New Zealand bans thin plastic fruit and vegetable bags in world first ( www.standard.co.uk )
Aspartame sweetener used in Diet Coke a possible carcinogen, WHO’s cancer research agency to say-sources ( www.reuters.com )
Air Pollution Is Deadlier Than You Think ( www.wired.com )
French newspaper staff strike after ‘far-right personality’ made editor ( www.theguardian.com )
Affirmative Action: Supreme Court Strikes Down Race-Based Admissions at Harvard and U.N.C. ( www.nytimes.com )
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Facebook content moderators in Kenya call the work 'torture.' Their lawsuit may ripple worldwide ( apnews.com )
On the verge of tears, Nathan Nkunzimana recalled watching a video of a child being molested and another of a woman being killed....
Breaking: Supreme Court Shoots Down Affirmative Action. ( www.washingtonpost.com )
Affirmative Action has now ended in the United States.
Biden mocks Tuberville for touting broadband funding he voted against ( thehill.com )
Good. He’s been working against his constituents long enough, he needs to be called out for it.
Japan Welcomes Ukrainian Refugees Seeking Shelter from War ( www.voanews.com )
France will deploy 40,000 police officers to quell violence that followed deadly police shooting ( apnews.com )
Based on an initial investigation, Prache said, he concluded that "the conditions for the legal use of the weapon were not met.”...
Why do so many Black women die in pregnancy? One reason: Doctors don't take them seriously ( apnews.com )
The nation’s health disparities have had a tragic impact: Over the past two decades, the higher mortality rate among Black Americans resulted in 1.6 million excess deaths compared to white Americans. That higher mortality rate resulted in a cumulative loss of more than 80 million years of life due to people dying young and...
UK appeals court rules that plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda is unlawful ( apnews.com )
In a split two-to-one ruling, three Court of Appeal judges said Rwanda could not be considered a “safe third country” where migrants could be sent....
Data decisions create dark day for Irish democracy ( www.irishtimes.com )
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Russia’s General Armageddon disappears, as Kremlin bats away arrest rumors ( www.politico.eu )
Russian missile hits restaurant in Ukraine's Kramatorsk killing at least eight ( www.eureporter.co )
Pornhub Accused of Illegal Data Collection ( www.wired.com )
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EU countries and lawmakers reach data rule deal targeting Big Tech ( www.eureporter.co )
UK’s Rwanda asylum plan is unlawful, court rules ( www.politico.eu )
France to go after Chinese ‘fast fashion’ giant Shein ( www.politico.eu )
Energy sector CO2 emissions hit record in 2022: study ( www.rfi.fr )
TSMC to send hundreds more workers to speed U.S. plant construction ( asia.nikkei.com )
National Geographic: The Coming End of an Incredible and Important Publication. ( imgur.io )
Truly Unprecedented: The Taliban Drugs Ban ( www.alcis.org )
Judges Block Transgender Care Bans for Minors in Kentucky and Tennessee ( www.nytimes.com )
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