ARCHAEOLOGISTS ARE REDISCOVERING THE MEDIEVAL MANOR OF COURT DE WYCK (www.heritagedaily.com)
The researchers are excavating on the outskirts of the village of Claverham in North Somerset, England. During the medieval period, a settlement recorded in the Domesday Survey of AD 1086 consisted of two hamlets: Claverham and Week....
Tesla sued by US agency over alleged harassment of Black factory workers (www.reuters.com)
Peruvian man charged with making hoax bomb threats to schools, synagogues in Pennsylvania (www.wtae.com)
At US Antarctic base hit by harassment claims, workers are banned from buying alcohol at bars (apnews.com)
From Sunday, workers at the main United States base in Antarctica will no longer be able to walk into a bar and order a beer, after the U.S. federal agency that oversees the research program decided to stop serving alcohol....
Bank that handles Infowars money appears to be cutting ties with Alex Jones’ company, lawyer says (apnews.com)
A bank recently shut down the accounts of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’ media company, citing unauthorized transactions — a move that caused panic at the business when its balances suddenly dropped from more than $2 million to zero, according to a lawyer for the company....
A key US government surveillance tool should face new limits, a divided privacy oversight board says (apnews.com)
The recommendation came in a report from a three-member Democratic majority of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Board, an independent agency within the executive branch, and was made despite the opposition of Biden administration officials who warn that such a requirement could snarl fast-moving terrorism and espionage...
Gilgo Beach killings suspect wants his hundreds of seized guns back so he can sell them | CNN (www.cnn.com)
US jail practices are racist and an 'affront to human dignity,' UN experts say (www.reuters.com)
In a report published on Thursday, three U.N.-appointed experts said they had found practices in U.S. prisons that amounted to “an affront to human dignity” in visits in April and May....
Why the end of federal child care funding matters — whether or not you have young kids (www.nbcnews.com)
Court Rules That Trump $250M Civil Fraud Trial Will Go Forward Monday (abcnews.go.com)
Free vasectomy clinic fills up fast in Oklahoma City (kfor.com)
Planned Parenthood Great Plains is holding a free two-day vasectomy clinic next month, and all the spots filled up in less than 48 hours.
Community support for this family (lemmus.org)
I am sharing this in hopes that you as a community will join together in helping this family and it is your support, your kindness is what is going to make the difference along with showing this family’s children that there are still good people in this world. I implore you to join and help…
A Deep Dive Into The NY Court's Ruling That Trump Is a Fraudster (www.dailykos.com)
Epic Games is laying off about 830 employees, divesting Bandcamp (www.reuters.com)
Bandcamp has been sold to SongTRDR (twitter.com)
…or whatever the hell its called. If you’ve bought music on the site, I’d say download a copy now before you get cut off.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signs law to raise minimum wage for fast food workers to $20 per hour (abc7.com)
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signs law to raise minimum wage for fast food workers to $20 per hour (apnews.com)
Justice Dept. Accuses Trump Lawyers of Dragging Their Feet in Documents Case (www.nytimes.com)
Federal prosecutors on Thursday accused former President Donald J. Trump’s lawyers of trying to employ an arcane law governing the use of classified material to “intentionally derail” the timing of his trial on charges of mishandling national security documents and obstructing efforts to retrieve them....
Mortgage demand shrinks as interest rates hit the highest level in nearly 23 years (www.cnbc.com)
Mortgage interest rates just hit a level not seen since the year 2000. As a result, mortgage demand is now sitting near a 27-year low....
FCC to reintroduce rules protecting net neutrality (www.cnn.com)
The US government aims to restore sweeping regulations for high-speed internet providers such as AT&T, Comcast and Verizon, reviving “net neutrality” rules for the broadband industry — and an ongoing debate about the internet’s future....
2 Michigan fake electors ask judge to drop charges, citing state AG’s claim they’re ‘brainwashed’ (www.cnn.com)
Two fake GOP electors in Michigan asked a judge this week to dismiss their charges, arguing that state Attorney General Dana Nessel conceded that they didn’t have criminal intent when she said they were “brainwashed” after the 2020 election....
California governor signs law barring schoolbook bans based on racial, gender teachings (apnews.com)
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill Monday to ban school boards from rejecting textbooks based on their teachings about the contributions of people from different racial backgrounds, sexual orientations and gender identities....
SpaceX wins first Pentagon contract for Starshield, its satellite network for military use (www.cnbc.com)
The Pentagon has awarded Elon Musk’s SpaceX its first confirmed contract for the Starshield network it’s developing, a military-specific version of the company’s Starlink satellite internet system, the defense agency said Wednesday....