“It Feels Impossible to Stay”: The U.S. Needs Wildland Firefighters More Than Ever, but the Federal Government Is Losing Them (www.propublica.org)
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It’s not you, it’s them: Engaged couples are cutting back on lavish weddings (www.cnn.com)
Multi-tiered cakes, elaborate floral displays and choreographed first dances: The traditional white wedding has been long considered a hallmark of American life....
Massachusetts town grapples with sea rise after sand barrier fails (www.theguardian.com)
A $500,000 sand dune collapsed in days after being erected, and residents are looking for help to protect their homes...
Corporations are Making Millions of Dollars from US Prison Labor - Human Trafficking Search (humantraffickingsearch.org)
State Medicaid offices target dead people’s homes to recoup their health care costs (apnews.com)
As Salvatore LoGrande fought cancer and all the pain that came with it, his daughters promised to keep him in the white, pitched roof house he worked so hard to buy all those decades ago....
Psychedelics are about to become a casualty of Oregon’s opioid crisis (www.vox.com)
Four years ago, the state decriminalized all drugs. Now it’s trying to course-correct — and might make a mistake in the process....
Boeing: How much trouble is the company in? (www.bbc.co.uk)
“It’s as if I’m watching a troubled child” is how Captain Dennis Tajer describes flying a Boeing 737 Max....
Extremist groups take aim at middle school teacher, district fighting back (www.msn.com)
S&P 500 is 'bizarrely overvalued' and could crash 49% as recession sets in, elite strategist says (markets.businessinsider.com)
U.S. investigating Meta for role in illicit drug sales, WSJ reports (www.cnbc.com)
U.S. prosecutors in Virginia are probing whether Facebook-parent Meta’s social media platforms facilitated and profited from the illegal sale of drugs, the Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday, citing documents and people familiar with the matter....
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Expected to Tap Nicole Shanahan as Running Mate (www.mediaite.com)
I was hoping for Aaron Rodgers....
FTC probing Reddit plan to let AI firms use user-generated content to train software (thehill.com)
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is probing Reddit’s plan to let artificial intelligence (AI) firms utilize user-generated content to train their software, according to the social media company’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing Friday....
Vaasa police foil student's school shooting plan (Finland) (yle.fi)
“The woman who made the video was taken into custody about an hour later. The detention was made without drama. I can’t go into details, but it happened in Vaasa,” Luoto told Svenska Yle....
State Medicaid offices target dead people’s homes to recoup their health care costs (apnews.com)
As Salvatore LoGrande fought cancer and all the pain that came with it, his daughters promised to keep him in the white, pitched roof house he worked so hard to buy all those decades ago....
The Inventor of Karaoke Has Died, But His Legacy Is Louder Than Ever (www.rollingstone.com)
Idaho is becoming an OBGYN desert, threatening the lives of mothers and infants (www.salon.com)
A man is suing three women for wrongful death, alleging they helped his now ex-wife end her pregnancy...
COVID backlash could leave the U.S. less ready for the next pandemic (www.axios.com)
"Shame must change sides": a Belgian model warns about deepnudes (www.euronews.com)
Julia, 21, has received fake nude photos of herself generated by artificial intelligence. The phenomenon is exploding....
'Influencer fatigue' is real and young people are getting tired of it (www.yahoo.com)
Although the spectacle of influencers flaunting their affluence has long been a staple of social media, there are signs that audiences are growing tired of it. Experts say “influencer fatigue” is wearing on young people who crave authenticity as inflation rises and achieving a stable livelihood becomes increasingly...
Fatal shooting of autistic teen raises concerns about police response to people with mental health issues (www.latimes.com)
Ryan Gainer, a teen with autism, was a cross-country runner who worked out his frustrations with six-mile runs and dreamed of becoming an engineer....
James Webb telescope confirms there is something seriously wrong with our understanding of the universe (www.livescience.com)
Tesla settles with former employee over racial discrimination claims (www.theguardian.com)
Colorado man died from pet Gila monster's venomous bite, autopsy shows (apnews.com)
A Colorado man who was placed on life support after he was bitten by his pet Gila monster died of complications from the desert lizard’s venom, an autopsy report obtained by The Associated Press on Friday confirmed....
Alabama Republicans target transgender Space Camp employee (www.nbcnews.com)
Republican Rep. Dale Strong called for Space Camp to remove a transgender employee after a viral social media post called the person a “freak.”...
Leading adviser quits over Instagram’s failure to remove self-harm content (www.theguardian.com)
A leading psychologist who advises Meta on suicide prevention and self-harm has quit her role, accusing the tech giant of “turning a blind eye” to harmful content on Instagram, repeatedly ignoring expert advice and prioritising profit over lives.
