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Friday June 21st, 2024 day edition

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One of world’s rarest cats no longer endangered.

While young and mature lynx combined now have an estimated population of more than 2,000, the IUCN reports.

On Thursday the IUCN, which categorises species according to the level of risk they face in a "red list", bumped the Iberian lynx from "endangered" to "vulnerable" after a significant surge in numbers.

One of the world's rarest cats, the Iberian lynx, is no longer classed as endangered, according to a report by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).

According to the latest census data, there were a total of 14 clusters where the animals were stable and reproducing.

Programmes to free hundreds of captive lynxes and restoring scrublands and forests have also played an important role in ensuring the lynx is no longer endangered.

Threats include diseases from domestic cats and the wild rabbits it feeds on, as well as poaching and road kill. »

"Intentional": Harvard legal scholar says SCOTUS "deliberately delayed" Trump immunity ruling

Authored by salon.com

The Supreme Court’s delay in deciding Donald Trump’s immunity case makes a trial before election highly unlikely, legal experts say.

Laurence Tribe, a constitutional law professor emeritus at Harvard University, said the Supreme Court has dragged its feet.

Chutkan also indefinitely delayed Trump’s original March 2024 trial date until courts resolved Trump’s immunity argument. »

Charlotte Spectrum employees outraged of Juneteenth food choice

Authored by thencbeat.com

The staff at the Spectrum call center on W Arrowood Rd in Charlotte are fuming over being served fried chicken and watermelon on Juneteenth.

After publishing this story earlier, we did manage to snag a photo of what the call center was serving it’s employees and a copy of a letter from the VP, Marco Pezzuto, to the employees.

Instead, he stated “our team works very hard to provide engaging events,” while acknowledging the validity of the concerns raised by the employees. »

Amazon's ditching the plastic air pillows in its boxes

Authored by cnbc.com

Amazon said Thursday it has removed 95% of the plastic air pillows from its packaging in North America and will replace them with paper fillers made from 100% recycled content.

It marks Amazon's largest plastic-packaging reduction effort and will help it remove nearly 15 billion plastic pillows annually.

The e-commerce company began transitioning away from plastic filler in October 2023 when it announced its first U.S. automated fulfillment center to eliminate plastic-delivery packaging. »