Oil Refineries Are Leaking Cancer-Causing Benzene Into Residential Neighborhoods (truthout.org)
The EPA’s benzene monitoring and control program has failed to rein in the worst offenders....
Federal Report Finds Tribal Burial, Cultural Sites “Blasted” for Border Wall (truthout.org)
“The construction harmed some cultural and natural resources… by blasting at tribal burial sites,” the report says....
Ashton Kutcher, Mila Kunis Wrote Letters in Support of Danny Masterson Ahead of Rape Sentencing; Kutcher Called Him a ‘Role Model’ (variety.com)
Justice Department asks Supreme Court to end abortion pill legal challenge that threatens widespread access (www.nbcnews.com)
Meadows loses bid to have case heard in Federal court (mastodon.social)
Judge rejects Meadows effort to move election case from Georgia to federal court in big win for Willis (thehill.com)
A federal judge has rejected former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows’ attempt to move his charges in the Georgia election interference case to federal court. The ruling was a broad rejection…
X is no longer labeling ads for some users (mashable.com)
Not disclosing advertisements runs afoul of the FTC's rules.
Parenting advice YouTuber Ruby Franke and business partner to remain jailed on child abuse charges (apnews.com)
Texas paid bitcoin miner more than $31 million to cut energy usage during heat wave (www.cbsnews.com)
To ease load on aging grid, state program offers energy credits to bitcoin miners to curtail their power consumption.
Unborn girl sent signals from the womb of her mother and ‘doctors discovered something astonishing (summitgist.blogspot.com)
Nancy Pelosi: Democrat and ex-Speaker, 83, to seek re-election (www.bbc.com)
Apartment rents are on the verge of declining due to massive new supply (www.cnbc.com)
3 Republicans just saved California’s magic mushroom bill (www.sfgate.com)
Musk's interference to protect Russia allowed Russian attacks on Ukrainian cities, and resulted in the deaths of civilians including children - Zelensky advisor. (sh.itjust.works)
One of many articles: nbcnews.com/…/musk-stopped-ukraine-attack-russian…
“Climate-friendly” beef could land in a meat aisle near you. Don’t fall for it. (www.vox.com)
Tyson Foods and the federal government refuse to show their math for a new sustainability label.
Body cam shows prolific federal drug prosecutor offering cops business card in DUI crash arrest (apnews.com)
When police arrived at his house to investigate a hit-and-run, Joseph Ruddy, one of the nation’s most prolific federal narcotics prosecutors, looked so drunk he could barely stand up straight, leaning on the tailgate of his pickup to keep his balance....
Why Native American tribes struggle to tap billions in clean energy incentives (www.reuters.com)
Tribes cannot access key incentives for larger clean energy projects until they secure an agreement to connect to the regional electrical grid … yet Native American households lack access to electricity at far higher rates than the national average, according to the Energy Information Administration. Only 30% of the Navajo...
Fulton County special grand jury recommended charges against Lindsey Graham and 2 Georgia US senators | CNN Politics (www.cnn.com)
The special grand jury in Fulton County investigating the 2020 presidential election in Georgia recommended charges against Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina and former GOP Sens. David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler of Georgia, according to the special counsel grand jury report released Friday.
In U.S.-China AI contest, the race is on to deploy killer robots (www.reuters.com)
To meet the demand of a rising China, the Australian Navy is taking two very different deep dives into advanced submarine technology....
Elon Musk ‘committed evil’ with Starlink order, says Ukrainian official (www.theguardian.com)
Ukrainian presidential adviser says deaths of civilians ‘the price of a cocktail of ignorance and big ego’...
Antarctica warming much faster than models predicted in ‘deeply concerning’ sign for sea levels (www.theguardian.com)
Study finds ‘direct evidence’ of polar amplification on continent as scientists warn of implications of ice loss...
State tells Baltimore jail monitor to stop talking to doctors, amps up legal defense (www.thebaltimorebanner.com)
Residents in Spain use fake ‘beach closed’ signs to combat over-tourism (www.nationalisti.ro)
Thousands of migrant children test NYC schools system (www.bbc.com)
Since April 2022, 110,000 migrants have come to New York, with 10,000 arriving a month, largely bused here to the Port Authority terminal by conservative leaders from border states like Texas, in a political dispute about border security....
Russian man with Kremlin ties gets 9 years in US prison for hacking and insider trading scheme (apnews.com)
A wealthy Russian businessman with ties to the Kremlin was sentenced Thursday to nine years in prison for his role in a nearly $100 million stock market cheating scheme that relied on secret earnings information stolen through the hacking of U.S. computer networks....
