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Carbon Tacts: “Many of the private ventures have repeatedly and, authorities say, illegally laid claim to publicly protected lands, generating enormous profits from territory they have no legal right to and then failing to share the revenue with those who protected or lived on the land. The use of such lands to sell credits also contributes little to reducing carbon emissions.” WaPo (Gift Article): How ‘carbon cowboys’ are cashing in on protected Amazon forest. Related: Earth just broke its record for the hottest day in thousands of years. And then it broke it again the next day.
+ Pay (for) Attention: Amazon is racing to release a new and improved AI version of Alexa. This one will cost customers. What’s the rush? “A paid version of Alexa is part of a strategy change to reverse the over $25 billion in losses that its devices business incurred from 2017 to 2021.”
+ A Good Shot: “Twice-yearly shots used to treat AIDS were 100% effective in preventing new infections in women, according to study results published Wednesday.” (Next need: Getting the price down.)
+ Distance Learning: “The gunman in the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump is believed to have done a Google search one week before the shooting of ‘How far away was Oswald from Kennedy?’ FBI Director Christopher Wray said Wednesday, revealing new details about a suspect he said had taken a keen interest in public figures but had otherwise not left behind clear clues of an ideological motive.”
+ Fund Razer: “The Trump campaign filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission on Tuesday, accusing Vice President Harris’s campaign of improperly taking over President Biden’s campaign funds when he left the race.” (You know, because Trump hates when campaign finance rules are broken.)
+ Ocean News: “The severed leg of a surfer who was attacked by a shark has washed up on an Australian beach, with doctors now racing to see if it can be reattached.” And a whale off New Hampshire slammed into a fishing boat, hurling men into the Atlantic.
