Amazon Prime too easy to join, hard to quit, claims FTC suit ( www.theregister.com )
Republicans Declare Banning Universal Free School Meals a 2024 Priority ( newrepublic.com )
Electronic Frontier Foundation shouted out Lemmy, Kbin, and Mastodon in their Reddit coverage today: What Reddit Got Wrong ( www.eff.org )
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Explosion of Kakhovka plant in Ukraine displaces nearly 1900 households, floating landmines and oil spill pose further threat, aid workers say ( www.care.org )
At least 150 tons of oil have been released into the Dnipro River with the risk of further leakage of more than 300 tons. This may lead to the Nyzhniodniprovskyi National Nature Park, which comprises more than 80 000 hectares of protected land, to disappear.
Former Canadian conservative party leader says he was target of a Chinese government campaign of misinformation during 2021 elections ( web.archive.org )
Erin O’Toole says the Canadian spy agency informed him that Beijing’s campaign used social media, specifically the Chinese-owned messaging app WeChat. “My parliamentary caucus and myself were the target of a sophisticated misinformation and voter suppression campaign orchestrated by the People’s Republic of China,”...
Russia circumvents sanctions by buying drones and microchips via Kazakhstan ( istories.media )
In theory, the import of drones into Russia should have been choked off by Western sanctions. In practice, however, it is clear that avenues for their procurement remain open for drones as well ad advanced microchips - used in everything from missiles to demining robots. They are flowing into Russia from abroad through companies...
China accuses journalist of espionage allegedly over meetings with foreign diplomats and journalist ( nieman.harvard.edu )
Dong Yuyu, who often met with foreign diplomats, academics and journalists in the course of his work, was detained on February 2022 while having lunch with a Japanese diplomat at a hotel in Beijing. His family was notified in March 2023 that his case would be sent to trial, though the charges remain unclear.
The Counter Has Money, So Why Is It Shutting Down? ( www.gawker.com )
U.S. journalist detained in Russia after visiting for family emergency ( www.cbc.ca )
A Lampedusa, une « submersion migratoire » en trompe-l'oeil ( www.euractiv.fr ) French
Amid a record heat wave, Texas construction workers lose their right to rest breaks ( www.npr.org )
On June 13, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed HB 2127 — the Texas Regulatory Consistency Act — which bars cities and counties from passing regulations that are stricter than state ones. It also overturns local rules such as ordinances in Austin and Dallas that mandate rest breaks for construction workers. The law takes effect...
WHO says soda sweetener aspartame may cause cancer, but it's safe within limits ( www.cnbc.com )
Erdogan makes Sweden's NATO bid conditional on Turkey's EU bid | DW News ( www.youtube.com )
Manson family killer Leslie Van Houten will be paroled, lawyer says, after Gov. Newsom drops fight ( www.nbcnews.com )
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Indian authorities arrests 3 railway officials over the train crash that killed more than 290 ( apnews.com )
Putin’s media machine turns on ‘traitor’ Prigozhin ( www.politico.eu )
Mosquitoes could be spreading a flesh-eating bacteria that affects humans ( www.euronews.com )
Romania demands Germany ‘permanently’ send over troops ( www.politico.eu )
French rail operator SNCF fined after train killed cat hiding on tracks ( www.theguardian.com )
Passengers Georgia and her 15-year-old daughter Melaina said their pet escaped from its travel bag and disappeared under a high-speed train as it prepared to leave Paris for Bordeaux, in south-western France, with 800 passengers onboard....