First Thing: ‘homophobic and antisemitic’ abuse and the Hunter Biden story

Yoel Roth testifies that Elon Musk's release of records led to harassment. Plus, Shell directors face landmark lawsuits

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A former Twitter executive testified on Wednesday that he had been forced to leave and sell his home after a campaign of homophobic and antisemitic" harassment over the company's handling of a New York Post story about Hunter Biden.

But the disclosures sparked backlash against Roth. He said the release of the files by Musk led to a campaign of harassment against him and other employees. And following the Daily Mail's decision to publish where I live. I had to leave my home and sell it."

The spoils of war. Shell recently announced a record annual profit of $40bn, driven by the high energy prices resulting from Russia's war in Ukraine, but the writing is on the wall for fossil fuels long term".