Taking a closer look at AI’s supposed energy apocalypse (arstechnica.com)
Court appears to dismiss Idaho's emergency abortion ban, leaving federal protection in place - SCOTUSblog (www.scotusblog.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/16958292
Cop: Jeff Bezos’ WaPo CEO Deceived Police, Framed U.K. Prime Minister (www.thedailybeast.com)
Statistical Review of World Energy (www.energyinst.org)
Despite record levels of renewables now in use, carbon emissions and fossil fuel consumption are also at record levels and look set to continue to grow. Despite the shiny corporate veneer, this was read like a kick in the teeth for me. This is an important document which more people should be aware of.
Justice Department urges Supreme Court to decide if felons can be barred from having a gun (www.usatoday.com)
Two years after Dobbs, the White House warns of Republican assaults on Americans' bodily autonomy (www.advocate.com)
Two years after Roe’s overturn, there are more abortions in America — but they’re harder to get (19thnews.org)
Alvin Bragg Claims Victory as Jim Jordan Seethes at YouTube (www.thedailybeast.com)
U.S. Aid to Israel in Four Charts (www.cfr.org)
Israel has been the largest cumulative recipient of U.S. foreign aid since its founding, receiving about $310 billion (adjusted for inflation) in total economic and military assistance....
Israeli airstrike kills eight at Gaza aid centre, witnesses say (www.reuters.com)
CAIRO, June 23 (Reuters) - Eight Palestinians were killed on Sunday in an Israeli airstrike on a training college near Gaza City being used to distribute aid, Palestinian witnesses said, as Israeli tanks pushed further into the southern city of Rafah....
Virginia proposed changes to African American history course, documents show (www.washingtonpost.com)
The elective course was reviewed to see if it complied with Youngkin executive order banning ‘inherently divisive concepts’...
LGBTQ+ librarians grapple with attacks on books - and on themselves (apnews.com)
Idaho librarian June Meissner was closing up for the day at the downtown Boise Public Library when a man approached her asking for help....
Now an abortion rights advocate, woman raped by stepfather as a child will campaign with first lady (apnews.com)
Hadley Duvall of Owensboro, Kentucky, first told her story publicly last fall in a campaign ad for the governor’s race in her home state, discussing the consequences of abortion restrictions, particularly those without exceptions for rape or incest....
'Sale-leasebacks' offer to help homeowners needing cash. Some lose thousands (www.npr.org)
Washington Post publisher retains ties to past business ventures (www.washingtonpost.com)
Texas Is the Largest GOP Stronghold Without Pro-School Voucher Legislation. Gov. Abbott Is on a Crusade to Change That. (www.propublica.org)
Cathal Crotty: No justice says victim as soldier avoids jail (www.bbc.co.uk)
Lockheed Martin subsidiaries reach $70 million settlement for claims they overcharged Navy for parts (apnews.com)
Two Lockheed Martin subsidiaries have agreed to pay the federal government $70 million for overcharging the Navy for aircraft parts, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Friday....
Ukraine faces rolling blackouts after Russia attacks its power grid (www.pbs.org)
Ukraine, including Kyiv, is struggling to cope with a new wave of rolling blackouts after relentless Russian attacks took out half the country’s power generation capacity....
U.S. puts Japan back on currency manipulator watch list after 1 year (english.kyodonews.net)
Beaten schoolchildren, military training, and Kremlin propaganda: new report accuses Russia of violating international law through 'Russification' of Ukrainian education system (www.hrw.org)
Russian authorities are imposing the Russian curriculum and Kremlin propaganda in Ukrainian schools in occupied areas of Ukraine and have retaliated against school workers if they refuse to implement the imposed Russian curriculum, a report published by Human Rights Watch days....
Turns out Corporations aren't made of money they can hand out for unskilled labor - California's $20 Minimum Wage Forces Owner to Shut Down Iconic Arby's After 55 Years: 'Final Nail in the Coffin' (www.thegatewaypundit.com)
Who could have predicted this???...
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Arm found on Illinois beach identified as belonging to Milwaukee student dismembered on first date (www.independent.co.uk)
Lawsuit Filed Challenging Constitutionality Of Vast Network Of Illinois License Plate Readers (www.techdirt.com)
