{"id":33355,"date":"2024-06-06T13:18:00","date_gmt":"2024-06-06T13:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"\/p\/thursday-headlines-bubbles-and-strife#id33173"},"modified":"2024-06-06T13:18:00","modified_gmt":"2024-06-06T13:18:00","slug":"thursday-headlines-bubbles-and-strife","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/associatednews.us\/content\/thursday-headlines-bubbles-and-strife\/","title":{"rendered":"Thursday headlines: Bubbles and strife"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Israel is found to be using fake social media accounts to encourage US lawmakers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/06\/05\/technology\/israel-campaign-gaza-social-media.html?unlocked_article_code=1.xU0.-e7d.hXaM1YkCB05z&amp;smid=url-share\">to fund its military.<\/a><span style=color:#A9A9A9> \/ The New York Times [+]<\/span><\/p>\n<p>An explainer unpacks the escalating conflict between <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/middle-east\/is-hezbollah-israel-conflict-about-spiral-2024-06-05\/\">Israel and Hezbollah.<\/a><span style=color:#A9A9A9> \/ Reuters<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Scientists aren&#39;t sure why the second half of last year was so much hotter <a href=\"https:\/\/grist.org\/science\/mysterious-x-factor-2023-heat-records\/\">than they predicted.<\/a><span style=color:#A9A9A9> \/ Grist<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Employees at different AI companies demand the right to warn people about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vox.com\/future-perfect\/353933\/openai-open-letter-safety-whistleblowers-right-to-warn\">advanced artificial intelligence.<\/a><span style=color:#A9A9A9> \/ Vox<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Following yesterday&#39;s story about middle-aged men <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gq.com\/story\/why-is-everyone-on-steroids-now\">abusing testosterone<\/a>, a new male birth control gel shows promise <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-us\/health\/other\/male-birth-control-gel-shows-promise-in-early-stage-clinical-trials\/ar-BB1nDS9b\">in early trials.<\/a><span style=color:#A9A9A9> \/ GQ, The Washington Post [+]<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Beverage companies are taking bubbles out of their drinks because Generation Z is said to <a href=\"https:\/\/vinepair.com\/articles\/rise-of-carbonation-free-drinks\/\">dislike carbonation.<\/a><span style=color:#A9A9A9> \/ Vinepair<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Lithuania is said to be the happiest place in the world right now <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/lifeandstyle\/article\/2024\/jun\/04\/lithuania-happiest-place-in-the-world-young-people\">for young people.<\/a><span style=color:#A9A9A9> \/ The Guardian<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Unrelated? 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