OpenAI’s former chief scientist is starting a new AI company (www.theverge.com)
Church of Scientology ignored woman’s ‘very real psychosis,’ stopped her from receiving mental health care before suicide, lawsuit claims (lawandcrime.com)
Texas doctor charged for leaking health records of transgender kids to far-right extremist (www.advocate.com)
'Complete fabrication': Milwaukee mayor 'stunned' by Trump lie about GOP convention (www.rawstory.com)
Congress Debates Expanded Draft Amid Military Recruitment Challenges (www.nytimes.com)
Arm found on Illinois beach identified as belonging to Milwaukee student dismembered on first date (www.independent.co.uk)
Mike Lindell officially loses all his lawyers in $5M 'Prove Mike Wrong' cyber challenge (www.rawstory.com)
Ousted Republican Santos debuts new OnlyFans account: 'Moment you've all been waiting for' (www.rawstory.com)
OceanGate co-founder organising trip to one of world’s deepest sinkholes a year after Titan disaster (www.independent.co.uk)
Rights Groups To Sue as Louisiana Requires Ten Commandments Displayed in Classrooms (www.commondreams.org)
Alex Murdaugh’s son sues Netflix over docuseries linking him to 2015 death (www.theguardian.com)
Kremlin Joy as Trump Sucks Up to New Russian ‘Tough Guys’ (www.thedailybeast.com)
Russia and North Korea sign mutual defence pact (www.theguardian.com)
Washington Post publisher alleged to have advised Boris Johnson to ‘clean up’ phone during Partygate Covid scandal (www.theguardian.com)
How the NFL’s ‘Worst-Ever’ Owner is Blocking Movie Showing ‘Rapist’ Trump (www.thedailybeast.com)
Boeing 737 Max crash victims ask US to impose $25bn fine (www.bbc.com)
The families of victims in two Boeing 737 Max plane crashes have asked for prosecutions and a fine of $24.8bn for “the deadliest corporate crime in US history”....
Prosecutors say Alec Baldwin was ‘engaged in horseplay’ with gun before fatal shooting (www.theguardian.com)
Fewer than three weeks before actor Alec Baldwin is due to go on trial in Santa Fe, New Mexico, prosecutors have said that he “engaged in horseplay with the revolver”, including firing a blank round at a crew member on the set of Rust before the tragic accident occurred....
'It's inhumane.' Despite how hot it is, Tennessee renters don't have a right to air conditioning (www.newschannel5.com)
Despite how hot it is, landlords in Tennessee are not required to keep the air conditioning running....
New Yorker describes how she tackled child rape suspect after recognizing him (www.independent.co.uk)
During the apprehension of Inga-Landi on Tuesday, Sauretti further explained that the man then kept on resisting and protested....
Grocery store prices are changing faster than ever before — literally. This month, Walmart became the latest retailer to announce it’s replacing the price stickers in its aisles with electronic shelf. (www.npr.org)
The new labels allow employees to change prices as often as every ten seconds....
Lawsuit Filed Challenging Constitutionality Of Vast Network Of Illinois License Plate Readers (www.techdirt.com)
The Ten Commandments must be displayed in Louisiana classrooms under requirement signed into law (apnews.com)
Louisiana has become the first state to require that the Ten Commandments be displayed in every public school classroom under a bill signed into law by Republican Gov. Jeff Landry on Wednesday....
How the Recycling Symbol Duped People into Buying More Plastic (www.scientificamerican.com)
Plastic wrap tangles around sorting equipment at recycling facilities, shutting down operations as employees try to cut it out of the equipment. Huge bales of paper shipped overseas can contain as much as 30 percent plastic waste. “Contamination is one of the biggest challenges facing the recycling industry,” the EPA said in...
The world is running out of soldiers (www.vox.com)
Chinese coast guard personnel armed with swords, spears and knives accused of ramming Filipino boats in disputed South China Sea (www.bbc.com)
Philippines soldiers used their “bare hands” to fight off Chinese coast guard personnel armed with swords, spears and knives in the disputed South China Sea, the country’s top military commander has said....
