"My juror": Trump believed a loyalist on the jury could save him, until the very end (www.salon.com)
New York Education Department Hindered an Abuse Investigation at Boarding School for Autistic Youth (www.propublica.org)
She Made an Offer on a Condo. Then the Seller Learned She Was Black. (www.nytimes.com)
Two federal laws — the Fair Housing Act of 1968 and the much older Civil Rights Act of 1866 — make it illegal for both home sellers and their real estate agents to discriminate during a home sale. But more than 50 years after redlining was outlawed, racial discrimination remains an issue, housing advocates say. A multiyear...
Trump is not the only convicted criminal to run for U.S. president. Over a century ago, Eugene Debs ran from his prison cell. (www.nbcnews.com)
New Louisiana law will criminalize approaching police under certain circumstances (apnews.com)
Critics of a new Louisiana law, which makes it a crime to approach within 25 feet (7.6 meters) of a police officer under certain circumstances, fear that the measure could hinder the public’s ability to film officers — a tool that has increasingly been used to hold police accountable....
Robust Economy Can’t Shield Biden From Blame for Higher Prices (www.bloomberg.com)
Even if inflation has slowed, food and energy cost far more than they did at the beginning of his term, and many voters are angry about that....
Vermont becomes 1st state to enact law requiring oil companies pay for damage from climate change (apnews.com)
Columbia Coincidentally Rewrites Disciplinary Rules Just in Time to Screw Over Student Protesters (theintercept.com)
Just as summer vacation is getting underway, students at Columbia University in New York are left dealing with a raft of looming disciplinary charges from their participation in campus protests against Israel’s war in Gaza. But some students at the school said 11th-hour changes to disciplinary procedures are making it harder...
Donald Trump faces travel ban to 37 countries (www.newsweek.com)
Private Equity–Backed Firm Bowlero Is Ruining Bowling (jacobin.com)
Biden sets out new Israeli proposal to end war in Gaza (www.bbc.com)
Ending the Gaza war: Three phase proposal...
US Supreme Court boosts NRA in free speech fight with New York official [John Kruzel | May 31, 2024 | Reuters] (www.reuters.com)
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday revived the National Rifle Association’s lawsuit accusing a New York state official of coercing banks and insurers to avoid doing business with the gun rights group in a ruling that warned public officials against wielding their power to punish speech they dislike....
X planning town hall with Donald Trump as Elon Musk reportedly gets cozy with the former president (mashable.com)
Deaths mount and water rationed as India faces record heat | Reports of heat-related illnesses and deaths have surged across the country as daytime highs hover around 120°F and nights remain over 90°F (wapo.st)
India’s heat waves are attributed to a combination of short-term weather patterns and long-term warming trends fueled by human-caused climate change. Residents in India’s sprawling capital are often particularly affected, because dense buildings, roads, cars and air conditioners contribute to urban heat, experts say.
What polls say about Trump’s conviction and the 2024 presidential race (www.axios.com)
A YouGov poll conducted in the wake of the verdict found that 27% of voters said the conviction made them less likely to vote for Trump, while 26% said they were more likely to vote for him and 39% said the verdict “makes no difference” in how they’ll vote.
Trump campaign raises record $34.8 million in donations after guilty verdict (www.cnbc.com)
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Sen. Joe Manchin leaves the Democratic Party and registers as independent (www.nbcnews.com)
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Amazon, Walmart, and Target finally realize their colossal pricing mistake—now they’re slashing costs to win back customers (finance.yahoo.com)
Authorities in Papua New Guinea search for safer ground for thousands of landslide survivors (www.washingtonpost.com)
Emergency responders say that up to 8,000 people might need to be evacuated as the mass of boulders, earth and splintered trees that crushed the village of Yambali in the nation’s mountainous interior on Friday becomes increasingly unstable....
New York Education Department Hindered an Abuse Investigation at Boarding School for Autistic Youth (www.propublica.org)
In a strongly worded rebuke, a New York judge has ordered the state Education Department to cooperate with an investigation into abuse and neglect at a pricey residential school that draws students with autism from across the country....
US sanctions Uganda's parliament speaker, her husband and others over corruption and rights abuses (www.africanews.com)
Among, a senior member of Uganda’s ruling party and an ally of President Yoweri Museveni, has been under the spotlight recently over the source of her wealth as well as allegations relating to the misuse of parliamentary resources. The United Kingdom announced sanctions against her last month, citing corruption....
OpenAI's Altman sidesteps questions about governance, Johansson at UN AI summit (apnews.com)
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman was a star speaker at the annual AI for Good conference Thursday, addressing the U.N. telecommunications agency’s annual gathering about how to tap the societal promise of artificial intelligence technology....
Man charged with attempted murder, hate crimes after driving car onto sidewalk outside yeshiva (abc7ny.com)
Video shows the car driving up onto the sidewalk and chasing a group of young men, several of which fled into the Mesivta Yakov School for safety....