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In a first, Japan arrests Russian national over suspected illegal exports of technology that could be diverted for military use in Russia's war in Ukraine (japannews.yomiuri.co.jp)

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'Gay furry hackers' disband after Project 2025 data theft (www.theregister.com)

After claiming to break into a database belonging to The Heritage Foundation, and then leaking 2GB of files belonging to the ultra-conservative think tank, the hacktivist crew SiegedSec claims to have disbanded....

A million more U.S. workers can now get overtime pay: 'Most employers absolutely do want to get this right' (www.cnbc.com)

Brutal 1984 gay bashing brings community together 40 years later (www.lgbtqnation.com)

Two Reporters Covering Education in the Midwest Followed the Money … to a School in New York (www.propublica.org)

Students from 13 states and Puerto Rico — including Michigan and Indiana in the Midwest — went to Shrub Oak this past school year. Families’ decisions to cross state borders for an education often come after they have struggled to find a place for their children. For journalists, this trend and its impact are not easy to...

Black man dies, crying for help, after hotel guards pin him down, video shows: Milwaukee police are investigating the killing of Dvontaye Mitchell, whose death has drawn comparisons to George Floyd’s (www.washingtonpost.com)

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Secret Service notified as Alex Jones hosts show with 'assassinate Biden' in title (www.rawstory.com)

Biden stands firm on critical night - but gaffes mar fightback (www.bbc.com)

Joe Biden took to the stage at his Thursday night news conference with everything on the line – his presidency, his re-election hopes, his political life. If those were the stakes, he barely acknowledged them at the hour-long session to mark the end of a Nato summit, having earlier introduced Ukraine’s President Zelensky as...

First-known TikTok mob attack led by middle schoolers tormenting teachers (arstechnica.com)

A bunch of eighth graders in a “wealthy Philadelphia suburb” recently targeted teachers with an extreme online harassment campaign that The New York Times reported was “the first known group TikTok attack of its kind by middle schoolers on their teachers in the United States.”...

EU should add China's Xinjiang region and the aluminum sector to Forced Labor Database, rights groups says (www.hrw.org)

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Family of missing woman in Bahamas shielded trans identity over fears of bias (www.theguardian.com)

New York, other states implementing laws to ban mini plastic shampoo bottles in hotels (www.scrippsnews.com)

Musk's X charged with deceiving users, risks fine, EU says (www.reuters.com)

Elon Musk’s social media company X breached EU online content rules, EU tech regulators ruled on Friday in a finding that could lead to a fine and significant changes in how it operates....

Amazon must comply with US agency's pregnancy bias probe, judge rules (www.reuters.com)

A New York federal judge has ordered Amazon to comply with a subpoena from a U.S. civil rights agency investigating claims that the online retailer discriminated against pregnant warehouse workers....

How Watermelon Cupcakes Kicked Off an Internal Storm at Meta (www.wired.com)

He Was Convicted of Killing His Baby. The DA’s Office Says He’s Innocent, but That Might Not Be Enough. (www.propublica.org)

The UAW’s federal monitor twice pressured the union to back off its call for Gaza ceasefire, then launched an investigation (www.dropsitenews.com)

The federally appointed monitor tasked with overseeing the United Auto Workers, Neil Barofsky, is ratcheting up his conflict with UAW President Shawn Fain, announcing another investigation into the union leader who rose to national prominence amid the successful “Stand Up Strike” against the Big Three automakers....

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