Wisconsin Supreme Court changes course, will allow expanded use of ballot drop boxes this fall (apnews.com)
The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Friday that officials can place ballot drop boxes around their communities in this fall’s elections, overturning its own ruling two years ago limiting their use in the presidential swing state....
Lowly - Deer Eyes [ Indie Pop | Denmark | 2017 ] (lowlyband.bandcamp.com)
Booting Linux off of Google Drive (ersei.net)
Israeli White Phosphorus Shells Burn 1,250 Hectares of Lebanese Soil (thecradle.co)
Sony won't phase out Blu-ray movie and game discs, only ceasing production on consumer BD-R (www.tweaktown.com)
Japanese man sentenced to 17.5 years in prison, and 20 strokes of the cane in Singapore for rape (apnews.com)
Italian prosecutors investigate luxury brands Dior, Armani for "Made In Italy" products actually made by subcontractors within the European country exploiting low-cost Chinese labor (in.mashable.com)
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The Politics of the Plastics Treaty (www.truthdig.com)
This Wouldn’t Be the First Time an Incumbent Stepped Aside. Here’s What Happened Last Time. (www.politico.com)
Thursday’s presidential debate debacle — widely regarded as a low point for President Joe Biden, who appeared feeble and sometimes confused — many Democratic elites and nonpartisan pundits are suggesting a break-the-glass-in-case-of-emergency move that resided on the margins of conventional political thought just a week...
🎶 The full set of Coldplay at Glastonbury 2024 - with several surprise stars, i.e. Michael J. Fox 🎸 🔥 (The set will be available until 10 July 2024.) (www.bbc.com)
“Coldplay were the Saturday night headliner at the 2024 Glastonbury Festival. The band is no stranger to the Pyramid Stage top spot. In 2002, they headlined for the first time, with just one album under their belt. Fast-forward 22 years, they’re nine albums deep, and it’s the fifth time these Worthy Farm favourites have...
The Past, Present, And Future Of Hip-Hop In Video Games (www.gameinformer.com)
World’s biggest sodium-ion battery switches on, able to power 12,000 homes (www.independent.co.uk)
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Diabetes patients on GLP-1s instead of insulin have lower cancer risk, study shows (www.reuters.com)
Patients with type 2 diabetes taking GLP-1 treatments, which include Ozempic, have a lower chance of developing 10 types of obesity-related cancers than those taking insulin and other diabetes drugs, according to a study published on Friday....
Time running out for Ukrainians fleeing Russia's advance (www.reuters.com)
In the devastated eastern Ukrainian town of Toretsk, time is running out for anyone wanting to leave....
Judge delays ban on noncompete agreements for employees | CNN Business (www.cnn.com)
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Arizonans Submit Over Double the Signatures Needed for Abortion Ballot Measure (www.commondreams.org)
Woman found dead after python swallows her in Indonesia (www.channelnewsasia.com)
UK: Welsh Government to introduce a law which will make it illegal for politicians to lie (www.bbc.com)
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Visa, Mastercard to extend non-EU card fee caps to 2029, EU says | Reuters (www.reuters.com)
Biden rejects growing pressure to abandon his campaign, vows to stay 'to the end' (www.reuters.com)
FDA bans food additive found in citrusy sports drinks and sodas (www.nbcnews.com)
The FDA said it had concluded that BVO was not safe for use after the results of studies, it conducted in collaboration with the National Institutes of Health, found the potential for adverse effects in humans....
Putin calls Taliban Russia's 'ally' in combating terrorism | The Express Tribune (tribune.com.pk)
Europe is Quietly Debating a Nuclear Future Without the US (www.politico.com)
Ever since the advent of nuclear arms, Europe has been protected by an American nuclear umbrella. It was the United States that promised NATO allies that any nuclear aggression by the Soviet Union, and later, by Russia, would be answered with a barrage of U.S. missiles....
China’s plastics boom set to create another source of trade tensions as the country's petrochemicals sector keeps expanding despite weaker demand (www.straitstimes.com)
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