## Donald Trump says JD Vance can’t be “weird” because he’s “so straight”

Authored by lgbtqnation.com

Donald Trump appeared to say that his running mate, Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH), isn’t weird because he’s “so straight.”.

“They picked this guy,” Trump said, referring to Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D), who has been vocal about calling Vance and Trump weird.

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“You know, they come up with soundbites, they always have soundbites, and one of the things is that J.D. and I are weird.”.

Then Trump defended himself and Vance from the weird charges, calling Vance “so straight” and a “top student.”.

“This guy is so straight? J.D. is so… He’s doing a great job, smart, top student, great guy, he’s not weird and I’m not weird. »

### City of Columbus sues man after he discloses severity of ransomware attack

Authored by arstechnica.com

The order, issued by a judge in Ohio's Franklin County, came after the city of Columbus fell victim to a ransomware attack on July 18 that siphoned 6.5 terabytes of the city’s data.

On Thursday, the city of Columbus sued Ross for alleged damages for criminal acts, invasion of privacy, negligence, and civil conversion.

In a press conference Thursday, Columbus City Attorney Zach Klein defended his decision to sue Ross and obtain the restraining order. »

### Court stops Pennsylvania counties from throwing out mail-in votes over incorrect envelope dates

Authored by abcnews.go.com

A state court is halting enforcement of a requirement that voters include accurate, handwritten dates on envelopes used to submit mail-in ballots.

They had argued the Pennsylvania Supreme Court had “already rejected similar arguments regarding the constitutionality of and the meaningless underlying the dating provisions" in prior cases regarding envelope dates, Ceisler wrote.

The ACLU of Pennsylvania, which helped represent the plaintiffs, hailed the decision as a win for voters and democracy. »

### Banjo-Kazooie N64 has been decompiled, opening the door for PC ports

Authored by videogameschronicle.com

Banjo-Kazooie is the latest Nintendo 64 game to be decompiled, making PC ports of the game possible.

Decompilation involves reverse-engineering the code of indivisual Nintendo 64 games and turning them into C code, which can then be compiled into playable PC versions.

Previous decompilation projects have led to PC ports of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time and The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask. »

### Largest Ukrainian Drone Assault Sparks Fires at Moscow and Tver Power Plants

Authored by kyivpost.com

A local official in the Moscow region said three drones had tried to hit the Kashira coal-fired power station.

However, the footage filmed by the residents suggest that the drone attack caused explosions and fire at the power plant.

The Konakovo GRES is one of the largest power plants in the Central part of Russia, the 8th largest thermal power plant in the country. »

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