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Robo dogs and AI inspectors coming to the US-Mexico border (www.axios.com)

Recent studies forecast which states are poised to become 'Blue Zones' – areas celebrated for their residents' healthy living habits and notably longer lifespans. (vocal.media)

270 Delta passengers stranded overnight on Canadian military base after emergency landing (www.nbcnews.com)

Zara Pulls Ads After Allegations Of Anti-Palestinian Images Go Viral (www.forbes.com)

Fast fashion giant Zara pulled ads for its new fashion collection from some parts of its website and app, after its social media posts were flooded with backlash and calls for boycotts claiming the advertisements mocked the destruction wrought by the Israel-Hamas war—though the company says the campaign was created months...

France and six European states unite to authorise the spying on journalists. (disclose.ngo)

France, Italy, Finland, Greece, Cyprus, Malta, and Sweden aim to undermine the first European law aimed at protecting freedom and independence of media in Europe. According to documents obtained by Disclose, in partnership with Investigate Europe and Follow the Money, these seven countries actively advocate for authorizing...

Inside the Urgent Campaign to Commute North Carolina’s Entire Death Row (boltsmag.org)

Archived at web.archive.org/…/north-carolina-death-penalty-ma…

Organized journalistic crime ("The false claim about the scope of [Organized Retail Crime]... was published in numerous national media outlets... These stories have not been updated or corrected.") (popular.info)

Archived at web.archive.org/…/organized-journalistic-crime

‘Hugely frustrating’: international media seek to overcome Gaza ban (www.theguardian.com)

Battle over creating new court centers on equality in Mississippi's majority-Black capital city (apnews.com)

A federal judge is set to hear arguments Dec. 19 over the Capitol Complex Improvement District Court, which is scheduled to be created Jan. 1....

Israel used U.S.-supplied white phosphorus in Lebanon attack [William Christou/Alex Horton/Meg Kelly | Dec 11 2023 | Washington Post] (www.washingtonpost.com)

cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/9464717...

Go Get Em Tiger Employees Form the Largest Coffee Workers Union in Los Angeles (la.eater.com)

Guyana has the fastest growing offshore oil development 'in the history of the world,' energy expert says (markets.businessinsider.com)

Guyana’s oil production is booming, and it’s growing at an unprecedented pace, according to energy expert Dan Yergin....

A financial news site uses AI to copy competitors — wholesale (www.semafor.com)

Dueling Information Campaigns: The War Over the Narrative in Tigray (mediamanipulation.org)

Sweden demands immediate release of EU diplomat from Iran jail (www.theguardian.com)

Hong Kong 'patriots only' election falls flat with record low turnout (www.reuters.com)

The sharp slide in turnout since the last such election in 2019 comes after Beijing imposed a sweeping national security law that has been used to clamp down on dissent, and overhauled the electoral system to shut out democrats and other liberals....

In ‘covert op,’ Israeli consulate backed poll inflating support for Gaza war ⋆ The Breach (breachmedia.ca)

The poll was conducted in late October by Aurora Strategies Global, which is headed by Liberal strategist Marcel Wieder, who The Globe and Mail once labelled a “dirty-tricks man” for his use of manipulative tactics....

Gazan men questioned by IDF over Hamas ties claim they were abused (www.timesofisrael.com)

A day after Israel confirmed it was rounding up suspected Hamas members in Gaza for interrogation, some released Palestinian men tell The Associated Press they were treated badly, providing the first alleged accounts of the conditions under which they were detained.

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