BBC World
Greek wildfire kills one, injures another, and forces evacuations as firefighters battle a 5km wall of flame - summer in Greece, everyone.
BBC World
14 children killed in Pakistan tuition centre roof collapse; repairs underway on a roof in poor shape - what could possibly go wrong?
The Atlantic
The Supreme Court hands presidents the ultimate pink-slip power over federal agencies, overruling a 1935 precedent and making the 'unitary executive' theory the law of the land. Democracy? Never heard of her.
NYT Arts
A documentary about Robin Byrd, the crochet-bikini-clad queen of public access sex TV, who fought the Reagan administration and won, proving that freedom can be both saucy and nostalgic.
SpaceNews
Commercial space station builder Vast hires a veteran space executive to help navigate NASA's ever-shifting plans for the ISS's successors, while the clock ticks toward 2030.
TechCrunch
AWS is spending a billion of its own dollars to embed engineers in client companies, because apparently AI is still too hard to set up without a babysitter.
ZDNet
Netflix wins on originals and algorithms, but Peacock fights back with sports and a price tag that won't make you weep.
The Guardian Europe
After three years of ownership chaos, the 171-year-old Telegraph is finally bought by Axel Springer for £575m, ending a saga involving unpaid debts, a UAE-backed takeover, and a last-minute German swoop.
ScienceDaily
New paper argues we might be missing alien life because we're looking for space versions of ourselves - and that could lead to accidentally mining over E.T.
The Hill
The family of Charlie Kirk gears up for a preliminary hearing featuring graphic evidence, a chatty roommate, and a debate over courtroom cameras.
Grist
Chicago spends a jaw-dropping $31,000 per lead pipe replacement - six times the national average - thanks to bureaucratic chaos, inefficient contracts, and a permitting process that makes homeowners weep.
The Guardian
Europe's heatwave continues to surprise everyone who wasn't paying attention for the last few decades, but at least we've got better at not dying.
The Hill
Democrats agonize over a Senate candidate with a Nazi tattoo and some regrettable Reddit posts, while the GOP is busy nominating a convicted felon for president. Priorities.
The Guardian Europe
Elon Musk gives away free downloads of Armie Hammer’s allegedly anti-migrant thriller that Germany banned, boosting its profile in the culture war.
BBC World
Venezuelans use pickaxes and bare hands to dig for loved ones after twin earthquakes, while the government announces a color-coded traffic light system for building safety and promises more aid - eventually.
NASA
NASA Ames gives four scientists a pat on the back (and a nice photo op) for doing their jobs exceptionally well - growing algae, measuring bone loss, tracking ozone, and building telescopes.
The Verge
T-Mobile decides to retire its oldest plans, including some from the 3G era, and customers are reacting with the enthusiasm of someone being asked to switch from a flip phone.
BBC Business
UK housing market: unsold homes pile up as mortgage rates spike - thanks, Iran - and buyers play hard to get. Sellers, maybe reconsider that asking price.
ScienceDaily
Scientists develop a new method to study dark energy by analyzing millions of supernovae, because the universe's secrets aren't going to reveal themselves.
BBC World
Monaco's first-ever attack: a bag bomb injures three, suspect scampers to France, and the prince is not amused.
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