Arizona judge declares mistrial in the case of a rancher accused of fatally shooting a migrant (apnews.com)
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Advocacy groups say Texas inmates are 'being cooked to death' in state prisons without air conditioning (www.usatoday.com)
Archived at web.archive.org/web/…/73419881007/
Arizona Will Elect County Prosecutors in Shadow of Abortion Ban (boltsmag.org)
Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell, a Republican who is up for reelection this year, reacted to the ruling with a statement vowing that women would not be “prosecuted for receiving an abortion,” and especially calls out that she would not prosecute abortions that stem from rape, incest, or molestation. The statement...
N.C. report finds wilderness camp failed to ensure boy was breathing before he died (www.nbcnews.com)
A state inspection report offers new details on the hours leading up to a 12-year-old’s death at Trails Carolina, a camp for troubled adolescents....
Government watchdog alleges Trump campaign broke the law trying to hide legal payments (www.usatoday.com)
US ban on worker noncompete agreements faces lawsuit from major business group (www.reuters.com)
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the country’s largest business lobby, filed a lawsuit on Wednesday seeking to strike down a federal agency’s near-total ban on employers requiring workers to sign agreements not to join rivals or launch competing businesses....
WNBA star Brittney Griner opens up about harrowing Russian detention in exclusive '20/20' special (abcnews.go.com)
AIPAC is spending millions to take down the Squad. The Working Families Party is fighting back. (www.motherjones.com)
Tesla driver was using Autopilot before fatal Monroe crash, police say (www.seattletimes.com)
A 56-year-old Snohomish man had set his Tesla Model S on Autopilot and was looking at his cellphone on Friday when he struck and killed a motorcyclist in front of him in Monroe, court records show....
The U.S. has more ‘million-dollar’ cities than ever, record 550 cities (www.thehill.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/14660661...
Founders And CEO Of Cryptocurrency Mixing Service Arrested And Charged With Money Laundering And Unlicensed Money Transmitting Offenses (www.justice.gov)
The FTC has banned noncompete agreements (www.theverge.com)
‘Not like other Passovers’: hundreds of Jewish demonstrators arrested after New York protest seder (www.theguardian.com)
Two Turning Point USA members admit to assaulting queer professor (www.theguardian.com)
Kalen D’Almeida and Braden Ellis accosted David Boyles, also co-founder of Drag Story Hour Arizona, last October...
Senate passes TikTok ban bill, sending it to Biden, who has already committed to signing it (www.theverge.com)
Biden signs foreign aid bill providing crucial military assistance to Ukraine (www.cnn.com)
President Joe Biden on Wednesday signed into law an aid package providing crucial military assistance to Ukraine, capping months of negotiations and debate....
Trump attacks judge on Truth Social moments after gag order hearing (www.independent.co.uk)
Arizona House advances a repeal of the state's near-total abortion ban to the Senate (apnews.com)
A proposed repeal of Arizona’s near-total ban on abortions won approval from the state House Wednesday after two weeks of mounting pressure on Republicans over an issue that has bedeviled former President Donald Trump’s campaign to return to the White House....
Bill to allow arming Tennessee teachers with guns heads to the governor's desk (www.newschannel5.com)
A bill that would allow some Tennessee teachers to carry a gun at school is heading to Gov. Bill Lee’s desk....
Angry farmers in a once-lush Mexican state target avocado orchards that suck up too much water (apnews.com)
As a drought in Mexico drags on, angry subsistence farmers have begun taking direct action on thirsty avocado orchards and berry fields of commercial farms that are drying up streams in the mountains west of Mexico City....
As Biden Cheers TikTok Ban, White House Embraces TikTok Influencers (theintercept.com)
Mass graves in Gaza show victims’ hands were tied, says UN rights office (news.un.org)
Hamas armed wing al-Qassam Brigades calls for escalation across all fronts (www.reuters.com)
This will work out really well for them.
Russia, US clash at UN over nuclear weapons in space (www.reuters.com)
U.S. bans noncompete agreements for nearly all jobs (www.npr.org)
The Federal Trade Commission narrowly voted Tuesday to ban nearly all noncompetes, employment agreements that typically prevent workers from joining competing businesses or launching ones of their own.
