Aid passing through Gaza’s “lifeline” northern crossing at Erez for first time (Sky News)***Letter to the editor: President Donald Trump’s administration helped Ukrainians defend themselves by giving nearly US$400 million in assistance during his 4-year term (Yorkshire Post)***New family of Covid-19 variants nicknamed ‘FLiRT’ are on the rise in US, official data shows (WION)***State of New York’s [US] cities plagued by blackouts due to climate change-driven power outages, study finds (The Hill)***Experts alarmed by rapidly rising global levels of forever chemical TFA [trifluoroacetic acid] linked to damaged fertility/child development (The Guardian)***Being angry for just 8 minutes could increase risk of a heart attack, study finds (NewScientist)***New research finds most dogs lack adequate companionship and are in need of more friends – be it humans or other dogs – for improved health and well-being (AOL.com)***Study finds starting meals with vegetables and proteins and finishing with carbs helps diabetics and pre-diabetics better manage blood sugar levels after a meal (Deseret)***Tourists evacuated from Kenya’s Maasai Mara wildlife reserve amid flooding and heavy rains (AP)***Heavy rains in Rio Grande do Sul [southern Brazil] kill at least 10 people, leave 21 missing, civil defense says (AP)***US animal factory pollution harms family farms and frontline communities and devastates nearby rivers – so Food & Water Watch is suing the Environmental Protection Agency for failing to stop it (Food & Water Watch)***Last month, an international court upheld the rights of La Oroya [Peru] residents to have a healthy environment. This decision paves the way for similar rights for people affected by pollution globally (Human Rights Watch)***Costa Rica restored its forests and switched to renewable energy for 99% of its electricity – the world can learn many lessons from it (The Verge)***Latina activist wins Goldman Environmental Prize for her fight against air pollution in California [US] (One Green Planet)***Civilians rescue over 500 baby sea turtles washed ashore in a big storm off Cape Town [South Africa] (AP)***Researchers make “self-destructing” plastic containing bacteria that can digest it in landfills (ArsTechnica)***8th grade hero Acie Holland III saves students on school bus after driver suffers medical emergency, receives recognition in Glendale [Wisconsin, US] (Sunny Skyz)***Mental health professional opens community garden therapy project on disused land for benefit of neighbors in Liverpool [England, UK] (The Cool Down)***Volunteers grow 3,000 pounds [1,360 kilograms] of vegetables per year in Howard County [Maryland, US] (The Baltimore Sun)***Disabled duck named Honey finds friendship with puppies, goes viral on TikTok (One Green Planet)***Quote of the day: “The only way to define your limits is by going beyond them.” - Arthur C. Clarke (Love Expands)***For more relevant news from around our planet, please visit SupremeMasterTV.com/NWN