Fisker debuts an entire range of new EVs, including one sub-$30,000 (arstechnica.com)
Is Ukraine's counteroffensive failing? Kyiv and its supporters worry about losing control of the narrative (www.nbcnews.com)
Some U.S. officials are frustrated at the pace of Ukraine’s counteroffensive, which has gained less than 100 square miles of territory.
BRICS to launch independent financial system (vovworld.vn)
‘Not genocide’ says Biden after ICC warrants sought (www.google.com)
Life Expectancy in Communist Cuba is Higher than The United States for the 4th Year in a Row (medium.com)
N.Y. Times writer quits over open letter accusing Israel of ‘genocide’ - The Washington Post (www.washingtonpost.com)
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Ex-North Dakota lawmaker charged with traveling for sex with minor, receiving child sex abuse images (apnews.com)
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A retired Republican state senator from North Dakota has been charged with traveling to Europe with the intent of paying for sex with a minor and with receiving images depicting child sexual abuse, according to a federal indictment unsealed Monday....
Condemning Palestinians is contemptible (electronicintifada.net)
I learned the word “condemn” at an early age. It was used constantly on Irish news bulletins in the 1980s....
Western ammo stocks at 'bottom of the barrel' as Ukraine war drags on, NATO official warns | CNN (www.cnn.com)
‘Orphaned by decree’: Italy’s same-sex parents react to losing their rights (www.theguardian.com)
Rightwing PM Giorgia Meloni has demanded councils register only biological parents on birth certificates, leaving partners in legal limbo
Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon is accused of ‘blatant ignorance and disrespect’ by students at his alma mater (fortune.com)
US asks China to tell Iran not to retaliate against Israel (www.ft.com)
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Will China flood globe with EVs, green tech? What's behind latest US-China trade fight (mainichi.jp)
China has sharply ramped up its production of cheap electric vehicles, solar panels, and batteries just as the Biden administration has pushed through legislation supporting many of those same industries in the United States. ⠀...
Former Spokane Valley teacher gets no jail time for sex with student (www.spokesman.com)
A former Central Valley High school teacher’s “predatory actions” stripped a student of his dreams and significantly harmed him and his family after the teacher had sex with the 17-year-old, the student’s mother told a judge Thursday....
Israel 'gone beyond self-defence' in Gaza, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi says, calls to 'stop collective punishment' (finance.yahoo.com)
Hawaii economists say Lahaina locals could be priced out of rebuilt town without zoning changes (apnews.com)
Finland's Marin, once the world's youngest premier, steps down as party leader (www.reuters.com)
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Paris residents set to vote on plan to triple parking charges for SUVs (www.theguardian.com)
China is forecasted to reach 1,000GW of installed solar capacity by 2026 (from 500GW today), which is pretty much equivalent to the total global solar power capacity today. (reneweconomy.com.au)
China says it uncovered NSA operatives behind university cyberattack (www.scmp.com)
Spotify raises premium subscription price for millions (www.bbc.co.uk)
Brazil, France, Spain, Germany and S. Africa Push To Tax Billionaires 2% Yearly; US Says No (www.ibtimes.co.uk)
US threatens to veto new Gaza ceasefire resolution at UN Security Council (edition.cnn.com)
AfD plans to turn Germany into authoritarian state, vice-chancellor warns (www.theguardian.com)
Palestinian Death Toll in Gaza Tops 13,000 as Israel Repeatedly Strikes U.N. Schools Housing Refugees (www.democracynow.org)
Over the weekend, at least 82 Palestinians were killed in Israeli strikes on Jabaliya refugee camp, including multiple United Nations schools sheltering Palestinians. At least 85 incidents of Israeli bombing have impacted 67 facilities run by the United Nations relief agency for Palestine refugees (UNRWA) in the last two months....
