When Is “Recyclable” Not Really Recyclable? When the Plastics Industry Gets to Define What the Word Means. (www.propublica.org)
Is there anything more pathetic than a used plastic bag?...
Kamala Harris economic plan to focus on groceries, housing and healthcare (www.theguardian.com)
Columbia University president Minouche Shafik resigns in wake of Gaza protests (www.theguardian.com)
Archived at web.archive.org/…/columbia-university-minouche-sh…
The Associated Press: A teen was falling asleep during a courtroom field trip. She ended up in cuffs and jail clothes (apnews.com)
A teenager on a field trip to see a Detroit court ended up in jail clothes and handcuffs because a judge said he didn’t like her attitude....
Detroit judge bullied teen in courtroom, turning her into a spectacle (www.freep.com)
Detroit judge who threatened sleepy teen with jail sends message to Black community...
The State Fair of Texas is banning firearms, drawing threats of legal action from Republican AG
DALLAS (AP) — The State Fair of Texas is laying down a new rule before millions of visitors flock through the gates for corn dogs, deep-fried delights and a friendly wave from a five-story cowboy named Big Tex: No guns allowed....
Hidden-camera video shows Project 2025 co-author discussing his secret work preparing for a second Trump term (www.cnn.com)
Trump has publicly rejected Project 2025 as Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign has sought to tie him to some of the plan’s most extreme proposals. But in private, Vought said that those disavowals were merely “graduate-level politics.”
When Florida judges sentence children tried as adults, they give them higher sentences on average for felony crimes than adult offenders (www.miamiherald.com)
Archived at web.archive.org/web/…/article290425414.html
JD Vance won’t commit to VP debate – after Tim Walz tells him ‘see you on October 1’ (www.independent.co.uk)
The “stolen valor” guy is a coward.
Hackers may have stolen the Social Security numbers of all Americans. Here's what to know. (www.cbsnews.com)
A new lawsuit is claiming hackers have gained access to the personal information of “billions of individuals,” including their Social Security numbers, current and past addresses and the names of siblings and parents — personal data that could allow fraudsters to infiltrate financial accounts or take out loans in their...
Montana Supreme Court rules minors don't need parental permission for abortion (apnews.com)
Montana’s Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that minors don’t need their parents’ permission to get an abortion in the state – agreeing with a lower court ruling that found the parental consent law violates the privacy clause in the state constitution....
Out transgender woman athlete will make history as she competes in Paralympic Games (www.advocate.com)
Scientists find humans age dramatically in two bursts – at 44, then 60 (www.theguardian.com)
If you have noticed a sudden accumulation of wrinkles, aches and pains or a general sensation of having grown older almost overnight, there may be a scientific explanation. Research suggests that rather than being a slow and steady process, aging occurs in at least two accelerated bursts....
Maps show how much Russian territory Ukraine is thought to have captured just over a week into its invasion (www.businessinsider.com)
For these voters, Tim Walz is a reminder of their dad - before they were lost to partisan division (www.independent.co.uk)
Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz embodies everything liberal women see in their own fathers – except for their political views. For some, it makes them hopeful but also very sad....
Exotic eye worm rapidly invades US by spreading from testes of fruit flies (arstechnica.com)
Google pulls the plug on uBlock Origin, leaving over 30 million Chrome users susceptible to intrusive ads (www.windowscentral.com)
Google is transitioning Chrome’s extension support from the Manifest V2 framework to the V3....
South Korean authorities find toxic substances in Shein and Temu products
Women’s accessories sold by some of the world’s most popular online shopping firms contained toxic substances sometimes hundreds of times above acceptable levels, authorities in Seoul said Wednesday....
Kim Dotcom to be extradited from New Zealand to US (www.theguardian.com)
Kim Dotcom, who is facing criminal charges relating to the defunct file-sharing website Megaupload, is to be extradited to the US, the New Zealand justice minister has said....
Disney attempts to use Disney+ Terms of Service to repel a wrongful death lawsuit involving a death in one of their parks (www.npr.org)
The big question touching a nerve this election: "Can my husband find out who I am voting for?" (www.salon.com)
Can my husband find out who I am voting for in the Presidential Election?"...
Cisco slashes thousands of staff, 7% of entire workforce, pivots into AI (www.theregister.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/18670077
A teen was falling asleep during a courtroom field trip. She ended up in cuffs and jail clothes (apnews.com)
A teenager on a field trip to see a Detroit court ended up in jail clothes and handcuffs because a judge said he didn’t like her attitude....
US Considers a Rare Antitrust Move: Breaking Up Google (www.bloomberg.com)
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2 former police officers and 2 military veterans accused of staging sham raid to extort nearly $37 million from California man (www.nbcnews.com)
Four former law enforcement and military officers are accused of conducting a sham raid on a California businessman’s home in 2019 and forcing him to sign away rights to his business worth tens of millions of dollars, federal prosecutors said....
