Currently Tropical Storm Beryl is now pushing inland, leaving more than two million people in Houston without power. / Associated Press Scalpers have reverse-engineered the anti-scalping technology used by major ticketing platforms, and are creating counterfeit tickets that can be resold. / 404 Media Slop is rampant in video games,
Currently Please note: We'll be off the rest of the week and will return on Monday—see you then! Following yesterday's Supreme Court decision, Manhattan prosecutors agreed to delay Trump's sentencing in the hush money trial. / Associated Press "It's mind-blowing
Currently After the far right came out ahead in yesterday's elections, France's other parties are withdrawing candidates to try and block Le Pen's party from reaching a majority. / France 24 A new lawsuit alleges Microsoft and two sex-toy retailers are tracking users'
Currently By overruling the decision that led to Chevron doctrine, the Supreme Court just upended federal agencies' authority to interpret laws. / SCOTUSblog Related: The ruling could have a major effect on environmental regulations and the speed with which agencies can react to scientific findings. / Yale Environment 360 Drought and
Currently Yes, Democrats are panicking about Biden's poor debate showing, and while there are calls to replace him, he'd have to drop out first. / The New York Times [+], POLITICO Hamilton Nolan: "This is the outcome of any system in which wealth and power naturally accumulate
Currently Explaining the Supreme Court's decision in the Idaho abortion case: It "does nothing to help those same patients in the other 49 states." / Vox Since Biden's new asylum restrictions took effect, daily crossings of undocumented migrants have fallen to the lowest level of
Currently Some Providence residents say the city is too noisy, and the mayor agrees, but plans to curtail noise could unfairly target poor and immigrant communities. / The New York Times [+] See also: Johns Hopkins undergrads have invented a 40% quieter leaf blower. / Johns Hopkins University "It's designed
Currently Abortions are on the rise nationally, bans are more likely to hurt the maternal health of Black women, and other ways abortion has changed since Roe ended two years ago. / Vox A Texas medical panel has approved additional guidance for doctors performing abortions, including modifying some reporting requirements—but
Currently More than 1,170 pilgrims die during this year's hajj due to extreme heat. / The Wall Street Journal [+] A journalist shot by Minneapolis police while covering protests over the death of George Floyd is dying of her injuries. / NPR Extremist groups are using AI to spread their
Currently The White House plans to send nearly $110 million in security and police assistance to Haiti. / Reuters While Zimbabwe's economy worsens, traditional healers are making money by promising people wealth. / rest of world Congress almost unanimously passed a clean energy bill this week and it didn'
