Donald Trump signed orders on Monday that slashed the size of two national monuments in southern Utah by more than 90%
to allow for grazing, motorized recreation, logging and other resource development in the region.
The proclamations reduced the
Bears Ears National Monument to 121,100 acres from 1.36 million acres,
and cut the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument to 181,500 acres from 1.87 million acres.
Bellingcat about the destruction in Lebanon.
https://www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/05/14/satellite-imagery-shows-ongoing-demolitions-across-southern-lebanon/
In a data breach notification published on its Netherlands, Belgium, and Germany websites, the German discount supermarket chain Lidl said an IT security incident at one of its IT service providers affected some of the data stored by Lidl Online Shop customers.
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Belfast unrest: 'Racists and groups allied to the far right are now unified across Europe' - Spotlight - France 24
https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/spotlight/20260612-belfast-unrest-racists-and-groups-allied-to-the-far-right-are-now-unified-across-europe
"Arctic warming alters weather patterns across the globe"
#Arctic #Climate #ClimateChange
Wetlands loss has increased residential flood insurance claim payments by $10 billion across the US, study finds https://phys.org/news/2026-06-wetlands-loss-residential-payments-billion.html
Anthropic research based on ~310K anonymized Claude conversations shows how Claude's expressed values and behaviors vary across models and languages (Jason Nelson/Decrypt)
https://decrypt.co/373422/anthropic-claude-personality-changes-model-language…
A wildfire erupted in the heart of the Santa Ynez Valley on Monday afternoon, with three to five acres burning near 1500 Alamo Pintado Road. Forward progress was stopped by 4:45 p.m., but the initial estimate was that the fire could reach 20 acres. Numerous structures were briefly threatened by the Alamo Fire, which appears to have started near the historic Buttonwood Farm & Vineyard.