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Top UN court demands Israel halt military operations in Rafah (thehill.com)

Israel must immediately halt its military operations in the area of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, the United Nations top court ruled on Friday....

Billionaires are hoarding trillions in untaxed wealth. They want the Supreme Court to keep it that way (www.rollingstone.com)

A new report from Americans for Tax Fairness found that America’s richest families accumulated $8.5 trillion in untaxed capital gains in 2022...

Morgan Spurlock dead: Super Size Me director dies at 53 (www.bbc.com)

Microplastics found in every human testicle in study (www.theguardian.com)

Money Has Run Out for Fruits and Vegetables for Low-Income Californians. Elected Leaders Are Silent. (capitalandmain.com)

Average U.S. vehicle age hits record 12.6 years as high prices force people to keep them longer (www.nbcnews.com)

Nigel Farage says he will not stand in UK general election (www.theguardian.com)

Nigel Farage has said he will not stand in the UK general election, instead focusing his efforts on getting Donald Trump re-elected in the US....

Jerry Seinfeld is interrupted onstage by pro-Palestinian protesters — again (www.latimes.com)

Jerry Seinfeld’s week of difficult appearances continues, this time in Virginia....

Kabosu dies: Shiba inu dog was meme and face of Dogecoin (www.bbc.com)

Fani Willis Files Appeal Against Judge’s Dismissal of Six Counts In Trump Election Interference Case (atlantadailyworld.com)

cross-posted from: yall.theatl.social/post/2746909...

Senate Democrats to force second vote on border bill that Republicans blocked (www.theguardian.com)

Legislation has next to no chance of passing but Democrats hope to show Republicans are not serious about solving border issue...

American Airlines backtracks after lawyers blame girl, 9, for not seeing hidden camera in bathroom (www.fox4news.com)

Justice Department sues to break up Live Nation, parent of Ticketmaster (www.cnbc.com)

Moms for Liberty is coming for the swing states (www.motherjones.com)

A tired, testy and fractured Supreme Court prepares for more drama (www.cnn.com)

As Supreme Court justices try to resolve more than a dozen major cases over the next month, including whether Donald Trump must stand trial for election subversion, they appear mired in antagonism and distrust....

Google Tries to Pay Off the Antitrust Division & said juries (normal people) cannot decide hard cases. (www.thebignewsletter.com)

cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/15750986

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. invests $24,000 in GameStop in apparent play for ape vote (www.morningstar.com)

'I just invested $24,000 in GameStop from the fees I earned from suing Monsanto for their knowingly poisoning our soil and causing cancer. 'Robert F. Kennedy Jr....

Revealed: the extremist Maga lobbying group driving far-right Republican policies (www.theguardian.com)

Documents show the Conservative Partnership Institute is pushing its far-right agenda at events involving GOP members...

American Debt: Auto Loan Balances Hit Record $1.6 Trillion in Q3 2023 (www.investopedia.com)

Supreme Court approves South Carolina congressional map previously found to dilute Black voting power (www.cnn.com)

The Supreme Court upheld a pro-Republican South Carolina congressional map Thursday, rejecting the argument raised by civil rights groups that lawmakers impermissibly used race as a proxy to bolster the GOP’s chances....

Staffing Crisis at Federal Prisons Highlighted at FCI Sheridan in Oregon (www.nytimes.com)

An inmate at a federal prison in Oregon faked a suicide attempt to obtain medical treatment for a serious infection because health care staffing levels were so low that patients were forced to wait days, or even weeks, for basic care, an independent watchdog found....

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