Personal Data of 3 Billion People Stolen in Hack, Suit Says (news.bloomberglaw.com)
Cori Bush Loses Reelection Bid to Democrat Backed by $8.5 Million From AIPAC (www.commondreams.org)
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56 days and counting: Two NASA astronauts are still in space as tests on Boeing capsule continue (www.nbcnews.com)
The first crewed voyage of Boeing’s Starliner was supposed to last around a week, but the high-stakes mission is still in limbo eight weeks after launch....
Microsoft Encourages Employee Donations to Illegal West Bank Settlements, While Barring UNRWA (www.dropsitenews.com)
Microsoft includes a number organizations based in illegal Israeli settlements in the West Bank, including at least one that fundraises to support the Israeli military, in its employee charitable giving platform. Yet the company has delisted the UN agency providing relief in Gaza, according to Microsoft employees petitioning the...
Where Facebook's AI Slop Comes From (www.404media.co)
Abhishek has 115,000 YouTube subscribers, dozens of instructional videos, and is part of a community of influencers selling classes and making YouTube content about how to go viral on Facebook with AI-generated images and other types of spam. These influencers act much like financial influencers in the United States, teaching...
For college students arrested protesting the war in Gaza, the fallout was only beginning (apnews.com)
Pakistani man charged with murder-for-hire plot against U.S. politicians, potentially including Trump (www.nbcnews.com)
Asif Merchant, 46, faces a single count of murder for hire after, prosecutors say, he paid $5,000 to an undercover FBI agent he believed was a hit man....
JD Vance pleads sarcasm in latest effort to clean up ‘childless cat ladies’ remark (www.theguardian.com)
Republican vice-presidential nominee continues to face questions about comment as campaign speeds up...
New Georgia rules let local boards withhold election certification (www.theguardian.com)
Georgia’s state board of elections adopted new rules for local election boards that permit them to withhold the certification of a vote in the face of unspecified discrepancies – a Republican-led move that could cause uncertainty and confusion after future election days....
Darryl George: Judge dismisses racial discrimination claim in civil rights lawsuit and allows sex discrimination claim to proceed (www.cnn.com)
Chinese American man convicted in US of spying on dissidents for China (www.theguardian.com)
Shujun Wang helped found a pro-democracy group and used it to gain information on dissidents, prosecutors say...
This Startup’s Carbon Tracking Project Fell Short. Nevada Kept Giving It Government Contracts Anyway. (www.propublica.org)
Tim Walz calls Viktor Orbán a dictator. For JD Vance, he’s a role model. (www.politico.eu)
Why are US ‘pro-Israel’ groups boosting a far-right, anti-Muslim UK extremist? (www.timesofisrael.com)
WASHINGTON — Stephen Christopher Yaxley-Lennon, aka “Tommy Robinson,” is one of the most prominent anti-Muslim activists in the world. A political adviser to a right-wing British party, he is the founder and former chair of a far-right Islamophobic group....
New bans on panhandling in medians spark debate over free speech rights. (stateline.org)
In Louisiana's Cancer Alley, company cancels plans for grain export facility in historic Black town (apnews.com)
Residents of a historic Black community in Louisiana who’ve spent years fighting against a massive grain export facility set to be built on the grounds where their enslaved ancestors once lived appear to have finally halted the project....
Muhammad Yunus to Lead Bangladesh's Interim Government After Hasina's Resignation (foreignpolicy.com)
The 84-year-old was the preferred choice of the student-led protest movement that spurred the prime minister’s resignation earlier this week.
NASA delays next crew launch to buy more time at the space station for Boeing's troubled capsule (apnews.com)
NASA is delaying its next astronaut launch to buy more time at the International Space Station for Boeing’s troubled new crew capsule....
Flush with federal funds, dam removal advocates seize opportunity to open up rivers, restore habitat (apnews.com)
On the whooshing Watauga River, excavators claw at the remains of Shulls Mill Dam, pulling concrete apart piece by piece and gradually opening a waterway kept in check for nearly two centuries....
Essential supplies blockade threatens lives in North Darfur | Africanews (www.africanews.com)
The UN declared on Tuesday that the humanitarian crisis in Sudan is a complete disaster, as the nation suffers from nearly 16 months of conflict between opposing factions....
Utility company's proposal to rat out hidden marijuana operations to police raises privacy concerns (apnews.com)
Operators of illegal marijuana grow enterprises hidden inside rural homes in Maine don’t have to worry much about prying neighbors. But their staggering electric bills may give rise to a new snitch....
How Lahaina's more than 150-year-old banyan tree is coming back to life after devastating fire (apnews.com)
When a deadly wildfire tore through Lahaina on Maui last August, the wall of flames scorched the 151-year-old banyan tree along the historic town’s Front Street. But the sprawling tree survived the blaze, and thanks to the efforts of arborists and dedicated volunteers, parts of it are growing back — and even thriving....
Weak spots in metal may have led to fatal Osprey crash off Japan, documents obtained by AP reveal (apnews.com)
A gear crack that led to a fatal crash of a V-22 Osprey last year may have been started by weak spots in a metal used to manufacture that part, according to documents obtained by The Associated Press....
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