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Lots of interesting updates from CNN on this, including video of the raid on Prigozhin's office in Saint Petersburg. LIVE UPDATES Russia's war in Ukraine Belarusian President Lukashenko tells CNN Wagner boss is in St. Petersburg, not Belarus as agreed Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin is currently in the Russian city of St. Petersburg, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko told CNN during a press conference with international media in Minsk. In response to a question from CNN's Matthew Chance, Lukashenko said that Wagner forces were at their “regular camps,” implying that they are not in Belarus. “In terms of Yevgeny Prigozhin, he is in St Petersburg. Or maybe this morning he would travel to Moscow or elsewhere,” Lukashenko said. “But he is not on the territory of Belarus now.” READ MORE https://edition.cnn.com/europe/live-news/russia-ukraine-war-news-07-06-23/index.html

When someone calls 911 for police in the upscale beach town of Santa Monica, California, a drone is dispatched from the roof of the station with a push of a button. Officers respond, as well. But most of the time, the drone gets there first — rushing to a set of GPS coordinates punched in by the controller. Sometimes it is there in as fast as 30 seconds. “It’s a fundamental change in the way that we can bring policing services to our city,” said Peter Lashley, a veteran of the force who often pilots the drone from a screen-filled command center inside the police station. READ MORE https://www.nbcnews.com/news/crime-courts/police-drone-911-crime-scene-santa-monica-california-rcna75954

While a little more than half of American adults think they've had COVID-19, the reality is about 77.5% have been infected at least once, new government data shows. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released final estimates for people ages 16 and up for 2022. About 96.7% of adults had antibodies to the virus either from infection, vaccination or a combination of the two, the CDC reported. But U.S. census data shows that only 54.9% of Americans think they have had COVID-19. READ MORE https://www.upi.com/Health_News/2023/07/05/usCOVID-infection-rate/8301688562687/

Well apparently they had suspicions of what it was straight away: Secret Service agents found the powder Sunday during a routine sweep of the White House; it was in a small, clear plastic bag on the floor in a heavily trafficked area, according to three people Officials immediately suspected the powder was an illicit drug because of how it was packaged, two of the unnamed sources said. Many staffers and official visitors enter the White House through the lobby where the drug was found. https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2023-07-05/suspicious-powder-white-house-cocaine-biden-away https://archive.ph/3JQ5I

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This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license. Ever fancied cruising on two wheels entirely in the nude? Probably not. But if the answer is yes, look no further – the World Naked Bike Ride is returning to Cardiff this week. Up to 150 participants will be bearing all as they ride past the city’s landmarks. And it isn’t just for the sake of going au naturel. The World Naked Bike Ride was born as a nude protest focused on body positivity, better infrastructure for cyclists and fossil-fuel use (name a more iconic trio!) Regular participants also say it makes for a pretty exhilarating day out. Before you ask: yes, the event is perfectly legal. Public nudity is only illegal in the UK if it is deliberately intended to harass, alarm or cause distress. READ MORE https://www.timeout.com/uk/news/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-2023-cardiff-world-naked-bike-ride-062823

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If you’ve even a mild interest in luxury handbags, you’ve likely heard of the Chanel classic flap bag or the Hermes Birkin. But you’ve perhaps not heard of the Microscopic Handbag by MSCHF. At less than 0.03 inches wide, the teensy, tiny “Microscopic Handbag” by New York-based art collective MSCHF is so small that the human eye can hardly see it when it’s atop a fingertip. And, yet, it still sold for more than $60,000 at an auction this week. Neon green and made via 3D printer using 2-photon polymerization printing methods, the bag – which is modeled after Louis Vuitton’s famed OnTheGo tote – is viewable through a microscope. READ MORE https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2023/jun/29/microscopic-louis-vuitton-bag-sells-for-more-than-60000

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Wiki File Image The White House offered measured support for the idea of studying how to block sunlight from hitting Earth’s surface as a way to limit global warming, in a congressionally mandated report that could help bring efforts once confined to science fiction into the realm of legitimate debate. The controversial concept known as solar radiation modification is a potentially effective response to fighting climate change, but one that could have unknown side effects stemming from altering the chemical makeup of the atmosphere, some scientists say. The White House report released late Friday indicates that the Biden administration is open to studying the possibility that altering sunlight might quickly cool the planet. READ MORE https://www.politico.com/news/2023/07/01/white-house-cautiously-opens-door-to-study-blocking-suns-rays-to-slow-global-warming-ee-00104513

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More settlements from Fox. Fox News settles suit by Tucker Carlson’s former booker for $12 million Fox News has settled a lawsuit from former producer Abby Grossberg, who accused the network of tolerating a hostile work environment during her time as the chief booker for Tucker Carlson’s show, for $12 million. “While I stand by my publicly filed claims and allegations, in light of today’s settlement … pursuant to which I have now withdrawn those claims, I am heartened that Fox News has taken me and my legal claims seriously,” Grossberg said in a statement Friday afternoon. “I am hopeful, based on our discussions with Fox News today, that this resolution represents a positive step by the network regarding its treatment of women and minorities in the workplace.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2023/06/30/abby-grossberg-tucker-carlson-settlment/

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Canada's worst wildfire season ever Mike Flannigan, a veteran wildfire researcher at Thompson Rivers University, told Axios' Andrew Freedman that this year is Canada's worst fire season since reliable record-keeping began in 1959. In a typical year, fires burn an area about the size of Massachusetts. But this year, that area is already close to the size of South Carolina, Flannigan said. "If you live in downtown New York or Toronto or Washington, your place isn't going to be burned down from wildland fire," Flannigan said. "But smoke from fires thousands of miles away can make your life miserable." The big picture: Because of their size, locations and behavior, many of the fires are not expected to be extinguished anytime soon — whether by firefighters or a major shift in weather conditions — until after summer ends. READ MORE https://www.axios.com/2023/06/30/canada-wildfire-crisis-active-acres-record

In preparation for the fall, Zelensky and top aides have begun thinking about how Kyiv can force an end to the fighting on terms that are acceptable to Russia and the Ukrainian people, who have been subjected to a year and a half of violence, forced displacement, atrocities, and food and electricity shortages. In an ideal scenario favored by Kyiv, Ukraine’s military would gain leverage over Russia by advancing troops and powerful weapons to the edge of Ukraine’s boundary with Crimea — holding hostage the peninsula that is home to Russia’s prized Black Sea Fleet. “If Ukraine has the capability to target additional important airfields, bridges, rail lines and logistics hubs, they can make it more difficult for Russia to sustain the war,” said Lee, the military analyst. In agreeing not to take Crimea by force, Kyiv would then demand that Russia accept whatever security guarantees Ukraine can secure from the West, said Ukrainian officials. READ MORE https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/06/30/cia-director-burns-ukraine-counteroffensive/ No Paywall Archive Link