Putin Compares Himself To Peter The Great In Quest To Take Back Russian Lands – President draws parallel with tsar who waged war on Sweden and says campaign in Ukraine stems from Russia’s ‘basic values’. [guardian]

Capitol Riot Hearings: Trump’s Claim Of Voter Fraud Branded ‘Bulls**t’ By Ally And Rejected By Daughter Ivanka – An investigation into how and why the Capitol riots of 6 January 2021 happened has been broadcast live on US prime time TV – with some shocking reveals. [sky]

Captured British Fighters Aiden Aslin And Shaun Pinner Sentenced To Death – The two men, who were captured by separatists in Mariupol in April, were accused of fighting as mercenaries for Ukraine. [tele]

PGA Tour Suspends 17 Golfers, Including Phil Mickelson, For Playing In Saudi-Backed LIV Event – The PGA Tour has suspended 17 golfers, including major championship winners Phil Mickelson and Dustin Johnson, who are competing Thursday in the Saudi-backed LIV Golf event near London. The suspensions are indefinite. [cnbc]

Scientists Discover ‘Superworms’ Eat Plastic, Can Help Tackle Pollution Crisis – Beetle larvae survived on a polystyrene-only diet due to the enzymes in their guts, which may eventually be harnessed in plastic-upcycling bioreactors. [vice]

Life On Larry Ellison’s Hawaiian Island Is So Expensive Only The Super-Rich Could Afford It – Tech billionaire Larry Ellison’s purchase of a Hawaiian island has made life so expensive at the tropical paradise that families who lived there for generations have been forced to leave, according to a report. [nyp]

Cape Town Is The Baby-Making Capital Of The World – When it comes to making babies, SA comes in tops, with Cape Town parents making the most babies in the world. [tlive]

Scientists Make ‘Slightly Sweaty’ Robot Finger With Living Skin – Japanese innovation thought to have potential to ‘build a new relationship between humans and robots’. [guardian]

Galapagos Tortoise Thought Extinct For 100 Years Has Been Found Alive – A single female of the Fernandina Island tortoise species that was thought to be extinct for a century has been found in the Galápagos Islands. [newsci]

Ms Marvel: Critics Praise Disney’s ‘Joyful’ First Muslim Superhero Story – Critics have hailed the release of Ms Marvel, Disney’s first on-screen Muslim superhero story, as a “joyful” slice of “pop culture history”. [bbc]

Do Animals Dream? – What nonhuman animals experience while sleeping can be called dreaming, philosopher David Peña-Guzmán writes in a new book. [vice]

It’s Never Too Late To Watch Nicolas Cage – Singing ‘Yellow Submarine’ in a helium voice. [mash]

This Menacing Custom BMW R 18 Was Inspired By Vintage 20th-Century Motorcycles – Astonishingly, the beemer is some 220 pounds lighter than the original. [rr]

Rebel Wilson Comes Out While Debuting Romance With Girlfriend Ramona Agruma – Rebel Wilson shared that she is living her very own fairytale romance with clothing brand founder Ramona Agruma. Read the star’s heartwarming coming out post below. [eol]

Britney Spears Marries Fiancé Sam Asghari In Fairy-Tale Wedding – Britney Spears finally got her happily ever after. [p6]

Kylie Jenner Embraces Her Gal Pal Anastasia Karanikolaou From Behind – As they show off their formidable hourglass figures in latex while promoting their first collaboration. [dm]

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