On Fox News' "The Five," Jessica Tarlov is redefining the image of the sacrificial liberal (www.salon.com)
The new lefty face might be one against four on the right-wing channel, but she’s winning fans with viral clapbacks
'How am I in this war?': New Musk biography offers fresh details about the billionaire's Ukraine dilemma (www.cnn.com)
Elon Musk secretly ordered his engineers to turn off his company’s Starlink satellite communications network near the Crimean coast last year to disrupt a Ukrainian sneak attack on the Russian naval fleet, according to an excerpt adapted from Walter Isaacson’s new biography of the eccentric billionaire titled “Elon...
Maryland Man Pleads Guilty to Issuing Threats of Violence to an LGBTQI+ Advocacy Group (www.justice.gov)
A Maryland man pleaded guilty in a U.S. District Court in Baltimore to a federal crime for using a telephone to threaten a group that advocates for LGBTQI+ people.
Son stolen at birth hugs Chilean mother for first time in 42 years (apnews.com)
“The real story was these kids were stolen from poor families, poor women that didn’t know. They didn’t know how to defend themselves,” said Constanza del Rio, founder and director and Nos Buscamos....
Thousands converge on National Mall to mark the March on Washington’s 60th anniversary (apnews.com)
Thousands converged Saturday on the National Mall for the 60th anniversary of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s March on Washington, saying a country that remains riven by racial inequality has yet to fulfill his dream....
DOJ sues SpaceX alleging hiring discrimination against refugees and asylum recipients (www.cnbc.com)
The U.S. Department of Justice sued SpaceX on Thursday, alleging Elon Musk’s space company discriminated in its hiring practices against refugees and people granted asylum in the U.S....
Trader Joe’s crackers recalled because they might contain metal (www.cnn.com)
Trader Joe’s is recalling a type of cracker because the crackers might contain metal, marking the second significant recall the budget grocer has made in recent weeks because of foreign objects in their food.
Education Department will use ‘secret shoppers’ to detect student loan servicer errors (www.cnn.com)
CNN —...
Apollo 8 Commander Frank Borman dies aged 95 (www.independent.co.uk)
Controversial Sheriff with Right-Wing Ties Faces Voters in Washington State [in November 7th election] (boltsmag.org)
Archived at web.archive.org/…/snohomish-sheriff-election-2023…
Californians bet farming agave for spirits holds key to weathering drought and groundwater limits (apnews.com)
Leo Ortega started growing spiky blue agave plants on the arid hillsides around his Southern California home because his wife liked the way they looked....
Three arrested in U.S. and charged with smuggling military technology to Russia (meduza.io)
‘People just can’t pay their bills’: Oklahoma’s wild marijuana market is about to shrivel (www.politico.com)
UAW reaches tentative agreement with Stellantis (www.cnn.com)
2 down, 1 to go. Assuming the union ratifies them
Russian Olympic Committee immediately banned-IOC (www.reuters.com)
The International Olympic Committee on Thursday suspended the Russian Olympic Committee for recognising regional organisations from four territories annexed from Ukraine....
Microplastics detected in clouds hanging atop two Japanese mountains (www.theguardian.com)
Findings regarding clouds above Mount Fuji and Mount Oyama highlight how microplastics are highly mobile...
House Republicans release short-term bill to avert government shutdown until Oct. 31 (www.nbcnews.com)
Key factions of the House Republican conference reached a tentative agreement Sunday to keep the government funded temporarily and avert a shutdown currently scheduled for the end of this month, pairing it with a conservative border security measure, multiple GOP sources with knowledge told NBC News....
Florida Man Charged Over Failed Attempt to Cross Atlantic in Giant ‘Hamster Wheel’ (www.thedailybeast.com)
Nobel Foundation reverses decision to invite Russia to prize ceremony following backlash (www.cnn.com)
The Nobel Foundation has U-turned on a controversial decision to invite the ambassadors of Russia, Belarus and Iran to the Nobel Prize award ceremony after facing widespread criticism....
Nobel Foundation retracts invite to Russia, Belarus and Iran representatives to attend ceremonies (apnews.com)
The Nobel Foundation retracted its invitation for representatives of Russia, Belarus and Iran to attend this year’s Nobel Prize award ceremonies after the controversial decision “provoked strong reactions”.
Thousands in Mexico demand justice for LGBTQ+ figure found dead after death threats (apnews.com)
The state prosecutor’s office confirmed that Baena was found dead Monday morning next to another person, who local media and LGBTQ+ rights groups identified as Baena’s partner, Dorian Herrera....
Israel-Hamas fake news thrives on poorly regulated online platforms (www.theguardian.com)
Claims on X and Telegram include downplaying 7 October Hamas attack and allegations Palestinians are faking scenes of suffering
Man with rifle arrested near Senate office buildings (www.nbcnews.com)
Here’s What Can Happen When Kids Age Out of Foster Care (www.propublica.org)
Two teens aged out of New Mexico’s child welfare system last year. This photo essay shows how different their lives have become.
Man trapped in jewelry vault overnight is freed when timer opens the chamber as scheduled (apnews.com)
NEW YORK (AP) — A man was trapped inside a steel-reinforced concrete jewelry vault in New York City overnight after firefighters had to abandon an attempt to rescue him for safety reasons. Fortunately, the vault was on a timer and opened on its own Wednesday morning, officials said.
