FCC chair: Speed standard of 25Mbps down, 3Mbps up isn’t good enough anymore (arstechnica.com)
Americans will need a visa to visit Europe starting in 2024. Here's what you should know. (news.yahoo.com)
Man who threatened Biden shot dead in FBI raid in Utah (www.bbc.co.uk)
cross-posted from: lemmy.zip/post/1255681...
Elon Musk is considering taking Twitter out of Europe amid EU compliance investigation (www.businessinsider.com)
As Twitter, renamed X, faces increased scrutiny in the EU and usage falls, Elon Musk has floated drastic action.
It's Official, Say NOAA and NASA: This June Was the Hottest Ever Recorded on Earth (www.commondreams.org)
NASA called the soaring heat "part of a pattern of increasing global temperatures, as a result of human activities, mainly carbon dioxide emissions."
The United Nations just voted 145-7 in favor of a resolution condemning illegal Israeli settlements in Palestine & Syria. (media.mas.to)
indiatoday.in/…/india-votes-in-favour-of-un-resol…
Russian military pilot reportedly defects to Ukraine with helicopter (www.theguardian.com)
McConnell on Ukraine proxy war: "We haven’t lost a single American in this war. Most of the money that we spend, is spent on replenishing weapons, so it’s actually employing people here."[paraphrased] (edition.cnn.com)
Mitch McConell says the quiet part out loud....
Pro-Hitler and Holocaust denier account: X has paid me $3,000 in ad revenue sharing | Media Matters for America (www.mediamatters.org)
Biden Wants Arms Deals With Israel to Be Done in Complete Secrecy, Without Congress (truthout.org)
Hundreds arrested as US Jews protest against Israel’s Gaza assault (www.theguardian.com)
Israeli air strike hits Gaza hospital sheltering thousands of war-displaced (www.aljazeera.com)
Vice blocked news stories that could offend Saudi Arabia, insiders say (www.theguardian.com)
Exclusive: Media company recently signed lucrative deal with Saudi government-controlled MBC Group
‘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
Russian Anti-War Activist Sentenced To Six Years In Prison For Internet Posts (www.rferl.org)
Russia halts wartime deal allowing Ukraine to ship grain. It’s a blow to global food security (apnews.com)
Tou Thao: Ex-officer in George Floyd case gets 57 months for role in killing (www.bbc.co.uk)
cross-posted from: lemmy.zip/post/1175741...
'Unprecedented heat': Iran begins two-day nationwide shutdown amid soaring temperatures (www.cnbc.com)
The two-day shutdown comes at a time of record-breaking extreme heat across the globe, with July poised to be the hottest month in history.
Maker Naomi Wu is Silenced by Chinese Authorities (And Why I Blame Elon Musk) (www.youtube.com)
America far-right wants to cut funding for Clean Water Programs by 64% (www.commondreams.org)
The Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Subcommittee, chaired by U.S. Rep. Mike Simpson (R-Idaho), on Thursday marked up a GOP appropriations bill for fiscal year 2024. A Republican fact sheet celebrates proposed “cuts to wasteful spending” and “claw-backs of prior appropriations,” highlighting that it “reins...
Israel calls for all 1.1 million civilians to leave Gaza City within 24 hours (www.reuters.com)
Smoking age should rise from 18, by one year every year - Rishi Sunak (www.bbc.com)
Colombia announces war crime charges against Netanyahu (colombiareports.com)
More than 10,000 Palestinians killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza in past month (0.49% of population) (www.aljazeera.com)
Musk sues law firm because he’s mad that Twitter paid $90 million bill (arstechnica.com)
