Pope Francis suggests gay couples could be blessed in Vatican reversal (www.theguardian.com)
Conservative cardinals had challenged the pope to confirm teachings on LGBTQ+ issues...
Sheer stupidity is a threat to our scientific progress | Letters (www.theguardian.com)
cross-posted from: hexbear.net/post/742098...
Biden worries ‘extreme’ supreme court can’t be relied on to uphold rule of law (www.theguardian.com)
Joe Biden worries that the “extreme” US supreme court, dominated by rightwing justices, cannot be relied upon to uphold the rule of law....
Tom Hanks says AI version of him used in dental plan ad without his consent (www.theguardian.com)
Tom Hanks has warned fans that an ad for a dental plan that appears to use his image is in fact fake and was created using artificial intelligence....
Apple says software bug and certain apps causing iPhone overheating (www.theguardian.com)
Apple says software bug and certain apps causing iPhone overheating::Company says it will update iOS 17 to fix bug and is working with developers of apps that overload handsets
Mass death of Amazonian dolphins prompts fears for vulnerable species (www.theguardian.com)
Rising temperatures could be passing tolerance threshold for endangered animals as Lake Tefé reaches 39C (102.2 F)
Travel website Booking.com leaves hoteliers thousands of dollars out of pocket (www.theguardian.com)
Chinese video games are on the rise, but I wish they got more respect (www.theguardian.com)
Bedbug crisis sparks political row in Paris as insect ‘scourge’ continues (www.theguardian.com)
Doctors in England told not to start new patients on ADHD drugs due to shortage (www.theguardian.com)
Travel website Booking.com leaves hoteliers thousands of dollars out of pocket (www.theguardian.com)
Travel website Booking.com has left many hotel operators and other partners across the globe thousands of dollars out of pocket for months on end, blaming the lack of payment on a “technical issue”....
Doctors in England told not to start new patients on ADHD drugs due to shortage (www.theguardian.com)
Doctors in England have been told not to prescribe ADHD drugs to new patients because of a national shortage, as charities warn that the supply problems are devastating for people living with the condition....
Serbia pulls some troops back from Kosovo border after warning from US (www.theguardian.com)
Doctors in England told not to start new patients on ADHD drugs due to shortage (www.theguardian.com)
Pro-China candidate Mohamed Muizzu wins Maldives presidency, upending relationship with India (www.theguardian.com)
British troops could deploy to Ukraine for first time to train soldiers, says Grant Shapps (www.theguardian.com)
We are just getting started’: the plastic-eating bacteria that could change the world (www.theguardian.com)
When a microbe was found munching on a plastic bottle in a rubbish dump, it promised a recycling revolution. Now scientists are attempting to turbocharge those powers in a bid to solve our waste crisis. But will it work?
Twin suicide attacks underline the depth of Pakistan’s crisis (www.theguardian.com)
The scenes of horror pictured on Friday have become all too familiar in Pakistan. This time it was a twin attack. A procession to mark the birthday of the prophet Muhammad and a police station were both targeted by suicide bombers, killing almost 60 people and injuring hundreds more....
Trump ally is first to plead guilty in Georgia elections case (www.theguardian.com)
Former Republican bail bondsman Scott Hall, one of the 19 people charged alongside Donald Trump for conspiring to overturn the 2020 election results in the state of Georgia, entered into a plea agreement on Friday, becoming the first defendant to plead guilty in the sprawling criminal case....
Las Vegas police arrest man in Tupac Shakur drive-by shooting case (www.theguardian.com)
Birmingham PhD student guilty of using 3D printer to build ‘kamikaze’ drone (www.theguardian.com)
Mohamad al-Bared used technology at Coventry home to make drone designed to deliver a warhead or chemical weapon for IS...
‘They don’t want to give power to girls’: the women shaking up Colombia’s graffiti scene (www.theguardian.com)
Boy, 16, arrested after felling of famous Sycamore Gap tree at Hadrian’s Wall (www.theguardian.com)
A 16-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of causing criminal damage in connection with the felling of the 300-year-old Sycamore Gap tree in the north of England....
Famous Sycamore Gap tree at Hadrian’s Wall found cut down (www.theguardian.com)
Police investigating after former tree of the year winner, estimated to be several hundred years old, felled...
Famous Sycamore Gap tree at Hadrian’s Wall found cut down (www.theguardian.com)
Police investigating after former tree of the year winner, estimated to be several hundred years old, felled...