Genovese mobster ‘Tony Cakes’ ID’d as NYC pedestrian, 86, decapitated by DOT truck (nypost.com)
“He spent his life looking over his shoulder but he forgot to look both ways before crossing the street,” one police source said.
Rolling Stone Lawsuit Forces Release of Henry Kissinger's FBI Files (www.rollingstone.com)
Trump expects Biden to be a 'worthy debater' after spending months attacking his mental fitness (abcnews.go.com)
Disney told L.A. residents to move to Florida for a planned campus. They did, it was canceled and now they're suing (www.latimes.com)
Walt Disney Co. continues to face fallout from its scuttled plans to move 2,000 California employees to a proposed Florida campus — a controversial decision the company reversed last year following the return of Chief Executive Bob Iger....
Robert Winnett will not join The Post as editor (www.washingtonpost.com)
Black Voters in This City Could Determine 2024. And It’s Not Looking Good for Biden. (www.politico.com)
The Biden campaign is increasingly worried about a group that could determine an important chunk of Electoral College votes.
Supreme Court upholds law barring domestic abusers from owning guns in major Second Amendment ruling | CNN Politics (www.cnn.com)
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Cathal Crotty: No justice says victim as soldier avoids jail (www.bbc.co.uk)
Supreme Court Upholds Law That Bans Domestic Abusers From Owning Guns (www.forbes.com)
Iowa schools must tell parents if a child changes their pronouns (www.usatoday.com)
Sex Workers Are Getting Scammed on Instagram. Meta Needs to Step In (www.rollingstone.com)
‘Florida loves prison labor’: why most incarcerated people still work for free in the Sunshine state (www.theguardian.com)
Many prisoners clean toilets and prep food with no pay – as the state charges $50 a day for their incarceration...
FDA advisors voted against MDMA therapy – researchers are still fighting for it (www.bbc.com)
Some 13 million Americans struggle with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Existing therapies only bring relief for a fraction of patients, and new treatments are sorely needed, according to psychiatrists wrestling with the scale of the problem. So, there was distinct disappointment when an advisory committee at the US Food...
Jeff Landry signs bill allowing surgical castration of some sex offenders (www.nola.com)
Louisiana judges can now sentence certain sex offenders to surgical castration, after Gov. Jeff Landry on Tuesday signed a bill into law that creates that penalty....
The Supreme Court rules against California woman whose husband was denied entry to US (apnews.com)
A surprising winner in the Supreme Court gun ruling: Hunter Biden (www.politico.com)
Spectrum Call Center in Charlotte, NC Reportedly Provided Fried Chicken and Watermelon to Employees for Juneteenth (thencbeat.com)
“We want to acknowledge some feedback received regarding our Juneteenth celebration,” Pezzuto said in his letter obtained by The North Carolina Beat. “Although our intent was to celebrate this nationally recognized day, some of you voiced your concerns regarding the associated food choices.”...
28 riders stuck upside down on amusement park ride for about 30 minutes (www.washingtonpost.com)
Taiwan slams China death penalty for 'diehard' Taiwan independence advocates as 'Beijing has no jurisdiction over Taiwan' (focustaiwan.tw)
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Ex-CEO of Nevada-based health care company Ontrak convicted of $12.5 million insider trading scheme (apnews.com)
The former CEO and chairman of Ontrak, a publicly traded health care company based in Nevada, was found guilty Friday of a multimillion-dollar insider trading scheme....
Fisker files for bankruptcy protection, the second electric vehicle maker to do so in the past year (apnews.com)
Electric vehicle maker Fisker filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, the second electric startup to do so in the last year as even industry leaders struggle to lure more buyers beyond the early adapters of the technology....
Gilead’s twice-yearly shot to prevent HIV succeeds in late-stage trial. (www.cnbc.com)
Couple drowns in rip current while on vacation with their kids in Florida (abcnews.go.com)
Texas Is the Largest GOP Stronghold Without Pro-School Voucher Legislation. Gov. Abbott Is on a Crusade to Change That. (www.propublica.org)
Airbnb undermined team that removed extremist users, whistleblower claims | CNN Business (edition.cnn.com)
Jess Hernandez worked full-time as an investigations analyst for Airbnb’s dangerous organizations team from May 2022 to November 2023, researching extremist networks as part of the company’s work to keep dangerous individuals off the platform. But she says she was terminated in November 2023, shortly after her team was...
