations and Qatar, brought an end to three days of Israeli bombardment that killed at least 44 Palestinians, including 15 children and several leaders of the Islamic Jihad armed group. As part of the cease-fire agreement, Egypt vowed to work toward the release of two of the group’s other leaders. “Unfortunately, it is fragile,” said Ali Abunimah, the director of The Electronic Intifada. “This is going to happen again.” (Source: Al Jazeera) |
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| | | ‘A Suicidal Thing’ | Russia and Ukraine Trade Blame for Attacks on Zaporizhzhia Plant Kyiv says Russian attacks on Europe’s largest nuclear plant damaged three radiation sensors and injured a worker. The Kremlin blamed Ukraine for the attacks on the plant, which has been held by Russian troops since March but remains staffed by Ukrainians. The U.K.’s defense ministry says Russia is using the “protected status” of the plant as cover to launch attacks. U.N. Secretary General António Guterres, who’s in Japan to commemorate the 77th anniversary of the first atomic bombing, warned that “any attack to a nuclear plant is a suicidal thing” and called for international inspectors to be given access. (Sources: BBC, Reuters) |
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| | | Further Flexing | China Extends Military Exercises, Taiwan Plans its Own Drills The weekend break did nothing to calm tensions surrounding House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to the island, with Beijing announcing Monday it would extend military operations around Taiwan to include anti-submarine drills. Taiwan said it will conduct live-fire artillery drills Tuesday and Thursday in response to China “simulating attacks on the island of Taiwan and our ships at sea.” Taiwan’s de facto U.S. ambassador, Bi-khim Hsiao neatly summed up Taipei’s attitude: “If you have a kid being bullied at school, you don’t say don’t go to school. You try to find a way to deal with the bully.” (Source: AP) |
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| | | Briefly | Here are some things you should know about today: Fallout. Anne Heche is in a stable condition following a horrific accident which saw her plow her Mini Cooper into a Los Angeles home Friday. The homeowner, meanwhile, has lost an “entire lifetime of possessions” and is lucky to be alive. (Source: Daily Mail) Sworn in. In his inaugural speech Colombia’s first leftist president, Gustavo Petro, said, “It is time for a new international convention that accepts that the war on drugs has failed.” (Source: Al Jazeera) Brain-dead. Brazilian jiujitsu champion Leandro Lo, 33, was shot in the head following an altercation at a São Paulo club. His family say his condition is irreversible. (Source: BBC) |
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| | | Right to Die | Spanish Court: Paraplegic Shooting Suspect Can End His Life, Avoid Trial After being fired from his job as a security guard last year, Marin Eugen Sabau returned to his workplace and shot at his former colleagues — seriously wounding three, before fleeing the scene. He then fired at police officers at a checkpoint and barricaded himself in a farmhouse where he was eventually shot in the spine by police and rendered paraplegic. Now a Spanish court has ruled that his right to die trumps his victims’ right to justice as euthanasia is a “fundamental right.” An appeal’s already been lodged — but Sabau might have gotten his wish by the time a higher court rules. (Sources: Spanish News Today, The Guardian) |
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| | | Snake Hunt | Florida’s Annual Python Challenge Kicks Off Snakes alive! Or preferably not … Since first being detected in the ecosystem in 1979, invasive Burmese pythons have almost obliterated native populations of deer, raccoon, possum and fox in the Everglades National Park. As of Friday more than 850 people had signed up for the Florida Python Challenge which will see the person who kills the most pythons walk away with $2,500 on Aug. 15. “I love snakes. I hate that we have to do this, but they’re invasive and changing the entire ecosystem,” said professional python hunter Amy Siewe who’s killed close to 400 snakes in her career. (Source: CNN) |
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| | | Free at Last | Albert Woodfox, Who Spent 43 Years in Solitary, Dies at 75 The former Black Panther and member of the so-called “Angola Three,” who was wrongfully convicted of the 1972 murder of a corrections officer, spent more than half of his life alone in a six-by-nine-foot cell — and he was gassed, beaten and refused permission to attend his mother’s funeral. He was finally released in 2016, but his “uncommonly powerful” Pulitzer-nominated memoir, Solitary, details how his mental liberation came long before then: “When I began to understand who I was, I considered myself free. No matter how much concrete they use to hold me in a particular place, they couldn’t stop my mind.” (Sources: NPR, NYT) |
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| | | | | What’s the Scoop? | On Ketchup-Flavored Ice Cream … Heinz tomato ketchup. Kikkoman soy sauce. Lea & Perrins Worcestershire sauce. These are just three of the 16 flavors available at the Ice Cream Project, a hit London pop-up store that’s the brainchild of fashion designer Anya Hindmarch. “You might think soya sauce and custard sounds gross, but … it works,” said journalist Jess Austin, who described the soy sauce flavor as “a slightly more complex salted caramel ice cream, but “less claggy on the tongue” and with “a lighter aftertaste.” The store closes Aug. 28 and there’s a 45-minute wait for scoops — but there’s no line for pints to go. (Source: Metro) |
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| | | It’s Catching | COVID Can’t Stop Tahlia McGrath Winning Commonwealth Games Teammates rushed to congratulate her for taking a catch in the third over of India’s innings, but McGrath waved them away. The all-rounder tested positive for COVID-19 on the morning of the match and was allowed to compete in the final — with precautions. She duly sat apart from the team during Australia’s batting innings and she was the only player to wear a mask during the presentation ceremony. But when Australia’s victory was confirmed by the third umpire she couldn’t resist joining the team huddle. “At the end screw it,” said teammate Megan Schutt. “If we get COVID, so be it.” (Sources: ESPN Cricinfo, The Guardian) |
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