‘Your argument just confuses me’: judge questions Montana TikTok ban (www.theguardian.com)
Federal judge seems to side with ACLU and Electronic Frontier Foundation that ban is unenforceable and unconstitutional...
'Kindness costs nothing', says Australian PM in final plea ahead of Indigenous referendum (www.reuters.com)
Australians have to vote ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ to a question asking whether they agree to alter the 122-year-old constitution to recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island people, and create an Indigenous body, called the Voice to Parliament, that can provide advice to the government on Indigenous issues....
New York governor backs suspension of 'right to shelter' as migrant influx strains city (apnews.com)
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is supporting the city’s effort to suspend a unique legal agreement that requires it to provide emergency housing to homeless people, as a large influx of migrants overwhelms the city’s shelter system....
Florida law targeting drag shows can’t be enforced for now, appellate court says (apnews.com)
A ruling prohibiting the enforcement of a new Florida law targeting drag shows will stay in place for the time being, according to a federal appeals court decision....
NASA’s Bennu Asteroid Sample Contains Carbon, Water (www.nasa.gov)
The Supreme Court weighs whether South Carolina targeted Black voters in redistricting (apnews.com)
The Supreme Court is taking up a new congressional redistricting case, this time from South Carolina, that could shape the fight for partisan control of the House of Representatives....
Children found ‘butchered’ in Israeli kibbutz, IDF says, as horror of Hamas’ attacks near border begins to emerge (www.cnn.com)
Bodies of Israeli residents and Palestinian attackers lay outside burned-out homes in the Israeli kibbutz Kfar Aza on Tuesday, days after Hamas launched a large-scale surprise assault on Israel....
Deadly bird flu reappears in US commercial poultry flocks in Utah and South Dakota (apnews.com)
Highly pathogenic bird flu has made its first appearances in U.S. commercial poultry flocks this season, affecting one turkey farm in South Dakota and one in Utah and raising concerns that more outbreaks could follow....
A Detective Sabotaged His Own Cases Because He Didn’t Like the Prosecutor. The Police Department Did Nothing to Stop Him. (www.propublica.org)
Las Vegas-area teachers union challenges law prohibiting members from striking (apnews.com)
Nevada’s largest teachers union filed suit Monday against a state law making it illegal for teachers and other public school employees to go on strike over pay and working conditions in the country’s fifth-largest school district, which includes Las Vegas....
A Texas Community Attracts Migrant Homebuyers and Republican Ire (news.yahoo.com)
In the dense, damp forests northeast of Houston, a pair of brothers hit on a viable real estate business model: Offer plots of cheap land and unconventional loans for people who wanted to build their own houses, with few restrictions....
Rudy Giuliani owes nearly $550K in unpaid taxes, IRS says (www.nbcnews.com)
Hand grenade fragments found in bodies of victims after Yevgeny Prigozhin plane crash - Vladimir Putin says (news.sky.com)
Traffic comes to a stalk on Hwy. 400 as crews clean up celery following rollover (toronto.ctvnews.ca)
No injuries have been reported....
Invasive ants are a huge problem in Australia, but a classic computer game could help solve it (www.abc.net.au)
Australia’s national science agency CSIRO and the University of Western Australia have used Age of Empires to simulate ant warfare, to figure out how to help native ant species fight their invasive counterparts....
In France, workers build a castle from scratch the 13th century way (www.npr.org)
Deep in a forest of France’s Burgundy region, a group of enthusiasts is building a medieval castle the old-fashioned way — that is, with tools and methods from the late 13th century.
White House estimates 3.5M federal workers will go without pay in government shutdown (abcnews.go.com)
The White House estimates that 3.5 million federal workers will have to go without pay if the government shuts down. Roughly 2 million of them will be military....
Disney+ to Crack Down on Password Sharing in Canada (consequence.net)
After Netflix unrolled a similar program Disney+ has announced plans to crack down on password sharing for users located in Canada.
SpaceX wins first Pentagon contract for Starshield, its satellite network for military use (www.cnbc.com)
The Pentagon has awarded Elon Musk’s SpaceX its first confirmed contract for the Starshield network it’s developing, a military-specific version of the company’s Starlink satellite internet system, the defense agency said Wednesday....
Anti-vax pet parents put animals at risk, study shows. Why experts say you shouldn't skip your dog's shots. (www.cbsnews.com)
The impact of anti-vaccine activists is spreading beyond humans. A recent study found many dog owners are skeptical of vaccinating their pets — even though that leaves animals and humans at risk....
A group of giant mounds built by Native Americans thousands of years ago just became the US' newest World Heritage Site (www.insider.com)
UNESCO just added 42 new places to its World Heritage Sites....
Alligator killed by Florida authorities after human body found in jaws (thehill.com)
Twitter ranks worst in climate change misinformation report (www.theguardian.com)
Climate coalition cites Twitter’s lack of clear policies to stop incorrect information and confusion from Musk takeover...
South Korea raids US military bases in drugs probe (www.bbc.com)
Some 17 soldiers and five other people allegedly smuggled or used synthetic marijuana via military mail.