the stories the mainstream news slept through.
Israel kills Hezbollah media chief – AP
Mohammed Afif was killed in an Israeli airstrike on central Beirut, a member of the militant group has said.
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Texas Supreme Court Removes Temporary Block to Robert Roberson’s Execution
The state’s highest civil court ruled that legislators can’t use subpoenas to block death row inmates’ executions, but suggested there’s still time for Roberson to testify before a Texas House panel.
Jury awards $42 million to 3 Iraqis tortured in Abu Ghraib prison 20 years ago, holding US military contractor responsible
Last Tuesday, a federal jury in Alexandria, Virginia, awarded $42 million in damages against US military contractor CACI Premier Technology, Inc., for its role in the torture of three Iraqis in Abu Ghraib prison during the US imperialist occupation.
US Federal Debt Tops $36 Trillion as Dollar’s Decline, BRICS’ Rise Take Toll
US financial analysts and Wall Street bankers have warned for years about the long-term unsustainability of the federal government’s debt burden, with interest payments on the national debt close to topping $1 trillion in 2024 – more than any other spending obligation besides Social Security and Medicare.
492 killed, 1645 wounded in Israeli airstrikes across Lebanon
The Israeli regime’s warplanes have conducted extensive airstrikes against towns and villages across Lebanon, killing at least 492 people.
California Sues Exxon for Plastics Deception
The first-ever lawsuit against fossil fuel company for plastic recycling fraud follows a Center for Climate Integrity report showing that Big Oil and the plastics industry deceived public for decades about plastic recycling.
America’s FTC Sues Insulin Middlemen Who ‘Artificially Inflated’ Drug Price
Friday America’s Federal Trade Commission brought action against three companies for “anticompetitive and unfair” practices “that have artificially inflated the list price of insulin.”
California Drivers May Soon Get Mandatory In-Car Speed Warnings Like the EU
The European Union requires all new vehicles to include speed-warning devices. California’s ready to follow suit.
Social Media and Online Video Firms Are Conducting ‘Vast Surveillance’ on Users, FTC Finds
Agency accuses Meta, Google, TikTok and other companies of sharing troves of user information with third-parties.
Brand Behind Walkie-Talkie Devices Transformed into Bombs Supplies the U.S. Military
Today’s second round of exploding devices in Lebanon were linked to ICOM, a Japanese manufacturer that supplies the Pentagon. ICOM insists devices were counterfeit.
Mysterious Nine-Day Seismic Event Triggered By Greenland 950-Foot Mega-Tsunami
A melting glacier caused a mountain in Greenland to collapse into a narrow fjord, setting off an oscillating wave that rattled seismic detectors around the world.
Scientists discover new species of titanosaur that dates back to 75 million years ago
Sauropod ‘Qunkasaura pintiquiniestra’ was nearly 50 feet long and weighed more than 10 tons.
CEO of failing hospital chain got $250M amid patient deaths, layoffs, bankruptcy
Steward Health Care System, run by CEO Ralph de la Torre, filed for bankruptcy in May.
National Public Data Published Its Own Passwords
KrebsOnSecurity has learned that another NPD data broker which shares access to the same consumer records inadvertently published the passwords to its back-end database in a file that was freely available from its homepage until today.
Thanks To The Cost Of Living Crisis, U.S. Household Debt Has Soared To The Highest Level Ever Recorded
Americans’ debt has surpassed $17 trillion for the first time, according to data from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (NYFRB).