Arizona man gets life in prison in murder of wife who "vigorously struggled" after being buried alive, prosecutors say ( www.cbsnews.com )
An Arizona man has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the 2017 death of his wife, who was buried alive in a hand-dug grave near their home while their children slept, authorities said....
Biden slams ICC prosecutor’s ‘outrageous’ request for arrest warrants against Israeli leaders, Netanyahu ( www.thehill.com )
Julian Assange wins right to appeal against extradition to US ( www.theguardian.com )
Julian Assange has been granted leave to mount a fresh appeal against his extradition to the US on charges of leaking military secrets and will be able to challenge assurances from American officials on how a trial there would be conducted....
Microplastics found in every human testicle in study ( www.theguardian.com )
Supreme Court won't hear Maryland school district gender identity case ( www.nbcnews.com )
Almost 2 months after it destroyed Baltimore’s Key Bridge, the Dali cargo ship has been moved ( www.cnn.com )
$400 for one pineapple: The rise of luxury fruit ( www.cnn.com )
Toxic Gaslighting: How 3M Executives Convinced a Scientist the Forever Chemicals She Found in Human Blood Were Safe ( www.propublica.org )
Red Lobster files for bankruptcy, restaurants will stay open ( www.nbcnews.com )
ICC Prosecutor Seeks Arrest Warrants For Hamas And Israeli Leaders ( www.forbes.com )
Exclusive: Tesla doing damage-control, discounts for European fleet buyers ( www.reuters.com )
LONDON, May 20 (Reuters) - Tesla is working to appease some European leasing companies after the automaker’s repeated retail price cuts tanked their fleets’ value and its slow service and expensive repairs alienated their corporate customers....
Budget airline Ryanair posts record annual profit as passenger numbers soar above pre-Covid level ( www.cnbc.com )
Low-cost carrier Ryanair on Monday reported its best-ever annual profit, as passenger and revenue growth offset sharply higher operating costs, but flagged a weaker pricing environment in the current quarter.
706 people named Kyle got together in Texas. It wasn’t enough for a world record ( apnews.com )
How many people named Kyle can fit in one place? For one Texas city, not enough....
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Top Officials Killed in Helicopter Crash ( thenarinder.in )
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, the country’s foreign minister, and other officials have been confirmed dead following a helicopter crash, according to Iranian state media on Monday....
UCLA’s Unholy Alliance - Boston Review ( www.bostonreview.net )
Between April 25 and May 2, UCLA experienced the worst episode of both anti-Semitic and anti-Palestinian/Islamophobic/racist violence in the university’s century-long history. White nationalists and neo-Nazis joined forces with Zionists (including some saying they were Israelis) to attack UCLA’s Palestine Solidarity...
Americans are going into debt to buy groceries. Here's why those balances can be difficult to pay down ( www.cnbc.com )
Iran's president, foreign minister and others found dead at helicopter crash site ( apnews.com )
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange facing pivotal moment in long fight to stay out of US court [ BRIAN MELLEY | May 18, 2024 | Associated Press] ( apnews.com )
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/15602407...
After the only hospital in town closed, a North Carolina city directs its ire at politicians ( apnews.com )
Weeds have punctured through the vacant parking lot of Martin General Hospital’s emergency room. A makeshift blue tarp covering the hospital’s sign is worn down from flapping in the wind. The hospital doors are locked, many in this county of 22,000 fear permanently....
Bluesky Is Building The Decentralized Social Media Jack Dorsey Wants, Even If He Doesn’t Realize It ( www.techdirt.com )
Britain expands AI Safety Institute to San Francisco amid scrutiny over regulatory shortcomings ( www.cnbc.com )
Microplastics found in every human testicle in study ( www.theguardian.com )
US prisoners are being assigned dangerous jobs. But what happens if they are hurt or killed? ( apnews.com )
Blas Sanchez was nearing the end of a 20-year stretch in an Arizona prison when he was leased out to work at Hickman’s Family Farms, which sells eggs that have ended up in the supply chains of huge companies like McDonald’s, Target and Albertsons. While assigned to a machine that churns chicken droppings into compost, his...
