IRS says 'vast majority' of 1 million pandemic-era credit claims show a risk of being improper (apnews.com)
FBI raids several California homes, including Oakland mayor's (apnews.com)
The Secret IRS Files: Trove of Never-Before-Seen Records Reveal How the Wealthiest Avoid Income Tax (www.propublica.org)
Spectrum Call Center in Charlotte, NC Reportedly Provided Fried Chicken and Watermelon to Employees for Juneteenth (thencbeat.com)
“We want to acknowledge some feedback received regarding our Juneteenth celebration,” Pezzuto said in his letter obtained by The North Carolina Beat. “Although our intent was to celebrate this nationally recognized day, some of you voiced your concerns regarding the associated food choices.”...
California voters lose a shot at checking state and local tax hikes at the polls, would have made it harder to raise taxes (apnews.com)
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Supreme Court Allows Suit Over Arrest Said to Be Politically Motivated (www.nytimes.com)
Donald Trump Rambles About AI 'Clean Fakes' While Trying to Call Biden Senile (gizmodo.com)
Turns out Corporations aren't made of money they can hand out for unskilled labor - California's $20 Minimum Wage Forces Owner to Shut Down Iconic Arby's After 55 Years: 'Final Nail in the Coffin' (www.thegatewaypundit.com)
Who could have predicted this???...
Animal homosexual behaviour under-reported by scientists, survey shows (www.theguardian.com)
Gilead’s twice-yearly shot to prevent HIV succeeds in late-stage trial, found 100% effective (www.cnbc.com)
Biden allies raising $10 million to challenge Trump social media machine (www.reuters.com)
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The DJI Drone Ban: A Uniquely American Clusterfuck (www.404media.co)
Last week, the U.S. House of Representatives jammed a functional ban on DJI drones, called the “Countering CCP Drones Act” into a military funding bill that it then passed. The bill would put DJI drones, which are made in China, onto a Federal Communications Commission “covered list” alongside other banned Chinese tech...
Coke—and Dozens of Others—Pledged to Quit Russia. They’re Still There. (www.bloomberg.com)
After Vladimir Putin’s troops surged over the Ukrainian border in February 2022, the Coca-Cola Co. was among the first multinationals to pledge it would quit Russia in protest. Aiming to avoid the inevitable headaches of complying with expected Western sanctions on the Kremlin, Coke asked its partners there to pull its cans...
Donald Sutherland Dies: Revered Actor In ‘Klute’, ‘Ordinary People’, ‘Hunger Games’ & Scores Of Others Was 88 (deadline.com)
Stonehenge Sprayed With Orange Paint One Day Before Solstice (www.forbes.com)
2 climate activists were arrested after spraying orange paint on Stonehenge (www.npr.org)
I seriously think “Just Stop Oil” is a Koch Industries psyop because I’ve never seen so many random acts of cringe backfire this badly
Elon Musk Begs Advertisers to Return as Twitter's Revenue Plunges (futurism.com)
Cross-post from lemmy.world/post/16743494...
Columbia University professors refute ICC and UN Gaza famine claims (www.i24news.tv)
Columbia University professors Awi Federgruen and Ran Kivetz have presented research findings asserting that sufficient food supplies are entering Gaza, disputing claims of famine perpetuated by the International Criminal Court (ICC) and the United Nations (UN, The Jerusalem Post reported on Tuesday....
Apple is winning in financial services (www.axios.com)
The iPhone has become a platform for thousands of financial services companies, including buy now, pay later providers. The one guaranteed winner is Apple, which has ensured it takes no risk itself....
Why Democrats think Biden’s problem is Biden (www.politico.com)
Democrats keep doing surprisingly well in special elections. The party’s most vulnerable Senate incumbents are running ahead of their rivals in key battleground states. One of Democrats’ signature issues — reproductive rights — has repeatedly proved a winning message....
The Supreme Court upholds a tax on foreign income over a challenge backed by business interests (apnews.com)
The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a tax on foreign income over a challenge backed by business and anti-regulatory interests, declining their invitation to weigh in on a broader, never-enacted tax on wealth....
Top Florida law enforcement official sues DeSantis, alleging he was fired for blowing the whistle - ABC News (abcnews.go.com)
The official says he warned of issues over migrants and public records.
PAC behind 'dictator' billboard comparing Trump to Fidel Castro says more is coming (www.nbcnews.com)
This Judge Made Houston the Top Bankruptcy Court. Then He Helped His Girlfriend Cash In. (www.wsj.com)
Law firm Kirkland & Ellis brought multibillion-dollar cases to David R. Jones’s court, aided by a local attorney who lived with the judge; ‘Why did no one look into it?’