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Canada to make contraceptives free (cultmtl.com)

Contraceptives will soon become free for women in Canada as part of first phase of the National Pharmacare Program.

Threads’ fediverse beta opens to share your posts on Mastodon, too (www.theverge.com)

Pirate Software (Thor) on how his game sales on Linux went from 2.4% to close to 5% thanks to Steam Deck (www.youtube.com)

TIL: You can enter into Immersive Reader mode in (Microsoft) Edge to reduce the number of things and CSS displayed on the screen. Great for when you need to study. (support.microsoft.com)

I found mine at the right end of the URL bar....

Anti-deforestation law will deepen Europe’s cocaine problem, warn ambassadors (www.politico.eu)

Ban on imports linked to deforestation might push South American farmers to grow more illegal coca....

E-waste is growing 5x faster than it's recycled, says UN (www.theregister.com)

10 trans people share how their life satisfaction has changed after transition (www.nbcnews.com)

OpenAI Previews 'Voice Engine' Audio Tool That Can Clone Human Voices With 15 Seconds of Audio (feddit.cl)

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Bacteria that cause meningitis on the rise, CDC warns (www.theguardian.com)

An invasive meningococcal disease – which can be deadly to infected people – is on the rise, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warned....

Why Are You Still Rooting Your Android Phone? (www.droid-life.com)

Do you root or do you go straight to ROMs?

Turkish opposition leads in vote to run Istanbul and other key cities (www.euronews.com)

With nearly 60% of the ballot boxes counted, incumbent Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, of the Republican People’s Party, or CHP, was leading in Istanbul, Turkey’s largest city and economic hub, according to state broadcaster TRT....

Philippines' Marcos boosts maritime security as China tension rises (www.reuters.com)

Brussels passes bill to prevent purchase of products from Israeli West Bank settlements (www.brusselstimes.com)

The Brussels City Council unanimously passed a motion on Monday evening to block public procurement of products from Israeli settlements in the West Bank, with the MR and N-VA parties abstaining....

On Zionism (thespouter.substack.com)

What people don’t understand is that Zionism itself is antisemetic.

Zelenskiy says without US aid, Ukraine forces will have to retreat (www.reuters.com)

A Russian Defector’s Killing Raises Specter of Hit Squads (www.nytimes.com)

The death in Spain of Maksim Kuzminov, a pilot who delivered a helicopter and secret documents to Ukraine, has raised fears that the Kremlin is again targeting its enemies....

Jared Kushner says Gaza’s ‘waterfront property could be very valuable’ (www.theguardian.com)

Unraveling Havana Syndrome: New evidence links the GRU's assassination Unit 29155 to mysterious attacks on Americans, at home and abroad (theins.press)

"Scrabble: The Presidential Edition." I saw this game in Goodwill today. It's like the Homer Simpson car of board games. (boardgamegeek.com)

Here is how the BoardGameGeek link above explains it how it is different from regular Scrabble:...