Republicans pick Jim Jordan as nominee for House speaker, putting job within the Trump ally's reach (apnews.com)
Matt Gaetz got what he wanted. Now what? (www.bbc.com)
But his moment in the sun was short-lived, extinguished just two days later by his long-time political rival, Representative Matt Gaetz of Florida, who filed a motion to remove Mr McCarthy from his post....
Climate crisis costing $16m an hour in extreme weather damage, study estimates (www.theguardian.com)
Analysis shows at least $2.8tn in damage from 2000 to 2019 through worsened storms, floods and heatwaves...
Tuberville won’t bend on military blockade amid Israel crisis (www.politico.com)
After Hamas attacked Israel, Senate Democrats said it was past time for several top-level military nominees to be approved.
Genetic tester 23andMe’s hacked data on Jewish users offered for sale online (www.washingtonpost.com)
Thousands of US workers are on strike today. Here's a rundown of major work stoppages happening now (apnews.com)
It’s been a big year for labor organizing in the U.S. And from auto production lines to Hollywood, all eyes are on strikes taking the world of work by storm....
Texas Man Allegedly Used Abortion Lawsuit To Blackmail Ex-Wife For Sex (www.huffpost.com)
Marcus Silva filed suit in March against three friends of his ex-wife, Brittni Silva, accusing the friends of helping her obtain abortion pills last summer to illegally terminate an unwanted pregnancy in violation of Texas’ harsh anti-abortion laws....
Elon Musk Hit With Lawsuit For Falsely Linking Man To Neo-Nazi Brawl (www.huffpost.com)
Ben Brody, 22, said he was forced to leave his home after Musk falsely accused him of being a federal agent pretending to be a neo-Nazi.
3 Baton Rouge police officers arrested in connection with 'Brave Cave' scandal (www.nbcnews.com)
"A plan was made to cover up the incident," Police Chief Murphy Paul said.
A Phillies fan tried — and failed — to bring an emotional support alligator to a game (sports.yahoo.com)
Witness to the 1996 drive-by shooting of Tupac Shakur indicted on murder charge in rapper’s death (apnews.com)
Arizonans can now receive workers comp benefits for getting Covid-19 on the job (www.kvoa.com)
TUCSON, Ariz. (KVOA) - In a groundbreaking development, Arizonans can now apply for worker’s compensation if they contract COVID-19 while on the job. This landmark decision stems from a widow’s determined fight to secure worker’s compensation following her husband’s tragic demise due to COVID-19....
Missing Michigan toddler found in the woods asleep on family dog (www.cnn.com)
AI-generated naked child images shock Spanish town of Almendralejo (www.bbc.co.uk)
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A federal agency wants to give safety tips to young adults. So it's dropping an album. (lemmy.world)
‘There Was Definitely a Thumb on the Scale to Get Boys’ (www.nytimes.com)
Declining male enrollment has led many colleges to adopt an unofficial policy: affirmative action for men.
Cleveland police officers who pulled people over and robbed them sentenced to prison (www.nbcnews.com)
Their arrests are connected to a wider investigation into the East Cleveland Police Department for corruption....
US FDA to seek public opinion before banning popular cough syrup ingredient (www.reuters.com)
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Thursday it would seek public opinion before finalizing its decision to remove a decongestant widely used in cough syrups from the agency’s list of ingredients for over-the-counter (OTC) use....
American man rescued from cave in Turkey after being trapped for days (www.cnn.com)
An American caver has been rescued by emergency workers near Anamur, in southern Turkey, after he became stranded hundreds of meters underground earlier this month....
Threads blocks searches related to covid and vaccines as cases rise (www.washingtonpost.com)
Meta acknowledged in a statement to The Washington Post that Threads is intentionally blocking the search terms and said that other terms are being blocked, but the company declined to provide a list of them. A search by The Post discovered that the words “sex,” “nude,” “gore,” “porn,” “coronavirus,”...
Biden finds a new friend in Vietnam as American CEOs look for alternatives to Chinese factories (apnews.com)
President Joe Biden on Sunday opened a visit to a Vietnam that wants to dramatically ramp up trade with the United States, a sign of how competition with China is reshaping relationships across Asia....
Mar-a-Lago IT worker struck cooperation agreement with special counsel, his former lawyer says | CNN Politics (www.cnn.com)
Mar-a-Lago IT worker Yuscil Taveras has struck a cooperation agreement with the special counsel’s office in the federal case over former President Donald Trump’s handling of classified documents, Taveras’ former defense attorney said in a new court filing.
Drugs are sold out in the open in San Francisco’s Tenderloin district. Inside the fight to curb it (www.cnn.com)
The California Highway Patrol may best be known for freeway chases and the Hollywood glamour of its motorcycle cops in television shows like “ChiPs.” But now the storied agency is patrolling the streets of San Francisco’s Tenderloin as part of a multiagency effort to crack down on rampant drug dealing that’s decimating...
3M Nears Settlement for About $5.5 Billion to Resolve Earplugs Complaints (www.wsj.com)
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Florida school district apologizes for assembly singling out Black students over low test scores (www.nbcnews.com)
Teachers told a group of Black elementary schoolers that having lower grades gave them a higher chance of going to jail, getting shot or getting killed, parents said.
