Boeing strikers to vote on 35% pay rise offer from the BBC
About 33,000 unionised workers, mostly in Seattle, will decide this coming week whether to accept the deal.Read More
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How to watch Wales vs. France online for free from Mashable
TL;DR: Stream Wales vs. France in the Six Nations for free on BBC iPlayer. Access this free streaming platform from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN. Wales find themselves just off the bottom of the Six Nations table after three defeats. It’s not going that well, but the mood would change with a victory over…
Thirteen dead in Serbia railway station canopy collapse from the BBC
The outdoor canopy fell on people sitting on benches below in Serbia’s second city Novi Sad.Read More
EcoFlow’s battery-powered A/C and heater combo is too overblown from the Verge Thomas Ricker
The Wave 2 heat pump is very capable for its size, but EcoFlow’s absurd marketing sets unrealistic expectations. Continue reading… Read More
Will Kenyan police officers be able to wrest back control of Haiti from gangs? from NPR Eyder Peralta
The first contingent of Kenyan police officers arrive in Haiti after months of delays. The multinational force is there to curb gangs that have taken over most of the Haitian capital to bring order. Read More
Mpox did not fade away. Africa faces two alarming outbreaks — and lacks vaccines from NPR Melody Schreiber
The Global North has moved on from the mpox scare of 2022. The Global South is seeing outbreaks — and lacks the tools to address stem the virus. (Image credit: Lefty Shivambu) Read More
Iowa floodwaters breach levees as even more rain dumps onto parts of the Midwest from NPR The Associated Press
A vast swath of the Midwest has been under siege from torrential rains while also being hit with a heat wave. Hundreds of people were rescued, homes were damaged, and at least two people have died. (Image credit: Nick Rohlman/The Gazette) Read More
Nesting birds are preventing some people from being able to use their A/C units from NPR Jordan-Marie Smith
It’s nesting season across the nation and birds are taking up residence in and around A/C units. This is especially concerning with the heat dome and heat wave taking over many parts of the U.S. Read More
Mercedes-Benz’s 400kW EV chargers are coming to Starbucks from the Verge Andrew J. Hawkins
Image: Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-Benz and Starbucks are teaming up to install fast electric vehicle chargers at 100 coffee-slinging locations on Interstate 5, which runs along the West Coast from Canada to Mexico. The new stations will be part of the German automaker’s $1 billion plan to build 2,000 new EV charging hubs across the globe. Its…
From the physics of g-force to weightlessness: How it feels to launch into space from NPR Regina G. Barber
We kickoff our series Space Camp with a look at space launches. What does hurtling into space feel like? What physics are involved? And what’s the “junk” in Earth’s orbit? Read More