France vs. 'Shrinkflation': Starting July 1, All 'Shrinked' Products Must Be Labelled For Consumers (www.ibtimes.co.uk)
Scientists made mice with Y chromosomes female by deleting just 6 tiny molecules | Live Science (www.livescience.com)
Scientists discovered that removing specific molecules from developing mice can completely reverse their sex from male to female.
Deadly Form Of Mpox Poses 'Global Threat,' CDC Warns—Here's What To Know (www.forbes.com)
This AIPAC Donor Funnels Millions to an IDF Unit Accused of Violating Human Rights (theintercept.com)
The Netzah Yehuda battalion is an all-male unit of the Israel Defense Forces that was formed to allow ultra-Orthodox Jews to serve in the military while still complying with their religious beliefs, through accommodations like providing time for prayer and limiting interactions with women....
COVID "likely growing" in D.C. and 12 states, CDC estimates (www.cbsnews.com)
Dupont is splitting into 3 organizations. (www.cnn.com)
Louisiana Legislature approves bill classifying abortion pills as controlled dangerous substances (apnews.com)
Two abortion-inducing drugs could soon be reclassified as controlled and dangerous substances in Louisiana under a first-of-its-kind bill that received final legislative passage Thursday and is expected to be signed into law by the governor....
Norway bans entry for most Russians (www.politico.eu)
Russians traveling for tourism or other nonessential reasons
13 Harvard University students who participated in pro-Palestinian encampment will not get degrees (www.cbsnews.com)
Stressed Out Mom Buys $69K Flat For Herself; Takes A Break From Family Twice A Week (www.ibtimes.co.uk)
The acquisition of a 25-square-meter flat has provided Gong with a sense of liberation, as she now spends two days a week at the property, enjoying solitude.
Political consultant behind fake Biden AI robocall faces charges in New Hampshire (www.cnn.com)
Man charged with helping Russian intelligence in UK (www.bbc.co.uk)
Supreme Court approves South Carolina congressional map previously found to dilute Black voting power (www.cnn.com)
The Supreme Court upheld a pro-Republican South Carolina congressional map Thursday, rejecting the argument raised by civil rights groups that lawmakers impermissibly used race as a proxy to bolster the GOP’s chances....
New York's high court upholds requiring insurance to cover medically necessary abortions (apnews.com)
New York can continue to require companies with health insurance plans to cover medically necessary abortions, the state’s highest court ruled Tuesday....
Justice Department sues to break up Live Nation, parent of Ticketmaster (www.cnbc.com)
CPS Protest, and Lord Walney’s protest crackdown (www.youtube.com) Akan
More than half of Americans think the U.S. is in a recession. It's not. (www.axios.com)
Michael Schumacher 'First Interview' Made By AI, Magazine Who Printed It Asked To Pay €200,000 (www.ibtimes.co.uk)
Michael Schumacher’s family won €200,000 (£170,212) in compensation after a magazine published a fake interview with the F1 legend, created using artificial intelligence (AI).
Ex-top prosecutor for Baltimore to be sentenced for mortgage fraud and perjury convictions (apnews.com)
A former top prosecutor for the city of Baltimore is to be sentenced this week for lying about her personal finances so she could improperly access retirement funds during the COVID-19 pandemic....
Families of Uvalde school shooting victims are suing Texas state police over botched response (apnews.com)
The families of 19 of the victims in the Uvalde elementary school shooting in Texas on Wednesday filed a $500 million federal lawsuit against nearly 100 state police officers who were part of the botched law enforcement response to one of the deadliest school shootings in U.S. history....
Many US dairy workers yet to receive protective gear for bird flu (www.reuters.com)
CHICAGO, May 23 (Reuters) - Many U.S. dairy farms have not yet increased health protections against bird flu for employees during an outbreak in cows, according to workers, activists and farmers, worrying health experts about the risk for more human infections of a virus with pandemic potential.
Michigan farmworker diagnosed with bird flu, becoming 2nd US case tied to dairy cows (apnews.com)
A Michigan dairy worker has been diagnosed with bird flu — the second human case associated with an outbreak in U.S. dairy cows....
American Airlines backtracks after lawyers blame girl, 9, for not seeing hidden camera in bathroom (www.fox4news.com)
Lawsuits claim 66 people were abused as children in Pennsylvania's juvenile facilities (apnews.com)
Dozens of children suffered physical and sexual abuse including violent rapes inside juvenile detention centers and similar facilities in Pennsylvania, according to four related lawsuits filed Wednesday....
In one of the US’s hottest deserts, utilities push gas rather than solar (www.theguardian.com)
In Fort Mohave, Arizona, even Republican voters are fighting gas power plants as utilities try to lock in fossil fuels...
