Family of California Navy veteran who died after officer knelt on his neck settles lawsuit for $7.5M (apnews.com)
Family members of a Navy veteran who died in 2020 after a police officer pressed a knee to his neck for nearly five minutes while he was in a mental health crisis have settled a federal lawsuit against the Northern California city of Antioch for $7.5 million, their attorneys said Wednesday....
US military pier starts moving towards Gaza (www.reuters.com)
The U.S. military has started moving a pier towards the Gaza coast, a U.S. official said on Wednesday, one of the last steps before the launch of a maritime port promised by President Joe Biden to speed the flow of humanitarian aid to Palestinians....
Tesla must face vehicle owners' lawsuit over self-driving claims (www.reuters.com)
A U.S. judge on Wednesday rejected Tesla’s bid to dismiss a lawsuit accusing Elon Musk’s electric car company of misleading owners into believing that their vehicles could soon have self-driving capabilities....
Police take back building from protesters at University of California, Irvine (www.reuters.com)
Police on Wednesday appeared to take back control of a lecture hall from pro-Palestinian protesters who for several hours occupied a building at the University of California, Irvine, a university spokesperson said....
Manchin, GOP senators move to overturn retirement investment planning rule (thehill.com)
France imposes state of emergency in New Caledonia as unrest continues (www.npr.org)
Always weird to me how France is so insistent on clinging to its colonial empire, two decades into the 21st century, despite the headaches that causes.
US intelligence spotted Chinese, Iranian deepfakes in 2020 aimed at influencing US voters (www.cnn.com)
Judge strikes down anti-trans sports ban after roller derby team fights for its members (www.lgbtqnation.com)
Blushing hens: Study finds French chickens get red in the face when scandalized (www.salon.com)
Prepare to Get Manipulated by Emotionally Expressive Chatbots (www.wired.com)
Analysis Warns Student Debt Crisis 'Would Likely Worsen' If Trump Elected (www.commondreams.org)
'We're Gonna Win': Alabama Mercedes Workers Begin UAW Vote (www.commondreams.org)
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/15378719...
Mississippi governor signs bill to let cis people sue trans people if they use the bathroom (www.lgbtqnation.com)
Cable News Refused to Report Trump's Bombshell Quid Pro Quo Offer to Big Oil Execs (www.commondreams.org)
Quantum internet draws near thanks to entangled memory breakthroughs (www.newscientist.com)
‘I honest to God believe I was drugged’: magician David Copperfield’s alleged victims speak out (www.theguardian.com)
A British Nurse Was Found Guilty of Killing Seven Babies. Did She Do It? (www.newyorker.com)
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