Russia-Ukraine war: current US funds for Ukraine are 96% depleted, says White House – as it happened (www.theguardian.com)
8 dead in crash after police chased a suspected human smuggler, Texas officials say (apnews.com)
The crash happened around 6:30 a.m. when the driver of a 2009 Honda Civic tried to outrun deputies from the Zavala County Sheriff’s Office and attempted to pass a semi truck, the state Department of Public Safety said. The Civic collided with a 2015 Chevrolet Equinox, which caught fire....
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s 100% Clean Energy Bills Pass (www.huffpost.com)
Michigan lawmakers approved a slate of bills Wednesday night that are set to transform the energy systems at the heart of America’s heavy industry, putting the major manufacturing state on a course to generate all its electricity from carbon-free sources within just 17 years....
SAG-AFTRA Approves Deal to End Historic Strike (variety.com)
3 are charged with running sex ring that catered to politicians, military and others (www.npr.org)
DOJ says possibly hundreds of clients include government contractors with security clearances, doctors, lawyers, elected officials, military officers, professors and executives at tech companies.
Court rules automakers can record and intercept owner text messages (therecord.media)
A Seattle-based appellate judge ruled that the practice does not meet the threshold for an illegal privacy violation under state law, handing a big win to automakers Honda, Toyota, Volkswagen and General Motors.
One of the exonerated 'Central Park Five' wins New York City Council seat (www.reuters.com)
Salaam was chosen as the Democratic candidate in June’s primary election and ran unopposed in Tuesday’s race to represent a central district in Manhattan’s Harlem neighborhood....
Amazon lowers cost of health care plan for Prime members to $9 a month (www.cbsnews.com)
Amazon is lowering the cost of a One Medical membership for Amazon Prime subscribers, shaving $100 off the annual fee to $99 a year. The step is the latest effort by the e-commerce company to mesh its chain of doctor’s offices with its retail services....
Colorado funeral home owner, wife, arrested on charges linked to the handling of at least 190 bodies (apnews.com)
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — The owner of a Colorado funeral home and his wife were arrested Wednesday in Oklahoma on charges linked to the discovery of 190 sets of decaying remains at one of their facilities, including some that apparently had been languishing there for four years.
FDA approves new version of diabetes drug Mounjaro for weight loss (apnews.com)
A new version of the popular diabetes treatment Mounjaro can be sold as a weight-loss drug, U.S. regulators announced Wednesday....
Democrats see abortion wins as a springboard for 2024 as GOP struggles to find a winning message (apnews.com)
Voters threw their support behind abortion rights in Ohio, Virginia and elsewhere as Democrats look to springboard off those wins by using the issue to drive turnout and shape next year’s races for the White House, Congress and other elections....
Investigation disproves Israel claim of Hamas tunnel under Gaza hospital (www.aljazeera.com)
Gambino family Mafia crackdown: 16 arrests by New York feds and Italian authorities (www.cnbc.com)
Sixteen defendants were arrested in New York and Italy on charges related to Mafia activities, authorities said....
DOJ announces arrests in ‘high-end brothel network’ used by elected officials, military officers and others (www.cnn.com)
Robot Kills Man After Mistaking Him for Box of Vegetables (www.theguardian.com)
The National Zoo's Giant Pandas Bid Washington, D.C. Farewell (www.smithsonianmag.com)
Upon their arrival in China, 25-year-old Mei Xiang and 26-year-old Tian Tian will enjoy “a luxurious retirement,” while their son Xiao Qi Ji will have the opportunity to find a mate of his own, NZCBI’s director, Brandie Smith, tells NBC Washington’s Maggie More.
OpenAI's ChatGPT back online after 'major' outage (www.cnbc.com)
ChatGPT, OpenAI's viral chatbot was down and citing "high error rates" for the tool's more than 100 million weekly active users.
Why Wisconsin didn’t issue an Amber Alert for missing 5-year-old later found dead (www.nbcnews.com)
State Sen. LaTonya Johnson wants to overhaul the state’s Amber Alert system after Prince McCree’s death.
A $10 billion battle is brewing over ownership rights to a 300-year-old sunken warship believed to hold the biggest maritime treasure ever (www.businessinsider.com)
A US salvage company is suing Colombia for half of a shipwreck’s estimated $20 billion treasure....
Trump fraud trial live updates: Ivanka Trump to take the stand next after Donald Trump's testimony (www.nbcnews.com)
Latest news and live updates on Trump’s civil fraud trial in New York as Ivanka Trump takes the stand. The former president appeared Monday, and his sons spoke last week....
Drug that can halve breast cancer risk offered to 289,000 women in England (www.theguardian.com)
Trump fraud trial live updates: Ivanka testifies at New York court - BBC News (www.bbc.com)
Live reporting on Ivanka Trump’s testimony from the BBC
Warner Bros. Discovery Sheds 700,000 Direct-to-Consumer Subscribers in Q3 (www.thewrap.com)
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Librarians turn to civil rights agency to oppose book bans and their firings (apnews.com)
She refused to ban books, many of them about racism and the experiences of LGBTQ+ people. And for that, Suzette Baker was fired as a library director in a rural county in central Texas....
California unveils Native American monument at Capitol, replacing missionary statue toppled in 2020 (apnews.com)
An eight-foot-tall bronze statue of a late Native American leader known for preserving cultural dances now stands surrounded by trees in a historic park outside of California’s state Capitol building, replacing a statue of a Spanish missionary that protesters toppled it in 2020....
