US threatens EU with devastating retaliation if Brussels curbs Starlink spectrum access

Russia frees US citizen Stephen Hubbard, state media reports

Stephen Hubbard has been taken to Pulkovo Airport, Putin said during talks with US envoy Steve Witkoff.

Witkoff to present Putin with peace proposal after talks with Zelensky – Axios

1. Witkoff to present Putin with peace proposal after talks with Zelensky  Axios
2. US envoy arrives in Russia ahead of meeting with Putin as Zelensky says intelligence sharing ‘works now’  BBC
3. US envoy Witkoff meets with Putin in effort to advance proposals to end war in Ukraine  CNN
4. US envoy Witkoff lands in Russia for talks with Vladimir Putin about Ukraine – Europe live  The Guardian
5. Witkoff heads to Russia for Putin talks as Zelenskyy insists ‘nothing about Ukraine without Ukraine’  CNBC

Actor Christina Applegate reveals she was misdiagnosed with multiple sclerosis

The Internet goes on high alert after discovery of 8 compromised TLS certs

Musk chose to restrict Ukraine’s access to SpaceX satellite network, sources say

United Nations report highlights significant increase in U.S. climate pollution – NPR

1. United Nations report highlights significant increase in U.S. climate pollution  NPR
2. As climate summit approaches, UN reports existing 1.5C warming limit is no longer achievable  CNN
3. UN projections say world is losing ground in fight to curb climate change, faulting US a bit  AP News
4. UN sees higher global warming, even in best-case scenario  Reuters
5. World must cut emissions by 18% in four years ‘to find our way back’, UN says  The Guardian

Election Dispatches: Vast Sums Flood Races as Republicans Try Fending Off Democratic Charge – The New York Times

1. Election Dispatches: Vast Sums Flood Races as Republicans Try Fending Off Democratic Charge  The New York Times
2. The Wealthy Donors Fueling Trump’s Final Election Push  WSJ
3. Trump, Bloomberg ramp up spending ahead of midterms  Reuters
4. Trump’s super PAC spent nearly a quarter billion dollars to help Republicans  Politico
5. Trump says his political operation is spending $400 million on midterms  The Washington Post

Lawsuit: Portland nail salon gave a customer herpes for second time in two years

Ohio governor’s race in uproar over ad featuring Democrat’s estranged mother – The Washington Post

1. Ohio governor’s race in uproar over ad featuring Democrat’s estranged mother  The Washington Post
2. Vivek Ramaswamy Campaign Will Spend $4 Million To Air Amy Acton Mother Attack Ad  Forbes
3. Ramaswamy takes credit for attack ad featuring Acton’s estranged mother  WAVY.com
4. Ramaswamy takes responsibility for ad with Amy Acton’s mother and will spend millions to promote it  AP News
5. Ohio gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton’s campaign condemns ad featuring her estranged mother  Politico

So, as it Turns Out, America Lost the Cold War

‘Trash Island’ or DC landmark? How a golf course got Trump in a messy legal dispute – BBC

1. ‘Trash Island’ or DC landmark? How a golf course got Trump in a messy legal dispute  BBC
2. Trump calls judge in East Potomac case a ‘crazed lunatic’ as interior official testifies on who ordered hundreds of trees cut at historic golf course  WUSA9
3. Judge Trump called a ‘lunatic’ abruptly backs off demand after showdown with DOJ No. 3  Fox News
4. Trump’s D.C. Golf Course Renovation Plan Has Many Residents Feeling Discouraged  The New York Times
5. Amid attacks by Trump, judge weighs golf course plan in tense hearing  The Washington Post

Zelenskyy on Trump, Xi and Putin meeting: They have the right to meet, but not to discuss Ukraine without us

‘How hard could it be?’: Kelowna candidate with viral signs gets elected

New ad turns GOP’s anti-trans attacks against Republicans

Father leaves 4-month-old baby alone in parked car to argue with baby’s mother at a bar, police say

Cops raid office of RFK Jr. allies planning “unethical” vaccine trial on babies

Musk ordered Starlink slowdown for Ukraine: WSJ

Colorado’s wildlife crossing system cut wildlife collisions on Interstate 25 by 91%. A stretch that averaged 32 crashes a year has seen just two in 10 months, while a 200 foot wide bridge covered in grass reconnects 39,000 acres of habitat with five underpasses and miles of fencing.

Canada is protecting 81,400 hectares of northern Ontario taiga forest and peatlands, an area 1.3 times the size of Toronto, safeguarding habitat for at risk wildlife and 30 million tonnes of stored carbon, equal to the annual emissions of about 34 million passenger vehicles.

Nicolas Cage battling sinkhole that threatens his Malibu home

Canadian who stole a Las Vegas flamingo after drinking ’30 to 40′ beers convicted of animal cruelty

In southern Italy, solar panels over a working vineyard produced clean electricity while shaded grapevines grew clusters 2.5 times heavier and supported roughly twice as many wild plant species, showing how farming and renewable energy can share land while benefiting biodiversity.

Americans, this is your chance to slap down the tech broligarchs

Russia Claims Peace Deal Would Mean End of Zelensky’s ‘Regime’