Week in politics: Trump addresses the RNC, more Democrats call for Biden to step down from NPR Scott Simon
Donald Trump capped the Republican National Convention this week, while Joe Biden faced calls to exit the presidential race. Read More
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Automaker Rivian pauses construction of its $5 billion electric truck plant in Georgia from ABC
Electric truck maker Rivian says it’s pausing construction of a $5 billion manufacturing plant in GeorgiaRead More
Israeli strikes on north Gaza leave at least 87 dead or missing: Gaza health ministry from NPR The Associated Press
Israeli strikes on multiple homes in the northern Gaza Strip overnight and into Sunday left at least 87 people dead or missing, the territory’s Health Ministry said. (Image credit: Mahmoud Illean/AP) Read More
Singapore Airshow to feature aerial displays and the international debut of China’s C919 from ABC
The Singapore Airshow – Asia’s largest – kicks off Tuesday with an array of aerial displays including some by China’s COMAC C919 narrow-body airlinerRead More
Some of the best all-in-one robot vacs are up to 50 percent off for Prime Day from the Verge Jennifer Pattison Tuohy
Robot vacuums with multifunctional docks that make cleaning virtually handsfree — like the Dreame L20 Ultra — are seeing some serious discounts this Prime Day. | Photo by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge Robot vacuums have come a long way since their bump-and-roll days, when they had to be rescued whenever they encountered a…
Israeli kibbutz struggles to heal, one year after 7 October from the BBC
A year since scores of people were killed here, the collective is splintered – psychologically and physically.Read More
Dissecting the GOP platform and what a 2nd Trump term would look like from NPR Steve Inskeep
NPR’s Steve Inskeep talks to Washington Post columnist Phillip Bump about if the Republican Party’s platform, and a policy document called Project 2025 offer clues about Trump’s second-term agenda. Read More
One-third of DHS’s border surveillance cameras don’t even work from the Verge Gaby Del Valle
Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photos from Getty Images The House Committee on Homeland Security is looking into Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) surveillance network in the wake of a report that nearly one-third of the agency’s cameras along the US-Mexico border don’t work. Privacy advocates say this is just the latest instance of…
Amazon argues that national labor board is unconstitutional, joining SpaceX and Trader Joe’s from ABC
Amazon is arguing in a legal filing that the 88-year-old National Labor Relations Board is unconstitutionalRead More
Boost your productivity with this AI-powered tool — now just £22 for life from Mashable
TL;DR: Tackle even the lengthiest to-do lists with a lifetime subscription to Taskio AI Productivity Tool, on sale for just £21.57 (reg. £686.40) through May 22. That’s a savings of 96%. With the summer holiday season fast approaching, it will be harder and harder to stay focused on the tasks at hand. If you need…