The Alitos, the neighborhood clash and the upside-down flag (www.nytimes.com)
Inside the escalating conflict on a bucolic suburban street that Justice Alito said prompted a “Stop the Steal” symbol at his home....
Trump Hush-Money Trial Live Updates: Prosecution Delivers Closing Arguments (www.nytimes.com)
Mr. Trump, 77, is charged with falsifying 34 business records to hide Mr. Cohen’s reimbursement for a $130,000 hush-money payment he made to Ms. Daniels. Mr. Trump has denied the charges and the sexual encounter....
Police Make First Arrest for Assault on Pro-Palestine Protesters at UCLA [Edward Carver | May 24, 2024 | Common Dreams] (www.commondreams.org)
The arrest followed a CNN investigation that documented the hourslong attack and identified key perpetrators from the pro-Israel mob.
How Mexico’s cartels infiltrated the tortilla business (www.washingtonpost.com)
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Top UN court demands Israel halt military operations in Rafah (thehill.com)
Israel must immediately halt its military operations in the area of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, the United Nations top court ruled on Friday....
Major consumer divide: The rich keep spending, as poorer Americans struggle (www.axios.com)
Commercial building to apartment conversions rose 17 percent last year: report (thehill.com)
After years in decline, U.S. drowning deaths are rising again (www.npr.org)
Scenes From a MAGA Meltdown: Inside the “America First” Movement’s War Over Democracy (www.propublica.org)
GOP endorses former NBA player who calls his enemies "beta cuck f-gs" (www.lgbtqnation.com)
The NYPD's Public Relations Staff has More Than Doubled in the Past Two Years (nysfocus.com)
In a statement, Brooklyn Councilmember Lincoln Restler pointed to the contrast between the dcpi’s staffing surge and Mayor Eric Adams’s cuts to other city services, including hundreds of layoffs in the Department of Buildings. “It’s stunning to see the nypd Communications Department more than double to 86 staff while so...
ChatGPT suspends Scarlett Johansson-like voice as actor speaks out against OpenAI (www.theguardian.com)
Judge admonishes defense witness for his behavior after prosecution rests in Trump hush money trial (apnews.com)
Supreme Court won't hear Maryland school district gender identity case (www.nbcnews.com)
NBC News: After X post about Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker, Missouri AG demands documents from Kansas City mayor (www.nbcnews.com)
The attorney general of Missouri is demanding information about the circumstances of a post shared on the X social media platform by the official city of Kansas City account that stated Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker’s city of residence....
The unionization fight is coming to the South (www.vox.com)
The article hasn’t been updated with the Mercedes Benz loss but one loss is not a complete defeat
New York City said 'no injuries' at Columbia arrests; students' medical records say otherwise (www.reuters.com)
After the arrests of pro-Palestine student protesters occupying a Columbia University building last month, New York Mayor Eric Adams and senior police officials repeatedly said there were "no injuries," no "violent clashes" and minimal force used....
‘I’m the new Oppenheimer!’: my soul-destroying day at Palantir’s first-ever AI warfare conference (www.theguardian.com)
“The peace activists are war activists,” co-founder and CEO of Palantir, Alex Karp insisted. “We are the peace activists.”...
23-year-old woman killed by rock thrown at her car; no arrests made (abcnews.go.com)
Manchin, GOP senators move to overturn retirement investment planning rule (thehill.com)
She Campaigned for a Texas School Board Seat as a GOP Hard-Liner. Now She’s Rejecting Her Party’s Extremism. (www.propublica.org)
Is your bank funding climate change? - Which? News (www.which.co.uk)
JPMorgan Chase was named the biggest fossil fuel financier in the world, having increased its financing from $38.9bn in 2022 to $40.8bn in 2023....
As Insurers Around the U.S. Bleed Cash From Climate Shocks, Homeowners Lose (www.nytimes.com)
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Biden bans China crypto-miner from land near nuclear missile base (www.bbc.com)
US President Joe Biden has ordered a Chinese-owned cryptocurrency miner and its partners to sell land they own near a US nuclear missile base, citing spying concerns....