Following Elon Musk’s lead, Big Tech is surrendering to disinformation (www.washingtonpost.com)
Social media companies are receding from their role as watchdogs against conspiracy theories ahead of the 2024 presidential election.
Yale Students Got a Terrifying Message. From the Campus Police. (www.nytimes.com)
Andre Fa’aoso, an incoming first-year student at Yale, has been in the United States for 12 days. He arrived from New Zealand on his own, three suitcases in tow....
Spirit Airlines agrees to $8.25M settlement over ‘gotcha’ bag fees (thehill.com)
Spirit Airlines agreed to pay $8.25 million to settle a class-action lawsuit over its bag fees, attorneys for the plaintiffs disclosed Wednesday....
Spanish Women’s Squad Refuses to Play Until Soccer Chief Resigns (www.nytimes.com)
China had almost 2 million excess deaths after the end of ‘zero-Covid,’ U.S. study finds (www.nbcnews.com)
There were almost 2 million excess deaths in the two months after China lifted its “zero-Covid” restrictions, a U.S. study found, contradicting official figures from Beijing that have been criticized as too low....
As Ralph Yarl begins his senior year of high school, the man who shot him faces a court hearing (apnews.com)
COVID boosters are still weeks away as cases surge in the U.S. (www.axios.com)
As COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations creep up during a summer wave of heightened virus activity, updated vaccines are still likely weeks away....
Repeated Police Misconduct by 116 Officers Cost Chicago Taxpayers $91.3M Over 3 Years: Analysis (news.wttw.com)
Chicago taxpayers paid $91.3 million to resolve lawsuits that named 116 Chicago police officers whose alleged misconduct led more than once to payouts between 2019 and 2021, according to an analysis of city data by WTTW News....
The Campaign To Keep Electric Bills High (www.levernews.com)
Voters in Maine decide whether to buy the state’s electric utilities.
Federal judge: West Virginia can restrict abortion pill sales (apnews.com)
West Virginia can restrict the sale of the abortion pill, despite federal regulators’ approval of it as a safe and effective medication, a federal judge has ruled....
Alice Cooper Calls Gender-Affirming Care for Trans Kids a ‘Fad,’ Condemns ‘the Whole Woke Thing’ (www.billboard.com)
He becomes the latest shock rocker to share his distaste for gender-affirming care after Dee Snider and Paul Stanley shared similar views.
388: The number of people unaccounted for in Maui fire falls by more than half (www.npr.org)
The latest revision came after Hawaii Gov. Josh Green said the FBI was working to "un-duplicate" people who were reported missing.
R. Kelly’s Music Royalties at UMG Must Go to Sex Abuse Victims, Judge Says (www.billboard.com)
The ruling covers most of Kelly’s money held by Universal, but leaves unresolved questions about Kelly’s funds held by Sony, his former label.
General Motors to close information technology center near Phoenix and eliminate 940 jobs (apnews.com)
General Motors says it will close a large computer center near Phoenix at the end of October, eliminating 940 jobs....
GOP support for gun restrictions slips a year after Congress passed firearms law (apnews.com)
Republican support for gun restrictions is slipping a year after Congress passed the most comprehensive firearms control legislation in decades with bipartisan support, according to a poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research....
Carlos Santana apologizes for anti-trans comments he made during a recent concert (www.cnn.com)
Carlos Santana faced criticism on Thursday when a video of the musician making anti-transgender comments during a concert in New Jersey in July resurfaced on social media....
Americans at high risk advised to wear masks as new Covid variant detected (www.theguardian.com)
As authorities revealed that a new Covid-19 variant has been detected in the US, medical experts are emphasizing that high-risk persons resume masking to prevent potentially deadly infection. Warnings from these physicians come amid an ongoing increase in Covid-19 hospitalizations....
Paper and bamboo straws contain PFAS chemicals more often than plastic straws do, study finds (www.nbcnews.com)
Researchers found low concentrations of so-called forever chemicals in various “eco-friendly” straws, raising doubts about whether they’re an appropriate alternative.
Mark Meadows surrenders to Fulton County authorities in 2020 election case (www.axios.com)
Former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows surrendered to Fulton County authorities on Thursday in connection to charges over his alleged efforts to reverse 2020 election results in Georgia.
Wildfires force southwestern Louisiana town to evacuate amid extreme drought (www.cnn.com)
A southwestern Louisiana town is under mandatory evacuation Thursday due to wildfires in the area as the state deals with extreme heat and a statewide burn ban....
Florida school district apologizes for assembly singling out Black students over low test scores (www.nbcnews.com)
Teachers told a group of Black elementary schoolers that having lower grades gave them a higher chance of going to jail, getting shot or getting killed, parents said.
Yellowstone visitor charged after going off trail in thermal area and burning himself (www.nbcnews.com)
The famed national park routinely warns its millions of visitors to stay on trails and away from thermal areas, which are dangerous and sometimes deadly.
Ontario court rules against Jordan Peterson, upholds social media training order (www.cbc.ca)
An Ontario court ruled against psychologist and media personality Jordan Peterson Wednesday, and upheld a regulatory body's order that he take social media training in the wake of complaints about his controversial online posts and statements.
Navy Divers Deployed to Search for Maui's Remaining Wildfire Victims Underwater (themessenger.com)
Commander warned mission will take 'weeks, not days'
School district in South Texas temporarily closes due to uptick in COVID-19 cases (www.ksat.com)
A school district in South Texas is closing temporarily after seeing a surge of COVID-19 cases among students and staff members....
