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How the Recycling Symbol Duped People into Buying More Plastic (www.scientificamerican.com)
Plastic wrap tangles around sorting equipment at recycling facilities, shutting down operations as employees try to cut it out of the equipment. Huge bales of paper shipped overseas can contain as much as 30 percent plastic waste. “Contamination is one of the biggest challenges facing the recycling industry,” the EPA said in...
Like a big, fluffy eraser (lemmy.world)
Why the FDA will have a hard time properly regulating cannabis (www.statnews.com)
Nobody dare Pluto Pterodactyl (fanaticus.social)
Recalled lead-tainted applesauce pouches stayed on Dollar Tree shelves for weeks, FDA says (www.pbs.org)
Dollar Tree failed to effectively recall lead-tainted applesauce pouches linked to reports of illness in more than 500 children, leaving the products on some store shelves for two months, the Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday.
More than 200 arrested in Kenya protests over proposed tax hikes in finance bill | Africanews (www.africanews.com)
Civil society groups say that despite the arrests, demonstrations and a planned sit-down outside the parliament buildings will continue....
Supermassive black hole roars to life as astronomers watch in real time (arstechnica.com)
In December 2019, astronomers were surprised to observe a long-quiet galaxy, 300 million light-years away, suddenly come alive, emitting ultraviolet, optical, and infrared light into space. Far from quieting down again, by February of this year, the galaxy had begun emitting X-ray light; it is becoming more active. Astronomers...
Frodo lives! (lemmy.world)
Doctor accused of illegally obtaining health data of Texas Children's patients, in crusade against Transgender medical treatments (www.houstonchronicle.com)
The doctor has publicly identified himself as the person who released information to a conservative activist about the transgender care program at Texas Children’s. Citing “whistleblower documents,” the activist published a story in May 2023 saying Texas Children’s provided transgender care, which was legal at the time,...
Millions face record-high temperatures as heat dome intensifies over US (www.theguardian.com)
Cities in midwest and north-east brace for heatwave with some to experience highs of 105F – 25 degrees above normal...
Chat Control Must Be Stopped – Now! - Threema blog (threema.ch)
Biden to announce protections Tuesday for undocumented spouses of U.S. citizens and ‘Dreamers’ (www.pbs.org)
The president’s executive action will shield undocumented spouses of U.S. citizens from deportation, allow them to obtain work authorization, as well as ease their path to permanent resident status, the three sources told PBS News. The announcement will be made at a White House event marking the 12th anniversary of an...
Sudan’s Manmade Famine (www.foreignaffairs.com)
The biggest hunger crisis in the world is unfolding in Sudan, and it is manmade. As of now, more than half of the country’s 45 million people urgently need humanitarian assistance. In May, the United Nations warned that 18 million Sudanese are “acutely hungry” including 3.6 million children who are “acutely...
UN agency reports Sudan as largest global displacement crisis, calls on US not to overlook (www.politico.com)
An estimated 5.8 million people were forced to flee their homes in Sudan last year after fighting broke out between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces in April 2023, according to a new report....
Gaetz claims House Ethics panel opened ‘new frivolous investigations’ into him (www.politico.com)
YouTube Adding Experimental Community Notes Feature to Battle Misinformation (gizmodo.com)
Alex Jones Is Now Trying to Divert Money to His Father’s Supplements Business (www.wired.com)
"He couldn't even remember me": Trump has "severe memory issues," says author who interviewed him (www.salon.com)
80% of Americans say grocery costs have notably increased since the pandemic started, survey finds (www.cnbc.com)
Israeli Protesters Mass in Jerusalem to Call for Elections (www.nytimes.com)
The protesters demanded an end to the war and the release of hostages from Gaza, and also called for elections that many hoped would oust Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Who tried to steal Graceland? (www.nbcnews.com)
The search for the mysterious company behind a scheme to steal Elvis Presley’s Graceland estate ended last week, not in Nigeria–where initial clues seemed to lead–but at the front door of “a grandmother in Branson, Missouri, a con woman with a decades long rap sheet of romance scams, forged checks and bank fraud totaling...
Dozens of Groups Push FEMA to Recognize Extreme Heat as a ‘Major Disaster’ (www.nytimes.com)
Dozens of environmental, labor and health care groups banded together on Monday to file a petition to push the Federal Emergency Management Agency to declare extreme heat and wildfire smoke as “major disasters,” like floods and tornadoes.The petition is a major push to get the federal government to help states and local...
Someone appreciates you at least (lemmy.world)
Only 191 days until Christmas (lemmy.world)
US surgeon general calls for cigarette-style warnings on social media platforms (www.theguardian.com)
Realme GT 6 shipment stolen in transit, delays launch in Spain (9to5google.com)
With a high-profile European launch just a few days away, the entire first batch of Realme GT 6 retail units has been stolen en route to Spain.
Surgeon general asks Congress to require warning labels for social media, like those on cigarettes (apnews.com)
The U.S. surgeon general has called on Congress to require warning labels on social media platforms similar to those now mandatory on cigarette boxes....
This sign spotted in a South American bank lobby (lemmy.world)
Translation according to Google (with edits):...
Uber and Lyft are fighting minimum wage laws. But in Minnesota, the drivers won (www.npr.org)
Queer dolphins, penguins and bonobos: What science shows (www.axios.com)
It’s Pride month, a good time to share this reminder: It’s natural to be queer in the animal world....
Australian police accused of 'unnecessary force' against demonstrators who were protesting against China during Chinese premier's visit to parliament (www.sbs.com.au)
- One protester has claimed the Australian Federal Police used “brutalising” force in Canberra, as China’s premier met with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and dignitaries at Parliament House....
Benjamin Netanyahu disbands Israeli war cabinet | CNN (www.cnn.com)
Depending on how you count (lemmy.world)