Stormy Daniels testimony reveals the triumph of #MeToo (www.salon.com)
‘It wasn’t a big deal’: secret deposition reveals how a child molester priest was shielded by his church (www.theguardian.com)
"We are so innocent": Trump fumes after judge denies 2nd motion for mistrial (www.salon.com)
Meet My A.I. Friends | Our columnist spent the past month hanging out with 18 A.I. companions. They critiqued his clothes, chatted among themselves and hinted at a very different future. (www.nytimes.com)
Trump and Republicans slam Biden over pledge to withhold weapons from Israel over Rafah (www.usatoday.com)
In a Truth Social post, Trump attacked Biden − and Hamas − by accusing the president of “taking the side of these terrorists, just like he has sided with the Radical Mobs taking over our college campuses.”
Impact of insufficient sleep on total daily energy expenditure, food intake, and weight gain (www.pnas.org)
Nintendo Switch Is Removing Integration for X, Formerly Twitter (comicbook.com)
Elon Musk’s Neuralink reports trouble with first human brain chip (arstechnica.com)
The first invasive brain chip that Neuralink embedded into a human brain has malfunctioned, with neuron-surveilling threads appearing to have become dislodged from the participant’s brain, the company revealed in a blog post Wednesday....
CFPB rule to save Americans $10 billion a year in late fees faces possible last-minute freeze (www.cnbc.com)
Naming names, it’s up to Texas Judge Mark T. Pittman.
Helldivers 2 remains delisted in 177 countries and territories even as Sony backs down on PSN requirement, Arrowhead CEO says 'I won't rest in my desire to have it available everywhere' (www.pcgamer.com)
Nearly half of cancer patients have more than $5,000 in medical debt, even though most are insured (www.nbcnews.com)
Star Trek Franchise Wins Peabody Award (trekmovie.com)
At least 49 bodies found in new mass grave at al-Shifa hospital in Gaza (www.middleeasteye.net)
A third mass grave has been discovered in the ruins of Gaza’s al-Shifa hospital, the largest medical complex in the Palestinian enclave....
UK Home Office revokes visa of Palestinian student after protest speech (www.middleeasteye.net)
The UK government has revoked the student visa of a Palestinian student who lost relatives in Gaza after she spoke at a demonstration at the University of Manchester....
Student protesters face same suspensions as those who bring assault rifles to campus (www.latimes.com)
‘We will fight with our fingernails’ says Netanyahu after US threat to curb arms (www.theguardian.com)
Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed that Israel will stand alone and “fight with our fingernails” in defiance of US threats to further restrict arms deliveries if Israeli forces proceeded with an offensive on the southern Gazan city of Rafah....
Politics gets in the way of pop as Israel’s war in Gaza overshadows Eurovision Song Contest (www.nbcnews.com)
How Republicans Echo Antisemitic Tropes Despite Declaring Support for Israel (www.nytimes.com)
The Republican speaker of the House, Mike Johnson, traveled to Columbia University two weeks ago to decry the “virus of antisemitism” that he said pro-Palestinian protesters were spreading across the country. “They have chased down Jewish students. They have mocked them and reviled them,” he said to jeers from...