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Economictimes.indiatimes.com 

Pilot study to improve viability of Fair Price Shops in 4 cities underway: Government

A pilot study in India is underway to enhance 60 fair price shops in four cities through partnerships with SIDBI and B2B online wholesale aggregators for working capital and nutritional products. The government is encouraging additional services at fair price shops, including CSC functionalities, banking partnerships, and retail sale of small LPG cylinders. Capacity-building programs are being explored for fair price shop owners, with operational guidelines outlined for transparency and security enhancements.

Democracy Now! 

Not Welcome: Jewish & Palestinian Activists Protest Netanyahu's Address to Congress, 400 Arrested

Some 400 Jewish activists, including over a dozen rabbis, were arrested Tuesday during a sit-in inside the Capitol to protest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to Congress and demand an immediate U.S. weapons embargo on Israel. “It is absolutely shameful that congressional leadership has invited a war criminal, who is currently leading a genocide of Palestinians in Gaza, to address a joint session of Congress,” says Beth Miller, political director of Jewish Voice for Peace Action. Читать дальше...

Telecompaper.com 

O2 Czechia offers 7 special Olympic channels

(Telecompaper) O2 Czech Republic has introduced to its customers seven pop-up TV channels from Eurosport which will be available during the Olympic Games from 24 July to 13 August...

Project Syndicate 

Patriotic Grift

The Democrats' momentous decision to push Joe Biden out of the running followed difficult internal debates in which the president's supporters had a point: If he could just make it past the election, he would still be a good president for the next couple of years. The same cannot be said for Donald Trump.

Techdirt 

Schumer Advances KOSA: Congress’s Latest ‘But Think Of The Children’ Crusade

Apparently the only time Congress can get together to agree to something, it’s to give whoever is President the power to censor speech online. That’s the only conclusion I can come to regarding the widespread support for KOSA (the Kids Online Safety Act), which Senator Chuck Schumer has announced will be coming to the floor […]

Cyprus Mail 

FBI Director Wray faces his turn in hot seat over Trump shooting

FBI Director Christopher Wray will face questions from Congress on Wednesday over the attempted assassination of Donald Trump, but seems likely to escape the withering bipartisan criticism that preceded Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle’s resignation. Wray is due to appear before the House Judiciary Committee to answer questions about the FBI’s investigation of suspected shooter, […]