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New York Times

A Nun, a Doctor and a Lawyer — and Deep Regret Over the Nation’s Handling of Opioids

A Summer of Angst in One of the World’s Safest Countries

Egyptian Sought in F.B.I. Qaeda Query Says He Has Nothing to Hide

No Pre-Reading, No Rehearsing: How ‘The Weekly’ Kept Its Recreation of Historic Opioid T

Kathleen Blanco, Louisiana Governor During Hurricane Katrina, Dies at 76

‘It’s Not the Same’: Why War Refugees Who Helped Revive St. Louis Are Leaving

CBC Canada

4-year-old missing overnight in the B.C. wild after berry picking with family (Clare Hennig)

Montreal Pride parade draws tens of thousands to Gay Village (CBC News)

Will the SNC-Lavalin scandal turn off voters? (CBC News)

WestJet facing federal inquiry after Edmonton couple bumped from flight (Jordan Omstead)

Tillsonburg, Ont., residents return home after lightning strike on gas line forces evacuation (CBC News)

Hot spots smouldering at Ontario flower farm on fire since Friday, spread to housing for migrant wor (CBC News)

arstechnica.com

What does Amazon’s “Top Brand” badge actually mean?

I put myself through hell as an IPCC convening lead author, but it was worth it

Report: US expected to give Huawei another 90-day export license

New Attack exploiting serious Bluetooth weakness can intercept sensitive data

Wind power prices now lower than the cost of natural gas

Surprise! Uber and Lyft don’t like NYC’s new ride-hail rules

CBC Ottawa

Religious protesters interrupt drag queen storytelling event in Ottawa (CBC News)

2 seriously injured after crash on Highway 7 (CBC News)

Man, 26, arrested after hit and run in Gatineau (CBC News)

Everything you need to know for Capital Pride 2019 (CBC News)

Weight-loss app for kids is irresponsible, experts say (Ash Abraham)

Weekly salsa party heats up city hall (CBC News)

CBC Top Stories

Chinese Embassy tells Canada to stop meddling in Hong Kong affairs (Reuters)

Iranian tanker at centre of standoff with U.S., U.K. leaves Gibraltar (Reuters)

Maxime Bernier argues he deserves place in leaders' debates (The Canadian Press)

Leaked U.K. government memos warn of food, drug shortages in a 'no-deal' Brexit (The Associated Press)

White House aide Kudlow confirms Trump is interested in buying Greenland (The Associated Press)

Canada 'disappointed' after U.K. reportedly strips 'Jihadi Jack' of citizenship (CBC News)

Slashdot.org

A New Idea For Fighting Rising Sea Levels: Iceberg-Making Submarines (slashdot)

Stack Overflow Touts New Programming Solutions Tool That Mines Crowd Knowledge (slashdot)

A Major Cyber Attack Could Be Just As Deadly As Nuclear Weapons (slashdot)

XKCD Author Challenges Serena Williams To Attack A Drone (slashdot)

Why Am I Receiving Unordered Boxes From Amazon? (slashdot)

Alexa, Siri, and Google Home Can Be Tricked Into Sending Callers To Scam Phone Numbers (slashdot)

Engadget.com

Twitter is displaying China-made ads attacking Hong Kong protesters

'Rainbow Six: Siege' adds a 'Fortnite' style Battle Pass

Three UK rolls out 5G home internet access in London

Sonos' portable smart speaker leaks in greater detail

Kevin Smith is making a 'He-Man' anime series for Netflix

SpaceX Starman Roadster completes its first orbit around the Sun