- Cannabis Linked to Reduced Insomnia and Anxiety Neuroscience News
- August 2025 Healer Webinar: Research on Cannabis and Sleep, Part II Cannabis Science and Technology
- Study Finds Improved Sleep Quality in Insomnia Patients Using Cannabis-Based Medical Products Over 18 Months geneonline.com
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New Orleans archbishop accused of personally hiding child abuse in lawsuit
Lawsuit has most direct allegations of wrongdoing leveled against Aymond, who denies them, in court filing to date
A lawsuit newly filed against the Roman Catholic archdiocese of New Orleans and its top two officials alleges the city’s archbishop, Gregory Aymond, personally covered up child sexual abuse by priests and deacons – and asks a judge to reject a guarantee on his future retirement benefits as punishment.
The archdiocese responded by saying the allegations brought by the plaintiff, Argent Institutional Trust Co, are baseless.
Continue reading...European leaders boost Moldova in face of ‘relentless’ Russia
France, Germany and Poland leaders travel to state to back EU accession plan weeks before key election.
European leaders boost Moldova in face of ‘relentless’ Russia – BBC
- European leaders boost Moldova in face of 'relentless' Russia BBC
- European heavyweights come out in force to urge Moldovans to snub Putin politico.eu
- Why tiny Moldova is so important to Russia and Europe DW
- Merz and Macron to Offer Moldova Support to Deter Moscow Threat Bloomberg.com
- EU leaders visit Moldova on Independence Day with message of solidarity for Chișinău Euronews.com
Wary of Russia, Germany tiptoes toward compulsory military service – The Washington Post
- Wary of Russia, Germany tiptoes toward compulsory military service The Washington Post
- German government passes military service bill DW
- Germany Proposes Plan to Boost Recruitment or Resort to Draft The New York Times
- German cabinet backs voluntary military service, opening door to conscription BBC
- German cabinet agrees steps to boost army recruitment France 24
Russian space official: “We need to stop lying to ourselves” about health of industry – Ars Technica
- Russian space official: “We need to stop lying to ourselves” about health of industry Ars Technica
- Soviet-Era Glory Vanishing—Russia’s Space Giant on the Brink of Collapse UNITED24 Media
- Russian aerospace firm Energia declares “critical” situation in possible effort to secure state contracts theins.ru
- The CPD spoke about the real state of the Russian space industry Українські Національні Новини
- Russian stuff blowing up: Russian space agency on the financial ropes Daily Kos
Denmark apologises to Greenland’s forced contraception victims
Mette Frederiksen says sorry to to women who were fitted with devices, sometimes without their knowledge.
Denmark apologises to Greenland’s Inuit victims of forced contraception – BBC
- Denmark apologises to Greenland's Inuit victims of forced contraception BBC
- Denmark apologises for involuntary birth control in Greenland Reuters
- Denmark Apologizes After Involuntary Birth Control Scandal in Greenland The New York Times
- Denmark issues first apology over forced contraception of Greenlandic women The Guardian
- Denmark and Greenland apologize for painful legacy of forced Inuit contraception AP News
Will a UN funding shortfall affect investigations into Israel’s crimes?
The independent UN body responsible for investigating Israel says it is short on money.
Grand jury declines to indict man for throwing sandwich at US agents
The decision to reject the Trump administration's charges points to scepticism about his heavy-handed approach.
All UNSC members except US back IPC’s Gaza famine report
All members of the UN Security Council, except the US, jointly backed the IPC’s declaration of famine in Gaza.
From penguins to potter wasps: The ‘Wildlife Photographer of the Year’ 2025 competition reveals a planet under pressure – ABC News
- From penguins to potter wasps: The 'Wildlife Photographer of the Year' 2025 competition reveals a planet under pressure ABC News
- Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2025 – the best pictures so far BBC
- See the astonishing images recognized by Wildlife Photographer of the Year contest USA Today
- Heartbreaking image shows a sloth clinging to a barbed wire fence because it was the closest thing resembling a tree Live Science
- Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2025: Highly Commended The Atlantic
Why Netanyahu’s hypocritical attack on Macron is so dangerous for Israel – and French Jews – Haaretz
- Why Netanyahu's hypocritical attack on Macron is so dangerous for Israel – and French Jews Haaretz
- France Summons U.S. Ambassador Charles Kushner Over Antisemitism Comments The New York Times
- Opinion | A Letter to Emmanuel Macron The Wall Street Journal
- What to know about Charles Kushner, the US diplomat summoned to Paris over Macron letter AP News
- Right, Again: Macron's Vision Is the Only Way to Guarantee Israel's Future Haaretz
Fulton county election board faces $10,000 a day fine for not appointing Republicans
Democrats voted against appointing two candidates known for election denialism and voter registration challenges
The Fulton county commission in Georgia will be fined $10,000 a day for violating a court order to appoint two Republicans associated with Trump-aligned groups pushing voter fraud conspiracies to the county’s election board.
The county charter states that commissioners “shall” appoint two Republicans and two Democrats nominated by their respective county party chairperson, for two-year terms. When commissioners rejected the nomination by Fulton county’s Republican party chair, the superior court judge David Emerson issued an order requiring the board to appoint them.
Continue reading...All UN Security Council members, except US, say famine in Gaza is ‘man-made crisis’ – Reuters
- All UN Security Council members, except US, say famine in Gaza is 'man-made crisis' Reuters
- UN says Gaza famine expanding, ten more die from hunger amid Israeli siege Al Jazeera
- Headlines for August 27, 2025 Democracy Now!
- Inside Gaza's hospitals: 'The children were very thin. Glazed eyes. It was devastating' Haaretz
- Israel threatens to target UN hunger monitor’s funding over ‘fabricated’ famine report The Times of Israel
Israeli official Alexandrovich skips US court hearing on child sex charges
Judge denies lawyer's claim that Israeli official could skip arraignment for child sex crime charges in Nevada.
Man whose arrest sparked asylum hotel protests tells court he did not touch girls
Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu denies sexually assaulting two teenagers and a woman in Epping last month
An Ethiopian man who became the focus of far-right demonstrations outside a hotel in Epping after being accused of sexually assaulting two teenagers has told a court he did not touch the girls.
“I’m not a wild animal. I can’t do these kind of things,” Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu, an asylum seeker housed at the Bell hotel in Epping, told his trial at Colchester magistrates court on Wednesday.
Continue reading...Military helicopter rescues people from collapsing building in India
A military helicopter rescued people stranded by raging flood waters from the roof of a collapsing building in India.
Brazil mulls legal challenges to tariffs as impacts weigh on US consumers
Coffee and beef prices have already surged as tariffs on Brazil are expected to drive them higher.
UN says Gaza famine expanding, ten more die from hunger amid Israeli siege
Aid experts tell UN Security Council Gaza famine is 'manmade' as Israel seeks retraction from hunger monitoring system.