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Ex-Aussie PM admits he hid submarine plot from Macron ( www.politico.eu )

America's housing shortage is keeping home prices high ( www.axios.com )

We’re also seeing a rapid increase in commercial vacancies with WFH. But there are big challenges and costs to turning commercial properties into residential....

YouTube to launch its first official shopping channel in South Korea -Yonhap ( www.reuters.com )

No whaling this summer: Iceland halts fin whale hunting in move that likely spells end to controversial practice ( web.archive.org )

The decision follows on the heels of a report authored by a council of specialists on animal welfare, which found that fishing methods do not comply with the Act on Animal Welfare.

EU member Hungary is not letting diplomats visit Ukrainian prisoners of war transferred from Russia, Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry says ( web.archive.org )

The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry, the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War, and other involved bodies of Ukraine continue to take steps towards bringing eleven Ukrainian POWs back home after Hungary had received them from Russia without notifying the Ukrainian government or any international human rights...

“My father handed my passport over to the draft board”: How war aggravated generational conflict in Russia ( web.archive.org )

Amidst the war outbreak, numerous Russians experienced miscommunication with their close ones, resulting in family disputes, workplace conflicts, and strained friendships due to divergent perspectives. In interviews conducted by The Insider, people recounted their accounts of clashes with parents who resorted to threats of...

Biden labels China’s Xi Jinping a dictator ( www.politico.com )

US media giant Gannett sues Google over "monopolization of advertising technology markets" and "deceptive commercial practices" ( web.archive.org )

In 2022, Google made upwards of $30 billion in revenue from the sale of ad space on publishers’ websites which was six times the digital advertising revenue of all U.S. news publications combined, according to a statement by Gannett.

Southern Baptists Vote to Further Expand Restrictions on Women as Leaders ( www.nytimes.com )

Yikes. There is quite a pattern developing in the religious right, in the US at least. We are turning back the clock folks.

Crackers demand $4.5 million ransom and API pricing changes from Reddit ( www.theverge.com )

Explainer - Missing Titanic submersible: what is the Titan tourist sub and what might have happened to it? ( 12ft.io )

Woodworking and Hugs: Inside the Mental Health Movement for Men ( reasonstobecheerful.world )

One of America’s top abortion rights lawyers was just confirmed as a federal judge ( www.vox.com )

Twitch will require new labels for streams with sexual themes, gambling and M-rated games ( techcrunch.com )

New York City: Social Media Is a Public Health Threat ( www.govtech.com )

Bird Populations Are in Meltdown ( 12ft.io )

Trump adviser faces possible disbarment over his efforts to overturn 2020 election ( apnews.com )

Almost 400 websites spread Russian propaganda in Bulgaria ( www.euractiv.com )

EU wants “readily removable” batteries in devices soon—but what does that mean? ( arstechnica.com )

EU countries vote to move forward with Nature Restoration Law, piling further pressure on MEPs ( www.euronews.com )

Putin orders creation of psychiatric institute to “study the behavior of LGBT people”, Russian health minister warns of "suicides across the country" ( web.archive.org )

On June 14, Russia’s State Duma passed a bill banning surgical operations “aimed at changing a person’s sex” and changing one’s gender marker in legal documents in its first reading. During the session, multiple parties in the Duma vocally criticized the document. After Russia’s Minister of Health Mikhail Murashko...

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