US says 52 mln air bag inflators should be recalled over rupture threat (www.reuters.com)
Burning Man organizers lift driving ban after heavy rains left the event smothered in mud and trapped thousands (www.cnn.com)
Hundreds of trucks, RVs and other vehicles are journeying out of the Burning Man festival grounds after heavy rains trapped tens of thousands of people in the makeshift city and surrounded them with ankle-deep mud too thick to drive in....
Twitter accused of helping Saudi Arabia commit human rights abuses (www.theguardian.com)
The social media company formerly known as Twitter has been accused in a revised civil US lawsuit of helping Saudi Arabia commit grave human rights abuses against its users, including by disclosing confidential user data at the request of Saudi authorities at a much higher rate than it has for the US, UK, or Canada....
The bloody labor crackdown Paramount didn't want America to see (www.motherjones.com)
Law enforcement seeks help to identify barns in BTK serial killer cold case investigations (www.cnn.com)
A law enforcement team in northeast Oklahoma believes the prolific serial killer known as “BTK” may be responsible for several additional unsolved missing person and homicide cases. Now they’re hoping the public can help them identify barns and silos in Oklahoma, Kansas and Missouri that the self-proclaimed BTK killer...
Neighbors say they tried to help Ruby Franke’s kids before YouTuber’s arrest on child abuse charges (www.nbcnews.com)
Neighbors of Ruby Franke, the woman behind the 8 Passengers family YouTube channel who was arrested this week on child abuse charges, said several people in the close-knit community were concerned when police officers arrived at Franke’s home in Springville, Utah on Wednesday....
After outrage over Taylor Swift tickets, reform has been slow across the US (hosted.ap.org)
When thousands of fans couldn’t get tickets for megastar Taylor Swift’s summer stadium tour, some diehards paid upwards of 70 times face value to see their favorite artist in person — an outrage that prompted congressional hearings and bills in state legislatures to better protect consumers....
Top prosecutors back compensation for those sickened by US nuclear weapons testing (apnews.com)
New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez and 13 other top prosecutors from around the U.S. are throwing their support behind efforts to compensate people sickened by exposure to radiation during nuclear weapons testing....
APNews: Parenting advice YouTuber Ruby Franke charged with aggravated child abuse of 2 of her 6 children (apnews.com)
Life on Mars? - Oops...! (bigthink.com)
We may have accidentally killed the only life form we have found on Mars.
Kemp rejects talk of special session, says punishing Fani Willis carries risks (www.ajc.com)
During a remarkable press conference, Gov. Brian Kemp quashed the idea of a special legislative session pushed by former President Donald Trump and his allies to oust Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis after she charged them with a vast conspiracy to reverse his 2020 defeat.
Conservatives aim to restructure U.S. government and replace it with Trump's vision (www.pbs.org)
The goal is to avoid the pitfalls of Trump’s first years in office, when the Republican president’s team was ill-prepared, his Cabinet nominees had trouble winning Senate confirmation and policies were met with resistance.
Republican presidential candidate files lawsuit to keep Trump off New Hampshire ballot. Suit claims Trump violated 14th Amendment of U.S. Constitution. (www.wmur.com)
Amazon CEO says 'it’s probably not going to work out' for employees who defy return-to-office policy (apnews.com)
EPA’s new rule could strip protections from more than half of U.S. wetlands (www.washingtonpost.com)
The agency finalized the new regulation to reflect a U.S. Supreme Court decision earlier this year...
OpenAI launches a version of ChatGPT for businesses (www.cnn.com)
OpenAI is releasing a version of its buzzy ChatGPT tool specifically for businesses, the company announced Monday, as an AI arms race continues to ramp up throughout corporate America....
Pilot killed after F-18 military jet crashes north of San Diego (www.nbcnews.com)
A fighter jet crashed north of San Diego late Thursday night, killing the pilot who was the only person on board, authorities said.
Texas imprisoned migrants after they should have been released, lawsuit claims (www.texastribune.org)
Immigrant rights advocates on Monday filed a federal lawsuit against two South Texas sheriffs and two state prison wardens on behalf of four Mexican migrants, claiming they were held in prison for as long as six weeks after they served their sentences or had their trespassing charges dropped....
Boeing says a new 737 Max flaw will slow airplane deliveries (www.cnbc.com)
The company said that fastener holes on some Max 737 aft pressure bulkheads were improperly drilled....
Record-setting U.S. heat dome places 143 million under alerts (www.axios.com)
About 143 million people in the U.S. were under heat alerts Tuesday as a dangerous heat dome lingers over a major swath of the Midwest, South and Southwest.
Hawai'i braces for crushing wildfire death toll with 850 missing (www.axios.com)
There are 850 people who remain missing nearly two weeks after Hawai'i's historic wildfires, as state officials warn the death toll will climb while search and recovery efforts continue
Yellowknife residents wonder if wildfires are the new normal as western Canada burns (www.npr.org)
Rail whistleblowers fired for voicing safety concerns despite efforts to end practice of retaliation (apnews.com)
Masculine Policy: The GOP’s Plan To Outlaw ‘Porn’ And Suspend The First Amendment (www.techdirt.com)
Fulton County Sheriff's Office investigating threats to grand jurors who voted on Trump indictment (www.cbsnews.com)
Law enforcement in Fulton County, Georgia, are investigating threats to members of the grand jury that returned the indictment against former President Donald Trump and 18 other associates after the grand jurors’ personal information was shared online, the sheriff’s office said Thursday.
