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US prisoners are being assigned dangerous jobs. But what happens if they are hurt or killed? (apnews.com)

What would Lisa Simpson do? NYU student protesters asked to ponder ethical issues (apnews.com)

Graduate workers in California to strike over treatment of Gaza protesters (www.theguardian.com)

Graduate workers in California to strike over treatment of Gaza protesters. Widespread disruption expected after workers vote to hold series of strikes, starting Monday with UC Santa Cruz. California’s huge university system is facing widespread disruption after workers voted to hold a series of strikes in protest of its...

Person Charged in Random Attack on Steve Buscemi: NYPD (www.thedailybeast.com)

At Justice Alito’s House, a ‘Stop the Steal’ Symbol on Display (www.nytimes.com)

An upside-down flag, adopted by Trump supporters contesting the Biden victory, flew over the justice’s front lawn as the Supreme Court was considering an election case....

The Consumer Finance Protection Bureau Is Constitutional, After All (theintercept.com)

In a blow to the conservative legal movement, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau is not, in fact, an unconstitutional abomination....

Donald Trump wants to control the Justice Department and FBI. His allies have a plan (www.reuters.com)

Some of Donald Trump’s allies are assembling proposals to curtail the Justice Department’s independence and turn the nation’s top law enforcement body into an attack dog for conservative causes, nine people involved in the effort told Reuters....

Seventh anniversary of Chris Cornell's death

Seven years ago today we lost one of the top musician/vocalist’s of our time …...

Dobbs had the opposite effect conservatives intended (www.motherjones.com)

Family of Air Force airman, 23, fatally shot by Florida sheriff's deputy demands release of bodycam video (www.nbcnews.com)

Anti-LGBTQ+ Moms for Liberty wins $70K in settlement after library kicked them out (www.lgbtqnation.com)

University of California Workers Authorize Union to Call for Strike Over Protest Crackdowns (www.nytimes.com)

"Fun mom" no more: Republican "parental rights" activist gets probation for giving vodka to teens (www.salon.com)

POLITICO: 'A Governor Who Doesn't Seem to Have Much Interest in Governing Arkansas' (www.politico.com)

The Mirage casino, which ushered in an era of Las Vegas Strip megaresorts in the '90s, is closing (apnews.com)

Justice Department says Boeing violated deal that avoided prosecution after 737 Max crashes (apnews.com)

The Justice Department has determined that Boeing violated a settlement that allowed the company to avoid criminal prosecution after two deadly crashes involving its 737 Max aircraft, prosecutors told a federal judge on Tuesday....

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs seen physically assaulting Cassie Ventura in 2016 surveillance video obtained by CNN (www.cnn.com)

Business titans privately urged NYC mayor to use police on Columbia protesters, chats show (www.washingtonpost.com)

A group of billionaires and business titans working to shape U.S. public opinion of the war in Gaza privately pressed New York City’s mayor last month to send police to disperse pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia University, according to communications obtained by The Washington Post and people familiar with the group....

Biden says US will withhold weapons from Israel if it invades Rafah (www.reuters.com)

May 8 (Reuters) - President Joe Biden on Wednesday publicly warned Israel for the first time that the U.S. would stop supplying it weapons if Israeli forces make a major invasion of Rafah, a refugee-packed city in southern Gaza....

'Your Name' Movie Producer Confesses To Have Paid Over 20 Underage Girls For Sexual Favors - Animehunch (animehunch.com)

The Wakayama Prefectural Police revealed on May 8, 2024 that Your Name. movie producer Koichiro Itou has been referred to prosecutors for additional violation of Child Prostitution & Pornography law in Japan, after it came to light that he had paid an underage girl for sexual intercourse....

Jan. 6 Situation Room Officer Reveals Trump Fans ‘Came That Close’ To Murdering VP In Stunning New Interview (www.mediaite.com)

Former White House Situation Room officer Mike Stiegler revealed that then-President Donald Trump never called down to check on then-Vice President Mike Pence as Trump fans hunted him at the Capitol, and that we were “that close” to losing the VP....

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