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Tesla knew Autopilot caused death, but didn't fix it (www.theregister.com)
Tesla knew Autopilot caused death, but didn’t fix it::Software’s alleged inability to handle cross traffic central to court battle after two road deaths
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Medicine without doctors? State laws are changing who treats patients. (www.washingtonpost.com)
Arlene Wright is a doctor, but she doesn’t want people to call her one....
Air travel has gotten more violent. Flight attendants want training to fight back. (www.politico.com)
The Covid era’s surge in air rage incidents is aiding flight attendants’ demand for a benefit they’ve been seeking since 9/11 — legally mandated self-defense training....
What Just Happened at West Virginia University Should Worry All of Us (www.nytimes.com)
In proposing last week to eliminate 169 faculty positions and cut more than 30 degree programs from its flagship university, West Virginia, the state with the fourth-highest poverty rate in the country, is engaging in a kind of educational gerrymandering. If you’re a West Virginian with plans to attend West Virginia...
Russia’s Lunar Lander Crashes Into the Moon (www.nytimes.com)
A Russian robotic spacecraft that was headed to the lunar surface has crashed into the moon, Russia’s space agency said on Sunday, citing the results of a preliminary investigation a day after it lost contact with the vehicle....
Both Parents Agree: The Child Is Being Harmed. Which One Will the Court Believe? (www.propublica.org)
A child said he was being sexually and physically abused by his father. The father alleged the mother was brainwashing the child against him. One reporter dug into years of case files to understand how courts decided to interpret the facts.
Georgia teacher fired after reading book on gender to fifth-grade class (www.washingtonpost.com)
A decision to fire an elementary school teacher from Georgia has been upheld, after she read a children’s book on gender identity to her fifth-grade class earlier this year....
Inside a ‘Nightmare’ Lockdown at a Wisconsin Prison (www.nytimes.com)
Prisoners locked in their cells for days on end report walls speckled with feces and blood. Birds have moved in, leaving droppings on the food trays and ice bags handed out to keep inmates cool. Blocked from visiting the law library, prisoners say they have missed court deadlines and jeopardized appeals. Unable to access toilet...
Brazil Found the Last Survivors of an Amazon Tribe. Now What? (www.nytimes.com)
There was virtually nothing but rainforest for miles, and then the government agents spotted it: a makeshift shelter, the fire still smoldering. There were two sets of footprints, two machetes and two spots for hammocks....
Troop Deaths and Injuries in Ukraine War Near 500,000, U.S. Officials Say (www.nytimes.com)
The total number of Ukrainian and Russian troops killed or wounded since the war in Ukraine began 18 months ago is nearing 500,000, U.S. officials said, a staggering toll as Russia assaults its next-door neighbor and tries to seize more territory....
Iran arrests 12 female activists in crackdown ahead of protest anniversary (www.washingtonpost.com)
Iran on Wednesday detained at least 12 female activists in what rights groups say is an escalating campaign to deter protests to mark the anniversary of the “woman, life, freedom” uprising that swept the country last year....
An invasive hornet that hunts honeybees is spotted in the U.S. for the first time (www.npr.org)
Agriculture officials are raising the alarm after an invasive yellow-legged hornet was seen near Savannah, Ga. The insects are devastatingly effective at preying on honeybees and other pollinators....
Kansas newspaper to regain items seized in controversial police raid (www.washingtonpost.com)
After nearly a week of intense criticism and national headlines, the local prosecutor behind a controversial police raid on a Kansas newspaper office has agreed to withdraw the search warrant and return items taken from the paper....
Steel type Pokémon should not take damage from hail
State investigators will probe police raid of Kansas newspaper office (www.washingtonpost.com)
The Kansas Bureau of Investigation has begun a criminal probe of the police raid of a newspaper office last week that has drawn outrage from journalists nationwide who see it as a violation of the First Amendment....
6-year-old fatally shot by a 9-year-old, authorities say (www.nbcnews.com)
How the children obtained guns remains a part of the ongoing investigation, according to the Sheriff’s office.
Report on Anti-Gay Slur Could Put Local News Site Out of Business (www.nytimes.com)
The county board meeting in Wausau, Wis., on Aug. 12, 2021, got contentious fast. Nobody disputes that....
Woman Is Awarded $1.2 Billion in ‘Revenge Porn’ Lawsuit (www.nytimes.com)
An all too common occurrence (i.imgur.com)
Georgia charges Trump with illegally trying to overturn 2020 loss (www.reuters.com)
Former U.S. President Donald Trump was hit with a fourth set of criminal charges on Monday when a Georgia grand jury issued an indictment accusing him of efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss to Democrat Joe Biden.
The Clean Energy Future Is Arriving Faster Than You Think (www.nytimes.com)
Delivery vans in Pittsburgh. Buses in Milwaukee. Cranes loading freight at the Port of Los Angeles. Every municipal building in Houston. All are powered by electricity derived from the sun, wind or other sources of clean energy....
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Raid of Small Kansas Newspaper Raises Free Press Concerns (www.nytimes.com)
A small town in Kansas has become a battleground over the First Amendment, after the local police force and county sheriff’s deputies raided the office of The Marion County Record....
How long does it take for you to fall asleep?
Unrelenting Hurricane Dora makes history by becoming a typhoon (www.washingtonpost.com)
Hurricane Dora has made headlines this week for having partially contributed to the winds that whipped up a ferocious firestorm in Hawaii. Now Dora, already having set a record for longevity in the Pacific Ocean, has made more history, more than three weeks after being born in a different ocean more than 10,000 miles away....