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I’m a bit of a news junkie.
I’m also MicroWave on lemm.ee.
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North Korea drops balloons carrying trash in South (www.bbc.com)
North Korea has dropped at least 260 balloons carrying rubbish in the South, prompting authorities to warn its residents to stay indoors....
Macron opens the door for Ukraine to ‘neutralize’ Russian bases (www.politico.eu)
Ukraine wants to use donated weapons to attack targets inside Russia, but its allies are split on the issue....
Why are German young people so easily seduced by AfD's ideas? (www.euronews.com)
Recent voter surveys say between 14% and 22% of under-30s would vote for the far-right Alternative for Germany party in the upcoming European elections. But who are these potential voters?...
Lawyers to plastics makers: prepare for ‘astronomical’ PFAS lawsuits (www.nytimes.com)
At an industry presentation about dangerous “forever chemicals,” lawyers predicted a wave of lawsuits that could dwarf asbestos litigation, audio from the event revealed....
EPA accused of ‘egregious’ misconduct in PFAS testing of pesticides (www.theguardian.com)
US agency found PFOS and other types of PFAS in pesticides but failed to disclose those results, watchdog group alleges...
Vivek Ramaswamy uses Buzzfeed stake to demand staff cuts, conservative hires (www.theguardian.com)
CEO Jonah Peretti pushed back on rightwing Trumpist, saying he had ‘fundamental misunderstandings’ about the business...
Trump Just Sold His $10M Jet to One of His Megadonors (www.thedailybeast.com)
After nearly half a billion dollars in legal judgments against him this year, Donald Trump’s company opted to offload one of his private jets this month, public filings show. And the buyer is a Republican megadonor who poured nearly $250,000 into a political committee tied to Trump’s 2020 campaign....
Wisconsin judge to hear union lawsuit against collective bargaining restrictions (apnews.com)
A law that drew massive protests and made Wisconsin the center of a national fight over union rights is back in court on Tuesday, facing a new challenge from teachers and public workers brought after the state’s Supreme Court flipped to liberal control....
T-Mobile to buy almost all of U.S Cellular in deal worth $4.4 billion with debt (apnews.com)
T-Mobile is buying U.S. Cellular’s wireless operations and certain spectrum assets in a deal valued at $4.4 billion, and further consolidating the industry....
More people make 'no-buy year' pledges as overspending or climate worries catch up with them (apnews.com)
A 35-year-old Brooklyn resident gave up buying new clothes. A 22-year old in San Diego swore off retail therapy at Target. A 26-year old in England banned carbonated drinks from her shopping list....
Turbulence on Doha-Dublin flight leaves 12 injured (www.bbc.com)
Twelve people have been injured due to turbulence on a flight from Doha to Dublin....
Hong Kong arrests six under new security law for 'inciting rebellion' (www.bbc.com)
Hong Kong has announced its first arrests under a new security law - detaining six people for publishing social media posts which “incited hatred” against Beijing....
The first pill for postpartum depression is finally getting to patients. Doctors say it’s working. (www.nbcnews.com)
Psychiatrists are writing the first prescriptions for zuranolone, which got approved last year....
Is China building a strategic foothold in Cambodia? (www.dw.com)
Joint military drills this month suggest the ties between China and Cambodia are growing stronger. Experts argue Beijing will use Cambodia as a conduit to further its strategic interests in the South China Sea....
How doctors are pressuring sickle cell patients into unwanted sterilizations (www.statnews.com)
Ditch brightly coloured plastic, anti-waste researchers tell firms (www.theguardian.com)
Studies find red, blue and green plastic decomposes into microplastic particles faster than plainer colours...
Majority of US voters support climate litigation against big oil, poll shows (www.theguardian.com)
And almost half of respondents back the filing of criminal charges against oil companies that have contributed to the climate crisis...
Thousands of Americans without power due to severe weather (www.bbc.com)
Tornadoes and devastating thunderstorms have left nearly 300,000 residents across seven states without power as of Monday night....
Luxury perfumes linked to child labour, BBC finds (www.bbc.com)
Children have picked ingredients used by suppliers to two major beauty companies, the BBC can reveal....
Pope uses homophobic slur in meeting with bishops — reports (www.dw.com)
Italian media has said that the pope used a highly derogatory slur against LGBTQ+ people at a bishops conference. The remark may sour attempts by the pope to make the church more welcoming....
Belgium gives Ukraine nearly €1B in military aid, including 30 supersonic fighter jets (www.politico.eu)
Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Alexander De Croo sign new security pact....
EU ministers fume as ‘outrageous’ Hungary yet again blocks military aid for Ukraine (www.politico.eu)
A large number of EU resolutions on Ukraine are being blocked by Hungary, said Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis....
Georgia set to approve ‘foreign agents’ law amid growing Western backlash (www.politico.eu)
The U.S. has imposed sanctions over the controversial legislation, while Brussels warns it will sink the country’s efforts to join the EU....
Top Mexican cartel criminal El Nini, once among America’s most wanted, extradited to the US (www.cnn.com)
A top Mexican cartel member known as ‘El Nini,’ who was one of America’s most-wanted criminals for his alleged role in the fentanyl trade, has been extradited to the United States....
Tech company fined by DOJ over ‘whites only’ job posting (www.independent.co.uk)
In March 2023, a recruiter for Arthur Grand Technologies posted a job advertisement looking for ‘US Born Citizens [white] who are local within 60 miles from Dallas, TX [Don’t share with candidates]’...