Seattle cheesemonger leads underdog Team USA to world championship
Next week, Northwest cheesemongers will fight for France’s Mondial du Fromage. The U.S. is small cheese in this arena: No American has won the elite tournament.
Month: August 2023
Gabon election results were a ‘smokescreen’ for soldiers to oust unpopular president, analysts say
The ouster of Gabon’s president by mutinous soldiers appears to have been well organized and capitalized on the population’s grievances against the government as an excuse to seize power, analysts said.
Louisiana woman arrested for stabbing grandfather in face because he asked her to take a shower
After her grandparents spoke to her about her hygiene, Carrington Harris reportedly ‘began damaging property inside the house and then turned the power off from outside’
Mexico Says, ‘No Way,’ as Trump, Others Vow to Send US Military to Fight Cartels
The leading Republican candidates for president want to unleash military strikes inside Mexico against the cartels — with or without Mexico’s permission — and have not voiced concern about the likely blowback.
Fintech giant Wise allowed Russia sanctions target to withdraw money, U.K. government says
An individual on the U.K.’s Russia sanctions list was allowed to make a withdrawal of £250 ($316.63) from a business account on Wise, a government body said.
Uvalde mayor sues district attorney claiming ‘cover-up’ in school shooting investigation
This is the second time the mayor has taken legal action against the district attorney
How to add pop-up block exceptions in Firefox
If you find blocking pop-ups in Firefox causes some sites to not function properly, you can add exceptions to get around the issue. Here’s how.
NHS managers who let surgeon work after serious complaints called to resign
Damning report finds NHS Tayside did not adequately monitor neurosurgeon Sam EljamelHealth board management who let a neurosurgeon continue operating on patients despite knowing of serious complaints against him are facing calls for their resignation.A…
Iceland resumes whale hunting under stricter rules to ‘improve animal welfare’
Iceland’s government said that whaling could resume Friday with stricter conditions and monitoring, after it decided not to extend a temporary two-month ban imposed amid animal welfare concerns.
A look at Starfield, a game by Microsoft’s Bethesda with 1,000 explorable planets, set for September 6 after a 10-month delay, as Microsoft needs an Xbox hit (New York Times)
New York Times:
A look at Starfield, a game by Microsoft’s Bethesda with 1,000 explorable planets, set for September 6 after a 10-month delay, as Microsoft needs an Xbox hit — The stakes are high for Bethesda’s newest role-playing g…