US accuses China of pattern of ‘dangerous’ air force manoeuvres against military planes (www.theguardian.com)
Pentagon cites more than 180 incidents of aggression against US aircraft over the East and South China seas...
Australia rejects proposal to recognise Aboriginal people in constitution (www.theguardian.com)
US nutrition panel’s ties to top food giants revealed in new report (www.theguardian.com)
Revealed: top carbon offset projects may not cut planet-heating emissions (www.theguardian.com)
Google goes to trial in biggest US challenge to tech power in decades (www.theguardian.com)
The justice department has accused Google of using its market power to unfairly lock out rivals and position itself as a gatekeeper of the web. The case marks the first brought by the government against Google to go to trial. The justice department has also joined a separate case against Google brought by the attorneys general...
Texas law aims to punish prosecutors who refuse to pursue abortion cases (www.theguardian.com)
After the supreme court overturned Roe v Wade last year, district attorneys from major counties in Texas vowed not to vigorously prosecute people under the state’s anti-abortion laws....
Prehistoric bird once thought extinct returns to New Zealand wild (www.theguardian.com)
Americans at high risk advised to wear masks as new Covid variant detected (www.theguardian.com)
As authorities revealed that a new Covid-19 variant has been detected in the US, medical experts are emphasizing that high-risk persons resume masking to prevent potentially deadly infection. Warnings from these physicians come amid an ongoing increase in Covid-19 hospitalizations....
Massachusetts governor declares emergency and urges help for migrants (www.theguardian.com)
Maura Healey calls on federal government to provide ‘urgent action’ as shelters housing migrants and refugees reach capacity
Italian man crushed to death under falling cheese wheels (www.theguardian.com)
US scientists achieve net energy gain for second time in a fusion reaction (www.theguardian.com)
US scientists achieve net energy gain for second time in a fusion reaction::The Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory’s National Ignition Facility achieved the feat using lasers to fuse two atoms
US man who killed woman by driving car through BLM protest pleads guilty (www.theguardian.com)
Dawit Kelete, 30, pleads guilty to multiple charges after hitting two protesters, one fatally, during 2020 protest in Seattle
Kevin Spacey cleared of sexually assaulting four men (www.theguardian.com)
Jury at Southwark crown court finds Oscar-winning actor, 64, not guilty after four-week trial
‘Put learners first’: Unesco calls for global ban on smartphones in schools (www.theguardian.com)
‘Put learners first’: Unesco calls for global ban on smartphones in schools::Major UN report issues warning over excessive use, with one in six countries already banning the devices
Satanists to volunteer in Florida schools in protest at DeSantis religious bill (www.theguardian.com)
Colorado oil and gas wells can’t fund their own cleanup. Taxpayers may foot the bill | A Carbon Tracker report shows the cost to safely shut down low-producing wells is $3bn more than what they earn (www.theguardian.com)
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Daily multivitamins do not help people live longer, major study finds (www.theguardian.com)
Hunter Biden requests new trial after conviction in gun case (www.theguardian.com)
Exclusive: Israeli documents show expansive government effort to shape US discourse around Gaza war (www.theguardian.com)
Clarence Thomas took additional trips funded by Harlan Crow, senator reveals (www.theguardian.com)
Democrat Dick Durbin announces failure of supreme court justice to disclose travel paid for by billionaire benefactor...
UN adds Israel to list of states committing violations against children (www.theguardian.com)
Nvidia hits $3tn and surpasses Apple as world’s second most valuable company (www.theguardian.com)
Mexico votes in election certain to bring country’s first female president (www.theguardian.com)
Texas Republicans open to death penalty for abortion providers (www.theguardian.com)
GOP convention votes on wide-ranging platform including striking law protecting abortion providers from being charged with murder...
Corporations invested in carbon offsets that were ‘likely junk’, analysis says (www.theguardian.com)
Analysis of the carbon offset projects used by top corporations including Delta, Gucci and ExxonMobil raises concerns around their emission cuts claims...
