How is Tommy Tuberville single-handedly able to shut down confirmations for military leaders? Because of the Senate's arcane unanimous consent rules. / NPR Three artists are suing Shein, accusing the fast-fashion brand of using AI to spot trendy designs and then steal them. / Hyperallergic From lawsuits to
The heat dome over the Southwest US is expected to continue through the weekend, with record-setting temperatures expected on Sunday. / SFGATE Even in Laredo, where locals are used to hot weather, heat-related deaths are climbing. / The New York Times Heat off the Florida coast reaches unprecedented highs, due
Nearly 90 million Americans face heat alerts while Republican Senators complain about climate measures in President Biden's proposed 2024 budget. / The Guardian Scientists at Purdue create a white paint that can reduce the surface temperature on a roof and cool the building beneath it. / The New York Times
Inflation continues to cool in the United States, where consumer prices rose three percent in the year through June. / The Hill A new report says Europe may see heat-related deaths increase to more than 100,000 per summer by midcentury. / Nature Amazon delivery drivers go on strike in Southern
The "Achilles heel of Finnish defense" against Russia is a demilitarized group of islands in the Baltic Sea. / Der Spiegel Related: Why NATO is growing, but not to include Ukraine (for the moment). / Wake Up to Politics A study finds drinking water from nearly half of faucets in
Abortion bans in the US are expected to break an already strained foster system, with up to 11% more children in Texas's foster care by 2040. / Vox Fossil records provide evidence that Earth is now at its hottest—not just in recorded history, but in the past 100,
"The larger threat to Putin's regime may not have been Prigozhin's mutiny itself but the reaction of the military and the security services to that mutiny." / Foreign Affairs Russians rely on Telegram for uncensored news about the war in Ukraine—yet without platform oversight,
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen starts her first day of meetings in China by criticizing the country's "unfair economic practices." / Reuters Syracuse, NY, is about to become an economic test of whether aggressive policies—and $100 billion—can rebuild the United States' manufacturing prowess. / MIT Technology
According to officials, the US intends to supply Ukraine with cluster munitions, which can endanger civilians by spreading unexploded bomblets. / NPR Russian jets harassed US military drones that were carrying out an operation against the Islamic State in Syria. / CBS News How grassroots movements near and (often very) far have
A new database finds more than 1,500 lobbyists working on behalf of fossil-fuel companies while also representing environmental groups. / The Guardian The Earth experienced the hottest day ever recorded on July 3. / Quartz July has already seen 11 mass shootings in the United States. / NPR Israel ends its
