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Zelensky dismisses compromise with Putin, pointing to Prigozhin’s death (www.cnn.com)

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has said the death of Yevgeny Prigozhin – the Russian mercenary leader whose plane crashed weeks after he led a mutiny against Moscow’s military leadership – shows what happens when people make deals with Russian leader Vladimir Putin....

Bodycam: Pregnant woman accused of shoplifting shot by police (www.cnn.com)

Somehow this is the only country on earth where this seems to happen. When talking about shootings involving guns, okay, fine, the US is certainly an outlier there, but every country has cars and police....

US seizes nearly 1 million barrels of Iranian oil allegedly bound for China (www.cnn.com)

The era of cheap streaming is officially over (www.cnn.com)

Walmart, Costco and other companies rethink self-checkout, some stores removing them (www.cnn.com)

Taylor Swift threatens legal action against Florida student who tracks her jet | CNN Business (www.cnn.com)

Obama says people need to acknowledge complexity of Israel-Palestinian conflict to move forward (www.cnn.com)

Former President Barack Obama said a way forward for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is only possible if people acknowledge the “complexity” of the situation....

Biden’s debate performance sets off alarm bells for Democrats (www.cnn.com)

Thousands of authors demand payment from AI companies for use of copyrighted works (www.cnn.com)

Thousands of authors demand payment from AI companies for use of copyrighted works::Thousands of published authors are requesting payment from tech companies for the use of their copyrighted works in training artificial intelligence tools, marking the latest intellectual property critique to target AI development.

Lyft’s new feature lets women and non-binary riders request their driver’s gender (www.cnn.com)

Lyft is introducing a new feature that lets women and non-binary riders choose a preference to match with drivers of the same gender....

China is using the world's largest known online disinformation operation to harass Americans, a CNN review finds (www.cnn.com)

The Chinese government has built up the world’s largest known online disinformation operation and is using it to harass US residents, politicians, and businesses—at times threatening its targets with violence, a CNN review of court documents and public disclosures by social media companies has found....

Judge rules YouTube, Facebook and Reddit must face lawsuits claiming they helped radicalize a mass shooter | CNN Business (www.cnn.com)

Charles Littlejohn: Man who stole and leaked Trump tax records sentenced to 5 years in prison (www.cnn.com)

The man who stole and leaked former President Donald Trump and thousands of other’s tax records has been sentenced to five years in prison....

Costco is testing out a new system for entering stores (www.cnn.com)

Bad news if you’re mooching off of someone else’s Costco membership: The retail giant is cracking down....

Texas drunk drivers will now have to pay child support if they kill a parent, guardian (www.cnn.com)

A new law in Texas requires convicted drunk drivers to pay child support if they kill a child’s parent or guardian, according to House Bill 393....

Boomers won’t part with their homes, and that’s a problem for young families (www.cnn.com)

Buying a family-sized home with three or more bedrooms used to be manageable for young people with children. But with home prices climbing faster than wages, mortgage rates still close to 23-year highs and a shortage of homes nationwide, many Millennials with kids can’t afford it. And Gen Z adults with kids? Even harder....

Hillary Clinton tells voters to 'get over yourself' when it comes to Biden-Trump rematch (www.cnn.com)

With a electoral system like Ranked Choice voting, people would feel safe to vote for whomsoever they wish, as their vote would still be counted even if their preference didn’t win....

Russia has lost 87% of troops it had prior to start of Ukraine war, according to US intelligence assessment (www.cnn.com)

Russia has lost a staggering 87 percent of the total number of active-duty ground troops it had prior to launching its invasion of Ukraine and two-thirds of its pre-invasion tanks, a source familiar with a declassified US intelligence assessment provided to Congress told CNN....

DOJ announces arrests in ‘high-end brothel network’ used by elected officials, military officers and others (www.cnn.com)

Biden considering executive action to close southern border, sources say (www.cnn.com)

And you all told me the blue maga border bill that Republicans rejected was 4d chess.

Federal judge indefinitely postpones Trump classified documents trial (www.cnn.com)

Elon Musk demands another huge payday from Tesla (www.cnn.com)

In a series of posts on X Monday night, Musk said that he would not want to grow Tesla to become a leader in artificial intelligence and robotics without a compensation plan that would give him ownership of around 25% of the company’s stock. That would be about double the roughly 13% stake he currently owns....

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