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Netanyahu says he won’t agree to a deal that ends the war in Gaza, testing the latest truce proposal (apnews.com)

Kamala Harris says abortion bans are creating 'a health care crisis' (www.nbcnews.com)

‘Too many old people’: A rural Pa. town reckons with population loss (www.washingtonpost.com)

There is a deepening sense of fear as population loss accelerates in rural America. The decline of small-town life is expected to be a looming topic in the presidential election....

US Olympic and other teams will bring their own AC units to Paris, undercutting environmental plan (apnews.com)

The U.S. Olympic team is one of a handful that will supply air conditioners for their athletes at the Paris Games in a move that undercuts organizers’ plans to cut carbon emissions....

TIL about Roko's Basilisk, a thought experiment considered by some to be an "information hazard" - a concept or idea that can cause you harm by you simply knowing/understanding it (en.wikipedia.org)

Roko's basilisk is a thought experiment which states that an otherwise benevolent artificial superintelligence (AI) in the future would be incentivized to create a virtual reality simulation to torture anyone who knew of its potential existence but did not directly contribute to its advancement or development, in order to...

Thousands of Iran-backed fighters offer to join Hezbollah in its fight against Israel (apnews.com)

Apple’s App Store breaches EU’s Digital Markets Act (techcrunch.com)

A few months after opening a non-compliance case on Apple and the Digital Markets Act (DMA), the European Commission has shared its preliminary findings with Apple. And the bottom line is that the current App Store rules are in breach of the DMA. Confirmed violations of the DMA can lead to fines of up to 10% of global annual...

US Supreme Court divisions expected to be exposed as final rulings loom (www.reuters.com)

The U.S. Supreme Court, with its 6-3 conservative majority, managed to bridge its ideological divide in major rulings this month involving constitutional gun rights and access to the abortion pill, but that could change as the court heads into what may be the final week of its term....

New York’s Fat Beach Day gives plus-size people a space to be themselves (www.theguardian.com)

Jacob Riis Beach hosts the day of body positivity and fun, in the city at the heart of the fat acceptance movement...

Texas woman arrested for allegedly attempting to drown 3-year-old Palestinian Muslim child in possible hate crime (www.nbcnews.com)

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Intense phase of Israel's war with Hamas about to end, Netanyahu says (www.nbcnews.com)

An Israel offensive into Lebanon risks an Iranian military response, top US military leader says (apnews.com)

Apple charged with breaching EU tech rules, faces another probe (www.reuters.com)

European Union antitrust regulators charged on Monday that Apple breached the bloc’s tech rules, a charge that could result in a hefty fine for the iPhone maker which also faces another investigation into new fees imposed on app developers....

Putin threatens to arm North Korea, warns U.S. ally South against 'big mistake' (www.nbcnews.com)

The Russian president said Friday that his country will continue to develop its nuclear arsenal, days after signing a new mutual defense pact with Kim Jong Un....

China's state subsidies in green technologies significantly higher than those in EU and OECD countries, distorting competition, researchers say (www.intereconomics.eu)

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Five Men Convicted of Operating Massive, Illegal Streaming Service That Allegedly Had More Content Than Netflix, Hulu, Vudu and Prime Video Combined (variety.com)