UnitedHealth uses AI model with 90% error rate to deny care, lawsuit alleges (arstechnica.com)
For the largest health insurer in the US, AI's error rate is like a feature, not a bug.
Mysterious screams on B.C. island turn out to be from a 'sad' goat, RCMP say (bc.ctvnews.ca)
The sound of screams off a ravine prompted a police response on Quadra Island last month, and Mounties say the unusual call didn't involve a person in distress, but rather a 'sad' goat.
Dog survives 10 weeks in Colorado mountains beside dead owner (www.bbc.com)
Autistic People Both Express and Interpret Emotions Differently (researchinenglish.com)
Israel orders residents from southern Gaza towns, raising fear of war's spread (www.reuters.com)
In the north of the Hamas-ruled Palestinian enclave, Israel said its forces were still present at Gaza’s biggest hospital, Al Shifa, but gave no further details of their operations since the previous day when they entered the facility culminating a days-long siege....
Salman Rushdie makes rare appearance for ‘Lifetime Disturbing the Peace Award’ (www.independent.co.uk)
‘I don’t feel at all mysterious. But it made life a little simple,’ Rushdie says about his mystery appearance
Texas Republicans Target Climate Science in Textbooks Ahead of Education Board Vote - Inside Climate News (insideclimatenews.org)
Just a week after Texas voters approved billions of dollars to build new gas-fired power plants, the state’s education board will decide if it wants schools using science textbooks that acknowledge that burning fossil fuels warms the planet. The Texas Board of Education could vote as early as next Tuesday on whether it will...
3 dead, including SWAT officer, following hostage incident in Austin: Police (abcnews.go.com)
Three people are dead after a hostage situation unfolded in Austin, Texas, early Saturday, including a responding SWAT officer who was shot and killed in a shootout with the suspect, police said....
Moody’s Changes U.S. Credit Outlook to ‘Negative’ [amid congressional dysfunction] (www.nytimes.com)
Germany hiking group reported to police as illegal migrants (www.bbc.co.uk)
Someone told police the group hiking through Saxony in eastern Germany were "foreigners".
Florida prisons lock people in dirty showers for hours, report finds (www.tampabay.com)
Archived at web.archive.org/…/florida-department-of-correctio…
Exploding marijuana-infused cider drinks recalled in Michigan (www.mlive.com)
Mark Zuckerberg personally rejected Meta’s proposals to improve teen mental health, court documents allege | CNN Business (www.cnn.com)
Investigation disproves Israel claim of Hamas tunnel under Gaza hospital (www.aljazeera.com)
US crude output reaches monthly record in August at 13.05 million bpd -EIA (www.reuters.com)
Murder Clearances Were Near An All-Time Low Nationally in 2022 (jasher.substack.com)
Archived at web.archive.org/…/murder-clearances-were-near-an-…
Ex-Utah county clerk accused of shredding, mishandling 2020 and 2022 ballots (abcnews.go.com)
Utah prosecutors have charged a former county clerk with three felonies and other counts for allegedly shredding and otherwise mishandling ballots from the 2020 and 2022 elections....
A Tidal Wave of State and Private Repression Is Targeting Pro-Palestinian Voices (jacobin.com)
Critics of Israel’s merciless war on Gaza are facing threats of government prosecution and blacklists or firings. In this neo-McCarthyist environment, anything pro-Palestine is being made to carry the whiff of bigotry or even incitement to violence.
Cats have 276 different facial expressions, study finds (www.cnn.com)
Ears flattened, constricted pupils, a lick of the lips. If you’ve ever wondered if your feline friends’ furry faces were saying something whenever they got together, chances are they were....
Delta says pilot accused of threatening to shoot the captain no longer works for the airline (apnews.com)
Toyota raises worker wages after UAW strike settlement (www.axios.com)
Largest Christian university in US faces record fine after federal probe into alleged deception | AP News (apnews.com)
Israel’s ‘Teddy Bear’ armoured bulldozer is anything but cuddly (www.telegraph.co.uk)
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Graphic pro-Israel ads make their way into children’s video games (www.reuters.com)
The puzzle game on his Android phone had been interrupted by a video showing Hamas militants, terrified Israeli families and blurred graphic footage. Over a black screen, a message from the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs told the first grader: “WE WILL MAKE SURE THAT THOSE WHO HARM US PAY A HEAVY PRICE.”...
Firearms charge against Washington state senator Jeff Wilson dismissed in Hong Kong court (apnews.com)
A Hong Kong court dismissed a gun charge Monday against a Washington state senator who had been arrested after he carried a gun into the Chinese territory in what he called an “honest mistake.”...
