DOJ sues eBay for selling ‘rolling coal’ devices; fines could hit $2 billion (www.cnbc.com)
Rolling coal is the practice of tampering with a vehicle's emissions control system, causing it to spew black clouds of sooty exhaust.
Arkansas lawmakers OK plan to audit purchase of $19,000 lectern for Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders (apnews.com)
Arkansas lawmakers on Thursday voted to audit the purchase of a $19,000 lectern for Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, delving into an unusual controversy that’s prompted questions about the seemingly high cost of the item and claims that the governor’s office violated the state’s open-records law....
Florida law targeting drag shows can’t be enforced for now, appellate court says (apnews.com)
A ruling prohibiting the enforcement of a new Florida law targeting drag shows will stay in place for the time being, according to a federal appeals court decision....
Netflix House Stores Open in 2025 to Rival Theme Park Marketing (www.bloomberg.com)
We’ve come full circle.
1 officer convicted, 1 acquitted in death of Elijah McClain (apnews.com)
An Alabama woman was imprisoned for ‘endangering’ her fetus. She gave birth in a jail shower (www.theguardian.com)
Antarctica has lost 7.5tn tonnes of ice since 1997, scientists find (www.theguardian.com)
More than 40% of Antarctica’s ice shelves have shrunk since 1997 with almost half showing “no sign of recovery”, a study has found, linking the change to the climate breakdown....
Half a million children die of malaria every year. Finally we can change that (www.nature.com)
With two vaccines available, this killer disease could now be eliminated — but will the world pull together to make it happen?
These Men Say Their Utah Therapist Touched Them Inappropriately During Sessions Paid for by the LDS Church (www.propublica.org)
Meet the Harvard Students Supporting Hamas’ Invasion of Israel (townhall.com)
The New York Times tried to block the Internet Archive: another reason to value the latter (walledculture.org)
Harvard students scramble to take back support for letter attacking Israel as some CEOs look to blacklist them (nypost.com)
Deaths and Injuries of the Israel/Palestine Conflict prior to the Oct 2023 war (lemmy.today)
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Democratic senator Bob Menendez facing additional charges following sweeping indictment (abcnews.go.com)
He’s been accused of violating a prohibition on members of Congress from acting as an agent of a foreign principal.
N.Y.U. Law Student Sends Anti-Israel Message and Loses a Job Offer (www.nytimes.com)
A law firm’s job offer to a New York University law student was rescinded on Tuesday for what the firm described as “inflammatory comments” about Hamas’s attack that killed at least 1,200 Israelis....
After troubled start, New York is shaking up its legal marijuana market with new competitors (apnews.com)
New York officials launched legal recreational marijuana sales by promising many of the first retail licenses to people with past drug convictions, hoping to give people harmed by the war on drugs a chance to succeed before competitors crowded in....
More Americans support striking auto workers than car companies, an AP-NORC poll shows (apnews.com)
A majority of Americans support higher pay for auto workers who are on strike against Detroit’s Big Three carmakers, although approval of the workers’ other demands is more mixed, according to a poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research....
Authorities arrest mother of 3 'Soldiers of Christ' charged for the abuse and murder of South Korean woman, marking seventh arrest in case | CNN (www.cnn.com)
Matt Gaetz got what he wanted. Now what? (www.bbc.com)
But his moment in the sun was short-lived, extinguished just two days later by his long-time political rival, Representative Matt Gaetz of Florida, who filed a motion to remove Mr McCarthy from his post....
Why BBC doesn't call Hamas militants 'terrorists' - John Simpson (www.bbc.com)
Terrorism is a loaded word, which people use about an outfit they disapprove of morally. It’s simply not the BBC’s job to tell people who to support and who to condemn - who are the good guys and who are the bad guys....
Russian Olympic Committee immediately banned-IOC (www.reuters.com)
The International Olympic Committee on Thursday suspended the Russian Olympic Committee for recognising regional organisations from four territories annexed from Ukraine....
Syria says Israeli missiles hit Damascus, Aleppo airports (www.reuters.com)
Constable said a Phoenix man killed after an eviction had shot first. A new report shows that wasn't the case. (www.usatoday.com)
Screenshot of article for paywall troubles here - lemmy.world/…/532a1e99-a214-4068-bf8f-52ba4d84a49…...
Prisoners Say New Jersey’s Alternative To Solitary Confinement Is Pretty Much The Same (www.typeinvestigations.org)
New California law aims to force people with mental illness or addiction to get help (apnews.com)
