Appeals court maintains PrEP coverage under Obamacare in win for HIV prevention (www.advocate.com)
California to become third state to mandate heat protections for indoor workers (www.nbcnews.com)
Youth activists win ‘unprecedented’ climate settlement in Hawaii (www.theguardian.com)
State’s transport department given a 2045 deadline to fully decarbonize and achieve zero emissions under agreement...
Green Groups Praise 'Step Forward' on Biden Old-Growth Forest Plan (www.commondreams.org)
The DJI Drone Ban: A Uniquely American Clusterfuck (www.404media.co)
Last week, the U.S. House of Representatives jammed a functional ban on DJI drones, called the “Countering CCP Drones Act” into a military funding bill that it then passed. The bill would put DJI drones, which are made in China, onto a Federal Communications Commission “covered list” alongside other banned Chinese tech...
Attorneys reach deal that could allow some Dali crew members to fly home after months stuck onboard, court filings say (edition.cnn.com)
After 12 weeks stuck aboard a cargo ship that lost power and crushed a famed Baltimore bridge, some of the vessel’s 21 crew members could soon return to their families halfway around the world....
OpenAI’s former chief scientist is starting a new AI company (www.theverge.com)
Today in History: Senate approves Civil Rights Act (apnews.com)
Happy Juneteenth!...
TikTok faces fresh US pressure over child privacy (www.bbc.com)
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has referred a complaint against TikTok and its Chinese parent company ByteDance over potential violations of children’s privacy to the Department of Justice (DOJ)....
New study highlights stark racial wealth gap in the New Orleans area (www.nola.com)
A new report from the Data Center is shedding disturbing light on income and wealth disparities in the New Orleans metro area, showing that on average white households have an astounding 13 times more net worth than their Black counterparts and nine times that of Latinx households....
A mysterious object in the sky over Italy has baffled experts (sciinsider.com)
The world’s oldest wine discovered in liquid form was found in a Roman tomb in Spain (n24hr.com)
US avocado inspectors stop work in Mexican state over ‘security situation’ (www.theguardian.com)
Mango inspections also suspended ‘until further notice’ in state troubled by gang violence, but USDA says produce already in transit not affected...
UN agency reports Sudan as largest global displacement crisis, calls on US not to overlook (www.politico.com)
An estimated 5.8 million people were forced to flee their homes in Sudan last year after fighting broke out between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces in April 2023, according to a new report....
Landmark California hotel, nearly 100 years old, destroyed by fire (www.theguardian.com)
When Therapists Lose Their Licenses, Some Turn to the Unregulated Life Coaching Industry Instead (www.propublica.org)
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore pardons 175,000 marijuana convictions: "This is a really big deal" (www.cbsnews.com)
The war in Gaza has wiped out entire Palestinian families. AP documents 60 who lost dozens or more (apnews.com)
He is among the very last survivors of his Gaza family, a clan so close they knew without thinking how blood and marriage bound them across generations and city blocks....
NATO is doing everything it can to prevent peace in Ukraine (antiimperialistnews.substack.com)
Incoming Post editor tied to self-described ‘thief’ who claimed role in his reporting (www.washingtonpost.com)
I’ve posted about this before but now WaPo is covering it
Judge removed from long-running gang and racketeering case against rapper Young Thug and others (apnews.com)
Archived at web.archive.org/…/young-thug-trial-judge-removed-…
Unable to earn enough at home, Syrian opposition fighters are travelling via Turkey to Africa to work as mercenaries, often under Russian command (www.bbc.com)
cross-posted from: feddit.org/post/834864...
Scientists make DNA discovery that could help find pancreatic cancer cure (www.theguardian.com)
Scientists have made a crucial DNA discovery that could help cure one of the deadliest cancers....
James Sikking, star of 'Hill Street Blues' and 'Doogie Howser, MD,' dies at 90 (apnews.com)
James Sikking, who starred as a hardened police lieutenant on “Hill Street Blues” and as the titular character’s kindhearted dad on “Doogie Howser, M.D.,” has died at 90....
Religious Group Targets Parent With Copyright Lawsuit Over Kids' Curriculum. (torrentfreak.com)
