Naked man terrorizing Los Angeles-area apartment complex, residents say (www.foxnews.com)
Billionaire Leon Black faces lurid claim amid new flurry of Jeffrey Epstein developments (www.miamiherald.com)
Details here.The claim says he raped Jane, who has a condition called mosaic Down Syndrome, multiple ways so violently that she began bleeding. Black allegedly laughed at her attempts to push him away, and once, when she kicked him, he picked her up and threw her on the floor, according to the suit. Afterward, sobbing in pain,...
Semiconductors: Can India become a global chip powerhouse? (www.bbc.co.uk)
David Simon Reacts to Carlos Macci getting 30 months in prison in Michael K. Williams’ Death (www.hollywoodreporter.com)
Carlos Macci, 72, was sentenced to 30 months in prison for being part of a four-man crew that sold a lethal bag of fentanyl-laced heroin to Williams in 2021. According to The New York Times, the judge said that “while she sympathized with Mr. Macci’s troubles, the deadly toll of fentanyl and his decision to keep selling...
UFOs Are a Common Sight, Former Military Official Tells Congress (Non Paywall in comments) (www.wsj.com)
North Korea: Kim Jong Un shows off missiles to Russia defence chief Shoigu (www.bbc.co.uk)
Niger soldiers announce coup on national TV (www.bbc.co.uk)
Poland files EU complaint over illegal waste imports from Germany (www.reuters.com)
Australia awards South Korea's Hanwha $4.7 bln defence contract (www.reuters.com)
Blinken says door open for New Zealand to engage on AUKUS (www.reuters.com)
Sinéad O’Connor, Irish Singer of ‘Nothing Compares 2 U,’ Dies at 56 (variety.com)
2 female hikers found dead in a Nevada state park amid heat wave (www.nbcnews.com)
State police released no details of the hikers’ identities or possible causes of death. Southern Nevada remains under an excessive heat warning; the high temperature Saturday was 114 degrees.
Elon May Have a Huge Issue Because Microsoft Owns the “X” Trademark (futurism.com)
The South Korean POWs left to plot escape from the North (www.bbc.co.uk)
GOP abortion revolt swells against McCarthy spending bill (www.axios.com)
A growing number of House Republicans are involved in an effort to remove language from an annual spending bill restricting access to abortion pills, Axios has learned....
Colorado Cop Who Left Handcuffed Woman on Train Tracks Says It was an Accident (www.theroot.com)
The officer claims she didn't realize a whole train was coming when she left a woman handcuffed in a parked police car.
Airlines brace for hit from Pratt & Whitney's new engine problem (www.reuters.com)
5 injured after a crane collapses in New York City, source says | CNN (www.cnn.com)
Netherlands struggles with 'perfect storm' of housing & migration crisis (www.euronews.com)
Google Web Environment Integrity draft draws developer rage (www.theregister.com)
Safe to say, this proposal has gone down like a poweroff -fn
NYC: Crane collapses after catching fire in Hudson Yards (youtu.be)
NYT Article and another video
‘I can’t die like this’: Video shows trans man beaten by LA County Sheriff's deputy during stop (web.archive.org)
Ukraine MP under criminal investigation over Maldives holiday (www.bbc.co.uk)
UNESCO calls for schools around the world to ban smartphones in the classroom (www.euronews.com)
Niger guards blockade president's palace - reports (www.bbc.co.uk)
