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"Training future authoritarians": How China promotes its authoritarian capitalism model by teaching government officials in the Global South on how to infringe people's freedom and undermine democracy (www.atlanticcouncil.org)

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Alex Jones’ personal assets to be sold to pay $1.5B Sandy Hook debt. Company bankruptcy is dismissed (apnews.com)

A federal judge on Friday ordered the liquidation of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones ′ personal assets but dismissed his company’s separate bankruptcy case, leaving the future of his Infowars media platform uncertain as he owes $1.5 billion for his false claims that the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting was a hoax....

US supreme court sides with Starbucks in union case over fired employees (www.theguardian.com)

Elon Musk claims Optimus robots could make Tesla a $25 trillion company — more than half the value of the S&P 500 today (www.cnbc.com)

The head of the FAA says his agency was too hands-off in its oversight of Boeing (apnews.com)

The top U.S. aviation regulator said Thursday that the Federal Aviation Administration should have been more aware of manufacturing problems inside Boeing before a panel blew off a 737 Max during an Alaska Airlines flight in January....

Elon Musk wins back his $44.9 billion Tesla pay package in shareholder vote (apnews.com)

Tesla shareholders voted Thursday to restore CEO Elon Musk’s record $44.9 billion pay package that was thrown out by a Delaware judge earlier this year, sending a strong vote of confidence in his leadership of the electric vehicle maker....

Boeing and Airbus may have used 'counterfeit' titanium in planes, FAA says (www.nbcnews.com)

The Federal Aviation Administration said it would investigate allegations that titanium had entered the supply chain via falsified documents....

Alex Jones’ personal assets to be sold to help pay Sandy Hook debt as judge decides Infowars’ fate (apnews.com)

A federal judge on Friday ordered the liquidation of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones ′ personal assets and was still deciding on his company’s separate bankruptcy case. The decision could determine the future of his Infowars media platform, as Jones owes $1.5 billion for his false claims that the Sandy Hook Elementary School...

FDA took months to react to complaint about Abbott infant formula factory, audit finds (abcnews.go.com)

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration took more than 15 months to act on a whistleblower complaint it received about conditions at an Abbott Nutrition factory that was at the center of a nationwide shortage of infant formula, a new audit shows....

Pentagon ran secret anti-vax campaign to undermine China during pandemic (www.reuters.com)

The U.S. military launched a clandestine program amid the COVID crisis to discredit China’s Sinovac inoculation – payback for Beijing’s efforts to blame Washington for the pandemic. One target: the Filipino public. Health experts say the gambit was indefensible and put innocent lives at risk....

Here are all 50+ sexual misconduct allegations against Kevin Spacey. (www.vox.com)

‘We are just asking to continue to exist’: Hawaiian midwives sue the state (www.independent.co.uk)

Telehealth executives accused of $100m Adderall scheme (www.bbc.com)

US investigators have arrested the founder and CEO of a telehealth company who is accused of a running a $100m (£78m) scheme to fraudulently distribute over 40m pills of Adderall and other controlled substances....

International Criminal Court (ICC) investigating alleged Russian cyberattacks on Ukrainian civilian infrastructure as possible war crimes, sources say (www.reuters.com)

Prosecutors at the International Criminal Court are investigating alleged Russian cyberattacks on Ukrainian civilian infrastructure as possible war crimes, four sources familiar with the case said....

Elon Musk Offered Horse To Flight Attendant In Exchange For Sex: Report (www.ndtv.com)

Lauren Boebert complains media attention is turning public against her (www.rawstory.com)

Disney Buries the Hatchet With Ron DeSantis in Huge New Land Deal (gizmodo.com)

California Senate approves ban on transgender notification policies in schools (www.cbsnews.com)

Music publishers accuse Spotify of 'bait-and-switch subscription scheme' (www.engadget.com)

Kremlin's top security officials call on Russians to mobilise to inflict 'maximum harm' on West in response to sanctions (www.reuters.com)

- Kremlin hawk talks of need for harsh campaign against West***- Ex-president Medvedev: Response needed against sanctions******- Calls for Western society, infrastructure to be targeted******- Western officials have accused Russia of sabotage******- Moscow has publicly rejected those allegations***...

Drenched South Florida faces fresh flood threats from more heavy rains (www.axios.com)

Heavy to excessive rainfall may bring “considerable to locally catastrophic urban flooding” across South Florida through Friday, the National Weather Service warns.