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A World War I veteran is first Tulsa Race Massacre victim identified from mass graves (apnews.com)
A World War I veteran is the first person identified from graves filled with more than a hundred victims of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre that devastated the city’s Black community, the mayor said Friday....
‘Too many additional tasks’: Japan sees record high numbers of teachers quitting, taking mental health leave (www.channelnewsasia.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/17935081
A Wedding Puts India’s Gilded Age on Lavish Display (www.nytimes.com)
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)
White House Dings Tommy Tuberville for Boasting on Funding He Voted Against (www.thedailybeast.com)
Civilization's been nice, but I think it's high time we admit we're long past its peak. (lemmy.world)
'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.
Nihilist would give him one star (lemmy.world)
Alec Baldwin’s involuntary manslaughter case dismissed, cannot be filed again
wfla.com/…/judge-in-alec-baldwins-involuntary-man…
[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,...
Were the pyramids built with sound frequency? (lemmy.world)
The amount of sugar consumed by children from soft drinks in the UK halved within a year of the sugar tax being introduced, a study has found. (www.theguardian.com)
cross-posted from: sh.itjust.works/post/22143130
Woman swept to sea while swimming at a Japanese beach rescued 37 hours later and 50 miles away (apnews.com)
cross-posted from: sh.itjust.works/post/22143154
Live bullet found in prop holster of actor Jensen Ackles on ‘Rust’ set, crime scene technician testifies (www.cnn.com)
One of multiple live bullets found on the set of “Rust” by investigators of the 2021 fatal shooting was discovered in the bandolier of actor Jensen Ackles, according to crime scene technician Marissa Poppell....
EU charges Elon Musk’s X for letting disinfo run wild (www.politico.eu)
The tech mogul’s platform is the first to get hit with charges under new EU social media law....
China tells NATO not to create chaos in Asia and rejects label of 'enabler' of Russia's Ukraine war (apnews.com)
China accused NATO on Thursday of seeking security at the expense of others and told the alliance not to bring the same “chaos” to Asia, a reflection of its determination to oppose strengthening ties between NATO members and Asian nations such as Japan, South Korea and the Philippines....
Mike Lindell's MyPillow facing another eviction notice in Shakopee (www.startribune.com)
MyPillow is facing possible eviction at its outlet store, warehouse and primary manufacturing plant in Shakopee just months after the Minnesota company was forced out of a different warehouse for failing to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars in rent....
Drunken driver who snapped photo going 141 mph before deadly collision imprisoned for 17 years (abcnews.go.com)
Darryl Anderson was drunk behind the wheel of his Audi SUV, had his accelerator pressed to the floor and was barreling toward a car ahead of him when he snapped a photo of his speedometer. The picture showed a car in the foreground, a collision warning light on his dashboard and a speed of 141 mph (227 kph)....
Anger mounts in southeast Texas as crippling power outages and heat turn deadly (www.cnn.com)
Frustrations are mounting across southeast Texas as residents enter a fourth day of crippling power outages and heat, a combination that has proven dangerous – and at times deadly – as some struggle to access food, gas and medical care....
Food safety scandal rocks China as report claims cooking oil carried in same trucks as fuel (www.cnn.com)
Public outrage is mounting in China over allegations that a major state-owned food company has been cutting costs by using the same tankers to carry fuel and cooking oil – without cleaning them in between....