TikTok confirms it offered US government a 'kill switch' (www.bbc.com)
TikTok says it offered the US government the power to shut the platform down in an attempt to address lawmakers’ data protection and national security concerns....
Israel ready for ‘all-out war’ in Lebanon (www.aljazeera.com)
The Israeli military says its Northern Command has approved operational plans for war with Lebanon....
Canada reportedly preparing to evacuate 45,000 citizens from Lebanon amid war fears (nationalpost.com)
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Haiti’s Largest Investor Navigates Gangs to Keep Phones Working (www.wsj.com)
Gangs in Haiti have destroyed schools, pharmacies and factories. But they have largely spared one infrastructure network: the country’s telecommunications grid....
Black Voters in This City Could Determine 2024. And It’s Not Looking Good for Biden. (www.politico.com)
The Biden campaign is increasingly worried about a group that could determine an important chunk of Electoral College votes.
As France reels from alleged rape of a Jewish girl, antisemitism comes to fore in election campaign (apnews.com)
California to become third state to mandate heat protections for indoor workers (www.nbcnews.com)
Dell said return to the office or else—nearly half of workers chose “or else” (arstechnica.com)
The Supreme Court rules against California woman whose husband was denied entry to US (apnews.com)
Ex-Florida law enforcement official says he was forced to resign for defying illegal DeSantis orders (apnews.com)
Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis ordered illegal surveillance of immigrants and ignored concerns that relocating them from Texas to another state could could be considered kidnapping or false imprisonment, the former chief of staff at the state’s top law enforcement agency said in a whistleblower lawsuit....
Why the West fears massive job losses because of China’s clean tech prowess (www.channelnewsasia.com)
PVKK from the Dome Keeper devs is Papers Please but you get a huge planetary defence cannon (www.rockpapershotgun.com)
Europe and Australia both back down on CSAM scanning (9to5mac.com)
A surprising winner in the Supreme Court gun ruling: Hunter Biden (www.politico.com)
Apple Seeks AI Partner for Apple Intelligence in China (www.macrumors.com)
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Namibian court declares laws banning gay sex unconstitutional | Africanews (www.africanews.com)
Rights activists have noted that, although prosecutions under the “sodomy” and “unnatural sexual offences” laws were infrequent, these laws have fostered ongoing discrimination against the LGBTQ community and instilled fear of arrest among gay men....
Google to show your movie/TV reviews and Search notes in a public 'profile' next week (9to5google.com)
Starting on June 24, Google will start showing your movie and TV reviews, as well as Search notes, in a public profile.
Brazil's Pantanal wetlands see record fires even before dry season (www.france24.com)
Pope told by student to stop using anti-LGBTQ language (www.bbc.com)
Pope Francis has been told by a Filipino Catholic university student to “stop using offensive language” against LGBTQ people....
Family of taekwondo instructors saves Texas woman from sexual assault (www.nbcnews.com)
The piercing scream, like a sound from a horror film, triggered taekwondo instructor Simon An to draw on his years of martial arts training....
Armenia recognises Palestinian statehood, says Armenian foreign ministry (www.reuters.com)
Disney told L.A. residents to move to Florida for a planned campus. They did, it was canceled and now they're suing (www.latimes.com)
Walt Disney Co. continues to face fallout from its scuttled plans to move 2,000 California employees to a proposed Florida campus — a controversial decision the company reversed last year following the return of Chief Executive Bob Iger....
Putin warns South Korea: Sending killer weapons to Ukraine would be a ‘big mistake’ (www.politico.eu)
Russian president delivered the warning after Seoul announced it would consider arming Kyiv....
Stonehenge not visibly damaged by protest paint. It's clean and ready to rock the solstice (apnews.com)
