2026.04.06

[lsanderson]

US lower court judges are challenging Trump’s ‘war on the rule of law’, experts say
Impact of rulings by these judges has been sizable, slowing or halting some of the president’s most extreme policies
Peter Stone
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/06/trump-lower-court-judges-challenges

‘It started with a tipoff’: how a Guardian investigation exposed child sex trafficking on Facebook and Instagram
Meta has just lost a multimillion-dollar legal battle over its failure to prevent children being sold on its platforms. Here’s how we uncovered evidence that became part of the case against it
Katie McQue
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/apr/06/investigation-exposed-child-sex-trafficking-on-facebook-and-instagram-meta

‘A surrender to special interests’: alarm as Utah shields fossil-fuel companies
New legislation comes amid push from big oil, as critics warn polluters’ profits prioritized over Americans’ health
Dharna Noor
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/06/utah-fossil-fuels-legal-shield

Mamdani pledged affordable New York housing in his campaign. How is that going?
Mayor’s decision to appeal court order that the city must expand its housing voucher program has angered advocates for the homeless
Eric Berger
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/05/zohran-mamdani-affordable-housing-new-york

‘Creepy surveillance’: why some cities are shutting down Flock cameras amid privacy concerns
flock camera
Some cities are cutting ties with firm that provides license plate reader cameras, others are signing new contracts and many are still looking for their footing
George Chidi
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/apr/06/flock-cameras-privacy-concerns

Cruise ship caught on reef off tiny Fiji island where Cast Away filmed
Salvage crews work to avoid oil spill after Fiji Princess cruise ship grounded off Monuriki Island on Saturday
Andrew Messenger
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/06/cruise-ship-grounded-reef-fiji-cast-away-island-monuriki

Three-week-old mountain lion cub rescued by California biologists
Crimson, seen alone in Santa Monica mountains for days, gets care in Oakland zoo after mother nowhere to be found
Uwa Ede-Osifo
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/04/mountain-lion-cub-crimson-california

star’s son Sean on her movies, marriages, good works and fascist parents
Pamela Hutchinson
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/apr/06/audrey-hepburn-sean-hepburn-ferrer-biography

As a business founder and as a man, I regret the decades I spent confined by masculinity
Guy Singh-Watson
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/apr/06/masculinity-business-man-farm-gender-pay-gap

Satellite mirror plans could disrupt sleep and ecosystems worldwide, scientists say
Letters to US agency raise concerns over tech firms’ plans to use reflective satellites and expand numbers in low Earth orbit
Linda Geddes
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/apr/05/satellite-mirror-plans-could-disrupt-sleep-and-ecosystems-worldwide-scientists-say