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U.S. put a hold on an ammunition shipment to Israel (www.axios.com)

The Biden administration last week put a hold on a shipment of U.S.-made ammunition to Israel, two Israeli officials told Axios....

Mexico is heading towards its most violent election ever, with 30 candidates murdered, 77 threatened and 11 kidnapped (english.elpais.com)

More than 170 attacks have been committed against politicians in the lead-up to the June elections. This violence has put campaigns under tension and is sowing doubts about governability in several regions. Specialists warn that the line between the Mexican state and organized crime is increasingly blurred...

College protesters seek amnesty to keep arrests and suspensions from trailing them (apnews.com)

Maryam Alwan figured the worst was over after New York City police in riot gear arrested her and other protesters on the Columbia University campus, loaded them onto buses and held them in custody for hours....

Chinese battery developer unveils new tech with 1,300-mile range that could revolutionize EVs: 'An important piece of the puzzle' (www.thecooldown.com)

High Court In India Rules That Viewing, Downloading Child Porn Is Not A Crime - The Publica (www.thepublica.com)

The little smart home platform that could (www.theverge.com)

Home Assistant is now part of the Open Home Foundation, a non-profit aiming to fight against surveillance capitalism and offer privacy, choice, and sustainability....

Sen. Elizabeth Warren's bill would end trading in water futures (www.motherjones.com)

Vatican blasts gender-affirming surgery, surrogacy and gender theory as violations of human dignity (apnews.com)

The Vatican on Monday declared gender-affirming surgery and surrogacy as grave violations of human dignity, putting them on par with abortion and euthanasia as practices that reject God’s plan for human life....

The soft life: why millennials are quitting the rat race (www.theguardian.com)

Ambition once came with a promise: a home, a salary, progress and fulfilment. What happens when that promise is broken? Meet the women who are turning their backs on consumerism, materialism and burnout

Form over function, eh? (hackers.town)

You had one job…

California parents oust school board members who enacted anti-LGBTQ+ policy (www.advocate.com)

Two members of the Orange Unified School District board have been removed by parents who opposed a policy requiring school staff to out transgender kids....

Humanity will shrink in the future: 97% of countries will experience negative growth by 2100 (english.elpais.com)

Doctors Concerned About Neuralink's First Patient (futurism.com)

• Concerns rise as Neuralink fails to provide evidence of brain implant success, raising safety and transparency questions....

Nancy Pelosi asks pro-Palestinian protesters to ‘go back to China’ in video (www.hindustantimes.com)

In-N-Out to close first location in its 75-year history due to a wave of car break-ins and robberies (apnews.com)

In-N-Out Burger says it will close its first location in its 75-year history due to a wave of car break-ins, property damage, theft and robberies affecting customers and employees alike at its only restaurant in Oakland, California....

Cable Firms to FTC: We Shouldn’t Have to Let Users Cancel Service With a Click (www.wired.com)

Drug that Trump called a ‘miracle Covid cure’ is linked to 17,000 deaths (www.independent.co.uk)

A drug infamously touted by Donald Trump has been linked to nearly 17,000 Covid deaths in a new scientific study....

Trump claims he didn’t have ‘fair notice’ that Georgia actions could be illegal (www.independent.co.uk)

The former president files several fresh motions to toss out Fulton County election interference charges...

Voyager 1 stops communicating with Earth (edition.cnn.com)

NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft has experienced a computer glitch that’s causing a bit of a communication breakdown between the 46-year-old probe and its mission team on Earth.

Apple Is Holding the Final Nail for X’s Coffin (www.bloomberg.com)

Remember, if Fascism wins it is YOUR FAULT. (slrpnk.net)

Amazon exec says it’s time for workers to ‘disagree and commit’ to office return — “I don’t have data to back it up, but I know it’s better.” (fortune.com)

Amazon exec says it’s time for workers to ‘disagree and commit’ to office return — “I don’t have data to back it up, but I know it’s better.”::“We’re here, we’re back. It’s working,” an Amazon Studios head said in a meeting, before acknowledging a lack of evidence.