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Measles: Cases rise in Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland (www.bbc.co.uk)

Yet more examples of how copyright destroys culture rather than driving it (walledculture.org)

Netflix Starts Booting Subscribers Off Cheapest Basic Ads-Free Plan (www.macrumors.com)

Musk suggests late Twitter disclosure was a mistake, seeks to end lawsuit (www.reuters.com)

Elon Musk wants to dismiss a lawsuit by former Twitter shareholders who said he waited too long in early 2022 to reveal his large ownership stake in the social media company, saying “all indications” show his delay was a mistake....

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....

Andrew Tate can leave Romania while awaiting trial, court rules (www.theguardian.com)

The controversial social media influencer Andrew Tate will be allowed to leave Romania while awaiting trial on charges of human trafficking, a court has ruled....

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....

Paris Olympics organizers unveil backup plans for triathlon and marathon swimming in Seine (apnews.com)

The organizing committee for the Paris Olympics has unveiled backup plans for open-water events if the Seine River is deemed unsuitable for swimming....

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....

Russia: Putin critic Kara-Murza taken to hospital, says wife (www.dw.com)

Kansas’ top court rejects 2 anti-abortion laws, bolstering a state right to abortion access (apnews.com)

Kansas’ highest court on Friday struck down state laws regulating abortion providers more strictly than other health care professionals and a ban on a common second-trimester procedure, reaffirming its stance that the state constitution protects abortion access....

How Texas is still investigating migrant aid groups on the border after a judge's scathing order (apnews.com)

Texas is widening investigations into aid organizations along the U.S.-Mexico border over claims that nonprofits are helping migrants illegally enter the country, taking some groups to court and making demands that a judge called harassment after the state tried shuttering an El Paso shelter....

Judge says Nashville school shooter's writings can't be released as victims' families have copyright (apnews.com)

The writings of the person who killed three 9-year-olds and three adults at a private Christian elementary school in Nashville last year cannot be released to the public, a judge ruled Thursday....

A look at how settlements have grown in the West Bank over the years (apnews.com)

Israel has approved the largest seizure of land in the occupied West Bank in over three decades, according to Peace Now, an Israeli anti-settlement monitoring group. It is the latest step by Israel’s hard-line government meant to cement Israel’s control over the territory and prevent the establishment of an independent...

Pinkwashing explained: How Israel leverages gay rights to put a ‘progressive veneer atop atrocity’ (ricochet.media)

Last November, Israel’s official social media accounts shared a photo of a smiling Israeli soldier proudly holding a rainbow flag amid the rubble in Gaza, where over 10,000 Palestinians – mostly women and children – had been killed in the weeks following October 7....