Prigozhin seems to claim to be launching some sort of coup or civil war in Russia, but at the same time saying it is not a coup.

He says that there was no rational reason for Putin to attack Ukraine.

Any or all of what he claims about events could be bogus. He may be trying to seize power from Putin. Or it may be a stunt, planned with Putin. I can't come up with a rational explanation of it. But it seems unlikely to me that there will be room for both of them in Russia after this.

*The government should halt all new roads unless there are exceptional circumstances, the [UK] government's climate advisers are likely to say next week.*

*The sudden warming of Britain’s seas will tear through ocean life like a wildfire.*

This is going to happen around the world. Some marine species will be able to move — others will not. The result will be chaos. And then ocean acidification will wipe out entire classes, even phyla.

*Malaysia to ask Interpol for help to track down comedian over MH370 joke.*

Many governments repress political dissidents, usually by falsifying nonpolitical charges against them. For instance, India does this.

So does Malaysia.

However, overtly attacking foreign comedians is an extreme form of censorship.

Texas has passed a law to nullify all local regulations covering broad areas including working conditions, farming, and banking.

In particular, this will eliminate the regulations in some cities requiring employers to give construction workers occasional breaks to drink water, to protect them from death from the extreme heat.

Republicans are determined to ensure that hard labor is no safer in one Texas town than in another.