90 Organizations Tell AG Carr: Drop Cop City RICO Charges (www.rightsanddissent.org)
90 organizations have sent a letter to Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr urging his office to drop the RCIO charges against Stop Cop City protesters.
California bill to have human drivers ride in autonomous trucks is vetoed by governor (apnews.com)
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has vetoed a bill to require human drivers on board self-driving trucks, a measure that union leaders and truck drivers said would save hundreds of thousands of jobs in the state....
Auditor says several college majors indoctrinate students and should be defunded (abcnews.go.com)
Doctor arrested after guns, drugs and prostitutes found in yacht raid (www.independent.co.uk)
Scott Burke, 69, faces drug trafficking and weapons charges after arrest...
California moves closer to historic caste discrimination ban (www.reuters.com)
California moved closer to becoming the first U.S. state to ban caste discrimination after a bill to outlaw the practise passed the California Assembly late on Monday....
New Jersey Supreme Court rules in favor of Catholic school that fired a teacher for having premarital sex (www.cnn.com)
The New Jersey Supreme Court ruled in favor of a Catholic school that terminated a teacher for having premarital sex, according to court documents.
Trump heading for Republican 'coronation' as 2024 rivals struggle to stop him (www.reuters.com)
French authorities ban protest against police violence in Paris (www.france24.com)
French authorities confirmed that a protest against police violence set to take place in Paris on Saturday could not go ahead due to police shortages. NGOs say the ban signals a “more and more repressive” approach from authorities.
The Supreme Court says it is adopting a code of ethics, but it has no means of enforcement (news.yahoo.com)
The Supreme Court on Monday adopted its first code of ethics, in the face of sustained criticism over undisclosed trips and gifts from wealthy benefactors to some justices, but the code lacks a means of enforcement. The policy, agreed to by all nine justices, does not appear to impose any significant new requirements and leaves...
Filmmakers Praise Shelved Film Coyote vs. Acme: 'Best of Its Kind Since Roger Rabbit' - IGN (www.ign.com)
Filmmakers took to Twitter/X to sing their praises for Coyote vs. Acme after Warner Bros. Discovery shelved and scrapped the live-action CGI hybrid film for a $30 million tax write-off.
Liberal and moderate candidates take control of school boards in contentious races across US (apnews.com)
Voters in some of the highest-profile school board elections across the U.S. rebuked conservative candidates in local school board elections who want to ban books and restrict classroom conversations on race and gender....
California-based Navy sailor pleads guilty to providing sensitive military information to China (apnews.com)
A U.S. Navy sailor charged with providing sensitive military information to China pleaded guilty in Los Angeles on Tuesday to conspiring with a foreign intelligence officer and receiving a bribe, federal prosecutors said....
Lego drops prototype blocks made of recycled plastic bottles as they "didn't reduce carbon emissions" (www.cbsnews.com)
Copenhagen, Denmark — Denmark’s Lego said on Monday that it remains committed to its quest to find sustainable materials to reduce carbon emissions, even after an experiment by the world’s largest toymaker to use recycled bottles did not work. Lego said it has “decided not to progress” with making its trademark...
Trump tells judge he may try to move Georgia election interference case to federal court | CNN Politics (www.cnn.com)
A new Titanic expedition is planned. The US is fighting it, says wreck is a grave site (apnews.com)
The U.S. government is trying to stop a planned expedition to recover items of historical interest from the sunken Titanic, citing a federal law and an international agreement that treat the shipwreck as a hallowed gravesite....
Man struggling with mental health issues shot, killed by Jersey City police, family says (pix11.com)
Andrew Jerome Washington’s family said they called the Jersey City Medical Center Crisis Center for help around 3 p.m. Sunday, but police arrived instead.
For the Love of God, Stop Microwaving Plastic (www.wired.com)
In a study published in June in Environmental Science & Technology, Hussain and his colleagues reported that, when microwaved, these containers released millions of bits of plastic, called microplastics, and even tinier nanoplastics....
FDA approves new version of diabetes drug Mounjaro for weight loss (apnews.com)
A new version of the popular diabetes treatment Mounjaro can be sold as a weight-loss drug, U.S. regulators announced Wednesday....
Portland public schools will be closed Wednesday as teaches go on strike (www.cnn.com)
Public schools in Portland, Oregon, will be closed Wednesday as teachers go on strike with no agreement reached between their union and the school district on a new contract....
Man accused of killing 15-year-old was beaten by teen's family during melee in Texas courtroom (apnews.com)
A man accused of fatally shooting a 15-year-old last year was beaten by members of the teen’s family during a courtroom melee in San Antonio, authorities said....
Israel is using white phosphorous in Gaza, human rights group says (www.cbc.ca)
For two days, Shaymaa Ziara has been seeing messages in WhatsApp group chats from family and friends in Gaza about how to keep themselves safe from white phosphorous bombs that are allegedly part of Israel’s airstrikes on Gaza....
Verified accounts spread fake news release about a Biden $8 billion aid package to Israel (www.nbcnews.com)
The edited White House news release has sparked false headlines that rose to the top of Google search results.
Nearly 50,000 mattresses sold at Costco recalled due to possible mold (abcnews.go.com)
Tens of thousands of mattresses that were sold exclusively at Costco stores have been recalled due to the risk of possible mold exposure....
Pig kidney works a record 2 months in donated body, raising hope for animal-human transplants (apnews.com)
Dozens of doctors and nurses silently lined the hospital hallway in tribute: For a history-making two months, a pig’s kidney worked normally inside the brain-dead man on the gurney rolling past them....
Despite prohibition, would-be buyers trying to snap up land burned in Maui wildfires (www.usatoday.com)
Would-be buyers are making offers to snap up property after deadly wildfires devastated the island of Maui last month, despite a state proclamation warning against such bids last month, Hawaii Gov. Josh Green said....
