The Medieval Times Union Campaign Is Over (www.huffpost.com)
The plundering of America's hospitals: When hospitals sold off their land, investors got rich. Patients paid the price. (www.businessinsider.com)
In community after community, the hospitals keep closing. In 2018, it was Northside Regional Medical Center in Youngstown, Ohio....
Texas can require age-verification on porn sites, 5th Circuit judges rule (arstechnica.com)
One judge dissents, saying Texas law “limits adults’ access to protected speech.”...
Massachusetts to pardon ‘hundreds of thousands’ with marijuana charges (www.theguardian.com)
The Massachusetts governor, Maura Healey, announced plans to pardon all simple marijuana possession charges from the state, which could affect “hundreds of thousands” who have faced charges....
Brett Kavanaugh knows truth of alleged sexual assault, Christine Blasey Ford says in book (www.theguardian.com)
The US supreme court justice Brett Kavanaugh is not a “consummately honest person” and “must know” what really happened on the night more than 40 years ago when he allegedly sexually assaulted Christine Blasey Ford, his accuser writes in an eagerly awaited memoir....
Aaron Rodgers and Jesse Ventura on RFK Jr vice-presidential shortlist (www.bbc.com)
Celebrity conspiracy theorists and pseudoscience promoters with ties to Russian state-run media outlets. In case there weren’t already enough of those candidates.
California’s minimum wage isn’t enough to keep up with workers’ costs of living, new report says (calmatters.org)
Israeli army acknowledges mistaking bike for rocket-propelled grenade in deadly Gaza strike (www.aa.com.tr)
The Israeli army has admitted to mistakenly targeting two Palestinians who were riding a bicycle in the Gaza Strip....
Greta Thunberg dragged by police from climate protest blocking Swedish parliament (www.independent.co.uk)
New York police used stun gun on migrant holding toddler, video shows (www.theguardian.com)
Idaho Supreme Court denies Bryan Kohberger’s grand jury appeal (www.seattletimes.com)
Kohberger’s public defenders had argued that a grand jury seated by prosecutors improperly indicted him on four counts of first-degree murder and one count of felony burglary. They contended that Idaho law left open the idea that grand jurors must reach the higher legal standard of beyond a reasonable doubt — the same as at...
Andrew Tate Was Arrested After Adin Ross Blabbed About His Escape Plans (www.rollingstone.com)
The influencer Andrew Tate and his brother, Tristan Tate, were arrested by Romanian authorities on Monday on U.K. charges based on a tip that they had planned to flee Romania — information that was revealed on a Kick livestream by their friend and fellow “alpha male” streamer, Adin Ross, Rolling Stone has confirmed....
US energy industry methane emissions are triple what government thinks, study finds (phys.org)
American oil and natural gas wells, pipelines and compressors are spewing three times the amount of the potent heat-trapping gas methane as the government thinks, causing $9.3 billion in yearly climate damage, a new comprehensive study calculates....
Uvalde police chief announces his resignation in wake of independent investigation (abcnews.go.com)
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Behind the OnlyFans porn boom: allegations of rape, abuse and betrayal (www.reuters.com)
Sammy remembers nearly every detail of the night in April 2022 when she says two men raped her....
Ghislaine Maxwell seeks to overturn sex trafficking conviction (www.reuters.com)
In her appeal, Maxwell’s lawyers said prosecutors scapegoated her because Epstein was dead and “public outrage” demanded that prosecutors pin blame somewhere....
Congress is getting less productive (www.reuters.com)
The U.S. Congress is navigating yet another government funding deadline — the eighth in less than six months — and are at an impasse over sending aid to key allies in Ukraine, Taiwan and Israel. Divisions among Republicans in the House and Senate killed a major bipartisan border policy bill. Reforms to bedrock programs like...
Europe's world-first AI rules are set for final approval. Here's what happens next (apnews.com)
European Union lawmakers are set to give final approval to the 27-nation bloc’s artificial intelligence law Wednesday, putting the world-leading rules on track to take effect later this year....
Americans Embracing Possibility of Living to 100, Many Expecting Over Three Decades of Retirement (finance.yahoo.com)
Senators Urge Biden to Stop Arming Israel, Citing Violation of U.S. Aid Law (www.nytimes.com)
Poll shows US public support for LGBTQ+ protections falling for first time since 2015 (www.theguardian.com)
New survey suggests decline has strong correlation between Christian nationalism and opposition to inclusive policies...
‘They’re all high’: Louisiana police say rats eating marijuana in evidence room (www.theguardian.com)
New Orleans superintendent tells council committee that rodents have infested the building and requests to move headquarters...
American dream of owning a home is dead, majority of renters say (www.theguardian.com)
Exclusive: most renters surveyed by Harris Poll say the areas they live in have become so unaffordable they are ‘barely livable’...
Passenger on Boeing flight that suddenly dropped says pilot told him he lost control after instrument failure (www.cnn.com)
The pilot of a terrifying flight from Australia to New Zealand told those on board he temporarily lost control of his Boeing 787 after one of its instruments failed, a passenger said Monday, as authorities investigate what caused a sudden drop that threw travelers around the cabin, injuring dozens....
San Francisco ties welfare to drug-screening, boosts police powers in stunning tough-on-crime shift (www.latimes.com)
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