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Disney bets on sequels and password crackdown for profit growth (www.bbc.com)

Disney is banking on a password crackdown and spate of sequels as it pushes to make its streaming business profitable....

Trump asks oil executives for a billion dollars, as they write environmental policy for him (www.salon.com)

Trump vows to fight 'anti-white feeling' in US. His allies have a plan (www.reuters.com)

Donald Trump’s pledge to fight what he calls “anti-white feeling” in the U.S. will likely embolden allies who seek to dismantle government and corporate programs created to battle racism and boost diversity in American life....

School board in Virginia votes to restore Confederate names (www.reuters.com)

The education board for a rural Virginia county voted early on Friday to restore the names of Confederate generals stripped from two schools in 2020, making the mostly white, Republican district the first in the U.S. to take such an action....

Hawaii to limit vacation rentals in response to tight housing market (www.theguardian.com)

Last year’s deadly Maui wildfire revealed the extent of short-term rentals and their contribution to the state’s housing shortage...

Ferocious solar storm could give US rare view of northern lights (www.theguardian.com)

James Webb Space Telescope chief scientist Jane Rigby receives highest US civilian award (www.space.com)

A teen said a deputy threatened him as he filmed his mom's arrest. A jury awarded him $185,000. (apnews.com)

Trump told oil executives and lobbyists that he would undo Biden’s climate policies (www.carbonbrief.org)

Donald Trump offered to weaken climate regulations in exchange for a $1bn contribution from oil company bosses to support his return to the White House later this year. During a dinner for senior oil executives at his Mar-a-Lago club last month, Trump “vowed to immediately reverse dozens of president [Joe] Biden’s...

Record-breaking increase in CO2 levels in world’s atmosphere | Experts issue warning after finding global average concentration in March was 4.7ppm higher than same period last year (www.theguardian.com)

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US says Israel’s use of US arms likely violated international law, but evidence is incomplete (apnews.com)

[US] State Department report says Israel likely violated international law in Gaza (www.independent.co.uk)

New bill aims to limit harmful heavy metals found in baby food (www.cnn.com)

Trump Media investor convicted of insider trading ahead of merger (abcnews.go.com)

Supreme Court Rules Against Women Whose Cars Were Seized by the Police (www.nytimes.com)

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Social media abstinence can boost self-esteem (www.dw.com)

A Canadian study has found that refraining from social media for a week can have a positive impact on one’s body image. Online beauty ideals are most harmful to young women who try to achieve unhealthy body shapes....

Tyson Foods dumps millions of pounds of toxic pollutants into US rivers and lakes (www.theguardian.com)

Tyson Foods dumped millions of pounds of toxic pollutants directly into American rivers and lakes over the last five years, threatening critical ecosystems, endangering wildlife and human health, a new investigation reveals....

Saudi forces 'told to kill’ to clear land for eco-city (www.bbc.com)

TikTok sues U.S. government, says ban violates First Amendment (www.cnbc.com)

House kills motion to vacate Johnson from speakership (www.cnn.com)

Florida Is on Its Way to Banning — and Criminalizing — Alternative Meat (www.foodandwine.com)

Paid sick leave sticks after many pandemic protections vanish (kffhealthnews.org)

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Russian forces attack Ukraine's Kharkiv region, striking on new front | Reuters (www.reuters.com)

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