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DeSantis doubles down on claim that some Blacks benefited from slavery (www.washingtonpost.com)

GOP presidential candidate draws renewed criticism after suggesting slavery helped African Americans develop skills such as being a blacksmith...

Spotify is about to cost more with a price increase planned for next week (9to5mac.com)

According to the report, Spotify will raise its standard subscription rate by $1 next week, bringing the monthly cost from $9.99 to $10.99.

Education Department forgives $1.2B in student loans for 35,000 borrowers (www.upi.com)

'I'm supposed to be dead' says Trump after assassination attempt (www.bbc.com)

Speaking as he prepared to board a flight to the upcoming Republican National Convention (RNC) in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where he is expected to be confirmed as the party’s candidate for president, Mr Trump said he now had a “chance to bring the country together”....

Star Citizen is free this week, if you'd like to try it (www.pcgamer.com)

Kyiv Children’s Hospital Destroyed by Russian Missile Attack, Multiple Casualties Reported (www.kyivpost.com)

Video confirmation that it was intentional...

A scrap of cloth found in Goodwill turns out to be part of American history (whyy.org)

Google is switching the Pixel 9 to an ultrasonic fingerprint reader (www.androidauthority.com)

Biden rejects growing pressure to abandon his campaign, vows to stay 'to the end' (www.reuters.com)

Now we know how much it costs to make a $2,800 Dior bag (www.businessinsider.com)

57$

'Brain-in-a-jar' biocomputers can now learn to control robots (newatlas.com)

'A Full-Fledged War Crime': Israel Condemned Over New Human Shield Footage (www.commondreams.org)

China to see biggest millionaire exodus in 2024 as many head to U.S. (asia.nikkei.com)

Ron DeSantis vetoes millions in arts grants to defund “sexual” theater festivals (www.lgbtqnation.com)

This gay veteran spent 2 years in jail because he had sex. He can finally get a pardon. (www.lgbtqnation.com)

Shot in 1.6 seconds: Video raises questions about how trooper avoided charges in Black man's death (apnews.com)

Julian Lewis didn’t pull over for the Georgia State Patrol cruiser flashing its blue lights behind him on a rural highway. He still didn’t stop after pointing a hand out the window and turning onto a darkened dirt road as the trooper sounded his siren....

Lindroid is an Android app that lets you run Linux in a container, with support for hardware-acceleration (liliputing.com)

Trump Hits “I Have Black Friends” Stage of Total Racism (newrepublic.com)

“I have so many Black friends that if I were a racist, they wouldn’t be friends, they would know better than anybody, and fast,” Trump said. “They would not be with me for two minutes if they thought I was racist—and I’m not racist!”

Michigan middle school coach allegedly choked student with shirt in incident caught on surveillance video - ABC News (abcnews.go.com)

The teen’s parents are calling for charges against the now-former coach.

Apple refused to pay bounty to Kaspersky for uncovering vulnerability in 'Operation Triangulation' - 9to5Mac (9to5mac.com)

Kaspersky uncovered iOS vulnerabilities in ‘Operation Triangulation’, reported to Apple, but was refused bounty payment...