Netflix doc accused of using AI to manipulate true crime story (arstechnica.com)
Something strange has been happening with jobless claims numbers lately (www.cnbc.com)
Organizers in Idaho Are Readying for an Abortion Rights Ballot Initiative (truthout.org)
This ancient snake in India might have been longer than a school bus and weighed a ton (apnews.com)
A ancient giant snake in India might have been longer than a school bus and weighed a ton, researchers reported Thursday....
Unhoused Man Builds Entire House On The Side Of A Los Angeles Freeway (jalopnik.com)
Hyundai pauses X ads over pro-Nazi content on the platform (www.nbcnews.com)
Android 15 can tell you how long your phone's storage chip will last (www.androidauthority.com)
The Dog Ate My Homework (phys.org)
US vetoes widely supported resolution backing full UN membership for Palestine (apnews.com)
The vote in the 15-member Security Council was 12 in favor, the United States opposed and two abstentions, from the United Kingdom and Switzerland. U.S. allies France, Japan and South Korea supported the resolution....
US approves Rafah op. in exchange for no Israeli counter-strikes on Iran - report (www.jpost.com)
'Funeral for Nature' Taking Place Globally this Weekend - with One UK City Set to be 'Bathed in Blood' (www.thecanary.co)
Iranian officials report no damage around targeted Isfahan, lift flight restrictions. (apnews.com)
Air defense batteries fired in several provinces over reports of drones being in the air, state television reported....
Trump Eyes Social Security Cuts By Slashing Payroll Tax (www.commondreams.org)
US vetoes Palestinian request for full UN membership (www.theguardian.com)
The US has vetoed a Palestinian request to the United Nations security council for full UN membership, blocking the world body’s recognition of a Palestinian state....
Jimmy Lai plotted mainland China’s collapse and installation of US-style democracy, says witness (www.independent.co.uk)
UK's Sunak proposes tougher rules to combat 'sick note culture' (www.reuters.com)
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Friday the government would look to tighten rules for long-term sick leave in a bid to reverse a rise in the number of Britons who have permanently dropped out of the workforce....
Georgia lawmaker runs secret election-conspiracy Telegram channel (www.theguardian.com)
Bridget Thorne, a Republican elected in Fulton county in 2022, has spread election fraud lies and accused county employees of crimes...
Once praised, settlement to help sickened BP oil spill workers leaves most with nearly nothing (apnews.com)
These workers were exposed to crude oil and the chemical dispersant Corexit while picking up tar balls along the shoreline, laying booms from fishing boats to soak up slicks and rescuing oil-covered birds....
Israeli minister Ben Gvir calls for execution of Palestinian prisoners to ease overcrowding (www.middleeasteye.net)
Itamar Ben Gvir, Israel’s far-right national security minister, has called for the execution of Palestinian prisoners to ease overcrowding in the country’s jails....
Ilhan Omar's daughter suspended from university over pro-Palestine activism (www.middleeasteye.net)
Three Barnard College students, including US lawmaker Ilhan Omar’s daughter Isra Hirsi, have been suspended for participation in an ongoing Gaza solidarity protest encampment at Columbia University in New York City....
Maybe bullshit doesn’t make the art grow profounder after all (www.psypost.org)
Louisiana lawmakers vote to remove lunch breaks for child workers, cut unemployment benefits (www.nola.com)
A Louisiana House committee voted Thursday to repeal a law requiring employers to give child workers lunch breaks and to cut unemployment benefits — part of a push by Republicans to remove constraints on employers and reduce aid for injured and unemployed workers....