Mexico's Supreme Court decriminalized abortion this week, ruling all federal health services and institutions must provide the procedure to anyone who requests it. / ABC This summer, heat records in the northern hemisphere were "not just broken but smashed." / Financial Times Related: August was the second hottest
The "new" Middle East has more money and less war—but now here comes the climate crisis. / The Economist The Biden Administration moves to cancel all remaining oil and gas leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. / Grist The chair of the North Carolina Democratic Party is a
The European Union says six tech companies—including Alphabet, Amazon and Apple—will be subject to new antitrust regulations. / NBC News Unrelated: A platform for discovering facts about representation in street names across Europe. / Mapping Diversity Bullet points for the "pretty big mess" that Congress returns to after
Spotted lanternflies, the "Labor Day pest," seem like a plague to residents of New York City and Pittsburgh. Invasive hornets are "wreaking havoc" in mainland Europe. / MSNBC, BBC News Unrelated: Werner Herzog pays tribute to a family that adopted him (in Pittsburgh). / The New Yorker The
We'll be off for the holiday weekend—see you Tuesday! Hospitalizations in the US are up 39% due to the new Omicron subvariant, nicknamed Eris—the Greek goddess of strife. / The Independent, The Theoi Project The White House is offering automakers and suppliers $12 billion in grants to
Tropical storm Idalia knocks out power for thousands in the Carolinas after leaving a trail of destruction across the Southeast. / CNN Climate protesters park a 28-foot trailer across the road to Burning Man, causing miles of gridlock. / Vox A pharmacist in DC admits she's filled Alzheimer'
The Kremlin accuses Ukraine of launching strikes on targets in six Russian regions. / The Associated Press A profile of Ukranian tennis player Evita Svitolina about the impact of Russia's war in her country and her sport. / The New York Times Magazine See also: What it's like,
Medicare announces the 10 drugs that will be up first for price negotiation. / STAT News Scientists search for ways to improve air quality in dilapidated school buildings in order to prevent Covid breakouts. / The New York Times In today's Covid wave, experts advise putting a mask on if
The FAA has been investigating around 4,800 active pilots who are still flying, yet collecting veterans benefits for disabilities that could ground them. / The Washington Post Tropical Storm Idalia appears poised to become a hurricane, and is projected to rake across Florida and Georgia later this week. / Orlando Sentinel
The new, highly mutated Covid variant—BA.2.86—still appears to be in "low numbers," but is now spreading to multiple countries. / Reuters While health officials are still trying to understand the new variant, it appears to have greater potential to evade antibodies. / The Washington Post More
