Maricopa County prosecutors have frequently pursued the death penalty, but just 13% of cases ended in a death sentence, ProPublica and ABC15 Arizona found this year. Experts say the numbers raise questions about the office’s decision-making.
https://www.propublica.org/article/maricopa-county-arizona-death-penalty-cases?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
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In government records that have flown under the radar, President Trump’s EPA said it’s reconsidering whether the agency has the legal authority to update air pollution rules based on new scientific knowledge.
#News #Trump #Environment #Pollution #Government #Regulation #EPA
Elon Musk’s Boring Co. Accused of Nearly 800 Environmental Violations on Las Vegas Project
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Nevada could’ve fined the company more than $3 million, but regulators are seeking a reduced penalty of $242,800, citing an “extraordinary number of violations.”
https://www.propublica.org/article/elon-musk-boring-company-violations-fines-vegas-loop?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #ElonMusk #LasVegas #Environment #Regulation #Musk #Nevada #Vegas
Lay's drastically rebrands after disturbing finding: 42% of consumers didn't know their chips were made out of potatoes | Fortune
The Drying Planet
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A new study finds that freshwater resources are rapidly disappearing, creating arid “mega” regions and causing sea levels to rise.
https://www.propublica.org/article/water-aquifers-groundwater-rising-ocean-levels?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #Science #Climate #Environment #ClimateChange #Water #Earth
#BBC #News #World Watch: At the scene of Berlin Pride attack as manhunt continues https://w.st/XnwUs
Despite falling crime rates, leaders at a nonprofit argued Dallas was descending into anarchy to sell voters on increasing police.
Some residents now fear the push could be used as a playbook for other cities.
https://www.propublica.org/article/police-dallas-hero-crime-proposition?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
Getting ever closer to living the dream!
"Slackbot today is fairly rudimentary. But what we've done is we've actually rebuilt it from the ground up as a personalized AI companion."
https://www.theverge.com/news/797890/slack-slackbot-ai-assistant-upgrade
After decades of fluoridating drinking water to improve public health, some communities are increasingly wavering on the practice.
In one Michigan county, the medical director is mirroring Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s efforts against fluoridation.
https://www.propublica.org/article/michigan-fluoride-drinking-water-st-clair-county?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
Following public outcry, the Department of Education has reversed its decision to cut funding for students who have both hearing and vision loss, opting instead to reroute grants to an organization that will provide funding to these students.
#News #Education #Deafblind #Students #Teaching #School #Trump
📢 ++ Israel killed 56 #journalists in 2025, global #press deaths hit record ++
🔹 New IFJ data shows a sharp rise in journalist deaths worldwide, with war zones driving unprecedented risks and growing warnings over impunity and #pressfreedom erosion
#news #media #headlines #journalism
#palestine #mena
Source: IFJ
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The Corporation for Public Broadcasting has voted to dissolve after Republicans rescinded $1.1B at President Trump’s behest.
This ends the 58-year-old agency that distributed federal funds to NPR, PBS and more than 1,500 local public radio & television stations. https://apple.news/AXdo2-zPuRCiJSiIVd3DXSg #uspol #news
https://youtu.be/xqBiyMPM4jo
⛔️⚠️Cardboard Revolution: “6 Months Is Not Enough” ‘This Isn’t Over’ - Ukraine: The Latest - Protests Continue to Reinstate DM Federov, as Syrskyi scrambles to rewrite his legacy omitting his Butcher tactics (The Telegraph VIDEO) #Ukraine #Press #Kyiv #Odesa #Lviv #Kharkiv #Kherson #Berlin #Brussels #France #Germany #UK #US #PACE #CoE #Paris #London #Media #News #Headlines #russiaUkraineWar
#12yrInvasionOfUkraine #RussiansAreBabyKillers
🌞 Hello #fediverse - this is GBH #News bringing you the world from #Boston. It's 28F at Logan Airport and visibility is 6mi.
Doctors warn that low vaccination rates have led to a spike in flu cases in Massachusetts.
Rep. Doug LaMalfa of California's first congressional district has died, lowering the GOP margin in the US House.
#OnThisDay in 1540, Henry VIII married his fourth wife, Anne of Cleves.
https://youtu.be/2J0A2gxyD3Q
⚠️⛔️Cardboard Revolution: “6 Months Is Not Enough” Zelensky must Step Down if he refuses to reinstate Federov! Zelensky is not bringing back DM Federov because the President is covering up corruption (more) #Ukraine #Press #Kyiv #Odesa #Lviv #Kharkiv #Kherson #Berlin #Brussels #France #Germany #UK #US #PACE #CoE #Paris #London #Media #News #Headlines #russiaUkraineWar
#12yrInvasionOfUkraine #RussiansAreBabyKillers
Trump is entertaining a Strait of Hormuz rebrand again
US president Donald Trump – not content with his controversial decision to slap his name on the John…
#EuropeSays #Headlines #News #Europe #Europa #EU #StraitofHormuz #DonaldTrump #Hormuz #Iran #IranWar #trump
https://www.europesays.com/iran/307879/
“Step in the Right Direction”: Connecticut DMV Commissioner Calls for More Reforms to Towing Law to Protect Drivers
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The recommendations to require more notification to car owners and to streamline the process for selling unclaimed vehicles follow a Connecticut Mirror and ProPublica investigation into towing practices.
#Loops has entered #beta with #ActivityPub support, allowing users to connect with creators across the #fediverse. This means users can follow and interact with creators on platforms like #Mastodon and #Pixelfed, and vice versa. Loops has implemented several technical features to ensure smooth federation, including a shared inbox, HTTP signatures, and smart content representation. https://blog.joinloops.org/loops-joins-the-fediverse/?Fedizen.EU #Fedizen #Fediverse #ActivityPub #News
Documents Reveal Real Reason for Raid on Chicago Apartment Building
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The DHS arrest records make no mention of the Tren de Aragua gang even though officials repeatedly cited its presence in the building as motivation for the raid, in which agents descended from a Blackhawk helicopter and zip-tied U.S. citizens.
https://www.propublica.org/article/chicago-venezuela-immigration-ice-raid-landlord-tren-de-aragua?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #ICE #Chicago #Immigration #Venezuela #Immigrants #DHS #USPolitics
NEW: Brig. Gen. Eric Widmar, senior legal adviser to the chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said he is retiring “for personal reasons.”
His is the latest high-profile departure among the military’s top leaders and lawyers in the Trump administration. https://www.propublica.org/article/eric-widmar-retiring-joint-chiefs-legal-adviser?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
Before Book One.
Between Harmony and Fire is now available.
A collection of mythic fragments from the world of Akidir.
https://books2read.com/u/bzlOXZ
#fantasy #books #readers #news #bookstodon #indieauthor
The government does not track how often immigration agents hold Americans. So ProPublica did.
We found more than 170 such incidents since the start of the second Trump administration. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And nearly 20 children, two of whom have cancer.
https://www.propublica.org/article/immigration-dhs-american-citizens-arrested-detained-against-will?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
"Research outfit Five Percent has published a new white paper analysing online content published between January 2020 and May 2025. The results indicate that material created with machine learning tools initially overtook human-written content late last year."
#news #technology #TechNews #slop #AI #DeadInternet #DeadInternetTheory
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Little Bits: Issue #29 For September 2025
A fresh new issue is here overflowing with discovered little bits to explore and a message of personal reflection on the challenges of writing.
The time it takes to resolve Alaska’s most serious felony cases is three years, or more than twice as long as in 2015.
A state lawmaker wants an end to the delays. “I hate how slow this system is. It kills me,” he said.
https://www.propublica.org/article/alaska-murder-pretrial-delays-impact?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post