AI candidate running for Parliament in the U.K. says AI can humanize politics (www.nbcnews.com)
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4 American college instructors injured in stabbing attack in China (www.nbcnews.com)
The four instructors from Cornell College, a private liberal arts college in Iowa, were visiting a public park in the northeastern Chinese city of Jilin while on an exchange program....
Who tried to steal Graceland? (www.nbcnews.com)
The search for the mysterious company behind a scheme to steal Elvis Presley’s Graceland estate ended last week, not in Nigeria–where initial clues seemed to lead–but at the front door of “a grandmother in Branson, Missouri, a con woman with a decades long rap sheet of romance scams, forged checks and bank fraud totaling...
Hurricane Beryl regains strength as it approaches Mexico (www.nbcnews.com)
Inflation vs. wages: How rising prices stack up against growing pay (www.nbcnews.com)
Construction workers are dying from suicide at an alarming rate, with an estimated 6,000 construction workers dying as a result of suicide in 2022 (www.nbcnews.com)
Trump probation interview set for Monday after hush money conviction (www.nbcnews.com)
The former president was convicted last month on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in the hush money case against him....
Evanston faces lawsuit over reparations payments to Black residents (www.nbcnews.com)
Judicial Watch, a conservative legal group, argues that the reparations plan is unconstitutional because applicants qualify for payments based on their race....
Britain’s election could be historic. Here’s what to know. (www.nbcnews.com)
Federal firefighters left in limbo as fire season heats up (www.nbcnews.com)
After a year of funding uncertainty in Congress, agencies are struggling to recruit and retain firefighters....
Virginia NAACP files suit against school board that restored names of Confederate leaders (www.nbcnews.com)
The state chapter of the influential civil rights organization argues that restoring the names of the pro-slavery military figures created “an unlawful and discriminatory educational environment for Black students.”...
Construction workers are dying from suicide at an alarming rate, with an estimated 6,000 construction workers dying as a result of suicide in 2022 (www.nbcnews.com)
Residential treatment centers put profits ahead of children's safety, Senate report finds (www.nbcnews.com)
NYPD officer accused of shooting driver in New Jersey road rage incident (www.nbcnews.com)
That 30-year-old victim, of Voorhees Township, was transported to a local hospital where he remains in treatment....
Instances of anti-LGBTQ vandalism reported in nearly two dozen states during Pride Month (www.nbcnews.com)
Biden campaign lays out debate week strategy in new memo (www.nbcnews.com)
8 suspected terrorists with possible ISIS ties arrested in New York, L.A. and Philadelphia, sources say (www.nbcnews.com)
Eight men from Tajikistan with potential ties to ISIS out of central Asia were arrested over the weekend in New York, Philadelphia and Los Angeles, three people familiar with the matter told NBC News on Tuesday....
Massive fire breaks out at Miami apartment building, employee of building found shot at scene (www.nbcnews.com)
Over 70 firefighters and 38 fire trucks are on the scene of the ongoing blaze at the Temple Court Apartments, according to Miami Fire Rescue....
Rare Fr*nch W. France’s left-wing parties projected to finish first in parliamentary elections, keep far right at bay. (www.nbcnews.com)
Against all odds, the socdems beat the liberals and reduced a surging far-right to an embarrassing third place. French fascists are stomping on their berets and cartoonishly snapping baguettes in half.
Autocracy is ‘evil,’ Taiwan president says after China threatens death for separatism (www.nbcnews.com)
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Busiest transit hub in U.S. rocked by delays as infrastructure breakdowns hit during heat wave (www.nbcnews.com)
New Jersey Transit and Amtrak rail service was severely disrupted this week, leaving some commuters stranded for hours on the hottest days of the year....
Palestinians reel from repeated strikes on 'humanitarian zones' (www.nbcnews.com)
California to become third state to mandate heat protections for indoor workers (www.nbcnews.com)
Federal judge blocks Iowa law that allows authorities to criminally charge people facing deportation (www.nbcnews.com)
A federal judge on Monday temporarily blocked an Iowa law that allowed law enforcement in the state to file criminal charges against people with outstanding deportation orders or who previously had been denied entry to the U.S....
Hong Kong invokes new law to cancel passports of 6 overseas activists (www.nbcnews.com)
The Hong Kong government on Wednesday canceled the passports of six overseas-based activists under the new national security law, stepping up its crackdown on dissidents who moved overseas....
