Kyiv police detain journalist investigating corruption over draft violation, which his newsroom says doesn’t exist
Ukrainian police handcuffed an investigative journalist over a draft violation, which his newsroom says does not exist. On 27 July in Kyiv, police detained hromadske journalist Yevhen Shulhat, stopping the taxi he was riding in. At hromadske, Shulhat investigated corruption, including alleged cases involving members of Ukraine’s law enforcement agencies.Continue Reading
Lithuania proposes to implement special test for Russian and Belarusian artists and academics who enter state. Those who don’t pass will be banned
Lithuania wants Russians who performed in occupied Ukraine to sign a declaration condemning the war or stay out. Lithuania’s Foreign Ministry has proposed amending the national sanctions law with new restrictions on Russians and Belarusians who support the war against Ukraine, including barring them from entering the country, the BalticContinue Reading
Mamdani tackles cost of living crisis in New York with 30% discounts
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has announced a new plan to sell discounted grocery baskets at city-run stores., Mamdani tackles cost of living crisis in New York with 30% discounts NewsFeed New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has announced a new plan to sell grocery baskets at city-run storesContinue Reading
Malaysia detains more than 100 Rohingya seeking help from the UN
Malaysian police have detained more than 100 Rohingya refugees and asylum seekers who were seeking help from the UN., Malaysia detains more than 100 Rohingya seeking help from the UN NewsFeed Malaysian police have detained more than 100 Rohingya refugees and asylum seekers who were seeking help from the UNContinue Reading
Mission Center adds battery, partition and power draw info
A new version of Linux system monitoring app Mission Center is available for download, adding new hardware stats, first-run setup prompt and bug fixes. Mission Center 1.2.0 adds a new Battery page in the Performance tab, surfaces per-partition usage details on the Disk page with free and used space andContinue Reading
Hackers are compromising hotel Wi-Fi gateways to hijack Microsoft 365 accounts
Traveling enterprise employees beware: Think twice before you log onto that oh-so-convenient public Wi-Fi. Since at least June, threat actors have been compromising “captive” Wi-Fi gateways and other portal appliances at hotels, conference centers, and similar shared venues to hijack users’ Microsoft 365 accounts, according to the ReliaQuest Threat ResearchContinue Reading
Samsung’s entry into AI-powered glasses forces CISOs to again consider corporate risk
Now that Samsung has jumped into the crowded AI-powered glasses arena alongside Apple, Google, Meta, and others, CISOs and IT leaders are again having to think through whether it makes sense to establish enterprise restrictions on such devices, given the likely data leakage and privacy and compliance issues. And evenContinue Reading
Smoke Blankets Oregon
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Berlin Pride Attack Leaves One Dead as Community Mourns
What began as a celebration of LGBTQ+ visibility in Berlin ended in violence Saturday night when a driver rammed a minivan into crowds gathered near the city’s annual Christopher Street Day Pride celebrations. One person was killed, and 29 people were injured in the attack near Berlin’s Tiergarten park, accordingContinue Reading
Michigan dad fatally shoots his wife and 6 kids before killing himself, authorities say
The bodies were found Friday inside the Grand Haven residence, police said, and the children were 5 to 15 years old., Read More NBC NewsContinue Reading
Spain wildfires leave destruction across Ávila province
Firefighters battle wildfires in central Spain as burned homes, cars and scorched landscapes reveal the devastation across Ávila province., Read MoreContinue Reading
Ukraine’s Zelenskyy set to meet The Traitor as Iran and Ukraine wars converge
The US Senate will vote Tuesday on Russian sanctions, days after Ukraine attacked an Iranian vessel in the Caspian Sea., The US Senate will vote Tuesday on Russian sanctions, days after Ukraine attacked an Iranian vessel in the Caspian Sea. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is expected to meet United StatesContinue Reading
US warns hundreds of Boeing jets may require seat safety inspections
US regulator warns of Boeing 737 MAX seat safety concerns, calls for inspection of 453 US-registered jets., Regulator proposes checks on 453 US-registered jets over seats that may be incorrectly installed. The US aviation authority has warned that seats on hundreds of Boeing 737 MAX planes could have been installedContinue Reading