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Defense lawyer takes aim at psychiatrist's care before Lindsay Clancy killed her 3 kids

A defense lawyer for the Massachusetts mother who killed her three young children is questioning her psychiatrist's expertise, prescribing decisions and overall treatment.

Florida woman accused of faking cancer to scam hundreds out of $40K, police say

A Florida woman was arrested after she allegedly scammed more than 200 people out of $40,000 with a fake cancer diagnosis. GoFundMe says it refunded the money.

Defense lawyer takes aim at psychiatrist's care before Lindsay Clancy killed her 3 kids

A defense lawyer for the Massachusetts mother who killed her three young children is questioning her psychiatrist's expertise, prescribing decisions and overall treatment.

Florida woman accused of faking cancer to scam hundreds out of $40K, police say

A Florida woman was arrested after she allegedly scammed more than 200 people out of $40,000 with a fake cancer diagnosis. GoFundMe says it refunded the money.

Defense lawyer takes aim at psychiatrist's care before Lindsay Clancy killed her 3 kids

A defense lawyer for the Massachusetts mother who killed her three young children is questioning her psychiatrist's expertise, prescribing decisions and overall treatment.

Florida woman accused of faking cancer to scam hundreds out of $40K, police say

A Florida woman was arrested after she allegedly scammed more than 200 people out of $40,000 with a fake cancer diagnosis. GoFundMe says it refunded the money.

Defense lawyer takes aim at psychiatrist's care before Lindsay Clancy killed her 3 kids

A defense lawyer for the Massachusetts mother who killed her three young children is questioning her psychiatrist's expertise, prescribing decisions and overall treatment.

Around the world

Capybaras crash Brazilian lawmakers' voting session and steal the show

Capybaras wandered through the front door of the Mato Grosso state legislature in Brazil, surprising lawmakers preparing for a vote last week.

UEFA, CONCACAF and AFC accuse FIFA of 'deception' and 'breach of trust' over World Cup plans

Soccer powerbrokers in Europe, North America and Asia believe FIFA president Gianni Infantino’s recent plan to sell an interest in the World Cup was a “fundamental breach of trust” with the institutions that the sport’s global governing body serves.

Colombia searches for its missing after a powerful earthquake kills more than 100

A powerful 7.4 magnitude earthquake has struck western Colombia, killing at least 111 people and damaging hundreds of buildings.

Terrifying 'human safaris' on display in shocking video that reveals depths of Russia's deadly campaign

Video shows a Russian drone stalking a vegetable vendor through a Kherson market before detonating near him, in what Zelenskyy calls a "safari.

Israel's new $634M German-built 'doomsday' sub gives major boost to Iran deterrence

The INS Drakon is the largest submarine built in Germany since World War II, carrying a $634 million price tag as Israel bolsters naval power.

Russia deploys North Korean missile unit to Ukraine; Moscow-Pyongyang axis deepens: report

A Ukrainian intelligence official says Russia is deploying a North Korean unit with up to 120 ballistic missiles in its war against Ukraine.

Iran’s unseen supreme leader becomes weapon in escalating power struggle, experts say

Iran's rival factions invoke Mojtaba Khamenei's name to attack opponents, but his prolonged public absence raises questions about who governs.

Technology

Brinks Home data breach puts 1M customers on alert

Brinks Home confirmed unauthorized access to its IT systems, and the ShinyHunters group claims it stole 4.9 million Salesforce records from it.

6 things you should know about Google’s new selfie sign-in system

Losing access to your Google account might just be the epitome of a modern-day nightmare. Especially if you’re using Android and even more so if you’re invested in lots of different Google services on top of that, the amount of access and info connected to that one single sign-in is just staggering.

Microsoft releases open-source agent that generates unit tests

Microsoft has released code-testing-generator, an open-source agent for generating unit tests in any programming language, according to the company. Released July 31, the code-testing-generator agent learns from the user’s repository, then plans, writes, and checks the tests to prove that they work.

Why observability doesn’t explain what happened

I’ve had a version of the same conversation probably 30 times in the past year. A VP of engineering or a senior SRE describes their observability stack — the dashboards they’ve built, the alerting they’ve tuned, the Datadog or Grafana setup they’ve spent months getting right.

Trump’s Head Start overhaul could deepen the digital divide

The Trump administration is reportedly planning a major overhaul of Head Start, which could strip back the antipoverty mission of the education program. In the long run, that could deepen the digital divide, ultimately impacting the future workforce and U.S. economy.

Health officials urge caution for Gulf Coast beachgoers during surge of deadly bacterial infections

Health officials in Louisiana are urging beachgoers to take precautions during a summertime surge in infections from a flesh-eating bacteria.

Granola lawsuit raises concerns over AI note-taking app privacy

AI note-taking app maker Granola is accused of violating privacy laws by developing software that can record conversations without all participants’ consent, according to a lawsuit filed July 30 in a California federal court.

Sports News

Kyle Shanahan, returning after serious car crash, has new perspective on Tesla Autopilot and concussions

Kyle Shanahan reveals he still suffers headaches and fatigue from his concussion but will return to the 49ers sideline for Thursday's preseason opener.

Brooks Koepka calls first year back on PGA Tour 'pretty pathetic' after missing FedExCup Playoffs

Brooks Koepka called his year "pathetic" after finishing 94th in FedExCup Playoffs standings and missing the St. Jude Championship playoff cutoff.

Kyle Shanahan, returning after serious car crash, has new perspective on Tesla Autopilot and concussions

Kyle Shanahan reveals he still suffers headaches and fatigue from his concussion but will return to the 49ers sideline for Thursday's preseason opener.

Brooks Koepka calls first year back on PGA Tour 'pretty pathetic' after missing FedExCup Playoffs

Brooks Koepka called his year "pathetic" after finishing 94th in FedExCup Playoffs standings and missing the St. Jude Championship playoff cutoff.

Kyle Shanahan, returning after serious car crash, has new perspective on Tesla Autopilot and concussions

Kyle Shanahan reveals he still suffers headaches and fatigue from his concussion but will return to the 49ers sideline for Thursday's preseason opener.

Brooks Koepka calls first year back on PGA Tour 'pretty pathetic' after missing FedExCup Playoffs

Brooks Koepka called his year "pathetic" after finishing 94th in FedExCup Playoffs standings and missing the St. Jude Championship playoff cutoff.

Kyle Shanahan, returning after serious car crash, has new perspective on Tesla Autopilot and concussions

Kyle Shanahan reveals he still suffers headaches and fatigue from his concussion but will return to the 49ers sideline for Thursday's preseason opener.

Politics News

Dem rep, in first video since hit-and-run crash, opens up about wreck

Rep. Marcy Kaptur shared a video update from her wheelchair thanking first responders and thousands of well-wishers after a Toledo hit-skip crash.

U.S. Senate candidates debate ag policy at Farmfest

Four U.S. Senate candidates battled with each other and at times, the crowd, during a Farmfest forum on Wednesday. With the primary less than a week away, two Democrats and two Republicans made their final pitches in farm country for support.

Trump again tries to restrict birthright citizenship after Supreme Court ruling

President Donald Trump says he is once again trying to limit birthright citizenship in the U.S. He signed two executive actions on immigration. One action aims to limit the number of people eligible for U.S. citizenship by birthright.

ICE will release body camera video only when seen in the agency’s ‘best interests,’ policy says

Immigration and Customs Enforcement is moving to equip officers with body cameras in the next two months but the public should not expect to quickly see footage of every critical incident.

Minnesota now allows donation of eggs past sell by date

Grocery stores and other food retailers in Minnesota can now donate eggs that are past their “sell by” or “best by” date to food banks.

Fauci texts raising theoretical miscarriage concern after COVID vaccine dose spark backlash

Dr. Anthony Fauci’s private 2021 discussion of a theoretical miscarriage association drew fierce criticism from Republican lawmakers and officials.

Washington grapples with a National Guard deployment extended until 2029

Washington residents and officials see President Donald Trump’s extended National Guard deployment as an attempt to restrict the heavily Democratic city’s autonomy.