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Ron DeSantis vetoes millions in arts grants to defund “sexual” theater festivals (www.lgbtqnation.com)

Protests continue in Kenya as some are now calling for the president to step down (abcnews.go.com)

'The way our districts are drawn is BS:' Ohio redistricting effort moves toward fall ballot (www.dispatch.com)

Apple could announce a Google Gemini deal this fall (www.theverge.com)

Israel releases director of hospital it says was used as a Hamas base. He alleges abuse in custody (apnews.com)

Israel released the director of Gaza’s main hospital on Monday after holding him for seven months without charge or trial over allegations the facility had been used as a Hamas command center. He said he and other detainees were held under harsh conditions and tortured....

The Dirt (poemsprout.blogspot.com)

Peru grants China's state-owned Cosco Shipping the exclusive right to operate its Chanchay port while pressure is built to construct a highway across the Amazon rainforest (www.asianews.it)

Peru and Cosco Shipping, a Chinese state-owned construction company, have settled a dispute over the business model to be put in place for the Port of Chancay, built under China’s “Belt and Road Initiative”. The company is granted the exclusive right to operate the port after it is inaugurated in a few months....

Sound on! (but not too loud since it is a little NSFW-ish) (i.imgur.com)

In case the main link doesn’t work: i.imgur.com/KFWEX4S.mp4...

Skydance Media and National Amusements Inc. Reach New Merger Agreement for Paramount Global (variety.com)

In case you weren’t sick of this merry-go-round yet.

New Jersey refuses to renew Trump golf club liquor licenses because of hush-money convictions (lawandcrime.com)

Scientists wary of bird flu pandemic 'unfolding in slow motion' (www.reuters.com)

Scientists tracking the spread of bird flu are increasingly concerned that gaps in surveillance may keep them several steps behind a new pandemic, according to Reuters interviews with more than a dozen leading disease experts....

The Outer Worlds 2 release date [pggamesn's] estimation and trailer ["We estimate The Outer Worlds 2 release date to be sometime in 2025"] (www.pcgamesn.com)

How the Chevron ruling could slow the FDA and affect critical drug development and response times. (www.politico.com)

The Supreme Court’s Chevron ruling could have implications for speedy drug research

Sir Jeffrey Donaldson faces further sex offence charges (www.bbc.co.uk)

Japan revises economic growth in 1Q downward, as latest data show sluggish demand and rising prices (apnews.com)

Team Fortress 2's player count doubles after fan pressure sees Valve step in with a bot-demolishing banwave and a firm line on appeals: 'No' (www.pcgamer.com)

[Prodigy spoilers] 30 Years Later, Star Trek Finally Pays Off Its Strangest Sci-Fi Twist (www.inverse.com)

Forbidden black holes and ancient stars hide in these 'tiny red dots' (image) (www.space.com)

time for big bang revision

Highlighting journalism on Mastodon (blog.joinmastodon.org)

For India's garbage pickers, a miserable and dangerous job made worse by extreme heat (apnews.com)

The putrid smell of burning garbage wafts for miles from the landfill on the outskirts of Jammu in a potentially toxic miasma fed by the plastics, industrial, medical and other waste generated by a city of some 740,000 people. But a handful of waste pickers ignore both the fumes and suffocating heat to sort through the rubbish,...