Boeing Starliner officials may know ‘root cause’ of issues with astronaut flight (www.cnn.com)
After weeks of troubleshooting and recent tests meant to replicate the issues plaguing Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft, NASA and Boeing officials still aren’t ready to name a return date for the two astronauts piloting the vehicle on its inaugural crewed test flight....
Gov. Gavin Newsom issues executive order for removal of homeless encampments in California (www.cnn.com)
Citing recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling, Gov. Gavin Newsom orders state agencies to clear homeless camps and encourages cities to do so (www.latimes.com)
Archived at web.archive.org/…/gov-gavin-newsom-orders-state-a…
Netflix's 'Don't Look Up' got $46 million from Massachusetts taxpayers. (reason.com)
Media Bias/ Fact Check.
CrowdStrike to vendors: Sorry for the global tech outage. Here’s a $10 Uber Eats voucher (www.cnn.com)
House GOP Accused of Injecting 'MAGA Project 2025 Agenda' Into Funding Bills. (www.commondreams.org)
Elon Musk’s X boosts conspiracy theories that Biden is dead or dying (www.nbcnews.com)
Prisoners fight against working in heat on former slave plantation, raising hope for change in South (apnews.com)
Beneath the blazing summer sun on a former slave plantation, Lamont Gross and fellow prisoners stooped in long rows, picking vegetables by hand under the watchful eyes of armed guards on horseback. He said breaks were short and infrequent, with nothing to protect workers from the heat....
US operation to capture Sinaloa cartel leaders had the help of one of the captured men: a son of ‘El Chapo,’ official says | CNN (www.cnn.com)
‘Unacceptable Levels’ of Hazardous Substances in Temu Products, UK investigation finds (sourcingjournal.com)
Budget-conscious buyers hunting for rock-bottom prices at Temu may be getting more than they bargained for, a recent U.K. news program has found....
Aniston criticises 'childless cat ladies' comment (www.bbc.com)
From the KKK to the state house: how neo-Nazi David Duke won office (www.theguardian.com)
Tagging seals with sensors helps scientists track ocean currents and a changing climate (theconversation.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/17975278...
'Disgusting': Global 1% Captured $42 Trillion in New Wealth Over Past Decade. (www.commondreams.org)
The Secret Battle for the Future of the Murdoch Empire (www.nytimes.com)
Rupert Murdoch, the patriarch, has moved to change the family’s irrevocable trust to preserve his media businesses as a conservative force. Several of his children are fighting back.
US arrests cartel leaders 'El Mayo' Zambada and son of 'El Chapo'. (www.voanews.com)
Southwest to get rid of open seating, offer extra legroom in biggest shift in its history (www.cnbc.com)
Southwest plans to offer pricier seats with extra legroom and end open seating on its planes....
Trump’s promotion of an image of strength after assassination attempt borrows from authoritarian playbook. (theconversation.com)
Newsom orders California state agencies to start clearing homeless encampments (apnews.com)
'Health Over Wealth': New Bill Would Crack Down on Private Equity in US Healthcare. (www.commondreams.org)
Nevada man charged with death threats to prosecutor and judge in Trump trial (www.theguardian.com)
A man in Nevada has been charged with making a death threat against the prosecutor who secured Donald Trump’s criminal conviction in New York and the judge who oversaw the trial, according to court records and a person familiar with the case....
We bought everything needed to make $3 million worth of fentanyl. All it took was $3,600 and a web browser (www.reuters.com)
'Deal now': Israel hostage families protest as Netanyahu addresses US (www.france24.com)
Responding to Netanyahu’s speech, the Israeli campaign group the Hostages and Missing Families Forum said “45 minutes of speech and applause won’t erase the one sad fact: the words ‘Deal Now!’ were absent from the prime minister’s address.”
Rupert Murdoch in secret legal battle with children over media empire – report (www.theguardian.com)
Billionaire media tycoon, 93, attempting to secure Lachlan Murdoch’s control rather than assets going to all children...
