French parliament backs proposal to ban vapes ( www.theguardian.com )
Matthew Perry dead ( www.tmz.com )
Netflix Is Reportedly Planning a Price Hike After the Ongoing Hollywood Actors’ Strike Ends | Entertainment News ( www.gadgets360.com )
Poll shows Palestinians back Oct. 7 attack on Israel, support for Hamas rises ( www.reuters.com )
Almost three in four Palestinians believe the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas on Israel was correct, and the ensuing Gaza war has lifted support for the Islamist group both there and in the West Bank, a survey from a respected Palestinian polling institute found.
Sorry, Your Paper Coffee Cup Is a Toxic Nightmare ( www.wired.com )
80% of bosses say they regret earlier return-to-office plans: ‘A lot of executives have egg on their faces’ ( www.cnbc.com )
Many company executives now regret their initial return-to-office plans, as 80% say they would have approached it differently if they understood employee preferences. While some firms are requiring more in-office time, citing collaboration needs, others are scaling back requirements due to retention issues. Successful companies...
Elon Musk says Ireland's Leo Varadkar 'hates Irish people' ( www.euronews.com )
Netanyahu says Israel will ‘crush and destroy’ Hamas; every Hamas member is a ‘dead man’ ( apnews.com )
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday that Israel would “crush and destroy” Hamas in response to its attack....
Canada launches warning labels on each cigarette ( www.bbc.com )
Canada will be the first nation to start printing warnings directly onto individual cigarettes in a bid to deter young people from starting smoking and encourage others to quit....
Over 230 people get puzzling neurological disorder in Peru; emergency declared ( arstechnica.com )
Kevin Spacey cleared of sexually assaulting four men ( www.theguardian.com )
Jury at Southwark crown court finds Oscar-winning actor, 64, not guilty after four-week trial
Lesbian couple flees Italy as government strips them of parental rights ( www.lgbtqnation.com )
Heads of 3 top US colleges refuse to say calling for genocide of Jews is harassment ( www.timesofisrael.com )
Pilot Who Tried to Kill Flight’s Engines Told Cops He’d Taken Shrooms, Feds Say ( www.thedailybeast.com )
Gulf Stream current could collapse in 2025, plunging Earth into climate chaos: 'We were actually bewildered' ( www.livescience.com )
A vital ocean current system that helps regulate the Northern Hemisphere’s climate could collapse anytime from 2025 and unleash climate chaos, a controversial new study warns....
Candy company Mars uses cocoa harvested by kids as young as 5 in Ghana ( www.cbsnews.com )
Argentina’s gig workers are rallying against regulation — and supporting the libertarian candidate ( restofworld.org )
Israel strikes Gaza tower as death tolls jump after Hamas attack ( www.aljazeera.com )
At least 198 Palestinians killed in Israeli air raids; Hamas attack kills 70 Israelis, ‘big number’ also captured.
Meta begins process to end news access to Facebook, Instagram users in Canada ( globalnews.ca )
Heads of 3 top US colleges refuse to say calling for genocide of Jews is harassment ( www.timesofisrael.com )
Abandoned babies found decomposing in Gaza hospital weeks after it was evacuated ( www.nbcnews.com )
Spotify to phase out service in Uruguay following new copyright bill requiring ‘fair and equitable remuneration’ ( www.theguardian.com )
Nepal bans TikTok and says it disrupts social harmony ( apnews.com )
In Singapore, a certificate to own a car now costs $106,000 ( www.reuters.com )
The pork industry’s forced cannibalism, explained ( www.vox.com )
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