White man faces trial in US for shooting Black teen who went to wrong house (www.aljazeera.com)
Teenager Ralph Yarl was shot without warning through a door after going to the wrong house to collect his brothers.
A look inside Donald Trump's deposition: Defiance, deflection and the 'hottest brand in the world' (apnews.com)
Trump said he never felt his financial statements “would be taken very seriously,” and that people who did business with him were given ample warning not to trust them....
Three found dead at remote Rocky Mountain campsite were trying to escape society, stepsister says (apnews.com)
The stepsister of a Colorado woman who was found dead along with her sister and teenage son at a remote Rocky Mountain campsite says the women fled into the wilderness after struggling to cope with societal changes in recent years, but they were unequipped to survive off the grid....
Former Google recruiter shares 7 toxic phrases bosses use that are 'major red flags' (www.cnbc.com)
Move to texas and flip it blue that would be a hige fuck you to the gop (www.keranews.org)
Egypt / Regulator Gives Go-Ahead For Construction Of Fourth Nuclear Plant At El-Dabaa (www.nucnet.org)
Russia is supplying four Generation III+ VVER-1200 pressurised water reactors for El-Dabaa, with the first unit expected to be online in 2026....
Fulton County judge gives green light for Trump Georgia 2020 election case to be televised (www.cnn.com)
The Fulton County, Georgia, judge overseeing the sprawling 2020 election interference racketeering case against former President Donald Trump and 18 co-defendants says that all proceedings in his courtroom related to the case will be livestreamed and allowed to be televised....
Forever 21 data breach: hackers accessed info of 500,000 (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
Hyundai and LG will invest an additional $2B into making batteries at Georgia electric vehicle plant (apnews.com)
Hyundai Motor Group and LG Energy Solution said Thursday they will spend an additional $2 billion and hire an extra 400 workers to make batteries at the automaker’s sprawling U.S. electrical vehicle plant that’s under construction in Georgia....
A judge has blocked, for now, a Texas law drag show performers fear will shut them down (apnews.com)
A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked a new Texas law that drag show artists fear will be used to shut them down or put them in jail....
Marijuana could be classified as a lower-risk drug. Here’s what that means. (www.vox.com)
A potential policy change could have big benefits for marijuana businesses.
Biden-Harris Administration Announces $15.5 Billion to Support a Strong and Just Transition to Electric Vehicles, Retooling Existing Plants, and Rehiring Existing Workers (www.energy.gov)
Court Rules in Pornhub’s Favor in Finding Texas Age-Verification Law Violates First Amendment (variety.com)
Score one for Pornhub: A federal judge ruled Thursday that a Texas law requiring pornography sites to institute age-verification measures — and add prominent warning labels about the alleged dangers of porn — violates the U.S. Constitution’s First Amendment prohibition against free-speech restrictions....
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton pursued perks beyond impeachment allegations, ex-staffers say (apnews.com)
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Unexplained Caribbean and European trips that cost taxpayers more than $90,000. A $600 sports coat paid for by an event organizer. A $45 office Christmas cake taken as his own....
US: Lawmaker introduces bill to rein in Saudi water usage in Arizona (www.middleeasteye.net)
A US lawmaker from the state of Arizona has introduced legislation in Congress that would impose a 300 percent tax on the sale of water-intensive crops grown by foreign companies in the state, in a bid to curb the extensive use of water in the drought-stricken state.
Kemp rejects talk of special session, says punishing Fani Willis carries risks (www.ajc.com)
During a remarkable press conference, Gov. Brian Kemp quashed the idea of a special legislative session pushed by former President Donald Trump and his allies to oust Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis after she charged them with a vast conspiracy to reverse his 2020 defeat.
Court Says Texas’ Adult Content Age Verification Law Clearly Violates The 1st Amendment (www.techdirt.com)
We’ve been talking a lot by the rush of states to push for age verification laws all over the world, despite basically every expert noting that age verification technology is inherently a problem for privacy and security, and the laws mandating it are terrible. So far, it seems that only the Australian government has decided...
63% of workers unable to pay a $500 emergency expense, survey finds. How employers may help change that (www.cnbc.com)
Texas federal judge halts state’s drag ban (thehill.com)
A federal judge in Texas has stopped the state’s ban on drag performances, which was scheduled to go into place Friday, enforcing a temporary injunction on the measure in a win for LGBTQ rights advocates....
French government earmarks €4 bln for low-carbon hydrogen (www.euractiv.com)
The French government will release €4 billion in subsidies in the form of public-private contracts for the development of low-carbon hydrogen projects as part of the country's updated national hydrogen strategy.
Utah family YouTuber arrested on abuse charges after malnourished child in duct tape found (www.nbcnews.com)
Proud Boys leader Joe Biggs sentenced to 17 years in January 6 case (www.cnn.com)
A leader of the Proud Boys who led the far-right organization’s infamous march to the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, was sentenced Wednesday to 17 years in prison – among the longest sentence handed down yet for a convicted rioter....
Fatal shooting of University of South Carolina student who tried to enter wrong home 'justifiable,' police say (www.nbcnews.com)
The homeowner who fatally shot a 20-year-old University of South Carolina student who tried to enter the wrong home on the street he lived on Saturday morning will not face charges because the incident was deemed “a justifiable homicide” under state law, Columbia police announced Wednesday....
NASA gears up for return of OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample (spacenews.com)
NASA is making the final preparations to recover samples from an asteroid that a spacecraft will bring back to Earth in September....
China issues highest typhoon warning as Saola moves towards Hong Kong (www.reuters.com)
China issued the highest typhoon warning on Thursday as Typhoon Saola, packing winds of more than 200 kph (125 mph), headed towards the southeastern coastline, threatening Hong Kong and other major manufacturing hubs in nearby Guangdong province....
