Nearly half of US honeybee colonies died last year. Struggling beekeepers stabilize population (apnews.com)
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Young Saudi woman sentenced to more than 30 years in prison over tweets on human rights (web.archive.org)
Fatima al-Shawarbi, who is from Al-Ahsa province and believed to be under 30, reported to have used her anonymous Twitter account to highlight the plight of the Howeitat – a tribe whose members have been forcibly displaced for the Neom megaproject – women’s rights, and calling for a constitutional monarchy.
Social media giants to face multimillion-dollar fines for spreading fake news (12ft.io)
US says Wagner coup is ‘real’ and ‘serious’ as White House consults allies (www.telegraph.co.uk)
Joe Biden has been briefed on the chaotic situation in Russia with US officials describing it as “serious”....
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Video update on Russia with context (youtu.be)
Beau of the Fifth Column talking about what’s going on in Russia
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Leader of Wagner mercenaries says forces entered Russian city of Rostov facing no resistance (www.pbs.org)
Rostov holds the HQ of the Russian ministry of defense, and is also a major logistics hub.
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Wagner leader calls for rebellion against Russian defense chief, Kremlin orders his arrest (apnews.com)
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Canada will require Google and Meta to pay media outlets for news under bill set to become law (apnews.com)
A Canadian bill that will require Google and Meta to pay media outlets for news content that they share or otherwise repurpose on their platforms is set to become law. The Senate passed the bill Thursday amid a standoff between Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government and Silicon Valley tech giants. Ottawa has said the law...
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U.S. Navy Heard What It Believed Was Titan Implosion Days Ago (archive.ph)
Original: wsj.com/…/u-s-navy-detected-titan-sub-implosion-d…
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LexisNexis Is Selling Your Personal Data to ICE So It Can Try to Predict Crimes (theintercept.com)
The legal research and public records data broker LexisNexis is providing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement with tools to target people who may potentially commit a crime – before any actual crime takes place, according to a contract document obtained by The Intercept. LexisNexis then allows ICE to track the purported...
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New research underscores benefits of gender-affirming hormones, rebutting anti-trans claims (www.statnews.com)
Actual evidence from actual scientists....
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Elon Musk Silences Critics By Deactivating Accounts And Reaching Out To Their Employers (finance.yahoo.com)
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Meteorologist resigns, citing PTSD from threats over climate change coverage (www.washingtonpost.com)
Who had this on their bingo card?
The first cultivated meat is approved for sale in the US (upsidefoods.com)
British woman claims Etihad Airways employee sent her unsolicited private messages after searching her data in the airline's system (nitter.net)
“Terrifying experience travelling alone”, she tweets.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Says Russia Acted In 'Good Faith' In Ukraine Invasion (news.yahoo.com)
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said Wednesday he believes Russia acted in “good faith” amid the Kremlin’s invasion of Ukraine, adding the U.S., in fact, bore heavy responsibility for the ongoing war.
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[Texas] Gov. Greg Abbott vetoes bill that would give people with disabilities new option to vote by mail (www.texastribune.org)
Gov. Greg Abbott on Saturday vetoed a bipartisan bill that would have expanded vote-by-mail access for people with disabilities — specifically people who are blind or paralyzed and need assistance marking their ballot.
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USA: Judge Strikes Down Arkansas Law Banning Gender Transition Care for Minors (web.archive.org)
Judge James M. Moody Jr. of Federal District Court in Little Rock said the law both discriminated against transgender people and violated the constitutional rights of doctors. He also said that the state of Arkansas had failed to substantially prove a number of its claims, including that the care was experimental or carelessly...
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Tesla hacker discovers secret ‘Elon Mode’ for hands-free Full Self-Driving (www.theverge.com)
A Tesla software hacker has found an ‘Elon Mode’ driving feature that seems to allow Tesla vehicles with Full Self-Driving to operate without any driver monitoring....
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The Guardian view on danger at sea: The contrast between the frantic hunt for a missing submersible and the failure to save migrants drowning in the Mediterranean is illuminating (www.theguardian.com)
A massive operation is under way to find and save a stricken vessel and its passengers. As time passes, anxious families and friends wait with growing fear. The US coastguard, Canadian armed forces and commercial vessels are all hunting for the Titan submersible, which has gone missing with five aboard on a dive to the wreck of...
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"Tipflation" may be causing tipping backlash as more digital prompts ask for tips (www.cbsnews.com)
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“My father handed my passport over to the draft board”: How war aggravated generational conflict in Russia (web.archive.org)
Amidst the war outbreak, numerous Russians experienced miscommunication with their close ones, resulting in family disputes, workplace conflicts, and strained friendships due to divergent perspectives. In interviews conducted by The Insider, people recounted their accounts of clashes with parents who resorted to threats of...
AP News: A search is underway for missing submarine that takes people to see Titanic (apnews.com)
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Andrew Tate is indicted on human trafficking and rape charges in Romania (www.npr.org)
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