Popcorn With Zenger: ‘Jungle Cruise’ Is A Boring Adventure
Emily Blunt is the only redeeming feature in this big-budget advertisement for Disney theme parks.
VIDEO: Call The Pool-ice: Cops Capture Baby Alligator In A Family’s Hot Tub
Little snapper caught chilling out and returned to the wild.
VIDEO: Deputy Under Investigation After Pinning Teen Girl On The Ground
The Texas deputy, who had received calls saying the 18-year-old was jumping in front of cars, believed she might be suicidal.
VIDEO: Quarter Smack: Hero Cop Football Tackles Suspected Gunman
Suspect allegedly shot two women in a car park and begged police, “Kill me.”
Drought Will Force Western US To Rethink Water Use, Experts Say
Rising heat and dry conditions are reducing the water available for farming — as well as for once abundant salmon populations.
Using Artificial Intelligence For Greenhouses Can Boost Plant Growth, Efforts To Farm Locally
Fermata’s new tech cuts disease-related harvest loss by 30 to 40 percent and makes plant monitoring automatic.
BUSINESS BRIEFS
How To Win A Nobel Prize: Lessons For Executives From Robert Mundell
Professor Mundell’s life suggests four lessons for the budding Nobel laureate in each of us.
U.S. Demand For Oil And Gas Stumbles, But Does Not Fall
Demand for refined petroleum products such as gasoline are still not yet at pre-pandemic levels.
TikTok Is The New Frontier For Advertisers
Companies need to adapt to a new platform’s reach and opportunities.
Relief Coming For Gas Prices, But Be Patient
California, with gas prices topping $4 per gallon, is skewing the national average higher.
Riding Growth Of Liquefied Natural Gas, US Stays Atop Worldwide Petroleum Production
As overseas countries move away from coal, American gas exporters are lowering costs.
Not So Quackers: Goose Flying Upside Down Is Simply Showing Off, Say Experts
Waterfowl’s acrobatics could also help it avoid predators.
VIDEO: Flattop Flagship: UK’s Queen Elizabeth Leads War Games Fleet With Indian Navy
Two-day exercise is a show of strength to counter Chinese aggression in the region.
Jawsome: Scientists Reveal 325 Million-Year-Old Shark’s Tooth Is From A New Species
Austria’s oldest shark teeth show a global climate crisis after two supercontinents drifted together.
Spotted Hyenas Pass Down Social Ties And Classes, Study Finds
Research finds “overwhelming evidence that social connections of offspring are similar to those of the mother.”
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Politics
Mexico Holds Referendum To Decide Whether To ‘Prosecute’ Former Presidents
The plebiscite poses legal and logistical challenges; popular opinion over its implementation is divided.
Texas Democrats Tell Congress Democracy Is Under Attack In The Lone Star State
Republicans say the Democrats have shirked responsibility by fleeing the state to stop new voting laws passing.
Business Call To Boost Economy With Immigration Reform Puts GOP Leaders In Pickle
Republicans run risk of angering part of voter base with handling of issue.
World
Long Queues And Dearth Of Covid-19 Jabs In Nepal
Hundreds of Nepalese were seen queuing in lines outside vaccination centers to get their jabs.
US House Passes Bill Prohibiting Map That Shows Taiwan As Chinese Territory
China recently opposed a meeting between US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama in India.
Indian Court Adjourns Hearing On Pleas Of WhatsApp, Facebook Challenging IT Rules
The pleas have been adjourned till August 27.
Offbeat
The Grate Escape: Dog Who Chased Rat Down A Drainhole Saved By Firefighters
Terrified pooch had to be sedated by a vet before rescuers could pull it free.
Whistle-Blower Video Shows Harrowing Animal Suffering In Spanish Testing Lab
NGO claims that Spain conducted 817,742 experiments on animals in 2019, with 12 percent for the regulatory testing of medicines.
Hellish Conditions On Austrian Pig Farm Exposed In Shocking Footage
Dead piglets can also be seen rotting in harsh conditions, which are later collected by employees and placed in plastic buckets.
Science
Common Floral Bacteria Can Induce Pollen Germination: Study
Researchers at the University of California reveal certain species of floral bacteria enhances pollen germination.
Motivation Depends On How Brain Processes Fatigue
Study shows that the willingness to work is not static, and depends upon the fluctuating rhythms of fatigue.
Metabolic Syndrome Linked To Increased Risk Of Second Stroke, Death
People with metabolic syndrome are at higher risk for having a second stroke and death.
Tech
Indian Auto Component Industry To Witness 20-23 Percent Growth In FY22: Rating Agency ICRA
Chip shortages, slow vaccination rollout in some regions and logistics challenges could still hamper the growth, the report said.
OnePlus 9T Will Not Release This Year, Leaks Suggest
Reports suggest that the reason for the delay in launch is the chip shortage faced by a lot of smartphone manufacturers.
WhatsApp Testing New Feature To Let IOS Users Transfer Chat History To Android Phone
The option is currently available between phones running the same operating system.
Business
Global Banks Show Tantalizing Signs Of Stability: S&P
S&P estimates that a return to pre-Covid-19 levels of financial strength will not occur until 2023 or beyond.
South Australia’s Local Covid-19 Cluster Grows Two Days After Lockdown Ended
State health officials have called for caution after two more infections were added to the latest cluster of Covid-19 cases.
Reopening In Australia With 50 Percent Vaxed “Kills 30,000”
The Grattan Institute said their modeling shows Australia cannot reopen until the nation has an 80 percent vaccinated population.