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Michael Cohen is expected to be on the stand for days (www.nbcnews.com)
Today is Day 16 of the Trump hush money trial and the beginning of Week 5. Michael Cohen will take the stand facing off against his former boss, for whom he once said he would take a bullet....
Mississippi Lawmakers Move to Limit the Jail Detentions of People Awaiting Mental Health Treatment (www.propublica.org)
Supporters say the measure is a step forward in curbing the number of people jailed during civil commitment. But some local officials say the impact will be limited unless the state makes other changes, including adding psychiatric beds.
Video shows Florida deputy opened fire on Black airman seconds after door opened (www.miamiherald.com)
That footage and a FaceTime video that also recorded a portion of what happened raise questions about whether the shooting was justified, as police claim — or whether the sheriff’s deputy erred in entering the wrong apartment, catching the airman off guard, as his family’s attorneys say. Senior Airman Roger Fortson, 23,...
Federal prosecutors request 40-year sentence for man who attacked Pelosi's husband (www.npr.org)
The San Francisco Chronicle reported that prosecutors made the request ahead of a sentencing hearing for David DePape, saying he has not shown remorse for the October 2022 attack....
Supreme Court denies California's plea for immunity for COVID-19 deaths at San Quentin (www.latimes.com)
The Supreme Court on Monday turned down an appeal from California prison officials who sought immunity from lawsuits for having transferred inmates with COVID-19 to San Quentin in May 2020, setting off an outbreak that killed 26 prisoners and one guard....
Wisconsin Supreme Court to revisit ruling that banned most ballot drop boxes (www.nbcnews.com)
The Wisconsin Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments Monday in a pivotal case that will determine the future of absentee ballot drop boxes in the battleground state’s elections....
Trump-Appointed Judge Halts Biden Rule Capping Credit Card Fees | Common Dreams (www.commondreams.org)
A Trump-appointed judge on Friday delivered a win for big banks when he granted the U.S. Chamber of Commerce a temporary injunction halting a Biden administration rule that would cap credit card fees at $8....
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Mystery of where Mona Lisa was painted has been solved, geologist claims (www.theguardian.com)
Ann Pizzorusso says she has tracked down the background landscape of the world’s most famous painting
North America’s biggest city is running out of water (www.vox.com)
After abysmally low amounts of rainfall over the last few years, the reservoirs of the Cutzamala water system that supplies over 20 percent of the Mexican capital’s 22 million residents’ usable water are running out....
Georgia Promised to Fix How Voter Challenges Are Handled. A New Law Could Make the Problem Worse. (www.propublica.org)
SB 189, which goes into effect in July, will give Georgia residents more time to contest the eligibility of fellow citizens’ inclusion on voter rolls and make it easier to use questionable evidence in those challenges.
A Russian Influence Campaign Is Exploiting College Campus Protests (www.wired.com)
Over the past week, a disinformation campaign operated by the Kremlin-aligned network Doppelganger amassed over 130,000 views on X, according to data shared exclusively with WIRED by Antibot4Navalny, a collective of anonymous Russian researchers who have spent years tracking the Russian influence operation....
Austin DA is first target of GOP law to oust 'rogue' prosecutors (www.houstonchronicle.com)
Under HB17, local residents can now petition to remove prosecutors if they have “a policy of refusing to prosecute a class or type of criminal offense.” And the case must be presented and presided over by outside judges and prosecutors....
Meet the lawyer who's trying to flag judges who harass their clerks (www.npr.org)
That’s why she’s created a database to gather such stories and warn students about hostile situations, before it’s too late....
Major Florida homeowners insurance firm fined $1M for actions after Hurricane Ian (www.miamiherald.com)
Florida regulators issued a $1 million fine against one of the state’s largest homeowners insurance companies on Thursday over how it treated policyholders after Hurricane Ian....
Social Security Administration to expand access to certain benefits through several upcoming changes (www.nbcnews.com)
“By simplifying our policies and including an additional program geared towards low-income families, such as the SNAP, we are removing significant barriers to accessing SSI,” Social Security Commissioner Martin O’Malley said in a statement. “These changes promote greater equity in our programs.”
How Paul Manafort tried to make money with a project supposedly tied to the Chinese regime (www.motherjones.com)
A more recent Manafort business venture—unknown to the public—raises further questions about him and his attempt to return to the Trump fold....
Tesla, Amazon, Microsoft, and other tech giants are spending millions in DC. Here's who is spending the most. (www.businessinsider.com)
The nation’s largest tech companies spent more than $28 million on lobbying services in the first quarter of 2024....
Steve Bannon's contempt of Congress conviction upheld by appeals court (abcnews.go.com)
Bannon was sentenced to four months in prison for contempt in October 2022, but U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols agreed to postpone the jail term while Bannon appealed the decision....
Professor sues Meta to allow release of feed-killing tool for Facebook (arstechnica.com)
The tool is nearly ready to be released, Zuckerman told Ars, but the University of Massachusetts Amherst associate professor is afraid that Facebook owner Meta might threaten legal action if he goes ahead. And his fears appear well-founded. In 2021, Meta sent a cease-and-desist letter to the creator of the original Unfollow...