Morgan Spurlock, documentary filmmaker behind 'Super Size Me,' dies at 53 (www.nbcnews.com)
Top UN court demands Israel halt military operations in Rafah (thehill.com)
Israel must immediately halt its military operations in the area of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, the United Nations top court ruled on Friday....
NOAA predicts above-normal 2024 Atlantic hurricane season (www.noaa.gov)
NOAA is forecasting a range of 17 to 25 total named storms (winds of 39 mph or higher). Of those, 8 to 13 are forecast to become hurricanes (winds of 74 mph or higher), including 4 to 7 major hurricanes (category 3, 4 or 5; with winds of 111 mph or higher). Forecasters have a 70% confidence in these ranges.
A tired, testy and fractured Supreme Court prepares for more drama (www.cnn.com)
As Supreme Court justices try to resolve more than a dozen major cases over the next month, including whether Donald Trump must stand trial for election subversion, they appear mired in antagonism and distrust....
Crooks plant backdoor in software used by courtrooms around the world | Ars Technica (arstechnica.com)
A software maker serving more than 10,000 courtrooms throughout the world hosted an application update containing a hidden backdoor that maintained persistent communication with a malicious website, researchers reported Thursday, in the latest episode of a supply-chain attack.
13 Massachusett municipalities and 1 university use ShotSpotter. Critics wonder: Is it worth it? (www.wgbh.org)
Archived at web.archive.org/…/13-mass-municipalities-and-1-un…
A Chinese mogul with deep MAGA ties is going on trial for massive fraud (www.motherjones.com)
Archived at web.archive.org/…/miles-guo-wengui-trial-bannon-t…
Staffing Crisis at Federal Prisons Highlighted at FCI Sheridan in Oregon (www.nytimes.com)
An inmate at a federal prison in Oregon faked a suicide attempt to obtain medical treatment for a serious infection because health care staffing levels were so low that patients were forced to wait days, or even weeks, for basic care, an independent watchdog found....
Minnesota Just Became The Latest State to Eliminate Prison Gerrymandering (boltsmag.org)
In 2010, ahead of the decennial redistricting process, Minnesota’s legislature considered adopting a bold reform: It would stop counting state prisoners as residents of the districts where they were incarcerated, and instead count them as residents of the districts from which they hailed before prison. At the time, this was a...
Millions raised for Arizona sheriff's animal shelter that was never built. Where did the money go? (www.azcentral.com)
Archived at web.archive.org/web/…/71496466007/
NY Governor Hochul Quietly Nominates A Permanent Prison Chief (nysfocus.com)
Archived at web.archive.org/…/hochul-quietly-nominates-a-perm…
High Court Sides With Federal Prosecutors Over Repeat Offender Sentencing (www.law360.com)
Justice Samuel Alito wrote for the majority, joined by Chief Justice John Roberts and Justices Clarence Thomas, Sonia Sotomayor, Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett....
‘FUCK the LAPD’ Shirt Maker's Entire Shop Sold Out After Cops Threaten Him (www.404media.co)
The update we all saw coming.
Daily marijuana use outpaces daily drinking in the US, a new study says (apnews.com)
The 'Appeal to Heaven' flag evolves from Revolutionary War symbol to banner of the far right (apnews.com)
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito is embroiled in a second flag controversy in as many weeks, this time over a banner that in recent years has come to symbolize sympathies with the Christian nationalist movement and the false claim that the 2020 presidential election was stolen....
Google Tries to Pay Off the Antitrust Division & said juries (normal people) cannot decide hard cases. (www.thebignewsletter.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/15750986
Texas doctor who said nine-year-olds can safely give birth appointed to maternal mortality committee (www.theguardian.com)
Gavin Newsom signs bill to help people in Arizona get abortions in California (www.theguardian.com)
Under new law, doctors licensed to perform the procedure in Arizona can provide abortion care for their patients in California...
At least 66 members of far-right group in rural Oregon standing for office (www.theguardian.com)
Revealed: anti-government People’s Rights Network, founded by Ammon Bundy, appearing to follow ‘entryism’ strategy...
Sky voice actor says nobody ever compared her to ScarJo before OpenAI drama (arstechnica.com)
OpenAl is sticking to its story that it never intended to copy Scarlett Johansson’s voice when seeking an actor for ChatGPT’s “Sky” voice mode....
USS Harder: WW2 submarine wreck found off Philippines (www.bbc.com)
The wreckage of a US Navy submarine that sank the most Japanese warships during World War Two has been found in the South China Sea, some 80 years after it was sunk by enemy forces....
Money Has Run Out for Fruits and Vegetables for Low-Income Californians. Elected Leaders Are Silent. (capitalandmain.com)
Israeli officials fear ICJ will rule to halt Gaza fighting, brace for sanctions (www.haaretz.com)
Senior Israeli officials voiced concern Thursday over the tougher stance that the International Court of Justice may take in its ruling, to be announced Friday afternoon, against Israel’s military offensive in Gaza....