Stanford president resigns over manipulated research, will retract at least three papers (stanforddaily.com)
Johnson & Johnson must pay $18.8m to cancer patient in baby powder lawsuit (www.theguardian.com)
Reddit is bringing back r/Place at perhaps the worst possible time (www.theverge.com)
Reddit seems to be fully aware what users are likely to do in the current climate. Do they think people who aren’t angry will be louder than everyone else, do they have a plan for protests, or are they just letting the chips fall?
Tanker carrying Russian oil to China attacked by Houthi sea drone (www.newsweek.com)
At the RNC Prayer Breakfast, Speakers Said the Quiet Part Out Loud (www.motherjones.com)
Shell quietly backs away from pledge to increase ‘advanced recycling’ of plastics (www.theguardian.com)
The energy giant Shell has quietly backed away from a pledge to rapidly increase its use of “advanced recycling”, a practice oil and petrochemical producers have promoted as a solution to the plastics pollution crisis....
Google is close to making its biggest acquisition ever | CNN Business (www.cnn.com)
Google owner Alphabet is in advanced discussions to buy fast-growing cybersecurity startup Wiz for roughly $23 billion, a person familiar with the matter confirmed to CNN....
Gaza man with Down's syndrome attacked by IDF dog and left to die (www.bbc.co.uk)
Secret Service ramped up security after receiving intel of Iranian plot to assassinate Trump; no known connection to shooting (www.cnn.com)
Musk plans to give $45 mln a month to new pro-Trump PAC, WSJ reports (www.reuters.com)
JD Vance cast doubt on 2020 election results, wouldn't have certified result (eu.usatoday.com)
Smith calls out progressives after Trump shooting (edmonton.citynews.ca)
Inflation is cooling, yet many Americans say they're living paycheck to paycheck (www.cbsnews.com)
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Columbia Law Professor Smeared by Israel Supporters Could Lose Her Job (theintercept.com)
The university recently deposed tenured law professor Katherine Franke as part of an investigation stemming from an interview she gave to “Democracy Now!” in January. During that interview, Franke was asked about allegations that two students who had previously served in the Israeli army had sprayed a chemical at their...
Google Play services updates for Android Lollipop end (9to5google.com)
Tennessee elections chief accused of intimidation for telling 14,375 voters to prove citizenship (www.theguardian.com)
Republican secretary of state sends vaguely worded letter to voters weeks before primary...
Dog rescues elderly owner from naked attacker in Manchester (www.nbcboston.com)
A loyal dog jumped into action to save his owner’s life during a violent encounter in New Hampshire earlier this week....
GOP hits Biden's trans protections in coordinated 1-2 attack - LGBTQ Nation (www.lgbtqnation.com)
'Gay furry hackers' disband after Project 2025 data theft (www.theregister.com)
After claiming to break into a database belonging to The Heritage Foundation, and then leaking 2GB of files belonging to the ultra-conservative think tank, the hacktivist crew SiegedSec claims to have disbanded....
"Our movement": In resurfaced speech, Trump endorses Heritage Foundation's Project 2025 (www.salon.com)
Trump Is Immune - Legal Eagle (yt.artemislena.eu)
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South Korean politician links rising male suicides to women (www.bbc.com)
On Open Source and the Sustainability of the Commons (ploum.net)
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Google Maps is not adding pop-up ads during navigation [U] (9to5google.com)
A Google spokesperson explains:...