Denmark Made Home Buying Easier. America Should Follow Its Lead. (www.businessinsider.com)
Poland unveils details of €2.4bn fortification of eastern borders (notesfrompoland.com)
Moderate Texas Republican sees off primary challenge from ‘neo-Nazi’ (www.theguardian.com)
Global sales of polluting SUVs hit record high in 2023, data shows (www.theguardian.com)
Half of all new cars are now SUVs, making them a major cause of the intensifying climate crisis, say experts...
The art of drag has become a target. With Pride Month nigh, performers are organizing to fight back (apnews.com)
“Drag is joy, but it’s under attack. Our very existence, our self-expression, our art — all of it is being threatened. And we’ve had enough.”...
How calls for social media block are hitting celebrities (www.newsweek.com)
Montreal Jewish school targeted by gunfire, police say (www.cbc.ca)
Atlanta police surveil people opposing ‘Cop City’: ‘There’s this constant stalking feeling’ (www.theguardian.com)
Atlanta police have been carrying out around-the-clock surveillance in several neighborhoods for months, on people and houses linked to opposition against the police training center colloquially known as “Cop City”....
Vanity Fair France apologizes after editing out actor’s Palestinian flag pin (www.cnn.com)
Nissan issues 'do not drive' warning for some older models after air bag defect linked to 58 injuries (www.usatoday.com)
Israeli campaign against ICC may be ‘crimes against justice’, say legal experts (www.theguardian.com)
US ex-official pleads guilty in heist to steal and sell water with secret pipe (www.theguardian.com)
Dennis Falaschi charged in multi-million dollar scheme as records show he wasn’t only one to take water from California’s farm region...
Republican activist with ties to DeSantis and Rubio indicted over January 6 (www.theguardian.com)
NYU Nurse Is Fired After Calling the Gaza War a ‘Genocide’ in Speech (www.nytimes.com)
Patrol vehicle runs over 2 women on Florida beach; sergeant cited for careless driving (www.cbsnews.com)
North Korea drops balloons carrying trash and propaganda in South (www.bbc.com)
Photographs shared on social media show bags attached via string to white translucent balloons carrying toilet paper, dark soil, and batteries, among other contents....