Hey, y’all! Just another random, loudmouthed, opinionated, Southern-fried nerdy American living abroad.
I’m moving off kbin to lemmy, so I won’t be posting from here (unless kbin social gets it together).
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Black women are six times more likely to be killed than white women, data reveals (www.nbcnews.com)
The paper included a decade’s worth of data from the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention among Black women ages 25 to 44 across 30 states.
Ghana's anti-LGBTQ+ bill: President Akufo-Addo to wait for Supreme Court ruling (www.bbc.com)
Nana Akufo-Addo says he will not assent to the anti-LGBTQ+ bill until a Supreme Court ruling.
Outrage over Brazilian tourist's gang rape in India (www.bbc.com)
The woman and her husband were on a motorbike tour in India when the alleged assault took place.
Outrage over Brazilian tourist's gang rape in India (www.bbc.com)
The woman and her husband were on a motorbike tour in India when the alleged assault took place.
Trump supporters target black voters with faked AI images (www.bbc.com)
Faked images of black voters with Trump are a growing disinformation trend in the US election, the BBC finds.
Arizona bill would make shooting and killing migrants on property legal (www.nbcnews.com)
A Democrat Latina lawmaker opposed to the legislation said it would "allow open season on migrants."
Georgia state House passes bill allowing police to arrest anyone suspected of being in country illegally (thehill.com)
The Georgia state House passed a bill that allows for anyone suspected of being in the United States illegally to be arrested. The state House voted 97-74 to approve House Bill 1105, which would al…
Victim’s Family Slams Gov. for Pardoning NFL Coach’s Son (www.thedailybeast.com)
“How would the governor feel if this was his daughter?” Ariel Young’s mother told The Daily Beast after the son of Kansas City Chiefs coach Andy Reid had his sentence commuted.
AI-generated articles prompt Wikipedia to downgrade CNET’s reliability rating (arstechnica.com)
Futurism report highlights the reputational cost of publishing AI-generated content.
AI-generated articles prompt Wikipedia to downgrade CNET’s reliability rating (arstechnica.com)
Futurism report highlights the reputational cost of publishing AI-generated content.
Fox News guest decrying “migrant crime” previously arrested after getting violent over a grilled cheese sandwich he deemed too cheesy (www.mediamatters.org)
Oregon lawmakers pass bill to recriminalize drug possession (apnews.com)
The Oregon Legislature has passed a bill that recriminalizes the possession of small amounts of drugs. The Senate approved the measure Friday.
Alleged cult leader 'Natureboy' learns his sentence after being found guilty of rape (www.11alive.com)
DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — A judge sentenced alleged cult leader Eligio Bishop to life without parole plus 10 years after a jury found him guilty of rape and other charges Friday....
South Dakota Senate gives final approval to abortion video plan (www.keloland.com)
The legislation calls for the department to describe South Dakota’s bans, which prohibit nearly all abortions, other than to preserve the life of the female....
Paramedic gets 5 years in prison for Elijah McClain’s death in rare case against medical responders (apnews.com)
A Colorado paramedic has been sentenced to five years in prison for the death of Elijah McClain in a rare prosecution of medical responders that has left officials rethinking how they treat people in police custody.
'Excess deaths' in Gaza for next 6 months projected in first-of-its-kind effort (www.npr.org)
A team of researchers tried something that's never been done as a conflict rages. Instead of trying to calculate the toll of war in the moment, they looked forward. What's the reaction to their study?
Unionized YouTube Workers Learn Google Laid Them All Off During City Council Meeting (www.404media.co)
“They just laid us all off. Our jobs are ended today. Effective immediately.” A bell rings. “I’m sorry, your time has expired."
International media condemns Israeli attacks on Palestinian journalists in Gaza (www.haaretz.com)
Gaza doctor says gunfire accounted for 80% of the wounds at his hospital from aid convoy bloodshed (apnews.com)
The head of a Gaza hospital where some of the wounded from bloodshed surrounding an aid convoy were taken says more than 80% percent had been struck by gunfire, suggesting heavy shooting by Israeli troops.
A young woman’s killing in Georgia stokes a familiar rightwing war (www.theguardian.com)
The death of a college student is causing a political reaction – from the right, led by Trump – for all the wrong reasons...
Elon Musk sues OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman, claiming betrayal of its goal to benefit humanity (apnews.com)
Elon Musk is suing OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman over what he says is a betrayal of the ChatGPT maker’s founding aims of benefiting humanity rather than pursuing profits.
Nottingham: New mums report racism in hospitals, says maternity lead (www.bbc.com)
One woman, whose child had died, said she saw a staff member mimicking her accent and mannerisms.
Montana judge declares 3 laws restricting abortion unconstitutional, including a 20-week limit (apnews.com)
A Montana judge has declared that three state laws restricting abortion access are unconstitutional, including a ban on abortions beyond 20 weeks of gestation.
Tesla must face racism class action from 6,000 Black workers, judge rules (arstechnica.com)
Black factory workers can sue Tesla collectively; trial set for October 2024.
Judge skeptical of lawsuit brought by Elon Musk's X over hate speech research (www.npr.org)
The nonprofit sued by Elon Musk's X says the legal tactic is an attempt to silence criticism of the company. The Center for Countering Digital Hate published reports documenting hate speech on X.
Australian teen sentenced to 3 years in juvenile detention for nation's first school shooting (www.upi.com)
A 15-year-old Australian boy was sentenced to three years in juvenile detention Thursday after he pled guilty to opening fire at a school in the Perth suburbs in May in the country's first-ever school shooting.
Central Japan mayor to quit after 99 confirmed sexual harassment incidents (mainichi.jp)
GINAN, Gifu -- The mayor of this central Japan town on Feb. 28 announced his intention to resign after an investigative committee confirmed he had sexually harassed female staff at least 99 times....
After Nex Benedict's death, 350 LGBTQ+ groups, activists, and celebs urge Oklahoma superintendent's removal (www.advocate.com)
Ryan Walters has allowed a climate of hate to thrive in Oklahoma schools, an open letter says in light of trans student Nex Benedict's death.
Elon Musk Ordered To Testify In Lawsuit For Falsely Linking Jewish Man To Neo-Nazi Brawl (www.huffpost.com)
Musk is being sued for defamation after falsely accusing a 22-year-old Jewish man of being a federal agent involved with a neo-Nazi group.
Tucson utilizing shower trailer for homeless population (www.kold.com)
The trailer includes 5 showers, one of which is ADA compliant.
Humpback sex photographed for first time – and both whales were male (www.theguardian.com)
Scientists confirm sighting of two same-sex marine giants copulating in amorous encounter off Hawaii coast
House Bill 500 Takes Away Kentucky Workers’ Lunch and Rest Breaks and Cuts Their Pay (kypolicy.org)
HB 500 is an assault on longstanding basic rights and dignities on the job that will harm practically all Kentucky workers.
House Bill 500 Takes Away Kentucky Workers’ Lunch and Rest Breaks and Cuts Their Pay (kypolicy.org)
House Bill (HB) 500, which is to be heard in the House Small Business and Information Technology Committee Wednesday, would take away Kentucky workers’ rights to lunch and rest breaks at work and would eliminate pay protections, including for time spent traveling to and from a job site during work hours. It is an assault on...
Fight hasn’t been ruled out as cause of Nex Benedict’s death, police say (www.nbcnews.com)
A police spokesman said previous statements that Nex Benedict didn’t die as a result of “trauma” didn’t rule out the fight as a contributing factor.
Sri Lanka ends visas for hundreds of thousands of Russians avoiding war (www.independent.co.uk)
Investigation launched into order asking Russians to leave country amid blacklash over ‘whites only policy’
Hobbycraft refused to sell paint to black man as ‘he may use it for graffiti’ (www.theguardian.com)
Louis Gray says he was racially profiled after trying to buy spray paint to make over his son’s bicycle helmet
House China committee demands Elon Musk open SpaceX Starshield internet to U.S. troops in Taiwan (www.cnbc.com)
The House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party sent a letter on Saturday to SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk demanding that U.S. troops stationed in Taiwan get access to SpaceX's Starshield, a satellite communication network designed specifically for the military....
New report: 60% of OpenAI model's responses contain plagiarism (www.axios.com)
A new report from plagiarism detector Copyleaks found that 60% of OpenAI's GPT-3.5 outputs contained some form of plagiarism....
The killing of a nursing student out for a run highlights the fears of solo female athletes (apnews.com)
The killing of a 22-year-old nursing student has once again put the spotlight on dangers faced by female athletes who practice sports alone.
Former funeral home owner arrested after a corpse lay in a hearse for 2 years (abcnews.go.com)
A former funeral home owner accused of keeping a woman’s corpse in the back of a hearse for two years and hoarding the cremated remains of 35 people has been arrested, authorities said....
Illinois judge who reversed rape conviction removed from bench after panel finds he circumvented law (apnews.com)
An Illinois judge who sparked outrage by reversing a man’s rape conviction involving a 16-year-old girl has been removed from the bench after a judicial oversight body found he circumvented the law and engaged in misconduct.
VICE Management Kills Vice.Com, Set to Lay Off Hundreds of Employees (hellgatenyc.com)
While managers got away with millions, it's unclear if laid off staffers will even get severance.
Vending machine error reveals secret face image database of college students (arstechnica.com)
Facial-recognition data is typically used to prompt more vending machine sales.
Nex Benedict's mom raises doubts about police statements: It's a "big cover" (popular.info)
The mother of Nex Benedict — the non-binary Oklahoma teen who was assaulted in a school bathroom and died the following day — is raising doubts about statements released by the local police. On Wednesday, the Owasso Police posted a statement to the department's Facebook page, which appeared to defend the Owasso High School's...
China demands the US stop any official contact with Taiwan following a congressional visit (apnews.com)
China is responding sternly to a U.S. congressional delegation’s visit to Taiwan, demanding the U.S. stop any official contact with the self-governing island.
Disturbing AI Images of Children Found for Sale on Shutterstock (petapixel.com)
Someone used Shutterstock's AI image generator to create them.