Trump guilty on all 34 counts in hush money trial, in historic first for a former U.S. president (www.cnbc.com)
Donald Trump reimbursed Michael Cohen for the $130,000 in hush money paid to porn star Stormy Daniels before the 2016 election.
Trump guilty on all 34 counts in hush money trial, in historic first for a former U.S. president (www.cnbc.com)
Donald Trump reimbursed Michael Cohen for the $130,000 in hush money paid to porn star Stormy Daniels before the 2016 election.
Content Nation Backlash Highlights Mastodon's Toxicity (wedistribute.org)
It turns out, if people in an online community really don't like what you're doing, they can turn to harassment, threats, or worse to try to shut you down.
US Steel, once the world’s largest corporation, agrees to sell itself to a Japanese company | CNN Business (www.cnn.com)
US Steel has agreed to be bought by NIppon Steel, Japan’s largest steelmaker, in a $14.1 billion deal.
Diplomas for sale, $465: Inside one of Louisiana’s unapproved schools (projects.apnews.com)
Louisiana’s off-the-grid schools are a rapidly growing example of the nation’s continuing fallout from COVID: families disengaging from public school.
On Day One of Gaza cease-fire, Hamas and Israel carry out first swap of hostages and prisoners (apnews.com)
On the first day of a four-day Gaza cease-fire agreement, Hamas released 24 hostages abducted by militants from southern Israel seven weeks ago. In return, Israel freed 39 Palestinians from prison on Friday.
[News] House passes a stopgap bill to avert a government shutdown (www.nbcnews.com)
The bill now heads to the Senate, which is expected to pass it before Friday's deadline. It would keep the government funded through early next year while Congress debates spending.
Senate confirms top Navy, Air Force picks as Tuberville feud intensifies (www.politico.com)
The move comes as several GOP members confront the Alabama senator over his blanket hold on nominees.
RFK Jr. pulls more votes from Trump than Biden in three-way race: Poll (thehill.com)
Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. appears to pull more support from former President Trump than President Biden in a hypothetical general election matchup, according to a new…
[News] Mike Johnson elected House speaker, ending 22 days of GOP stalemate (www.axios.com)
Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.) won the floor vote for the House speaker gavel on Wednesday, ending the weeks of stalemate and failed nominations that followed the historic ouster of former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.)
[News] Dianne Feinstein, longest serving woman in the Senate, has died at 90 (www.npr.org)
Feinstein suddenly became the mayor of San Francisco when two other officials were assassinated. Later she was elected to the U.S. Senate after male senators grilled Anita Hill in public hearings.
[News] Conservative groups draw up plan to dismantle the US government and replace it with Trump’s vision (apnews.com)
With more than a year to go before the 2024 election, a constellation of conservative organizations is preparing for a possible second White House term for Donald Trump.
Connecticut Department of Labor says 75% of unemployment claims now are fraud (www.wtnh.com)
Universal under investigation after it trimmed trees that shaded SAG-AFTRA protesters | CNN Business (www.cnn.com)
The Los Angeles City Controller’s office is investigating after NBCUniversal severely trimmed a row of trees outside its studios where members of SAG-AFTRA were picketing company executives, eliminating shade during a searing heatwave.
Masks are out at In-N-Out after burger chain bans employees from wearing them in 5 states (apnews.com)
In-N-Out will bar employees in five states from wearing masks unless they have a doctor’s note, according to internal company emails leaked on social media last week.
Travel encounters show how US treats Puerto Ricans as ‘second-class citizens’ (www.theguardian.com)
Prejudice abounds in spate of Puerto Ricans being denied services in contiguous US despite being American citizens
