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- Japan will no longer require floppy disks for submitting some official documentswww.engadget.com Japan will no longer require floppy disks for submitting some official documents
Japan will no longer force businesses to put data on floppy disks when they submit certain official documents.
- Chicago man seeks $75 million in damages after his 'local dating life' gets called out on Facebookwww.thefocus.news Chicago man seeks $75 million in damages after his 'local dating life' gets called out on Facebook
A man has filed a lawsuit over a post shared on the Facebook group, Are We Dating the Same Guy, and seeking $75 million in damages.
- Canadian police warn that posting videos of alleged package thieves could be ‘violation' of their privacywww.foxnews.com Canadian police warn that posting videos of alleged package thieves could be ‘violation' of their privacy
A provincial police officer, Lt. Benoit Richard warned Canadian citizens against posting video footage of alleged porch thefts, because it could violate the thieves' privacy.
- Poison expert indicted on murder charges in his wife's fatal poisoningscrippsnews.com Poison expert indicted on murder charges in his wife's fatal poisoning
A Minnesota doctor and poison specialist faces upgraded murder charges in the death of his wife, who authorities say died after being poisoned by a drug her husband had recently researched.
- TSA director arrested by US Customs and Border Protectionwww.foxnews.com TSA director arrested by US Customs and Border Protection
A high-ranking officer of the Transportation Security Administration was arrested last month in an Atlanta airport on an outstanding warrant from Port St. Lucie, Florida.
- Francophone Belgian couple caught in bureaucratic struggle to prove they speak Frenchwww.cnn.com Francophone Belgian couple caught in bureaucratic struggle to prove they speak French | CNN
A couple from the French-speaking part of Belgium wanted to become naturalizedFrench citizens but found themselves with the most French of problems – a bureaucratic struggle to prove to the French state that they do speak French their ...
- Vietnam fines TikToker $300 for saying Angkor Wat is in Thailandasia.nikkei.com Vietnam fines TikToker $300 for saying Angkor Wat is in Thailand
Online influencer accused of distorting Cambodia's culture for clickbait
- Chief executive of collapsed crypto fund HyperVerse does not appear to existwww.theguardian.com Chief executive of collapsed crypto fund HyperVerse does not appear to exist
Steven Reece Lewis was introduced to investors with an impressive list of qualifications and achievements, but no organisation cited can find any record of him
- Vietnam Pledges Human Rights Reform by Year 2099www.newsweek.com Vietnam pledges human rights reform by year 2099
Freedom House gave Vietnam a score of 19 out of 100 in the 2023 edition of its Freedom in the World report.
- Robbers' getaway car stolen as they're robbing Colorado check chasing store, police saywww.usatoday.com Robbers' getaway car stolen as they're robbing Colorado check chasing store, police say
"In an unexpected and ironic twist," police say, while the thieves went to work, a carjacker jumped into their getaway vehicle outside and fled.
- Paraguay official resigns after signing agreement with fictional countrywww.theguardian.com Paraguay official resigns after signing agreement with fictional country
Arnaldo Chamorro replaced after he signed ‘proclamation’ with representatives of fugitive Indian guru’s fake country
- Man shocked to discover source of headaches for 5 months is pair of chopsticks inside his skullwww.foxnews.com Man shocked to discover source of headaches for 5 months is pair of chopsticks inside his skull
A man in Vietnam was surprised to find that the cause of his severe headaches for five months was a pair of chopsticks lodged inside his skull.
- FDA warns chemical company not to mix brake cleaner into hand sanitizerarstechnica.com FDA warns chemical company not to mix brake cleaner into hand sanitizer
It's not the first time the regulatory agency chided the chemical company for this.
- These magnificent purple and green lights aren’t auroras. This is Stevewww.cnn.com These magnificent purple and green lights aren’t auroras. This is Steve | CNN
Research of the phenomenon called Steve has been driven by citizen photographers. As the solar maximum approaches, there could be even more opportunities to spot it.
- Baseball great Ichiro Suzuki throws shutout against a high school girls’ team in Japan | CNNwww.cnn.com Baseball great Ichiro Suzuki throws shutout against a high school girls’ team in Japan | CNN
He may have retired from professional baseball four years ago, but Ichiro Suzuki certainly hasn’t lost his appetite for the game.
- Biden admin plan to release 7 grizzly bears annually near rural communities faces widespread backlashnypost.com Biden admin plan to release 7 grizzly bears annually near rural communities faces widespread backlash: ‘Broad diet means they can harm anyone’
A wide range of advocacy groups are opposing a Biden administration plan to release grizzly bears in a Washington forest area near rural communities.
- Fights erupt outside Museum of Tolerance after screening of film on Hamasabc7.com Fights erupt outside Museum of Tolerance after screening of film on Hamas
Police had to break up multiple fights that erupted outside LA's Museum of Tolerance after the screening of a film depicting the Hamas attack on Israel.
- Australian farmer Colin Deveraux survives crocodile attack by biting backwww.bbc.com Australian farmer Colin Deveraux survives crocodile attack by biting back
Colin Deveraux has spent a month in an Australian hospital and admits he is lucky to be alive.
- Tourist accidentally sparks bomb scare with wrong translation for ‘pomegranate’nypost.com Tourist accidentally sparks bomb scare with wrong translation for ‘pomegranate’
A tourist accidentally sparked a bomb scare at a restaurant by mistranslating the local word for “pomegranate.”
- Cardiff students’ union bans chinos and blue shirts after violencewww.theguardian.com Cardiff students’ union bans chinos and blue shirts after violence
Incident at university clubbing night leads to preppy staples being barred from union premises
- Man arrested for faking heart attack 20 times at restaurants to avoid paying bill, reports saywww.livenowfox.com Man arrested for faking heart attack 20 times at restaurants to avoid paying bill, reports say
Most recently, the man tried the ruse after ordering a seafood paella and two whiskeys at a restaurant in Spain, according to local news outlets, citing police.
- How not to hire a North Korean plant posing as a techiewww.theregister.com How not to hire a North Korean plant posing as a techie
Advise turning off and never using remote desktop protocol, prohibiting private VPNs, not trusting recruiters’ due diligence
- Cocaine Is Set to Overtake Oil to Become Colombia’s Main Exportwww.bloomberg.com Cocaine Is Set to Overtake Oil to Become Colombia’s Main Export
Cocaine is set to become Colombia’s main export, overtaking oil, as production of the narcotic continues to expand as the government take a more lenient policy regarding drugs, according to estimates by Bloomberg Economics.
- ‘Meteorite’ crater on Dublin beach turns out to be hole dug by beachgoers during sunny spellwww.independent.ie ‘Meteorite’ crater on Dublin beach turns out to be hole dug by beachgoers during sunny spell
A “cosmic meteorite” which was reported on Portmarnock beach has turned out to be a hole dug by a small group of men during the sunny spell over the weekend.
- Chicago TV news crew robbed at gunpoint while reporting on armed robberieschicago.suntimes.com Chicago TV news crew robbed at gunpoint while reporting on armed robberies
A reporter and a photographer for Univision Chicago had a camera, two bags containing equipment and a personal backpack stolen. No injuries were reported.
- Space junk targeted for cleanup mission was hit by different space junk, making more space junkwww.theregister.com Space debris targeted for cleanup mission hit by space junk
Of all the spacecraft in all the orbits around the world, it slams into mine
- Georgia Man Arrested for Stealing His Neighbors' Entire Front Porchthemessenger.com Georgia Man Arrested for Stealing His Neighbors' Entire Front Porch
A Georgia man is facing a felony charge after he was accused of stealing a full wooden porch from his neighbor.
- Supermarket AI meal planner app suggests recipe that would create chlorine gaswww.theguardian.com Supermarket AI meal planner app suggests recipe that would create chlorine gas
Pak ‘n’ Save’s Savey Meal-bot cheerfully created unappealing recipes when customers experimented with non-grocery household items
- Chinese zoo denies its sun bears are humans dressed in costumeswww.theguardian.com Chinese zoo denies its sun bears are humans dressed in costumes
Hangzhou zoo insists animals are real after video of one standing on hind legs triggers online speculation
- Real Estate Agent Fined $20,000 For Chugging Container of Milk In Seller's Housewww.complex.com Real Estate Agent Fined $20,000 For Chugging Container of Milk In Seller's House
Several clients also dropped him as an agent following the incident.
- Hong Kongers urged to stare at smokers in a disapproving way to help create a tobacco-free citynews.sky.com Hong Kongers urged to stare at smokers in a disapproving way to help create a tobacco-free city
Professor Lo Chung-mau, the territory's health minister, said someone who lit up in a restaurant would be unlikely to "hit back" if everyone stared at them.
- Cruise line apologizes after dozens of whales slaughtered in front of passengersabcnews.go.com Cruise line apologizes after dozens of whales slaughtered in front of passengers
A cruise line has apologized to its passengers after one of their ships arrived in the middle of a whale hunt where dozens of the animals were being slaughtered.
- Burger King Thailand introduces ‘real cheeseburger’ with 20 cheese slices, no meatnextshark.com Burger King Thailand introduces ‘real cheeseburger’ with 20 cheese slices, no meat
The limited-time burger is available until Aug. 20
- Taliban Endorses Twitter Over Threadswww.vice.com Taliban Endorses Twitter Over Threads
"Other platforms cannot replace it," said a senior member of the Taliban in a tweet, explaining that Meta is "intolerant."
- Machine Gun Kelly Fulfills Fan’s Wish by Punching Him in the Facewww.billboard.com Machine Gun Kelly Fulfills Fan’s Wish by Punching Him in the Face
“I love you,” MGK assured the fan after the punch.
- Wisconsin's governor vetoes hyphen to increase school funding for 400 yearsnationalpost.com Wisconsin's governor vetoes hyphen to increase school funding for 400 years
Gov. Tony Evers vetoes a '20' and the hyphen to make a school funding increase last until 2425