Portugal just ran on 100 percent renewables for 6 days in a row ( grist.org )
U.S. President Biden says "Gaza and the West Bank should be reunited under single government" and "extremist violence against Palestinians in the West Bank must stop" ( feddit.de )
Cross-posted from: feddit.de/post/5830159...
Israel intensifies ground and air strikes on nearly cut-off Gaza while UN denounces 'war crimes' in conflict for first time and warns many will soon starve to death ( english.elpais.com )
“In the beginning, people could go to the market or to the stores. Now, no more. Stores have empty shelves. People are struggling to get food, but there are already people starving in Gaza,” warns Nebal Farsakh, spokesman for the Palestinian Red Crescent, speaking over the phone....
Misinformation about the Israel-Hamas war is flooding social media. Here are the facts ( apnews.com )
Disney’s Loki remains silent over reported use of generative AI - The Verge ( www.theverge.com )
Exclusive: US to send depleted-uranium munitions to Ukraine ( www.reuters.com )
cross-posted from: lemmus.org/post/587773...
Divers willing to go ‘Whenever, Wherever’ save dog named Shakira from bat-infested cave ( ca.sports.yahoo.com )
China's Xi urges more work to ‘control illegal religious activities’ in Xinjiang on surprise visit ( www.theguardian.com )
Xi’s crackdown on the region and its Uyghur population has been labeled an attempted genocide by some governments, human rights groups and legal bodies....
China’s police warn fearful investors not to protest, stepping up efforts to clampdown on criticism ( www.afr.com )
China’s police warn fearful investors not to protest...
Feed People, Not Factory Farms | by Peter Singer - Project Syndicate ( www.project-syndicate.org )
Peter Singer points out that even with Russia’s blockade of Ukraine’s grain exports, the world produces enough food for all.
5,000-year-old 'Ivory Lady' upends what's known about sex and gender in prehistoric societies ( www.ctvnews.ca )
Thought the irony of transphobes saying when they discover trans people’s skeletons, they’ll only see us as our AGAB. Apparently figuring out a skeleton’s sex is not so cut and dry. Fascinating story regardless.
Musk-owned Twitter stiffed employees on promised bonuses, class action says ( arstechnica.com )
Ukraine is winning — and it is changing ( www.politico.eu )
Palestinians Sue Biden for Failing to Prevent Genocide in Gaza ( theintercept.com )
U.N. votes to end US embargo on Cuba; US and Israel oppose ( www.reuters.com )
Why does China claim almost the entire South China Sea? ( www.aljazeera.com )
Philips Kept Warnings About Dangerous CPAP Machines Secret While Profits Soared. ( www.propublica.org )
Exhibit #482,683 on why capitalism and medicine are inevitably a horrible combination.
Brave lays off 9% of its workforce | TechCrunch ( techcrunch.com )
Thousands stranded at burning man ( www.npr.org )
Canadian judge rules the thumbs up emoji counts as a contract agreement ( www.engadget.com )
IMF reports inflation driven by corporate profits ( www.imf.org )
Harvard Scholar Who Studies Honesty Is Accused of Fabricating Findings ( www.nytimes.com )
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AP News: A search is underway for missing submarine that takes people to see Titanic ( apnews.com )
"I’m beginning to understand that we’re not on the right side" - Russian soldiers who surrendered say morale on the Russian side is very low ( web.archive.org )
One captured Russian soldier says he worries about what will happen if he is returned to Russia in a prisoner swap. “If I have the opportunity, I’ll refuse to be exchanged." Another fighter reported that a doctor declared him unfit for combat after he was wounded in March, but his commander ordered him back to the front.
Anger across Italy as killing of student highlights country’s femicide rate ( www.theguardian.com )
