▪"Pedo Peter": this is what Hunter Biden saved his father's contact details as on the phone, according to the 4Chan user. Earlier, journalists noticed that Joe Biden used the pseudonym "Peter Henderson" in one of his emails;

▪While videos from Hunter's phone are rocking Twitter, the social network is actively blocking them for "violating the Twitter Rules";

▪Some of the content posted by the 4Chan user matches photos and videos that were previously found on Hunter's abandoned laptop

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‘You go to jail for 5 years’: 31 years ago, then-Senator Joe Biden touted his work to pass strict penalties for crack cocaine. Rhetorical question: how many years will his son go to jail for?

🚘 Apple Car project reportedly still running into roadblocks 

Apple’s development of a self-driving car has proven arduous and massively challenging. Information published details of the project. It the Project Titan over the years, like a revolving door of leadership, high turnover across the team, and shifting goalposts around what Apple is even trying to accomplish with the large effort. 

Craig Federighi, Apple’s software chief and a key executive at the company, is said to be “particularly skeptical” of Project Titan. Owing to all the setbacks and reset objectives, it’s reportedly mocked in other parts of Apple. 

As for what the eventual Apple Car will look like, you can expect it to embrace a futuristic design both inside and out. Apple is reportedly hoping to get the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s okay to build a car without a traditional steering wheel or brake pedal. Apple is rumored to be targeting a 2025 launch for its self-driving vehicle.

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🔪 Genetically engineered pig hearts transplanted into dead people

Researchers successfully transplanted genetically modified pig hearts into two recently deceased people connected to ventilators, the New York University team announced Tuesday. The surgeries are the latest step forward in the field of animal-to-human transplants, or xenotransplantation, which has seen a flurry of successes so far this year — raising hopes for a new, steady supply of organs to ease shortages.

The two pig hearts came from biotechnology company Revivicor, which produces genetically modified pigs (and also funded the research). The pigs had 10 genetic modifications — four to block pig genes and prevent rejection and six to add human genes.

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‼️ JUST IN: It's Official! Twitter Sues Elon Musk for Backing Out of $44 Billion Deal

🌳 Deforestation in Brazilian Amazon hits tragic record in 2022

Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon during the first half of 2022 broke all records, a measure of the increasing destruction taking place under the presidency of Jair Bolsonaro.

Satellite images taken between January and June show 4,000 square kilometers (1,500 square miles) of forest destroyed, more than in any six month period in the seven years of record-keeping under the current methodology. The extent is four times the size of New York City.

The area destroyed in the first half of 2022 is 80% larger than the same period in 2018. Brazil also will hold presidential elections in October, which typically reduces law enforcement in the Amazon. Bolsonaro will run for a second 4-year term. Currently he is trailing former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in polls.

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⚡️Ukrainian Troops Attack Air Defense Unit in Lugansk

Ukrainian troops delivered a massive strike on the air defense unit, which ensures the security of the city of Lugansk, Andrei Marochko, an officer of the People's Militia of the Lugansk People’s Republic (LPR), said.

"Armed formations of Ukraine carried out a massive strike on the military air defense unit, which ensures the security of the city of Lugansk. At the moment, all measures have been taken to ensure the safety of civilians," Marochko said on Telegram.

🎞️ Graphic New Footage Offers Insight Into Delayed Response From Uvalde Officers

Unreleased video obtained by the Austin American-Statesman shows the gunman walk into Robb Elementary School unimpeded, moments after spraying bullets from his semi-automatic rifle outside the building and after desperate calls to 911 from inside and outside the Uvalde school.

A 77-minute video recording is an edited version of footage showing how the law enforcement response unfolded.

* Warning: Video and audio described in this story about the Uvalde school shooting are disturbing. Discretion is advised.

💊 Over-the-counter birth control? Drugmaker seeks FDA approval

For the first time, a pharmaceutical company has asked for permission to sell a birth control pill over the counter in the US.

HRA Pharma’s application on Monday sets up a high-stakes decision for health regulators amid legal and political battles over women’s reproductive health.

Hormone-based pills have long been the most common form of birth control in the US, used by millions of women since the 1960s. They have always required a prenoscription, generally so health professionals can screen for conditions that raise the risk of rare, but dangerous, blood clots.

Birth control pills are available without a prenoscription across much of South America, Asia and Africa. Last year, Paris-based HRA won UK approval for the first birth control pill available there without a prenoscription.

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‼️HIMARS Not Difficult Target for Air Defense But Kiev Using Terrorist Tactics - Source

HIMARS (High Mobility Artillery Rocket System) rockets supplied to Ukraine by the United States are not a difficult target for Russian air defense, but Kiev is using terrorist tactics of combined strikes on poorly protected civilian targets, a source told Sputnik on Wednesday.

"MLRS [Multiple Launch Rocket Systems] shells, whether they are [launched from] Uragan, Smerch, Vilkha or HIMARS systems, are not a difficult target for a layered air defense system, they are shot down by Russian air defense missile systems in large numbers, as they have a predictable trajectory, low flight speed in the final section and are not equipped with means of overcoming air defense," the source said.

At the same time, the source noted that Ukraine is using the tactics of massive combined attacks, choosing objects that are poorly covered by air defense. Such strikes involve several types of weapons, which mainly target civilian facilities, the source added.

"A high concentration of weapons creates the possibility of some missiles breaking through to the target. This is terrorism in its purest form," the source said.

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🛫 Gotabaya Rajapaksa, President of Sri Lanka, flees the country on military jet

The 73-year-old president arrived in the capital of the Maldives, amid mass protests over its economic crisis. His departure ends a family dynasty that has ruled Sri Lanka for decades as he earlier pledged to resign on Wednesday 13 July.

The news of the president's departure filtered through, noisy celebrations broke out among demonstrators at Galle Face Green, the main protest site in the capital city, Colombo. The people of Sri Lanka blame President Rajapaksa's administration for their worst economic crisis in decades.

For months they have been struggling with daily power cuts and shortages of basics like fuel, food and medicines.

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