OceanGate co-founder organising trip to one of world’s deepest sinkholes a year after Titan disaster (www.independent.co.uk)
Minnesota GOP Candidate Accused of Throwing Tarantula at Alleged ‘Squatter’ (www.thedailybeast.com)
Journalist shot by Minneapolis police during 2020 protests dying from injuries (www.cbsnews.com)
A journalist shot by police during the 2020 Minneapolis unrest following the murder of George Floyd is dying from her injuries, friends say....
It’s Too Hot to Fly Helicopters and That’s Killing People (gizmodo.com)
Six motorcyclists rode into Death Valley National Park on July 6. Only five came out alive. With temperatures reaching 128 degrees Fahrenheit in California, the cyclists faced extreme heat exposure that killed one and sent another to a local hospital, according to the National Park Service....
[META] A few words about Bots and Civility
Given the state of technology, politics, and social media, we all share fears about interacting with bots, or having our social media manipulated. We know that this is happening on other platforms that are driven by engagement/profit models. However, Lemmy is about people – like you! While this platform is not immune to bots,...
127 degrees: Heat record shattered in Death Valley, with high temperature of 130 in forecast (abc7.com)
Judge says Nashville school shooter's writings can't be released as victims' families have copyright (apnews.com)
The writings of the person who killed three 9-year-olds and three adults at a private Christian elementary school in Nashville last year cannot be released to the public, a judge ruled Thursday....
Tractor Supply slashes its DEI and climate goals after a right- wing pressure campaign (www.npr.org)
Didn’t take companies long to stop pretending like they care. We are fucked.
A terrifying hurricane is brewing in the Atlantic (www.motherjones.com)
Former Uvalde school police chief, officer indicted in 1st-ever criminal charges over failed response to 2022 mass shooting (www.cnn.com)
A ton of job postings might actually be fake (qz.com)
A new survey found that almost 40% of companies posted a fake job listing this year — and 85% of those companies interviewed candidates for fake jobs...
Ford recalls over 550,000 pickup trucks because transmissions can suddenly downshift to 1st gear (apnews.com)
Minnesota ban on 18- to 20-year-olds obtaining handgun permits is unconstitutional, federal appeals court says (www.cnn.com)
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Jon Stewart Reacts to Trump’s Assassination Attempt: “We Dodged a Catastrophe” (www.hollywoodreporter.com)
Rep. Lauren Boebert says both Trump & Jesus are victims of cancel culture (www.lgbtqnation.com)
2-year-old Arizona girl dies after dad leaves her in car during triple-digit heat: Police (abcnews.go.com)
A 2-year-old girl has died after her father left her in a hot car in Arizona, where residents are enduring triple-digit temperatures, according to authorities....
Saudi Arabia Threatened to Sell Off Europe’s Bonds If EU Seized Russian Assets (www.kyivpost.com)
Sacramento high school biology final includes racist questions, targets students (www.sacbee.com)
A Luther Burbank High School freshman was surprised to read his full name included on a biology final. Not only that, but he was being ridiculed. “In high school, there are individuals who are cross-eyed like (the name of a fellow student) and (the name of the student previously mentioned), which is a dominant trait. We call...
Judge delays ban on noncompete agreements for employees | CNN Business (www.cnn.com)
Trump judge?...
California Moms for Liberty chair’s shocking attack on drag queens goes viral (www.advocate.com)
Why Democrats think Biden’s problem is Biden (www.politico.com)
Democrats keep doing surprisingly well in special elections. The party’s most vulnerable Senate incumbents are running ahead of their rivals in key battleground states. One of Democrats’ signature issues — reproductive rights — has repeatedly proved a winning message....
Senate Republicans block Democratic bill codifying Roe v. Wade abortion protections (www.nbcnews.com)
The legislation, which states that “protections for access to abortion rights … should be supported," was blocked by Republicans who panned it as a “show vote.”...
New York Times editor Joe Kahn says defending democracy is a partisan act and he won’t do it (presswatchers.org)
This is from May 7th, but I hadn’t seen it....
South Carolina Man Dies After Firework Explodes On His Head (www.wccbcharlotte.com)
Allen Ray McGrew, 41, was found laying in the road. He put a firework on his head, and it exploded while on his head, causing massive head injuries, officials said....
Judge says FTC lacks authority to issue rule banning noncompete agreements (arstechnica.com)
Gotta love a shitty repub SCOTUS. Its awesome.
