Nvidia Wants to Replace Nurses With AI for $9 an Hour (gizmodo.com)
US admiral says the fight against the Houthis in the Red Sea is the largest battle the Navy's fought since World War Ii (www.businessinsider.com)
Family of teen who died by suicide after video of her assault was posted online sues school (www.nbcnews.com)
Adriana Kuch, 14, was attacked by other students in the hallway of her high school last year. She later died by suicide after video of the assault was posted online....
Charged with no crime. Locked up for 12 days. He died waiting for help (mississippitoday.org)
James Tatsch was not charged with any crime. But when he was found unresponsive in an isolation cell at the Alcorn County Jail on Jan. 17, he had been locked up for 12 days. He died at the local hospital....
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who was once seen as the biggest threat to Trump's 2024 White House bid, is suspending his presidential campaign (www.businessinsider.com)
Miscarriages in Gaza Have Increased 300% Under Israeli Bombing (jezebel.com)
Humanitarian agencies say women and menstruating people are also facing alarming rates of severe infections due to Israel's blockade of supplies and water.
Trump attorney tells judges presidential immunity would even cover assassinating rivals, selling pardons (themessenger.com)
US presidents cannot be prosecuted for selling pardons or assassinating political rivals through SEAL Team Six, personal Trump lawyer John Sauer argued Tuesday...
Americans are lonely and it’s killing them. How the US can combat this new epidemic. (www.usatoday.com)
America has a new epidemic. It can’t be treated using traditional therapies even though it has debilitating and even deadly consequences....
Twelve billionaires’ climate emissions outpollute 2.1m homes, analysis finds (www.theguardian.com)
Stocks and your 401(k) may surge now that Fed rate hikes seem to be over, history shows (www.usatoday.com)
News this week that inflation eased more than expected in October solidified the view that the Federal Reserve is done with its most aggressive rate-hike campaign in four decades....
Starbucks' unionized workers plan walkout on "Red Cup Day" this week (www.cbsnews.com)
Thousands of unionized Starbucks workers will walk off their jobs on Thursday, with the one-day work stoppages coming to protest the company’s stance with shops that voted to organize, according to Starbucks Workers United....
U.S. cities consider banning "right on red" laws amid rise in pedestrian deaths (www.cbsnews.com)
Sophee Langerman was on her way to a bicycle safety rally in Chicago’s Lakeview neighborhood in June when a car turning right rolled through a red light and slammed into her bike, which she was walking off the curb and into the crosswalk....
Chinese fighter jet got within 10 feet of US bomber over South China Sea, US military says (www.cnn.com)
A Chinese fighter jet came within 10 feet of a US Air Force B-52 bomber flying over the South China Sea on Tuesday, according to the US military....
McDonald’s and Wendy’s win false advertising lawsuit (www.cnn.com)
Wendy’s and McDonald’s have emerged victorious from a lawsuit that accused the fast food chains of false advertising....
Alabama band director tased by police for not stopping his students' performance (www.npr.org)
What began as a routine band performance of Talkin' Out the Side of Your Neck by Cameo at an Alabama high school football game ended in a troubling confrontation when a police officer tased the marching band director for refusing to stop the music....
Rudy Giuliani, who pioneered the use of RICO when he was a US attorney, just got indicted on RICO charges (www.businessinsider.com)
Giuliani went from RICO charge prosecutor to a defendant in Fulton County DA Fani Willis' RICO case over Trump's alleged 2020 election interference.
J.K. Rowling, Elon Musk Named in Imane Khelif's Cyberbullying Lawsuit (variety.com)
J.K. Rowling and Elon Musk have both been named in a criminal complaint filed to French authorities over alleged “acts of aggravated cyber harassment” against Algerian boxer and newl crowned Olympic champion Imane Khelif....
Newsom threatens to take money from counties that don't reduce homelessness (www.latimes.com)
Archived at web.archive.org/…/gavin-newsom-homelessness-fight…
Boeing Starliner astronauts might get a ride home from SpaceX — in 2025 (www.theverge.com)
Originally set to return in mid-June, Barry Wilmore and Sunita Williams may be on the station until February, 2025....
Trump accuses Harris of deciding to 'turn Black' during a combative panel with Black journalists (www.nbcnews.com)
The event was combative from the start as Trump and three moderators from the National Association of Black Journalists sparred throughout....
Republican leaders urge colleagues to steer clear of racist and sexist attacks on Harris (apnews.com)
Republican leaders are warning party members against using overtly racist and sexist attacks against Vice President Kamala Harris, as they and former President Donald Trump ‘s campaign scramble to adjust to the reality of a new Democratic rival less than four months before Election Day....
Donald Trump says he 'took a bullet for democracy' (www.bbc.com)
Donald Trump has told a rally in Michigan that he “took a bullet for democracy” when an attempt was made on his life last week....
'Microsoft killed my online life,' Microsoft is reportedly banning Palestinians in the U.S. for life for calling relatives in Gaza (www.windowscentral.com)
A BBC investigation reveals that Microsoft is permanently banning Palestinians in the U.S. and other countries who use Skype to call relatives in Gaza.
Etsy to ban sale of most sex toys, explicit content, and more (mashable.com)
Online retailer Etsy will prohibit sales of most sex toys, content that depicts sex acts and genitalia, and more starting July 29....
Texas Supreme Court rejects challenge to state's abortion law over medical exceptions (apnews.com)
The Texas Supreme Court on Friday rejected a closely watched challenge to the state’s restrictive abortion ban, ruling against a group of women who had serious pregnancy complications and became the first in the U.S. to testify in court about being denied abortions since Roe v. Wade was overturned....
