World’s first hydrogen-powered commercial ferry to run on San Francisco Bay, and it’s free to ride (apnews.com)
Possible Gunshots at Trump rally (www.npr.org)
Idaho Law Criminalizes Librarians Who Allow LGBTQ Books to Stay on Their Shelves (truthout.org)
Lawyers for ‘Rust’ armourer move to get case dismissed after Baldwin trial collapses (www.independent.co.uk)
Fitness guru Richard Simmons has died (www.cp24.com)
Biden’s Call With Hispanic Lawmakers Goes Off the Rails (www.notus.org)
Bitter tensions as reporters feel misled by White House over Biden health (www.theguardian.com)
With Joe Biden’s candidacy teetering in the wake of last month’s alarming debate showing, journalists who had covered his presidency full-time for years suddenly asserted that it lacked that most basic political element: credibility....
White House Dings Tommy Tuberville for Boasting on Funding He Voted Against (www.thedailybeast.com)
Monthly US consumer prices post first drop in four years as inflation subsides (www.reuters.com)
Richard Simmons, a fitness guru who mixed laughs and sweat, dies at 76 (apnews.com)
Fitness guru Richard Simmons has died. Publicist Tom Estey tells The Associated Press that Simmons died Friday at his home in Los Angeles on Saturday, a day after his 76th birthday.
'Microsoft killed my online life,' Microsoft is reportedly banning Palestinians in the U.S. for life for calling relatives in Gaza (www.windowscentral.com)
A BBC investigation reveals that Microsoft is permanently banning Palestinians in the U.S. and other countries who use Skype to call relatives in Gaza.
Alec Baldwin’s involuntary manslaughter case dismissed, cannot be filed again
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Ukraine calls on International Criminal Court (ICC) to start investigation against Russia over this week's attack on children's hospital in Kyiv (fact-news.com.ua)
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[META] A few words about Bots and Civility
Given the state of technology, politics, and social media, we all share fears about interacting with bots, or having our social media manipulated. We know that this is happening on other platforms that are driven by engagement/profit models. However, Lemmy is about people – like you! While this platform is not immune to bots,...
Avengers Assemble! Heavyweight New Plan to Force Biden Out (www.thedailybeast.com)
A House Democrat says a heavyweight group of “super friends” is being assembled to head to the White House and tell Biden it’s time to go....
Hakeem Jeffries says he met with president; big Democratic donors reportedly freeze money in objection to Biden candidacy – live (www.theguardian.com)
The House minority leader Hakeem Jeffries said he shared lawmakers’ “insight, heartfelt perspectives and conclusions about the path forward” in a private meeting with Joe Biden yesterday....
On NYC beaches, angry birds fight drones patrolling for sharks and struggling swimmers (apnews.com)
A fleet of drones patrolling New York City’s beaches for signs of sharks and struggling swimmers is drawing backlash from an aggressive group of seaside residents: local shorebirds....
‘The new normal’: work from home is here to stay, US data shows (www.theguardian.com)
The same percentage of employed people who worked remotely in 2023 is the same as the previous year, a survey found...
Nearly all AT&T cell customers’ call and text records exposed in a massive breach (amp.cnn.com)
Tennessee elections chief accused of intimidation for telling 14,375 voters to prove citizenship (www.theguardian.com)
Republican secretary of state sends vaguely worded letter to voters weeks before primary...
Democratic billboards stress Trump link to rightwing Project 2025 manifesto (www.theguardian.com)
Billboards will go up in seven swing states as campaign seeks to publicize manifesto and tie it to ex-president...
Medicaid is paying millions for salty, fat-laden ‘medically tailored’ cheeseburgers and sandwiches (www.statnews.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/17483630...
Long Island bill could mean jail time, $1,000 fines for face masks that hide identity (www.nbcnewyork.com)
Dog rescues elderly owner from naked attacker in Manchester (www.nbcboston.com)
A loyal dog jumped into action to save his owner’s life during a violent encounter in New Hampshire earlier this week....
Biden stands firm on critical night - but gaffes mar fightback (www.bbc.com)
Joe Biden took to the stage at his Thursday night news conference with everything on the line – his presidency, his re-election hopes, his political life. If those were the stakes, he barely acknowledged them at the hour-long session to mark the end of a Nato summit, having earlier introduced Ukraine’s President Zelensky as...
