Canadian judge rules thumbs-up emoji can represent contract agreement (www.theguardian.com)
US Judge restricts Biden officials from contact with social media firms (www.reuters.com)
Boy, 7, shot and killed during Florida jet ski dispute; grandfather wounded while shielding child (www.cbsnews.com)
SCOTUS reaffirms vital protections against retaliatory defamation claims (freedom.press)
Expanding Broadband in Portland, The Time Is Now (www.eff.org)
6 things that threaten Europe, according to … the EU (www.politico.eu)
Why Europeans don’t have Threads yet (www.politico.eu)
Texas woman traumatized after being forced to carry an unviable pregnancy to term (www.npr.org)
California thief steals $500,000 worth of wine by drilling hole through store roof (www.theguardian.com)
Burglar takes more than 600 bottles of high-end wine and liquor from Venice shop after lowering himself into store with rope
FTC sues Amazon for 'tricking and trapping' people in Prime subscription (www.npr.org)
“Federal regulators have sued Amazon, alleging the company for years “tricked” people into buying Prime memberships that were purposefully hard to cancel....
Farmer ordered to pay after judge says thumbs-up emoji amounts to contract acceptance (www.theglobeandmail.com)
Parts of a Munich synagogue demolished by Nazis are found in a river 85 years later (www.npr.org)
Deal on Swedish NATO membership within reach - Stoltenberg (www.euronews.com)
Spanish election raises concerns over shape and stability of country's Council of EU presidency (www.euronews.com)
UPS-Teamsters could strike Aug 1: What you need to know (therealnews.com)
Attorney who challenged Trump’s 2020 loss gives up law license as states weigh disciplining him (apnews.com)
Archaeologists may have found ruins of fabled entrance to Zapotec underworld (arstechnica.com)
Former Arizona House speaker spoke with FBI in 2020 election probe | CNN Politics (www.cnn.com)
A former top Republican official in Arizona, who rejected pressure from Donald Trump and his allies following the former president’s 2020 election defeat, told CNN Wednesday night that he has spoken with the FBI as part of the ongoing criminal investigation into efforts to overturn the vote.
July Fourth hot dog eating contest men's competition won by Joey Chestnut with 62 hot dogs and buns (www.cbsnews.com)
Joey Chestnut wolfed down 62 hot dogs and buns in 10 minutes to win the men’s competition of the Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July hot dog eating contest for the 16th time Tuesday. The champion eater whose nickname is “Jaws” fell short of the record 76 hot dogs and buns that he set at the Independence Day event in 2021.
Mum Pulls Child Out Of School After Receiving Note From Teacher Saying Lunchbox Is Unhealthy
Are schools overstepping their jurisdictions? I know children can be picky eaters. I used to be as well. So this is rather concerning....