FTC denies responsibility for major Microsoft document leak (www.vg247.com)
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has denied responsibility for a major leak of Microsoft documents that occurred on S…
'Go Home': Locals Drive QAnon Queen Cult Leader Out of Yet Another Town (www.vice.com)
After being chased out, the so-called QAnon Queen of Canada made her way to set up base in an abandoned school in rural Saskatchewan.
Elon Musk’s Neuralink approved to recruit humans for brain-implant trial (www.theguardian.com)
Company is seeking people with paralysis to test its experimental device after getting green light from independent review board...
Texas teacher fired after assigning an illustrated Anne Frank book (www.chron.com)
A Texas middle school teacher has been fired after assigning an unapproved illustrated version of Anne Frank’s Diary to her eighth grade reading class. Per a report from KFDM, a spokesperson for Hamshire-Fannett ISD, located south of Beaumont, released a statement confirming the teacher was sent home on Wednesday after reading...
The Republican Party infighting is driving America toward a government shutdown (www.cnn.com)
The Republican Party’s war on itself has turned its inoperative House majority into a “clown show” and a “dysfunction caucus” and is handing wins to the Chinese Communist Party – and that’s just what some of its own members say about it....
Danny Masterson’s Wife Bijou Phillips Files for Divorce After Rape Sentencing (www.eonline.com)
Woman names newborn son ‘Methamphetamine Rules,’ prompting government response (nypost.com)
Family of four shot dead at home, rattling quiet Illinois neighborhood, ‘not a random incident,’ according to police (www.cnn.com)
Police in a quiet community outside Chicago who are investigating the shooting deaths of a family of four, including two children, in their home Sunday night say it wasn’t a random incident....
White supremacist admits threatening jury, witnesses in trial of Pittsburgh synagogue gunman (www.theglobeandmail.com)
A self-proclaimed white supremacist pleaded guilty Tuesday to making online threats toward the jury and witnesses at the trial of a man who killed 11 congregants at a Pittsburgh synagogue, the U.S. Justice Department said....
Alabama band director tased by police for not stopping his students' performance (www.npr.org)
What began as a routine band performance of Talkin' Out the Side of Your Neck by Cameo at an Alabama high school football game ended in a troubling confrontation when a police officer tased the marching band director for refusing to stop the music....
US anti-child trafficking activist resigns after sexual harassment allegations (www.theguardian.com)
The anti-child slavery activist Tim Ballard, whose work was dramatized in the movie Sound of Freedom, resigned from the Operation Underground Railroad (Our) organization he founded amid allegations he sexually harassed colleagues, it was reported on Monday....
Missing kayaker faked his own death ahead of court date: Sheriff (abcnews.go.com)
A missing kayaker from Louisiana has been arrested for faking his own death by drowning in an apparent bid to dodge rape charges, according to the St. Charles Parish Sheriff’s Office....
Texas prisoner accused of killing 22 older women is slain by cellmate while serving life sentence (apnews.com)
A Texas prisoner accused of killing 22 older women over two years, preying on them so he could steal jewelry and other valuables, was slain Tuesday by his cellmate while serving a life sentence, prison officials said....
House GOP pulls key vote to advance stopgap government funding bill (www.cnbc.com)
The House of Representatives canceled a scheduled key procedural vote Tuesday on a temporary government funding bill hashed out by Republicans....
NYC day care operator tried to cover up fentanyl operation before 1-year-old's death, feds allege (apnews.com)
Officials say they discovered a kilogram of fentanyl stored on top of playmats used by children who attended the day care, which was run out of a small Bronx apartment. They also found multiple devices for mixing the powder with other narcotics and pressing it into bricks.
No increase in local rice price, assures PM Anwar (www.malaymail.com)
New revelations from the Snowden archive surface (www.computerweekly.com)
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Varda Space puts off orbital factory reentry pending Air Force and FAA green light (techcrunch.com)
War crimes tribunal ICC says it has been hacked (www.reuters.com)
The International Criminal Court (ICC) said on Tuesday its computer system had been hacked, a breach at one of the world's most high-profile international institutions and one that handles highly sensitive information about war crimes....
Russia, Ukraine Clash Over Genocide Charges at World Court (www.wsj.com)
International Court of Justice heard arguments on whether Russia’s invasion can be challenged under 1948 treaty....
Rishi Sunak considers weakening key green policies (www.bbc.com)
Plans could include delaying a ban on sales of new petrol cars and the phasing out of gas boilers....
Vape stores opening near Australian schools to ‘recruit new generation to nicotine’, Mark Butler says (www.theguardian.com)
Companies skirting regulations by labelling e-cigarettes as ‘nicotine-free’ despite them containing the drug.
Bankrupt Birmingham city council may have to sell libraries and art galleries (www.thetimes.co.uk)
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CTV News: London police force says it will take years to remove officers accused of corruption and misconduct (www.ctvnews.ca)
WSJ News Exclusive | China’s Former Foreign Minister Ousted After Alleged Affair, Senior Officials Told (www.wsj.com)
Senior Chinese officials have been told that an investigation found Qin Gang to have engaged in an extramarital affair....
