Black fisherman repeatedly confronted by white neighbors, who ask what he’s doing there (www.nbcnews.com)
Elon Musk says Twitter logo to change, birds to be gradually abandoned (www.cnn.com)
Missouri AG stops release of longest-serving wrongfully convicted woman (www.independent.co.uk)
Two 80-something journalists tried ChatGPT. Then, they sued to protect the 'written word' (apnews.com)
Veteran journalists Nicholas Gage, 84, and Nicholas Basbanes, 81, who live near each other in the same Massachusetts town, each devoted decades to reporting, writing and book authorship....
Federal appeals court rules cops who handcuffed 10-year-old girl for drawing offensive picture must face excessive force lawsuit (lawandcrime.com)
Appeals court seems lost on how Internet Archive harms publishers (arstechnica.com)
In an open letter to publishers, more than 30,000 readers, researchers, and authors begged for access to the books to be restored in the open library, claiming the takedowns dealt “a serious blow to lower-income families, people with disabilities, rural communities, and LGBTQ+ people, among many others,” who may not have...
Supreme Court overturns Chevron decision, curtailing federal agencies' power in major shift (www.cbsnews.com)
The Supreme Court on Friday overturned a landmark 40-year-old decision that gave federal agencies broad regulatory power, upending their authority to issue regulations unless Congress has spoken clearly.
Progressives on AIPAC’s Defeat of Bowman: “Now We Know How Much It Costs to Buy an Election” (theintercept.com)
REP. JAMAAL BOWMAN’S Tuesday upset defeat by Westchester County Executive George Latimer generated many perspectives on what exactly precipitated his downfall....
Even wealthy Americans are struggling to make ends meet (www.cnn.com)
Biden stung by student loan legal loss days before taking effect (www.newsweek.com)
A Republican-led effort to block one of President Joe Biden’s student loan debt relief programs in court has succeeded just days before it was set to go into effect....
Justin Timberlake arrested for DWI in the Hamptons (abcnews.go.com)
Elon Musk wins back his $44.9 billion Tesla pay package in shareholder vote (apnews.com)
Tesla shareholders voted Thursday to restore CEO Elon Musk’s record $44.9 billion pay package that was thrown out by a Delaware judge earlier this year, sending a strong vote of confidence in his leadership of the electric vehicle maker....
Biden camp warns Trump could still get re-elected with ‘unhinged campaign of revenge’ (www.independent.co.uk)
Questions raised over Trump profiting off his Secret Service detail while he campaigns (www.rawstory.com)
Paul Pelosi attacker sentenced to 30 years in prison (www.bbc.com)
The man who attacked the husband of former US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi has been sentenced to 30 years in prison....
Viral kids creator Ms. Rachel says she experienced bullying after fundraising for children in Gaza (www.nbcnews.com)
Target Pride merchandise only available at select stores after rightwing backlash (www.theguardian.com)
Company, which operates roughly 2,000 stores, declined to disclose number of stores where merchandise will not be available...
Court rules North Carolina Catholic school could fire gay teacher who announced his wedding online (apnews.com)
A Catholic school in North Carolina had the right to fire a gay teacher who announced his marriage on social media a decade ago, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday, reversing a judge’s earlier decision....
The cultured wars: Why lab-grown meat is inspiring bipartisan hate (www.salon.com)
Police officer fired gun while clearing protesters from Columbia building, prosecutors say (apnews.com)
A police officer who was involved in clearing protesters from a Columbia University administration building earlier this week fired his gun inside the hall, a spokesperson for District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office confirmed Thursday....
Rudy Guliani Blows Past the $43,000 Budget He Committed to in Bankruptcy Proceedings (www.nytimes.com)
That amount would cover, among other expenses, $5,000 in alimony payments to his ex-wife Judith Giuliani, $1,050 for food and housekeeping supplies and $425 for “personal care products and services.” He was also obliged to cover $13,500 in monthly nursing-home expenses for his former mother-in-law; she died in March....
From Sin City to the City of Angels, building starts on high-speed rail line (apnews.com)
Work is set to begin Monday on a $12 billion high-speed passenger rail line between Las Vegas and the Los Angeles area, with officials projecting millions of ticket-buyers will be boarding trains by 2028....
Trump rebuked as hush-money trial judge warns against juror intimidation (www.theguardian.com)
Juan Merchan admonishes ex-president for ‘gesturing and speaking in the direction of the juror’ as jury selection continues...
Biden may miss window to appear on Alabama’s presidential ballot, secretary of state says (www.cnn.com)
Ohio to purchase mobile homes to train public school staff in firearms (www.theguardian.com)
In a first, the state has purchased shoot houses designed for indoor gun training to help school staff ‘respond to active shooter’...
