Russia and Ukraine Intensify Attacks

Published: Sun, 08/06/23

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Russia and Ukraine Intensify Attacks

Aljazeera

At least three people have been killed during a night of intense air raids and shelling as Russian and Ukrainian forces escalated their attacks following a strike by Kyiv on a Russian tanker in the Black Sea.

ESPN

The NBPA said that a $50,000 donation made by the Orlando Magic to a super PAC supporting DeSantis' presidential campaign was "alarming given recent comments and policies of its beneficiary."

Tuesday Mega Millions Might Set Record

ABC7

The jackpot is so hard to win because of the 1-in-302.6 million odds of matching the numbers on five white balls and a separate mega ball. The odds are better to win smaller prizes, which start at $2.

Noah Gragson Suspended By NASCAR

Nascar

Legacy Motor Club announced that it has suspended NASCAR Cup Series driver Noah Gragson for “actions that do not represent the values of our team” and violating the member conduct section.

CBS News

The FDA announced it has approved the first oral treatment for postpartum depression. The drug is a once-a-day pill that will be branded as Zurzuvae by drugmakers Sage Therapeutics and Biogen.

New York Times

The only issue that Americans on all sides of our vast political divide seem to agree on is that we cannot agree on anything. Even basic facts have become matters of opinion.

USA Today

As Trump made more threats against opponents in the wake of a third indictment, special counsel Jack Smith asked a judge for a protective order against the ex-president.

CNN

Most Americans oppose Congress authorizing additional funding to support Ukraine in its war with Russia, as the public splits over whether the US has already done enough to assist Ukraine.

Rising Star Wrote for White Supremacists

Huff Post
A prominent conservative writer used a pen name for years to write for white supremacist publications and was a formative voice during the rise of the racist “alt-right.”

BBC
A Russian tanker with 11 crew members has been hit in a Ukrainian attack in the Black Sea. Officials said the vessel's engine room was damaged in the overnight strike in the Kerch Strait.

The Hill
On X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, users complained about their disappearing funds. One bank customer said they saw the news right as they noticed their deposits weren’t in their account.

Daily Mail
The swimmer and women's sports advocate Riley Gaines has revealed that her trans competitor Lia Thomas is so well-endowed that she had to 'refrain from looking' at her crotch in the locker room.

Washington Post
“Barbenheimer” may have broken box office records, but it also highlighted a very real problem with widespread reports of drunken outbursts, rampant cellphone use and exhibitionism.

The Athletic
Philadelphia Eagles offensive guard Josh Sills was found not guilty of rape and kidnapping charges in the Guernsey County (Ohio) Court of Common Pleas on Friday.

CTV News
Police are warning residents to stay away from a west-end Toronto park after at least nine people were injured when a protest of a cultural festival turned violent.

The Wrap
Oscar-winning actress Jamie Lee Curtis is reiterating her full support for the SAG-AFTRA strike after days-old comments began spreading on social media that incorrectly pegged her as “neutral.”

Jamie Foxx Apologizes for Jesus Post

Entertainment Weekly
Jamie Foxx is apologizing after sharing a message on his Instagram that some called anti-Semitic. "I want to apologize to the Jewish community and everyone who was offended by my post," Foxx wrote.

CNN
The number of older Americans living alone is on the rise. Nearly 16 million people aged 65 and older in the US lived solo in 2022, three times as many who lived alone in that age group in the 1960s.

Politico
When the Forward Party launched in 2022, it defined itself as a movement designed to break through a dysfunctional two-party system that catered to the ideological fringes.

The Week
NASA said Friday that it had fully restored communications with the Voyager 2 deep spacecraft, weeks after a mistaken command from flight controllers accidentally caused the probe to go dark.

On Risks and Catastrophes

By Scott Jackson, PhD

From the Space Shuttle to the Titan submersible, Scott Jackson probes the hidden assumptions behind some of history's most devastating technological failures, and asks whether engineers are truly asking the right questions about risk.