FTC fines Razer for every cent made selling bogus “N95 grade” RGB masks | Ars Technica (arstechnica.com)
Supreme Court leaves in place a Texas law requiring pornographic websites to verify users' ages (www.seattletimes.com)
The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to block a Texas law requiring pornographic websites to verify the age of their users....
Tesla facing federal probe days after fatal Autopilot crash in Monroe, WA (www.seattletimes.com)
Federal auto regulators announced Friday they are opening an investigation into the safety of Tesla’s Autopilot feature, less than a week after a Tesla driver believed to be using it allegedly struck and killed a motorcyclist in Monroe....
Biden administration plans to reclassify marijuana, easing restrictions nationwide (www.nbcnews.com)
US challenges 'bogus' patents on Ozempic and other drugs in effort to spur competition (www.seattletimes.com)
Federal regulators are challenging patents on 20 brand name drugs, including the blockbuster weight-loss injection Ozempic, in the latest action by the Biden administration targeting industry practices that drive up pharmaceutical prices....
Cats suffer H5N1 brain infections, blindness, death after drinking raw milk (arstechnica.com)
Fox News takes down Hunter Biden ‘mock trial’ miniseries after lawsuit threat (www.cnn.com)
Cable News Viewers Have a Skewed Attitude Toward Gaza War, Survey Finds (theintercept.com)
Americans who get their news primarily from cable are the only people who believe that Israel is not committing a genocide in Gaza, according to according to a new survey that examined the relationship between attitudes toward the war and news consumption habits....
Columbia University threatens to expel student protesters who occupied administration building (apnews.com)
Dozens of protesters took over a building at Columbia University in New York early Tuesday, barricading entrances and unfurling a Palestinian flag from a window in the latest escalation of demonstrations against the Israel-Hamas war on college campuses nationwide. The school promised they would face expulsion....
Glass Lewis recommends investors vote against three Boeing directors, including CEO Calhoun (www.reuters.com)
Proxy advisor Glass Lewis has recommended shareholders vote against the reelection of three directors to Boeing’s board, including outgoing CEO Dave Calhoun, citing dissatisfaction over the efforts to transform the safety culture at the planemaker....
US drug control agency will move to reclassify marijuana in a historic shift, AP sources say (apnews.com)
Man allegedly pours bleach into Oregon hatchery tank and kills 18,000 salmon (www.theguardian.com)
Sleepless in Naypyitaw: Myanmar Junta Leader Lives in Fear of Assassination (www.irrawaddy.com)
After a vegan blue cheese won the Good Food Award, panicked dairy cheese makers forced the foundation to disqualify it (boingboing.net)
Judge holds Trump in contempt for violating gag order in hush money trial (www.nbcnews.com)
Prosecutors from the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office accused Trump of violating the gag order numerous times since it went into effect....
Columbia Protesters Storm Hamilton Hall (www.newsweek.com)
Things just took an interesting turn. These youngsters seem to not understand the power of the government.
Journalist’s lawsuit forces Allegheny County in Pennsylvania to revise jail policies (www.rcfp.org)
A First Amendment lawsuit brought by journalist Brittany Hailer has forced Allegheny County to revise policies that previously barred its jail employees and contractors from speaking publicly and with members of the news media about matters of public concern without permission, changes that could result in more accountability...
Michigan AG executes search warrants on Google and X in ongoing 2020 fake electors probe (www.cnn.com)
Google and X, formerly Twitter, recently provided hundreds of files to Michigan prosecutors for their 2020 election subversion probe, complying with search warrants that investigators obtained after CNN revealed secret social media accounts belonging to pro-Trump lawyer Kenneth Chesebro, who played a major role in the fake...
Biden administration to require advanced safety tech on all new cars and trucks (www.nbcnews.com)
The Transportation Department projects the new rule could save 360 lives a year and prevent 24,000 injuries....
Immigrant with disabilities repeatedly assaulted by deputies at Calhoun County jail in Michigan, civil rights groups allege (www.metrotimes.com)
Archived at web.archive.org/…/immigrant-with-disabilities-rep…
Bill Barr says Trump often suggested executing rivals in heated White House outbursts (www.independent.co.uk)
Despite Bill Barr’s repeatedly voicing concerns about Donald Trump, he has now said he will vote for him again this November...
6 months after Illinois ended cash bail, jail populations are down as courts settle into new patterns (www.chicagotribune.com)
Archived at web.archive.org/…/6-months-after-illinois-ended-c…
Texas sues Biden administration for right to discriminate against LGBTQ+ students (www.lgbtqnation.com)
Gov. Greg Abbott ordered schools in the state to ignore new rules from the Biden administration....
Tyson Foods dumps millions of pounds of toxic pollutants into US rivers and lakes (www.theguardian.com)
Tyson Foods dumped millions of pounds of toxic pollutants directly into American rivers and lakes over the last five years, threatening critical ecosystems, endangering wildlife and human health, a new investigation reveals....