American Pride Remains Near Record Low (news.gallup.com)
Israeli White Phosphorus Shells Burn 1,250 Hectares of Lebanese Soil (thecradle.co)
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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Chinese companies must prevent their arms, drones from being used in Israeli international crimes (euromedmonitor.org)
Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor emphasises that companies, including Autel Robotics—a Chinese electronics and drone manufacturer—must comply with international law. They should take immediate action if they know or reasonably should know that their products are being used for serious violations. Euro-Med specifically urges...
The Politics of the Plastics Treaty (www.truthdig.com)
Judge says FTC lacks authority to issue rule banning noncompete agreements (arstechnica.com)
Gotta love a shitty repub SCOTUS. Its awesome.
🎶 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...
Viktor Orbán visits Vladimir Putin to condemnation from fellow EU leaders (www.theguardian.com)
Viktor Orbán, Europe’s most pro-Russian leader, met Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin on Friday on a rare trip to Russia that drew strong condemnation from other European leaders....
The Past, Present, And Future Of Hip-Hop In Video Games (www.gameinformer.com)
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....
