F.T.C. Sues Amazon for Inducing Users to Subscribe to Prime ( www.nytimes.com )
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New figures reveal scope of military discrimination against LGBTQ troops, with over 29,000 denied honorable discharges ( www.cbsnews.com )
USA: Judge Strikes Down Arkansas Law Banning Gender Transition Care for Minors ( web.archive.org )
Judge James M. Moody Jr. of Federal District Court in Little Rock said the law both discriminated against transgender people and violated the constitutional rights of doctors. He also said that the state of Arkansas had failed to substantially prove a number of its claims, including that the care was experimental or carelessly...
Congress has reintroduced the PRESS Act. Now lawmakers must pass it. ( freedom.press )
China hits back at Biden: ‘Extremely absurd’ to call Xi a dictator ( www.politico.eu )
Amazon Prime too easy to join, hard to quit, claims FTC suit ( www.theregister.com )
Ballsy EU Commission moves to make Russia pay for Ukraine ( www.politico.eu )
Making Headway on Indigenous Land Rights ( reasonstobecheerful.world )
ISPs say US should force Big Tech firms to pay for broadband construction ( arstechnica.com )
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The Good News Effect ( www.washingtonpost.com )
I saw a comment this morning lamenting the imbalance of positive and negative news content that we are given....
Andrew Tate is indicted on human trafficking and rape charges in Romania ( www.npr.org )
Binge drinking, prison and loony bin — how Russians evade mobilization or avoid, at least, deployment to the front ( web.archive.org )
Young Russians shared their strategies for evading combat: one individual became a defendant in a criminal case, another sought refuge in a psychiatric clinic, and a third, originally from the Luhansk region and having fled the war in Donbass to Russia in 2014, has successfully resisted being dispatched from his unit for several...
Mystery powder letters sent to Kansas Republicans, Trump, Supreme Court Justice Thomas ( abcnews.go.com )
Missing Titan submersible is operated by a cheap game controller ( videogames.si.com )
the Logitech F710 is a solid controller to get if you’re on a tight budget, but perhaps not exactly the type of equipment you want to stake your life on. [...] Reviewers on sites like Amazon frequently mention issues with the wireless device's connection....
Ex-Aussie PM admits he hid submarine plot from Macron ( www.politico.eu )
No whaling this summer: Iceland halts fin whale hunting in move that likely spells end to controversial practice ( web.archive.org )
The decision follows on the heels of a report authored by a council of specialists on animal welfare, which found that fishing methods do not comply with the Act on Animal Welfare.
Titanic sub search: underwater noises picked up by Canadian plane, US coast guard says ( www.theguardian.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.
Europe to accelerate arms shipments to Ukraine, EU industry chief declares ( www.eureporter.co )
YouTube to launch its first official shopping channel in South Korea -Yonhap ( www.reuters.com )
Biden labels China’s Xi Jinping a dictator ( www.politico.com )
Submarine missing near Titanic used a $30 Logitech gamepad for steering ( arstechnica.com )
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...