China building two-thirds of world’s wind and solar projects ( www.theguardian.com )
Tennessee elections chief accused of intimidation for telling 14,375 voters to prove citizenship ( www.theguardian.com )
Republican secretary of state sends vaguely worded letter to voters weeks before primary...
For US democracy to survive, it needs progressives like Sanders and AOC ( www.theguardian.com )
Disney faces strike threat as thousands of California workers vote on walkout ( www.theguardian.com )
Company could endure biggest US strike of 2024 as unions accuse it of intimidation during contract negotiations...
‘Will you stop exploring yours?’: Latin America forges ahead on new oil frontier ( www.theguardian.com )
About half the countries in the region are experiencing a rush in oil exploration that threatens the global drive to achieve net zero. But many argue that they have a right to enrich themselves in the same way the west has...
South Carolina implements one of US’s most restrictive public school book bans ( www.theguardian.com )
Wisconsin Republicans block PFAS cleanup until polluters are granted immunity ( www.theguardian.com )
A heat wave currently roasting the southeastern US is expected to spread into the country’s Midwest and northeast, potentially affecting nearly 250 million people, with temperatures up to 40C. ( www.theguardian.com )
US supreme court sides with Starbucks in union case over fired employees ( www.theguardian.com )
Delta Airlines appears to think Palestinian flag is "terrifying" ( www.theguardian.com )
Purgatory in paradise: how a shipwreck off Diego Garcia led to three years of hell and horror ( www.theguardian.com )
It was 10 days into the journey when the boat sprang a leak. Dozens of men, women and children were crowded on to a fishing boat, all Tamils fleeing persecution in their home country, Sri Lanka. They had hoped to reach sanctuary in Canada....
I want to survive the apocalypse – but not if it’s just me and some terrible billionaires ( www.theguardian.com )
Israel destroys 11 homes in West Bank village amid spiralling violence ( www.theguardian.com )
Israeli soldiers have destroyed 11 homes and other structures in an isolated community in the occupied West Bank, leaving 50 people homeless, amid a reported uptick in house demolitions and spiralling violence in the Palestinian territory....
Research reveals toxic PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ accumulate in testes ( www.theguardian.com )
New research has found for the first time that PFAS “forever chemicals” accumulate in the testes, and the exposure probably affects children’s health....
Ethics committee investigating Matt Gaetz over alleged sexual misconduct ( www.theguardian.com )
A bipartisan Capitol Hill committee is investigating Matt Gaetz, the far-right Republican congressman and vocal Donald Trump supporter, over longstanding allegations of sexual misconduct, illicit drug use and other alleged ethical breaches, it said on Tuesday....
At least 14 pilgrims die during hajj pilgrimage amid soaring temperatures ( www.theguardian.com )
Chinese warships spotted off Alaska coast, US Coast Guard says ( www.theguardian.com )
Four Chinese vessels were ‘transiting in international waters but still inside the US exclusive economic zone’...
‘Like an oven’: death at US women’s prison amid heatwave sparks cries for help ( www.theguardian.com )
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US justice department says it disrupted Russian social media influence operation ( www.theguardian.com )
Cannabis legalisation hampered by most German of substances: red tape ( www.theguardian.com )
Ex-president of Brazil Jair Bolsonaro could face money-laundering charges ( www.theguardian.com )
North Korea condemns joint military exercise by South Korea, US and Japan ( www.theguardian.com )
Second Canadian scientist alleges brain illness investigation was shut down ( www.theguardian.com )
‘Florida loves prison labor’: why most incarcerated people still work for free in the Sunshine state ( www.theguardian.com )
Many prisoners clean toilets and prep food with no pay – as the state charges $50 a day for their incarceration...
New Zealand woman takes boyfriend to disputes tribunal because he didn’t take her to the airport ( www.theguardian.com )
