EV sales slowdown is mostly a Tesla problem, according to sales data (arstechnica.com)
AI 'gold rush' for chatbot training data could run out of human-written text (apnews.com)
Artificial intelligence systems like ChatGPT could soon run out of what keeps making them smarter — the tens of trillions of words people have written and shared online....
Two arrested, including 71-year-old man, for allegedly stealing almost 3,000 boxes of LEGOs (www.nbcnews.com)
Retired judge David Tatel issues a stark warning about the Supreme Court (www.washingtonpost.com)
Texas asks people to avoid using their cars (www.newsweek.com)
Bowel disease breakthrough as researchers make ‘holy grail’ discovery (www.theguardian.com)
Inmate hung a noose. Los Angeles County Jailers were too busy watching 'explicit video' to intervene, inspectors say (www.latimes.com)
Archived at web.archive.org/…/an-inmate-hung-up-a-noose-jaile…
Prisoner dies 12 days after Pennsylvania judge granted compassionate release for health reasons (apnews.com)
Archived at web.archive.org/…/pennsylvania-prisoner-compassio…
Pennsylvania Supreme Court to weigh life sentences for felony murder (penncapital-star.com)
Under the felony murder doctrine, a person accused of committing a felony can be charged with murder for a death that occurs during the felony, even if the defendant was not the killer and had no intent to kill. In Pennsylvania, conviction comes with a mandatory sentence of life without parole, one of the most severe renderings...
Execution date set for Missouri inmate, even as he awaits hearing on claim of actual innocence (apnews.com)
Archived at web.archive.org/…/missouri-death-row-inquiry-boar…
Democrats divided over Biden’s immigration executive order (www.washingtonpost.com)
Archived at web.archive.org/…/democrats-divided-biden-immigra…
A new account rekindles allegations that Trump disrespected Black people on 'The Apprentice' (apnews.com)
Gene Folkes had just been jettisoned as a contestant on “The Apprentice” and was commiserating with a crew member at a bar inside the lobby of Trump Tower. He was indignant — and not just at having been kicked off the reality show after its star, Donald Trump, had delivered his catchphrase: “You’re fired.”...
How Supplemental Security Income's delayed Overpayment Notices Wreak Havoc in the Lives of Disabled and Eldery Americans (www.npr.org)
Every month, a federal benefits program sends checks to some of the poorest disabled and elderly Americans. But then, months or years later, this program tells them that there’s been some mistake and that they need to pay back the money. Often, that means tens of thousands of dollars that these people don’t have because they...
The Olympics has new guidelines for journalists covering trans athletes in Paris this summer (www.lgbtqnation.com)
Western allies near deal to fund Ukraine with Russian assets | Semafor (www.semafor.com)
As Trump threatens deportations, Miami’s undocumented grapple with uncertain future (www.miamiherald.com)
Archived at web.archive.org/web/…/article288850205.html
The FDA reverses its ban on Juul e-cigarettes (www.nbcnews.com)
The Food and Drug Administration announcedThursday that it has reversed its ban on Juul e-cigarettes while it reviews new court decisions and considers updated information provided by the vape maker....
Southern Baptists are poised to ban churches with women pastors. Some are urging them to reconsider (apnews.com)
From its towering white steeple and red-brick facade to its Sunday services filled with rousing gospel hymns and evangelistic sermons, First Baptist Church of Alexandria, Virginia, bears many of the classic hallmarks of a Southern Baptist church....
Judge orders Steve Bannon to report to prison on July 1 for contempt of Congress sentence (www.nbcnews.com)
A federal judge on Thursday ordered former Trump adviser Steve Bannon to report to prison on July 1 to begin a four-month prison sentence for defying subpoenas from the Jan. 6 Committee after a higher court rejected his appeal....
Nonprofit connected to Leonard Leo sent millions to his firm (www.politico.com)
Inside the Base Where Israel Has Detained Thousands of Gazans [Patrick Kingsley and Bilal Shbair | Jun 06 24 | NYTimes] (www.nytimes.com)
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2 police officers under investigation after they were recorded beating a man with batons at a bus stop (www.nbcnews.com)
Two Seattle police officers are under investigation after a bystander recorded them beating a man with their batons at a bus stop last week....
Consumers say they're pulling back on tipping servers, drivers and hair stylists (www.nbcnews.com)
People are a little bit stingier in barber chairs and Ubers than they were just a few years ago....
‘Rigged’: Trump attacks judge and courts in first post-conviction rally (www.theguardian.com)
Ex-president in Arizona warns appeal courts to ‘step up and straighten things out’ and insists he committed no crimes...