As of this weekend, the World Health Organization has three declared public health emergencies right now: monkeypox, Covid, and polio. / BuzzFeed News

The WHO warns against assuming monkeypox will remain concentrated among gay and bisexual communities, and that it could turn into a wider outbreak. / CNBC

In the first three weeks after Roe was overturned, abortion funds exploded, raising more in donations than they distributed in all of 2020. / NPR

Right-wing sheriffs across the US pledge to investigate 2020 voter fraud conspiracy theories. / Reuters

An argument for why Canada should lower its voting age to 16. / The Walrus

"The sun fried my skin but also somehow roasted me from within. I felt as if I'd swallowed a space heater." Living through India's unprecedented heat wave. / The New Yorker

Despite what a viral Facebook post claims, shading your air conditioner with an umbrella may in fact cause it to overheat. / Texas Monthly

"A robot broke a seven-year-old boy's finger during a chess match in Moscow last week, Russian news outlets report." / BBC News

The reason air travel is such a mess right now: Airlines and other connected industries still haven't bounced back from global lockdowns. / Slate

Closed since 2005, a Spanish resort built in the 1950s remains a vacation destination for some. / Atlas Obscura

Yellen: Some indicators are there, and there are signs of a slowing economy, but don't call it a recession yet—especially with strong spending and hiring. / Associated Press

Do the wealthy think a recession is coming? According to those in tech, yes. Ask Morgan Stanley and Bank of America wealth managers, and it's a no. / Motherboard, The Wall Street Journal

Let's hear it out: How crypto could change publishing. / Esquire

"The personification of the seagull represents a grave problem." On Jonathan Livingston Seagull, the book everyone was reading 50 years ago this summer. / The New York Times

See also: A day-by-day account on what Ziggy Stardust was up to 50 years ago today. / Twitter

Food writer Diana Kennedy, who helped bring awareness of Mexican cuisine to the rest of the foodie world, has died at 99. / NBC News

"Common edits also include adding fireworks to movie plot summaries or adding fake episodes about fireworks." Wikipedia keeps a public list of users who abuse the edit function. / Boing Boing