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Ocean temperatures are unprecedented. Here's where they are highest. (www.washingtonpost.com)

Carlee Russell charged with making false statements to police in 'hoax' disappearance (abcnews.go.com)

Russell was released on bond and charged with two misdemeanors.

Ukraine faces the deadly threat of land mines as Russians retreat (www.reuters.com)

cross-posted from: lemmy.zip/post/802958...

Twitter to ditch bird logo, Musk says (www.politico.eu)

Caught on camera: Emergency slide falls from United plane, lands in backyard near O'Hare Airport (abc7chicago.com)

Biden's election war chest trails Trump's in size, filings show (gazette.com)

Prince Harry’s high court claim against Mail publisher can continue, judge rules (www.theguardian.com)

Duke of Sussex, Elton John and Doreen Lawrence given go-ahead to pursue claims of unlawful information gathering

Ex-Hamtramck police officer pleads guilty in federal bribery case (www.freep.com)

A former Hamtramck police officer pleaded guilty Thursday to taking bribes from a towing company operator, including a vehicle and $1,500 in cash, while he was an officer, federal prosecutors said.

Governments, firms should spend more on AI safety, top researchers say (www.reuters.com)

“Companies will complain that it’s too hard to satisfy regulations - that ‘regulation stifles innovation’ - that’s ridiculous,” said British computer scientist Stuart Russell....

Australia's top public investigation organisation finishes 12 volume report on Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability, after 4 year long inquiry. (www.abc.net.au)

Title changed from original for better internationalisation, because the ABC hates assuming you see their articles outside of their specific site categories....

How much CO2 is emitted by manufacturing batteries? | MIT Climate Portal (climate.mit.edu)

Longtime NFL reporter files racial discrimination lawsuit after dismissal (thehill.com)

Jim Trotter, who was a sports reporter with the NFL Network for five years, has filed a lawsuit against the league and its cable sports channel alleging that racial discrimination played a role in his dismissal from the network....

Iran, US on verge of prisoner swap under Qatar-mediated deal (www.reuters.com)

When $6 billion of unfrozen Iranian funds are wired to banks in Qatar as early as next week, it will trigger a carefully choreographed sequence that will see as many as five detained U.S. dual nationals leave Iran and a similar number of Iranian prisoners held in the U.S. fly home, according to eight Iranian and other sources...

Erasing the “Black Spot”: How a Virginia College Expanded by Uprooting a Black Neighborhood (www.propublica.org)

Sixty-plus years ago, the white leaders of Newport News, Virginia, seized the core of a thriving Black community to build a college. The school has been gobbling up the remaining houses ever since.

US applications for unemployment benefits fall to lowest level in 7 months (apnews.com)

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits last week fell to the lowest level in seven months with the labor market seemingly resistant to the higher interest rates put in to place to cool hiring....

Hyundai and LG will invest an additional $2B into making batteries at Georgia electric vehicle plant (apnews.com)

Hyundai Motor Group and LG Energy Solution said Thursday they will spend an additional $2 billion and hire an extra 400 workers to make batteries at the automaker’s sprawling U.S. electrical vehicle plant that’s under construction in Georgia....

Pet owner ‘bill shock’ worsening the mental health crisis among Australian vets, inquiry told (www.theguardian.com)

Father of veterinarian who took own life calls for more education on how much it really costs to own a pet

What we know so far about a mysterious Tiger Global memo that’s making its way around Wall Street (fortune.com)

Everyone is talking about an anonymous memo containing damning—and potentially fabricated—accusations against the hedge fund....

Alleged sex trafficking victim sentenced to 12 years in prison (www.washingtonpost.com)

A Texas woman whose case received support from activists and celebrities after her family alleged she was a victim of sex trafficking has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for her role in a fatal robbery, the Dallas County District Attorney’s Office announced Monday....

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