Conspiracy Theorists Think A24's 'Civil War' Is Actually 'Programming' Americans For Civil War (www.vice.com)
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Top Illinois NAACP Official Caught on Leaked Call Apparently Calling Migrants 'Savages' Who Have ‘Been Raping People’ (themessenger.com)
A civil rights leader in Illinois is facing calls to resign after referring to migrants as “savages” during a Zoom meeting....
Hungary Blocks Ukraine Aid After E.U. Opens Door to Membership (www.nytimes.com)
Hungary on Friday blocked the European Union from approving a financial aid package for Ukraine, though E.U. leaders agreed to officially open accession negotiations for Ukraine to join the bloc, an important breakthrough for Kyiv as it tries to bolster support from its allies....
Oklahoma governor signs order effectively banning diversity programs at public colleges (www.theguardian.com)
On Wednesday Kevin Stitt, Oklahoma’s governor, signed an executive order in effect banning diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs at agencies and public colleges and universities across the state....
Ex-FBI counterintelligence chief Charles McGonigal sentenced to 50 months in prison for working with Russian oligarch (abcnews.go.com)
One of the highest-ranking FBI agents to ever face criminal charges was sentenced to over four years in prison on Thursday for secretly colluding with a Russian oligarch....
US Supreme Court lets Illinois assault weapon ban stand - for now (www.bbc.com)
The US Supreme Court has declined to put a temporary hold on an Illinois law that bans the sale of assault-style weapons and a variety of other guns and accessories....
15 states seeing 'high' or 'very high' levels of respiratory illness: CDC (abcnews.go.com)
The nation’s largest credit union rejected more than half its Black conventional mortgage applicants (us.cnn.com)
Lawsuit alleges ex-Harvard Medical School professor used own sperm to secretly impregnate patient (www.nbcnews.com)
Ohio clinics want abortion ban permanently struck down in wake of constitutional amendment passage (apnews.com)
Abortion clinics in Ohio are pushing for a court to strike down abortion restrictions now that voters have enshrined abortion rights into the state Constitution, arguing that even the state’s Republican attorney general says the amendment invalidates the ban....
Teachers sue Florida over pronoun restrictions in schools (www.politico.com)
The lawsuit is the latest legal pushback against several key polices created by state GOP leaders....
US agency will not reinstate $900 mln subsidy for SpaceX Starlink unit (www.reuters.com)
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday reaffirmed its 2022 decision to deny SpaceX satellite internet unit Starlink $885.5 million in rural broadband subsidies....
The nation’s largest credit union rejected more than half its Black conventional mortgage applicants (www.cnn.com)
A major credit union serving military members and veterans rejected more than half of its Black conventional mortgage applicants
Pentagon Taps “Tiger Team” to Rush Weapons to Israel (theintercept.com)
In its effort to speed up arms sales to Israel, the Biden administration dismissed concerns about harm to civilians in Gaza....
Generative AI will be a huge boon for the public domain – unless copyright blocks it (walledculture.org)
Why Wall Street Is Suddenly Having an Everything Rally (nymag.com)
Google's AI Search Tool: A Traffic Nightmare for Publishers? (mazdak.com)
The Fall of Penn’s President Brings Campus Free Speech to a Crossroads (www.nytimes.com)
Encounter with humpback whales reveals potential for nonhuman intelligence communication (phys.org)
Appeals court again upholds gag order barring Donald Trump from commenting about judge’s staff (www.nbcnews.com)
The court ruled the former president’s lawyers used the wrong legal mechanism to fight the restriction....
