Backers blast approved ballot language for Ohio's fall abortion amendment as misleading (apnews.com)
Among the revisions, the word “fetus” in the amendment was changed to “unborn child” in the ballot description.
Federal judge: West Virginia can restrict abortion pill sales (apnews.com)
West Virginia can restrict the sale of the abortion pill, despite federal regulators’ approval of it as a safe and effective medication, a federal judge has ruled....
Inside Mali: What now for the country that bet its security on Wagner? (www.bbc.com)
As Mali fights Islamist militants and separatists, it has turned to Wagner mercenaries for security. But the group’s leader is now presumed dead, UN peacekeepers are leaving and Mali faces a crisis. The BBC’s Feras Kilani travelled to its dangerous northern desert region - the only international journalist to go there in the...
Yevgeny Prigozhin on passenger list of plane in fatal crash, says Russia (www.theguardian.com)
US Agency No Longer Knows Who is Visiting Potentially Dangerous Chemicals Plants (www.bloomberg.com)
Sorry for the shitty article. It’s the only one I found.
NYT Disables Open AI bot (www.theverge.com)
NYT looks like it’s updated it’s robots.txt file to disallow the Open AI bot from scraping it’s data. Pretty interested to see if they just update their user agent string or if they’ll respect it
Why don't more people use desktop Linux? I have a theory you might not like (www.zdnet.com)
I’m curious to hear thoughts on this. I agree for the most part, I just wish people would see the benefit of choice and be brave enough to try it out.
Russian and Chinese warships sail close to Japanese islands on eve of Biden's trilateral summit (www.cnn.com)
Japan expressed “grave concern” after Chinese and Russian warships sailed close to its southern islands on Thursday, just a day before its leader is expected to discuss rising tensions in the Indo-Pacific at a summit with counterparts from South Korea and the United States.
4k is not 2160p - heard it here first! (www.dexerto.com)
Dear God,...
Google Deprecates Google Domains, Sells It to Squarespace (support.google.com)
Kansas newspaper says it investigated local police chief prior to newsroom raid (www.npr.org)
The small-town Kansas newspaper raided by police officers on Friday had been looking into allegations of misconduct against the local chief just months ago, according to the paper’s publisher, raising further concerns about the law enforcement officers’ motives.
Russian bombers intercepted heading to NATO airspace (www.telegraph.co.uk)
Bank of China starts nationwide move to reduce salary gap among employees, manager levels -sources (www.reuters.com)
In over 15 states, schools can still paddle students as punishment (www.washingtonpost.com)
Corporal punishment remains legal, especially in the South. It still has its defenders. But the costs can be steep.
Lollipop Chainsaw remake titled Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP, delayed to summer 2024 (www.gematsu.com)
Global food prices rise after Russia ends grain deal and India restricts rice exports (english.elpais.com)
Dominican Republic: Doctors Go On Strike Against Insurance (www.telesurenglish.net)
Last Monday, the strike announced weeks before by the Dominican Medical Association (CMD) took place, as part of a series of isolated protests, which would be carried out if the demands are not heard. Representatives of these companies informed that the strike will be nationwide....
Ocean surface hits highest ever recorded temperature and set to rise further (www.theguardian.com)
Average daily surface temperature of 20.96C (69.7F) breaks 2016 record, with experts saying warmest month for oceans to come
Utah law requiring age verification for porn sites remains in effect after judge tosses lawsuit (abcnews.go.com)
A Utah law requiring adult websites to verify the age of their users will remain in effect after a federal judge dismissed a lawsuit challenging its constitutionality
I think minors need a union, may help with the safety issues at the work place (web.archive.org)
“Working Families Party 🐺 @WorkingFamilies”...
Florida may become first state to accept a ‘classical’ alternative to the SAT and ACT (www.nbcnews.com)
Here is a summary of the key points from the article:...
Niger coup: EU suspends security cooperation and budgetary aid (www.bbc.com)
The EU has suspended all security cooperation with Niger after the country’s army took power in a coup....
BMW uses autonomous cars for boring, repetitive tests (arstechnica.com)
On a large empty slab of asphalt, two BMWs take off. They drive in figure eights and along an oval path separate from each other but nearly in tandem, like two ice skaters practicing the same routine on a piece of black ice before coming to a stop....