Amazon starting to track and penalize workers who work from home too much (www.theguardian.com)
Notice sent to employees who were not in office at least three times a week, after other tech firms’ efforts to get workers back on site
UPDATE: Former State Senator Ray Holmberg pleads not guilty to federal child porn charges (www.kvrr.com)
State Sen. Ray HolmbergFARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Former State Senator Ray Holmberg of Grand Forks has entered a not guilty plea to two federal child porn charges: child sex tourism and receipt of child porn. An initial trial date has been scheduled for December 5, 2023 in U.S. District Court for the District of North Dakota in...
Pope accepts resignation of Polish bishop after gay orgy scandal in diocese (www.theguardian.com)
The pope has accepted the resignation of a Polish bishop whose diocese has been rocked by reports of a gay orgy involving a male sex worker in a priest’s apartment, as well as previous violent incidents involving his clergy....
UAW expands strike to Stellantis pickup truck plant in Michigan (www.cnbc.com)
The United Auto Workers union is expanding its strike to a Stellantis plant in Michigan that produces Ram 1500 full-size pickup trucks, dealing another blow to the three major U.S. automakers as negotiations drag on....
Two Swedes shot dead in Brussels, Belgium raises terror alert to top level (www.reuters.com)
One Belgian newspaper said it was likely that the victims were two soccer supporters. Belgium were hosting Sweden in a Euro 2024 qualifying match on Monday evening. The match was suspended at halftime due to security reasons. Further information will follow shortly, UEFA said on its website....
11 US citizens dead in Israel conflict, Biden says (www.cnn.com)
Eleven US citizens have died in the conflict in Israel, President Joe Biden said Monday, and an unknown number remain missing....
Blinken says US working to verify reports of several Americans dead in Israel (www.cnn.com)
Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Sunday the US is “working overtime” to verify reports of missing and dead Americans overseas after Hamas launched an unprecedented attack against Israel....
YouTube prankster says he had no idea he was scaring man who shot him (www.nbcwashington.com)
A YouTube prankster who was shot by one his targets told jurors Tuesday he had no inkling he had scared or angered the man who fired on him as the prank was recorded....
Starlink quietly lost over $250,000,000 in burned satellites this summer. (tiblur.com)
No one is talking about this. ELON BTFO
Former Navy SEAL who said he killed Osama bin Laden arrested in Frisco (www.dallasnews.com)
Trump Returns to the Service Formerly Known as Twitter (www.nytimes.com)
Absent for more than two years, former President Donald J. Trump posted his mug shot on the site, now called X.
Opioid Settlement Money Is Being Spent on Police Cars and Overtime (web.archive.org)
Original - www.nytimes.com/…/opioids-settlement-money.html
US dispatches warships after China and Russia send naval patrol near Alaska (www.theguardian.com)
Combined naval patrol appeared to be largest such flotilla to approach US territory and ‘highly provocative’, expert says
At least 39 dead after blast rips through political gathering in Pakistan | CNN (www.cnn.com)
Reuters: Tesla’s secret team to suppress thousands of driving range complaints (www.reuters.com)
They Tried to Expose Louisiana Judges Who Had Systematically Ignored Prisoners’ Petitions. No One Listened. (www.propublica.org)
I used the suggested title my Lemmy app gave me for this one, the actual title...
‘Lord, where do we go?’ Gaza’s social media voices begin to fall silent (www.theguardian.com)
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Global electricity grid must be upgraded urgently to hit climate goals, says IEA (www.theguardian.com)
Ministers have been urged to “open their eyes” to the need to build a vast network of new electricity grids to allow countries to hit climate goals, the chief of the world’s energy watchdog has said....
Amid international crises, US Congress handcuffed by Republican feud (www.reuters.com)
The House of Representatives has drifted leaderless for 12 days since eight of its 221 Republicans ousted Speaker Kevin McCarthy. That has held up any legislative action, from debating further aid to Ukraine as it battles a Russian invasion to a statement of support for ally Israel in its war with Hamas....
A Metal Detectorist in the U.K. Has Discovered Two Ancient Roman Cavalry Swords Once Used for Fighting on Horseback (news.artnet.com)
The swords indicate the presence of the Roman military in Cotswolds, England.
80% of Gen Z and millennial workers report being stressed out—and three-quarters of them are looking to their employers for help (fortune.com)
California lawmakers pass bill to make it easier to delete online personal data (www.latimes.com)
California lawmakers on Thursday passed a bill known as the Delete Act that would allow consumers, with a single request, to have every data broker delete their personal information.
3 Republicans just saved California’s magic mushroom bill (www.sfgate.com)
Body cam shows prolific federal drug prosecutor offering cops business card in DUI crash arrest (apnews.com)
When police arrived at his house to investigate a hit-and-run, Joseph Ruddy, one of the nation’s most prolific federal narcotics prosecutors, looked so drunk he could barely stand up straight, leaning on the tailgate of his pickup to keep his balance....
Conservative book ban push fuels library exodus from national association that stands up for books (apnews.com)
After parents in a rural and staunchly conservative Wyoming county joined nationwide pressure on librarians to pull books they considered harmful to youngsters, the local library board obliged with new policies making such books a higher priority for removal — and keeping out of collections....
