988 mental health crisis line gets 5 million calls, texts and chats in first year (www.npr.org)
A Rivian owner was in a fender bender. The repair bill was $42,000 (www.businessinsider.com)
A Rivian owner said his R1T electric pickup truck cost about $42,000 to fix after it was hit at a stoplight earlier this year, according to a report The New York Times.
California man gets life sentence in deaths of 3 teens killed after doorbell prank (www.nbcnews.com)
Anurag Chandra, 45, followed “doorbell ditch” pranksters who were in a Toyota Prius that ultimately went off a road. Three of six teens in the car died.
IRS says it collected $38 million from more than 175 high-income tax delinquents (abcnews.go.com)
The IRS is showcasing its new capability to audit high-income tax dodgers aggressively as it makes the case for sustained funding and tries to avoid budget cuts sought by Republicans who want to gut the agency
Mexico files complaint accusing Texas of breaking boundary laws with floating barriers (thehill.com)
Iowa governor signs 6-week abortion ban into law (www.cnn.com)
US heatwave: A third of Americans under extreme heat advisories (www.bbc.com)
These are America’s 10 best states to live and work in for 2023 (www.cnbc.com)
Man, teen arrested for allegedly posting KKK fliers around Columbia, Tennessee (www.wkrn.com)
Two people have been arrested for allegedly posting racist fliers at Black churches around Columbia.
Secret Service ends White House cocaine investigation with no leads (www.nbcnews.com)
Biden administration announces $39 billion in student debt relief following administrative fixes (www.cnn.com)
Scottsdale bans natural grass in front yards of new houses to conserve water amid Arizona’s drought (www.cnn.com)
Chopped finger was mailed to Macron’s home, prosecutor says (www.politico.eu)
Hollywood writers and actors are striking together for first time since 1960—here’s why (therealnews.com)
Actors say Hollywood studios want their AI replicas — for free, forever (www.theverge.com)
“This ‘groundbreaking’ AI proposal that they gave us yesterday, they proposed that our background performers should be able to be scanned, get one day’s pay, and their companies should own that scan, their image, their likeness and should be able to use it for the rest of eternity on any project they want, with no...
Airfares tumble, helping bring down overall inflation (www.nytimes.com)
Ticket prices are subject to several idiosyncratic factors, but they have eased markedly since last summer’s surge in demand.
Stars leave Oppenheimer premiere as Hollywood actors' strike called (www.bbc.com)
Hollywood actors announce strike in first joint action with writers in 60 years (www.theguardian.com)
The union representing Hollywood actors formally announced a strike on Thursday, expanding the standoff between Hollywood workers and studio executives over wages, AI technology, and how to divide the profits of the new digital streaming era....
Jury finds Pittsburgh synagogue mass shooter eligible to face the death penalty (www.cnn.com)
F.D.A. Approves First U.S. Over-the-Counter Birth Control Pill (www.nytimes.com)
The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved a birth control pill to be sold without a prescription for the first time in the United States, a milestone that could significantly expand access to contraception....
Indigenous women in Canada forcibly sterilized decades after other rich countries stopped (apnews.com)
TORONTO (AP) — Decades after many other rich countries stopped forcibly sterilizing Indigenous women, numerous activists, doctors, politicians and at least five class-action lawsuits say the practice has not ended in Canada.
Lawyers with supreme court business paid Clarence Thomas aide via Venmo (www.theguardian.com)
Payments to Rajan Vasisht, an aide from 2019-21, underscore ties between the justice and lawyers who argue cases in front of him
Hollywood actors poised to strike and join writers on picket lines (www.reuters.com)
A Florida sinkhole that killed a man in 2013 opens for a third time (www.nbcnews.com)
Other countries don't have an issue with 'tipflation.' Here's how much people tip around the world (www.cnbc.com)
