The New Voice of Ukraine
Former deputy head of Main Intelligence Directorate suspected of treason
A former deputy head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine with the rank of major general is suspected of treason, endangering the life of a law enforcement officer and illegal possession of weapons, the press service of Ukraine’s SBU security service said on Aug 5.
Reuters
Unusually large U.S. jobs number stokes case for ‘unusually large’ rate hike
The U.S. Federal Reserve faces renewed pressure to deliver another 75 basis point interest rate hike at its upcoming meeting in September as fresh data showed job gains unexpectedly accelerating and overall employment at a record high despite soaring inflation and rising borrowing costs. The economy added 528,000 jobs last month, the Labor Department said in its closely watched employment report on Friday, a far larger-than-expected number than expected. Data for June was revised higher to show 398,000 jobs created instead of the previously reported 372,000, while the unemployment rate fell to a pre-pandemic low of 3.5%.
Reuters
U.S. administers over 7,300 Novavax vaccine doses – CDC
Over 330,000 doses of Novavax’s COVID-19 vaccine have been distributed in the United States, and more than 2,300 people have been fully vaccinated, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated on Thursday. This is the first set of data on the vaccine’s use in the U.S. since its authorization last month.
Ukrayinska Pravda
Kim shuts down Mykolaiv for 2 days
VALENTYNA ROMANENKO – FRIDAY, 5 AUGUST, 2022, 12:13 A long curfew has been introduced in Mykolaiv – from 23:00 on Friday, 5 Aug until 05:00 on Monday, 8 August. Source: Vitalii Kim, head of the Mykolaiv Oblast Military Administration, on Telegram Quote from Kim: “I signed an order today according to which a curfew has been introduced in the territory of Mykolaiv from 23:00 on 5 August 2022 to 05:00 on 8 August 2022.
ABC News
Kari Lake projected winner of Arizona governor Republican primary
ABC News can report that Kari Lake, a former longtime news anchor in Phoenix who left her career in media last year and received former President Donald Trump’s backing, is projected to win the Republican primary in Arizona’s race for governor, after suggesting foul play in an election she already claimed victory in. “This is more than an election — it is a beautiful movement by so many people across our beautiful state to finally put Arizona First.” Lake defeats Karrin Taylor Robson, a wealthy real estate developer and former member of the Arizona Board of Regents, who was backed by Trump’s, now estranged, Vice President Mike Pence and Arizona’s current term-limited Gov. Doug Ducey.
TechCrunch
DuckDuckGo removes carve-out for Microsoft tracking scripts after securing policy change
A few months on from a tracking controversy hitting privacy-centric search veteran, DuckDuckGo, the company has announced it’s been able to amend terms with Microsoft, its search syndication partner, that had previously meant its mobile browsers and browser extensions were prevented from blocking advertising requests made by Microsoft scripts on third party sites. In a blog post pledging “more privacy and transparency for DuckDuckGo web tracking protections”, founder and CEO, Gabe Weinberg, writes: “Over the next week, we will expand the third-party tracking scripts we block from loading on websites to include scripts from Microsoft in our browsing apps (iOS and Android) and our browser extensions (Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge and Opera), with beta apps to follow in the coming month.”
Associated Press
Autocratic Hungarian leader Orban hailed by US conservatives
Hungary’s autocratic Prime Minister Viktor Orban urged cheering American conservatives on Thursday to “take back the institutions,” stick to hardline stances on gay rights and immigration and fight for the next U.S. presidential election as a pivotal moment for their beliefs. The exuberant cheers and standing ovations at the Conservative Political Action Conference for the far-right prime minister, who has been criticized for undermining his own country’s democratic institutions, demonstrated the growing embrace between Orban and Republicans in the U.S. “Victory will never be found by taking the path of least resistance,” he said during one of the keynote slots of the three-day CPAC event.
Associated Press
EXPLAINER: Why is insulin so expensive and difficult to cap?
Reining in the soaring prices of insulin has thus far been elusive in Congress, although Democrats say they’ll try again — as part of their economic package that focuses on health and climate. The price of the 100-year-old drug has more than tripled in the last two decades, forcing the nation’s diabetics to pay thousands of dollars a year for the life-saving medication. Democrats are considering capping the cost of that drug for at least some, although it’s unclear what the final proposal will look like and how many insulin users will get a price break.
