Jury finds armorer guilty in fatal 'Rust' shooting (www.reuters.com)
AI can be easily used to make fake election photos - report (www.bbc.com)
The companies behind the most popular tools prohibit users from creating “misleading” images....
OpenAI hits back at Musk, says billionaire pushed for merger with Tesla (www.reuters.com)
OpenAI on Tuesday hit back at Elon Musk’s claims that the startup abandoned its original mission with emails that showed the billionaire supported its plan to create a for-profit entity and wanted a merger that would make Tesla its “cash cow.”...
Hamas and Israel fail to reach ceasefire deal in Cairo (intlmonitor.com)
Appeals court blocks Fla. ‘Stop Woke Act,’ says it’s a ‘First Amendment sin’ (www.washingtonpost.com)
A federal appeals court on Monday upheld a ruling that blocked Florida from enforcing a law, backed by Gov. Ron DeSantis, that restricts how private companies teach diversity and inclusion in the workplace....
Air Force employee charged with sharing classified info on Russia's war with Ukraine on dating site (abcnews.go.com)
Catholic news site Church Militant agrees to pay $500k in defamation case and is expected to close (apnews.com)
A far-right, unofficial Catholic media website has agreed to pay $500,000 to a New Hampshire priest who sued for defamation over a 2019 article that it now disavows. The website also is planning to shut down soon, the priest’s attorney says....
Senior Officials in Israeli Army Spokesperson’s Team Resign - Reports (www.palestinechronicle.com)
High-ranking officials have resigned from the Israeli army spokesperson’s team due to the ongoing war in Gaza, according to Israeli media....
Georgia state House passes bill allowing police to arrest anyone suspected of being in country illegally (thehill.com)
The Georgia state House passed a bill that allows for anyone suspected of being in the United States illegally to be arrested. The state House voted 97-74 to approve House Bill 1105, which would al…
Joe Biden confuses Gaza with Ukraine twice as he revealed that US would begin providing assistance in Gaza (central24.online)
Mr Biden revealed that the US would begin providing humanitarian assistance in Gaza when he made the blunde…
US Prescription Market Hamstrung for 9 Days (so far) by Ransomware Attack (arstechnica.com)
Nine days after a Russian-speaking ransomware syndicate took down the biggest US health care payment processor, pharmacies, health care providers, and patients were still scrambling to fill prescriptions for medicines, many of which are lifesaving....
Putin Roars: I Know West/NATO won’t be so Daft to Send Troops To Ukraine, or else there will be a nuclear conflict – Putin talk of West/NATO troops to Ukraine (central24.online)
Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed Thursday to fulfill Moscow’s goals in Ukraine and sternly warned the West against deeper involvement in the fighting, saying....
Pentagon leak suspect Jack Teixeira expected to plead guilty in federal case (apnews.com)
BOSTON (AP) — Jack Teixeira, the Massachusetts Air National Guard member accused of leaking highly classified military documents on a social media platform, is expected to plead guilty in his federal case, according to court papers filed Thursday....
E. Jean Carroll tells judge to reject Trump’s request to delay $83 million judgment, calling him the ‘least trustworthy of borrowers’ (www.cnn.com)
E. Jean Carroll said Donald Trump should not be given more time to post the $83.3 million she was awarded in her defamation trial against the former president, telling the judge that Trump is the “least trustworthy of borrowers.”...
Palestinian factions seek unity at Moscow meeting as Russia vies for greater role in Gaza war | CNN (edition.cnn.com)
Joe Biden hopeful of Gaza ceasefire by Monday as details of proposal emerge (www.theguardian.com)
Tucson utilizing shower trailer for homeless population (www.kold.com)
The trailer includes 5 showers, one of which is ADA compliant.
Ghana passes controversial anti-homosexuality bill (intlmonitor.com)
Jam Master Jay: Two Men Found Guilty in Murder of Run-D.M.C. DJ (www.rollingstone.com)
500 businesses could stop destruction of tropical forests. They are failing (www.independent.co.uk)
At the Florida Man Games, tank-topped teams compete at evading police, wrestling over beer (apnews.com)
They rose up by the dozens from across Florida, caricatured competitors in tank tops and cutoff shorts, for a showdown that treats evading police and wrestling over beer like Olympic sports....
Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban lauds new phase with Sweden ahead of vote on its NATO bid | CNN (edition.cnn.com)
Trump’s Georgia Lawyers Surface Phone Records in Effort to Remove Prosecutors (www.nytimes.com)
Netanyahu seeks open-ended control over security and civilian affairs in Gaza in new postwar plan (apnews.com)
Nova partygoer was misidentified as Hamas terrorist on Oct. 7, killed by Israeli forces (www.haaretz.com)
Ofek Atun escaped the outdoor Nova rave with his girlfriend. They survived the assault on the bomb shelter in which they took refuge, before fleeing to nearby Kibbutz Alumim. The kibbutz’s volunteer security squad mistook them for Hamas terrorists – and opened fire
