Belgium pitches EU agency to screen algorithms ( www.politico.eu )
Russia mercenary threat revives concern over nuclear arsenal security ( www.eureporter.co )
Why Europe needs a travel dispersal strategy to manage overtourism ( www.politico.eu )
Mental Outlaw Lemmy Video: Lemmy - The FOSS & Federated Reddit Alternative ( www.youtube.com )
China praises Putin’s leadership, calls for stability in Russia ( www.politico.eu )
How your submissions to a birding app — even strange ones — help scientists ( www.nytimes.com )
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A California legal battle over gas stoves stirs uncertainty for energy policies across the West ( www.nwnewsnetwork.org )
What Trans Visibility Gave Me ( time.com )
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Video update on Russia with context ( youtu.be )
Beau of the Fifth Column talking about what's going on in Russia
Victims lose €3.5m in scam accusing them of viewing child abuse images ( www.theguardian.com )
New Jersey sues three school districts over transgender notification policy ( www.politico.com )
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Canada will require Google and Meta to pay media outlets for news under bill set to become law ( apnews.com )
A Canadian bill that will require Google and Meta to pay media outlets for news content that they share or otherwise repurpose on their platforms is set to become law. The Senate passed the bill Thursday amid a standoff between Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government and Silicon Valley tech giants. Ottawa has said the law...
Macron calls for an international taxation deal to finance climate efforts ( www.politico.eu )
Early stages of Ukrainian counteroffensive 'not meeting expectations,' Western officials tell CNN ( edition.cnn.com )
Russia threatens it will blow up the Galați-Giurgiulesti bridge ( www.romaniajournal.ro ) Romanian
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Supreme Court rules against Navajo Nation in Colorado River case ( thehill.com )
Another unsurprising decision from this court. Apparently guaranteeing the Navajo Nation agriculture doesn't include water in the minds of the conservative justices....
Federal judge knocks down Florida's Medicaid ban on gender-affirming treatment ( www.politico.com )
Chinese PM hits back at EU call for de-risking ( www.politico.eu )
‘Continued genocide’: First Nations leaders disturbed by effort to dig up unmarked graves in B.C. ( globalnews.ca )
First Nations leaders in British Columbia are “very disappointed” by a recent report that residential school deniers tried to dig up suspected unmarked grave sites at the former Kamloops Indian Residential School....
Mystery powder letters sent to Kansas Republicans, Trump, Supreme Court Justice Thomas ( abcnews.go.com )
Missing Submersible Noises Are Heard Underwater as Search Efforts Expand ( archive.is )
The United States Coast Guard said the “underwater noises” were being investigated. More vessels were expected to arrive on Wednesday to join the extensive search in the North Atlantic.
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...
Musk says looking to bring Tesla and Starlink to India after meeting with PM Modi ( techcrunch.com )
New York City: Social Media Is a Public Health Threat ( www.govtech.com )
