Former Milwaukee hotel workers charged with murder after video shows them holding down Black man (apnews.com)
Prosecutors in Milwaukee have charged four hotel workers in connection with D’Vontaye Mitchell’s death after scouring video showing them piling on top of the Black man during an incident that Mitchell’s family says is disturbingly similar to George Floyd’s death....
Why are US ‘pro-Israel’ groups boosting a far-right, anti-Muslim UK extremist? (www.timesofisrael.com)
WASHINGTON — Stephen Christopher Yaxley-Lennon, aka “Tommy Robinson,” is one of the most prominent anti-Muslim activists in the world. A political adviser to a right-wing British party, he is the founder and former chair of a far-right Islamophobic group....
First, States Banned Abortion. Now, They’re Pouring Hundreds of Millions Into Fake Clinics. (www.jezebel.com)
Biden’s Middle East Moonshot (www.foreignaffairs.com)
Report Shows USDA Summer Meals Programs Reach Only Fraction of Kids in Need (www.commondreams.org)
Hamas names architect of Oct. 7 attack as new leader (www.axios.com)
Henry Schein announces layoffs as part of plan to save $75M to $100M (www.newsday.com)
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Childhood vaccinations seen as "not important," Gallup poll finds (www.salon.com)
NASA delays next crew launch to buy more time at the space station for Boeing's troubled capsule (apnews.com)
NASA is delaying its next astronaut launch to buy more time at the International Space Station for Boeing’s troubled new crew capsule....
'Corrupt and Rigged': 9/11 Defense Lawyer Say Austin Broke Rules by Blocking Plea Deals (www.commondreams.org)
Volunteer with key role in New Orleans church bankruptcy admits to stunning lack of qualifications (www.theguardian.com)
Lee Eagan said he lacked prior experience, failed to familiarize himself with rules and suffered cognitive decline as case expenses soar to $40m...
The race to become the world’s first document-free airport | CNN (edition.cnn.com)
X, Owned by Elon Musk, Brings Antitrust Suit Accusing Advertisers of a Boycott (www.nytimes.com)
The company claimed that members of the Global Alliance for Responsible Media coordinated to dissuade brands from advertising on X....
Healey on MBTA’s new tap-to-go payments: ‘You don’t have to hunt for change anymore.’ (www.bostonglobe.com)
Governor Maura Healey descended the flight of stairs at Park Street Station on Thursday morning to try the MBTA’s new “tap-to-go” payment method for buses and subways....
As controversies and accusations swirl, YouTube’s biggest star, MrBeast, carries on (www.nbcnews.com)
Weak spots in metal may have led to fatal Osprey crash off Japan, documents obtained by AP reveal (apnews.com)
A gear crack that led to a fatal crash of a V-22 Osprey last year may have been started by weak spots in a metal used to manufacture that part, according to documents obtained by The Associated Press....
Google Search Promotes “Nudify” Apps (www.404media.co)
Searching for “undress apps,” “best deepfake nudes,” and similar terms on Google turns up “promoted” results for apps that use AI to produce nonconsensual nude images, despite a recent update to Google’s ad policies against this exact type of content and a recent effort to derank results for apps that produce...
Faced with free speech challenge, Nazareth council repeals ‘for sale’ sign ban (www.lehighvalleylive.com)
Judge Cannon Should Have Stuck to the Beaten Path (www.lawfaremedia.org)
Where Facebook's AI Slop Comes From (www.404media.co)
Abhishek has 115,000 YouTube subscribers, dozens of instructional videos, and is part of a community of influencers selling classes and making YouTube content about how to go viral on Facebook with AI-generated images and other types of spam. These influencers act much like financial influencers in the United States, teaching...
["Biden is Dead" Conspiracy] What Do Conspiracy Theorists Do When Proved Wrong? Double Down or Move On. (www.nytimes.com)
Link is gift article. Added context in bracket otherwise doesn’t fit the sub, part in brackets is NOT the official title.
Judge denies Trails Carolina’s ‘threadbare’ attempts to strike, dismiss sexual assault lawsuit (myfox8.com)
The left loves Tim Walz. Can he unite the Democrats? (www.vox.com)
Elon Musk's X sues advertisers over alleged 'massive advertiser boycott' after Twitter takeover (apnews.com)
