AT&T stock fell to 29-year low on Friday after reports that telcoms will need to cleanup the lead pollution they made (arstechnica.com)
Poor Ma Bell. /s
A day with Chicago migrants: Sleeping in tents, hoping for progress (www.wbez.org)
Investigation finds no fraud by Texas prison contractor that was paid despite cutting inmate therapy services (www.texastribune.org)
Months after one of the country’s largest private prison companies was accused of defrauding Texas by collecting millions of dollars for in-person therapy it didn’t provide to prisoners, a state investigation found there was no fraud because prison officials sanctioned the practice....
Trump’s outbursts met with silence so far by prosecutor, judge (web.archive.org)
Federal Prosecutor Urges Takeover of Rikers Island (web.archive.org)
Eli Lilly drug shown to slow Alzheimer’s progression (arstechnica.com)
A fight erupts in U.S. housing market as deteriorated affordability clashes with the 'lock-in effect' (fortune.com)
Americans Have Quietly Deleveraged. It May Explain the Economy's Resilience. (www.barrons.com)
Pay Raises Are Finally Beating Inflation After Two Years of Falling Behind (www.wsj.com)
Wages rise more than 4% while consumer prices increase 3%...
'This is just the beginning': Extreme heat around the world as fires rage in southern Europe (www.cnn.com)
Blisteringly high temperatures are expected to continue across parts of southern Europe this week, as the continent braces for its second extreme heat wave, putting people’s health at risk and setting the stage for wildfires.
Handheld Gaming Consoles Will Soon Require Replaceable Batteries (www.cnet.com)
A new EU law will require portable consoles like the Steam Deck and Nintendo Switch to have batteries you can replace yourself.
Phoenix Breaks Heat Record Set in 1974 (www.nytimes.com)
As much of the South bakes, Phoenix is poised to break a record set half a century ago of consecutive days with 110-degree or higher temperatures....
Russia amasses 100,000 troops as it seeks breakthrough in Kharkiv region, Kyiv warns (www.politico.eu)
Edward Caban Becomes First Latino Police Commissioner in New York (www.nytimes.com)
Mayor Eric Adams will name Mr. Caban as the 46th commissioner of the New York Police Department. He will follow Keechant Sewell, who resigned after 18 months....
US national held after crossing into N Korea - UN body (www.bbc.co.uk)
US government launches the Cyber Trust Mark, its long-awaited IoT security labeling program (techcrunch.com)
It's a journey to the center of the rare earths discovered in Sweden (www.npr.org)
Trump's classified documents case set for first pretrial conference hearing before Judge Cannon (apnews.com)
A Florida judge who issued a court ruling last year that critics said was unduly favorable to Donald Trump is set to preside Tuesday over the first pretrial conference in his landmark criminal case concerning the mishandling of classified documents.
CISA orders govt agencies to mitigate Windows and Office zero-days (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
France to raise regulated household electricity prices by 10% from August (www.reuters.com)
UK government's contested immigration plan to become law (www.reuters.com)
No winner in Monday's Powerball drawing has the next jackpot approaching $1 billion (www.npr.org)
The Biden Administration is tackling smart devices with a new cybersecurity label (www.theverge.com)
The US Cyber Trust Mark would require smart products to meet certain thresholds, including ongoing software security support, to qualify for the program.
Tesla directors agree to return $735m to settle claims they were grossly overpaid (www.theguardian.com)
FDA approves AstraZeneca, Sanofi shot that protects infants and toddlers against RSV (www.cnbc.com)
Nirsevimab is the first shot approved by the FDA to protect all infants against RSV regardless of whether they are healthy or have a medical condition.
