Arizona AG sues governor for attempt to swipe opioid funding for Department of Corrections (www.salon.com)
RFK Jr. heats up anti-press rhetoric and CIA conspiracies, as he fails to make debate stage (www.salon.com)
The Delusion of “Advanced” Plastic Recycling (www.propublica.org)
Miami New Times runs slur-filled pro-Trump political ad on back cover (www.axios.com)
DOJ: The state of Alaska discriminates against voters with disabilities (www.motherjones.com)
Biden bans U.S. sales of Kaspersky software over Russia ties (www.nbcnews.com)
Moscow’s influence over the company was found to pose a significant risk, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said....
Boeing CEO Admits It's Retaliated Against Whistleblowers (futurism.com)
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The Supreme Court upholds a tax on foreign income over a challenge backed by business interests (apnews.com)
Donald Sutherland dies aged 88 (www.bbc.com)
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...