US financial watchdog urged to investigate NDAs at OpenAI (www.theguardian.com)
OpenAI whistleblowers have urged the US financial watchdog to investigate non-disclosure agreements at the startup after claiming the contracts included restrictions such as requiring employees to seek permission before contacting regulators....
Richard Simmons, a fitness guru who mixed laughs and sweat, dies at 76 (apnews.com)
Fitness guru Richard Simmons has died. Publicist Tom Estey tells The Associated Press that Simmons died Friday at his home in Los Angeles on Saturday, a day after his 76th birthday.
Two Reporters Covering Education in the Midwest Followed the Money … to a School in New York (www.propublica.org)
Two Reporters Covering Education in the Midwest Followed the Money … to a School in New York (www.propublica.org)
Students from 13 states and Puerto Rico — including Michigan and Indiana in the Midwest — went to Shrub Oak this past school year. Families’ decisions to cross state borders for an education often come after they have struggled to find a place for their children. For journalists, this trend and its impact are not easy to...
Chicago Taxpayers Have Paid $35.7M to Defend Disgraced Detective Reynaldo Guevara, With No End in Sight (news.wttw.com)
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‘We can’t stop treatment, not even for an hour’: After a Russian missile hit Ukraine’s top children’s hospital, medical staff rushed to save their patients (meduza.io)
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US and Germany foiled Russian plot to assassinate CEO of German arms manufacturer Rheinmetall (edition.cnn.com)
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Tech legend and LGBTQ+ activist Bruce Bastian dies at 76 (www.lgbtqnation.com)
Why The Atlantic signed a deal with OpenAI (www.theverge.com)
Donald Trump gets bad news about Kamala Harris (www.newsweek.com)
Major update in case of baby girl who died 'of heat exposure' when her parents took her boating on lake in 120F weather (www.dailymail.co.uk)
Biden’s political position is rapidly deteriorating as critical news conference looms (www.cnn.com)
Robin Roberts feared coming out, almost refused marriage equality interview with Obama (www.advocate.com)
Amazon Ramps Up Security to Head Off Project Nimbus Protests (www.wired.com)
Elon Musk beats one lawsuit seeking severance for laid-off Twitter employees (arstechnica.com)
CIA director holds Gaza talks with Qatari, Egyptian and Israeli officials (www.axios.com)
How a Texas Program Funnels Millions to Anti-Abortion Groups With Little Accountability (www.propublica.org)
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Missouri man accused of imprisoning and torturing a woman for weeks indicted for murder (apnews.com)
A Missouri man accused of keeping a woman hidden in his basement while repeatedly sexually assaulting her was indicted Tuesday for allegedly murdering another woman....
‘Wall Street Journal’ sued by star reporter for discrimination (www.npr.org)
After nine months of war in Gaza, another UN school suffers Israeli airstrike (news.un.org)
“Another day. Another month. Another school hit,” said Philippe Lazzarini, head of UNRWA, the largest aid agency in Gaza, in a social media post after a school in Nuseirat, central Gaza, was “hit by the Israeli Forces” on Saturday. It was home to nearly 2,000 people forcibly displaced by the hostilities, the UNRWA...
Hurricane Beryl tracker: Death toll rises to 6 in Texas, over 2 million without power (abcnews.go.com)
What Happened (www.geopolitize.com)
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Inside Russia’s campaign to steal and indoctrinate Ukrainian children: an insidious side of Russia’s genocide against Ukrainians meant to shatter families - snatching children and occupying their mind (www.sapiens.org)
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China’s spluttering growth engines: The distortions of Beijing’s unbalanced growth model are coming home to roost, setting the country on path towards ever greater trade confrontation (www.lowyinstitute.org)
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