Russia
U.S. Escalates Online Attacks on Russia’s Power Grid NYTimes
Trump accuses The New York Times of ‘a virtual act of Treason’ for publishing a story saying the US is ramping up cyberattacks on Russia Business Insider
Pain of tariffs and sanctions behind China and Russia’s push to dethrone the US dollar SCMP
Chief of Naval Operations lauds return to tradition of ‘false flag’ operations Duffelblog
Cuba
Expedia Agrees To Pay Fine For Breaching Cuban Travel Sanctions Time
Iran
Trump’s consistent criticism of Iran pushes U.S. to point of potential conflict Washington Post
Once Again Pompeo Displays Hopeless Ignorance of Sunni & Shiite, Iran and Taliban Juan Cole
Geronimo and the Japanese were imprisoned there. Now Fort Sill will hold migrant children — again Washington Post
Central Park Five Prosecutor Elizabeth Lederer Resigns from Columbia After Black Law Students Protest DiversityInc
Swiss women strike for more money, time and respect BBC
Environment
US Poised to Approve Shipping LNG by Rail for Export With No New Safety Rules DeSmog
Why electric cars won’t save us: There are not enough resources to build them Treehugger
‘The Changes Are Really Accelerating’: Alaska at Record Warm While Greenland Sees Major Ice Melt Common Dreams
The Arctic Ocean and Greenland ice sheet have seen record ice loss in June Boston Globe
The Origins of Capitalist Exploitation – by Marta Harnecker, Havana, Cuba
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