Appeals court seems lost on how Internet Archive harms publishers (arstechnica.com)
In an open letter to publishers, more than 30,000 readers, researchers, and authors begged for access to the books to be restored in the open library, claiming the takedowns dealt “a serious blow to lower-income families, people with disabilities, rural communities, and LGBTQ+ people, among many others,” who may not have...
Rep. Jamie Raskin says 'honest and serious conversations are taking place' about Biden's political future after debate (www.nbcnews.com)
Nevada adds proposed constitutional amendment for abortion rights to 2024 ballot (www.pbs.org)
A ballot question to enshrine Nevada’s abortion rights in the state constitution has met all of the requirements to appear in front of voters in November, the Nevada Secretary of State’s office announced Friday, and Democrats across the nation hope similar measures mobilize supporters on Election Day.
CNN Presidential Debate: President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump (m.youtube.com)
'Black Americans for Trump' event a 'major bust' that featured 'a sea of white people' (www.rawstory.com)
Supreme Court overturns Chevron decision, curtailing federal agencies' power in major shift (www.cbsnews.com)
The Supreme Court on Friday overturned a landmark 40-year-old decision that gave federal agencies broad regulatory power, upending their authority to issue regulations unless Congress has spoken clearly.
Memo Reveals Trump’s Plan to Slash the Size of the G.O.P. Platform (www.nytimes.com)
US Crime Rate Drops to ‘Historic’ Lows With Murders, Rapes, and Robbery Plunging, New Statistics Show (www.goodnewsnetwork.org)
NYC libraries to get budget funding back — and reopen on Sundays (gothamist.com)
After months of public outcry and pressure from the City Council, New York City’s libraries are poised to have their budgets fully restored so that branches may resume seven-day-a-week service, including Sundays, according to three people with knowledge of the budget negotiations....
South China Sea: Chinese academics urged to ‘construct narratives’ to defend maritime claims by China (www.scmp.com)
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Undecided voter focus group disappointed in Biden's debate performance (www.axios.com)
All undecided voters in a U.S. swing states focus group hosted by pollster Frank Luntz said President Biden should be replaced as the Democratic nominee after watching his first presidential debate against former President Trump.
Facial Recognition Led to Wrongful Arrests. So Detroit Is Making Changes. (www.nytimes.com)
Navy sued over stalled $1.2bn clean-up of radioactive San Francisco shipyard (www.independent.co.uk)
Steve Bannon must report to prison by Monday after Supreme Court rejects last-minute appeal. (www.nbcnews.com)
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The Boeing saga has reached a new level of absurdity | CNN Business (www.cnn.com)
Boeing admitted that a missing work order led to a door plug blowing off an Alaska Airlines 737 Max in January....
Iranian Snap Elections Head to Runoff After Reformist Pezeshkian Takes Narrow Lead | Common Dreams (www.commondreams.org)
“They Didn’t Spare Anyone”: The Story of an Israeli Massacre in Gaza (www.thenation.com)
Revealed: the tech entrepreneur behind a pro-Israel hate network (www.theguardian.com)
A prime mover behind the Shirion Collective, a conspiracy-minded, pro-Israel disinformation network seeking to shape public opinion about the Gaza conflict in the US, Australia and the UK, is a tech entrepreneur named Daniel Linden living in Florida who co-wrote a guidebook for OnlyFans users, the Guardian can reveal....
Hiker dies in cow herd charge in Austrian Alps (www.freemalaysiatoday.com)
A hiker in the Austrian Alps died when a herd of cows charged her, while her two daughters survived with injuries […]. The woman was on a hike with her two daughters […] and two small dogs yesterday […] in the Salzburg region when the cow herd charged […]. “It is still not clear what happened,” a police spokesman...
US will remove Gaza aid pier due to weather and may not put it back, officials say (apnews.com)
WASHINGTON (AP) — The pier built by the U.S. military to bring aid to Gaza is being removed due to weather to protect it, and the U.S. is considering not re-installing it unless aid begins flowing out into the population again, several U.S. officials said Friday....
Police in New York shoot and kill 13-year-old holding a pellet gun, authorities say (www.pbs.org)
An officer in upstate New York shot and killed a teen fleeing while pointing a replica gun, police said Saturday.