Rudy Giuliani indicted for role in Arizona fake-elector scheme (www.theguardian.com)
Ex-New York mayor last of 17 defendants to be served in plot to overturn Donald Trump’s election loss to Joe Biden in 2020...
In 'Abandonment of Public Education,' Louisiana to Allow Tax Dollars to Pay for Private Schools (www.commondreams.org)
‘Scary’: public-school textbooks the latest target as US book bans intensify (www.theguardian.com)
Gig companies spent $224 million to write their own labor law. The state Supreme Court could throw it out (calmatters.org)
Texas governor pardons ex-Army sergeant convicted of killing Black Lives Matter protester (apnews.com)
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs admits he beat ex-girlfriend Cassie: ‘I take full responsibility’ (www.theguardian.com)
The rap mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs admitted in a video apology that he punched and kicked his ex-girlfriend in 2016 in the hallway of a hotel after CNN released footage of the attack, saying he was “truly sorry” and his actions were “inexcusable”....
Zombie 2nd mortgages are coming to life, threatening thousands of Americans' homes (www.npr.org)
Sen. Lindsey Graham Suggests Nuking Gaza, Calls Hiroshima ‘the Right Decision’ (www.thedailybeast.com)
The Bezos Earth fund has pumped billions into climate and nature projects. So why are experts uneasy? (www.theguardian.com)
But privately in the climate and biodiversity sector, the mood around the Bezos Earth Fund has turned to one of growing unease. Researchers, climate policy advisers and NGO staff voiced concerns about the level of influence the organisation holds over critical environmental institutions for halting climate change and...
What happened to OpenAI’s long-term AI risk team? (arstechnica.com)
Former team members have either resigned or been absorbed into other research groups.
US House votes to force weapons shipments to Israel, rebuking Biden (www.reuters.com)
The Republican-led U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill on Thursday that would force President Joe Biden to send weapons to Israel, seeking to rebuke the Democrat for delaying bomb shipments as he urges Israel to do more to protect civilians during its war with Hamas....
WNBA investigating Las Vegas Aces after every player received $100,000 in sponsorship (www.usatoday.com)
Britain expands AI Safety Institute to San Francisco amid scrutiny over regulatory shortcomings (www.cnbc.com)
Budget airline Ryanair posts record annual profit as passenger numbers soar above pre-Covid level (www.cnbc.com)
Low-cost carrier Ryanair on Monday reported its best-ever annual profit, as passenger and revenue growth offset sharply higher operating costs, but flagged a weaker pricing environment in the current quarter.
Medicaid “Unwinding” Disproportionately Affects Disabled People, Advocates Say (truthout.org)
Mississippi governor signs bill to let cis people sue trans people if they use the bathroom (www.lgbtqnation.com)
Judge strikes down Long Island county’s anti-trans sports ban (www.lgbtqnation.com)
Jesus is their savior, Trump is their candidate. Ex-president's backers say he shares faith, values (apnews.com)
As Donald Trump increasingly infuses his campaign with Christian trappings while coasting to a third Republican presidential nomination, his support is as strong as ever among evangelicals and other conservative Christians....
Could bird flu in cows lead to a human outbreak? Slow response worries scientists (www.nature.com)
Researchers also say more sampling is needed. Almost 50 herds of dairy cattle across 9 US states have had confirmed cases of H5N1, and one infected person has been linked to the outbreak. But the actual numbers are probably much higher, scientists say. “There’s almost certainly been a lot more human cases than just the...
A Black police chief in Colorado files a racial discrimination lawsuit after his firing (www.nbcnews.com)
He claims leaders and officers in the mountain town of Leadville worked to force him from his job after an independent investigator cleared him of wrongdoing...
First they tried to "cure" gayness. Now they're fixated on "healing" trans people. (www.motherjones.com)
Two people caught on camera stealing artifacts at national park (www.sfgate.com)
Coroner's Report Reveals Boeing Whistleblower's Cause of Death (gizmodo.com)
Blinken orders crackdown on leaks (www.politico.com)
Blinken crackdown on leaks, leaked to the press
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Top Officials Killed in Helicopter Crash (thenarinder.in)
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, the country’s foreign minister, and other officials have been confirmed dead following a helicopter crash, according to Iranian state media on Monday....
