Secret U.S. War in Lebanon Is Tinder for Escalation of Israel–Gaza Conflict (theintercept.com)
Argentina’s gig workers are rallying against regulation — and supporting the libertarian candidate (restofworld.org)
Kenyan businesses are dropping the world’s favorite mobile money service (www.semafor.com)
Thought this was interesting. Partially because of raised prices, but apparently mainly because of tax enforcement....
Family of Al Jazeera Gaza bureau chief killed in Israeli air raid (www.aljazeera.com)
Japan investigates foreign YouTubers accused of dodging train fares and stealing food (www.theguardian.com)
Israeli troops briefly enter Gaza as wider ground incursion looms (abcnews.go.com)
Israeli troops and tanks launched a brief ground raid into northern Gaza overnight into Thursday, the military said, striking several militant targets in order to “prepare the battlefield” ahead of a widely expected ground invasion
'Trump Bucks’ promise wealth for MAGA loyalty. Some lose thousands. (www.nbcnews.com)
Oh the money I could make if I didn’t have morals. It turns out some people really are that dumb.
Category 5 Hurricane Otis makes landfall near Acapulco, Mexico (edition.cnn.com)
From CNN link:...
The zero-waste city: what Kiel in Germany can teach the world (www.theguardian.com)
Pilot Who Tried to Kill Flight’s Engines Told Cops He’d Taken Shrooms, Feds Say (www.thedailybeast.com)
Ex-Chief of Staff Mark Meadows granted immunity, tells special counsel he warned Trump about 2020 claims: Sources (abcnews.go.com)
Former NSA employee pleads guilty to attempted selling classified documents to Russia (securityaffairs.com)
Mexico deploys 300 National Guard troopers to area where 13 police officers were killed in an ambush (apnews.com)
Microfinance was meant to help the world’s poor, but in Cambodia, it’s plunging people deeper into debt (theworld.org)
If Israel invades Gaza it will be a disaster for both Palestinians and Israelis | Michael Barnett | The Guardian (www.theguardian.com)
Armenia joins Russia's list of 25 countries where foreigners will be able to open accounts in Russian banks (www.armbanks.am)
The news of Russian Western isolation
Almost half of Russians say salary does not cover basic spending - survey (www.reuters.com)
Ground News - White House says Iran 'actively facilitating' some attacks on US military bases (ground.news)
Surprised this has not been reported more
Alaska Airlines flight diverted, off-duty pilot Joseph Emerson arrested for trying to cut engines midflight, officials say (www.cbsnews.com)
Police chief hails ‘exemplary behavior’ of Arab Israelis amid war with Hamas (www.timesofisrael.com)
Julian Assange to be made honorary citizen of Rome (www.reuters.com)
cross-posted from: lemmus.org/post/1242124...