An overdue library book makes a return trip to the shelves — 119 years later (www.npr.org)
Mortgage rates jump to 6.81%, their highest level this year (www.cnn.com)
Oklahoma Superintendent Insists Tulsa Race Massacre Can Be Taught Without Mentioning Skin Color (news.yahoo.com)
President Zelensky visits Snake Island as war enters 500th day (www.bbc.com)
Farmer owes $82,000 in contract dispute over use of a ‘thumbs-up’ emoji, judge says (www.cnn.com)
ChatGPT users drop for the first time as people turn to uncensored chatbots (arstechnica.com)
Robots say they won't steal jobs, rebel against humans (www.reuters.com)
Robots presented at an AI forum said on Friday they expected to increase in number and help solve global problems, and would not steal humans’ jobs or rebel against us.
Erdoğan backs Ukraine’s NATO bid, says Putin will visit Turkey ‘next month’ (www.politico.eu)
D.C. Court of Appeals committee recommends Giuliani be disbarred (www.washingtonpost.com)
The committee found Giuliani’s challenges to the 2020 election results were ‘utterly false’ and ‘recklessly so’; D.C. Court of Appeals will make a final decision.
Musk sues law firm because he’s mad that Twitter paid $90 million bill (arstechnica.com)
A man has been charged with a cyber attack on the Discovery Bay water treatment facility (securityaffairs.com)
US approves cluster bombs despite humanitarian concerns (www.politico.com)
Proposed Espionage Act reforms are vital for investigative journalism (freedom.press)
Film companies demand names of Reddit users who discussed piracy in 2011 (arstechnica.com)
UK’s energy department overrun with insects (www.politico.eu)
French court won’t block Pornhub in France — for now (www.politico.eu)
Number of NATO allies spending 2% of GDP on defence to jump this year (www.euronews.com)
EU moves to quit energy investment treaty (www.politico.eu)
Macron blocks NATO outpost in Japan amid Chinese complaints (www.politico.eu)
El Paso Walmart gunman who killed 23 gets 90 consecutive life sentences (www.bbc.co.uk)
Texans Die from Heat Exhaustion After Governor Bans Mandatory Water Breaks (www.texasobserver.org)
House Bill 2127 preempts municipalities from enacting legislation in eight areas—with predictable results.