Game On: 'Pokémon GO' dev listens to fans
The popular mobile game's developer listens to its fan base and addressed issues after recent changes weren't received well. Rick Damigella reports.
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3D printing is helping these coral reefs to grow
Coral reefs are under threat from climate change and pollution. In Hong Kong, technology to regrow coral can help "reset the clock," according to startup archiREEF.
Two new reports raise doubts about drone strike rationale
An investigation by The New York Times indicates that a man thought to be transporting an ISIS bomb, killed in a U.S. drone strike, was actually "an aid worker going about his normal day," Evan Hill says. Additional reporting by the Washington Post also casts doubt on the Pentagon's rationale for the strike.
Trump's new fantasy: 'They're going to decertify this election'
Brian Stelter and Will Bunch analyze Donald Trump's unhinged claim that an unnamed entity will "decertify" his 2020 election loss. Stelter points out that the interviewer didn't ask any obvious followup questions. Bunch says it is another instance of the "symbiotic relationship between right-wing media and right-wing politicians.
Clearing up misleading coverage of Texas abortion law
Emily Ramshaw says stories about Texas banning abortions around the six-week mark are understating the severity of the law. "The truth of the matter is… it's really more like a two-week ban," Ramshaw explains.
Columnist: Press saw Afghanistan as a chance to "pounce" on Biden
Philadelphia Inquirer columnist Will Bunch looks back at the "mixed bag" of coverage surrounding the US withdrawal from Afghanistan. He asserts that "the media has been so anxious to find an adversarial role in the Biden era" and saw the withdrawal as "their opportunity to pounce.
Leather lovers' musical mass at a Berlin church
In a Berlin church, the "Classic meets fetish" evening regularly brings together about a hundred members of the queer community, all dressed in leather, to listen to classical music.
Emma Raducanu’s former tennis club celebrates US Open success
London (AFP) – Members of Emma Raducanu’s former tennis club in south London, Parklangley Club, gathered on Saturday night in raucous fashion to cheer the 18-year-old on to victory in the US Open final in New York.
Mayor of Paris Anne Hidalgo to run for president in 2022
Rouen (France) (AFP) – The Socialist mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, announces plans to run for president in next year’s election, joining a growing list of challengers to centrist incumbent Emmanuel Macron. Hidalgo was the first woman to be elected mayor of Paris and she now hopes to become France’s first female president. Polls currently show Hidalgo would garner only seven to nine percent in the first round of voting for president in April if picked to represent the Socialists.
Leather lovers’ musical mass at a Berlin church
Berlin (AFP) – In a Berlin church, the “Classic meets fetish” evening regularly brings together about a hundred members of the queer community, all dressed in leather, to listen to classical music.
Manchin: 'America will recoil' if progressives block infrastructure deal
Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin dismisses House progressives' threat to block the bipartisan infrastructure deal if the Senate doesn't pass a $3.5 trillion reconciliation bill.
Sanders responds to Manchin's opposition to $3.5 trillion bill
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) defends the proposed $3.5 trillion spending bill after Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) said he'd prefer to see a lower price tag.
