Independence Day 2022: Fourth of July celebrated around the US
NAIDOC Awards: Ash Barty named Person of the Year for contribution to youth sport and education
Global tax chiefs stand by Puerto Rico’s financial institution regulator as bank is shut down
Tanya Plibersek declares environment ‘is back front and centre’ in Australia at UN ocean conferenceGuardian
‘Minister for food’ needed to combat threats to supply shortages Sydney Morning Herald
To Prevent Formula Shortages, Break Up Monopolies Counterpunch
Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, June 26, 2022 – Privacy and cybersecurity issues impact every aspect of our lives – home, work, travel, education, health and medical records – to name but a few. On a weekly basis Pete Weiss highlights articles and information that focus on the increasingly complex and wide ranging ways technology is used to compromise and diminish our privacy and online security, often without our situational awareness. Four highlights from this week: Browser extension lets you remove specific sites from search results; Best VPN services 2022 — Today’s top picks; DOJ ramps up efforts to curb digital stalking and abuse; and Report: Adobe Reader is blocking antivirus tools from scanning loaded PDF documents.
10 Conspiracy Thrillers for the Truly ParanoidGizmodo
When Did Perfume Stop Being About Sex? NYT
Airlines got $50 billion in pandemic relief — but are still screwing Americans NY Post
How do you define an ‘invasive’ species? Narwhal
Bars, businesses, locals pan Hochul’s plan to raze their Penn Station neighborhood NY Post
Human cost of China’s zero-Covid policy measured in stress, anxiety South China Morning Post
Alarm in Beijing after announcement zero-Covid policy may last five years Guardian
Amazon Is Intimidating and Harassing Organizing Workers in Montreal Jacobin
Ten Ways Billionaires Avoid Taxes on an Epic Scale ProPublica
Discover Wildlife: “An amateur photographer who works in digital advertising has won the inaugural Urban Wildlife Photography Awards for his image of two Coyotes on a dimly-lit suburban street in Ontario. London-based photography platform Picfair organised the free-to-enter competition, which pays homage to the wild creatures living in urban spaces, which proliferated during Covid lockdowns. More than 6,000 photographers of all skill levels entered the competition from all over the world. Finalists photos featured animals that included pigeons, squirrels, foxes and lizards at home in cities from London to Melbourne. All Picfair profits on print sales will go to global conservation non-profit Re:Wild.”
