daily links: july 2024

7.2.24
CNN.com—Supreme Court rules that presidents have absolute immunity for "official acts", which essentially means there is no way to hold a president accountable for anything they do in office, no matter how illegal
NBC News—Hunter Biden sues Fox News under New York's "revenge porn" law
CBS News—FDA approves new Alzheimer's treatment
USA Today—Hurricane Beryl reaches Category 5, the earliest any storm has become that powerful during hurricane season
ABCnews.com—Rudy Giuliani disbarred in New York for his efforts to subvert the election
BBC News—US pays Moderna $176 million to develop an mRNA vaccine for bird flu


7.3.24
BBC News—Trump sentencing for his guilt in 34 felonies in New York delayed until September in wake of Supreme Court immunity decision
CNN.com—Google's greenhouse gas emissions have increased nearly 50% since it started offering AI tools and services
CBS News—GM fined nearly $150 million for excess vehicle emissions from 5.9 million of its vehicles
ABCnews.com—Fourth person in US tests positive for bird flu after likely being infected from dairy cows
NBC News—FBI investigating after nearly 200 Jewish headstones are vandalized at two separate cemeteries
USA Today—FDA bans ingredient used in some citrus soft drinks


7.9.24
ABCnews.com—Biden opens NATO summit by promising more air defense support for Ukraine
CBS News—Hurricane Beryl weakens to tropical storm, but leaves millions without power in Texas
NBC News—Navy sailor disciplined afer trying to illegally access Biden's medical records multiple times
CNN.com—Trump-appointed federal judge resigns after admitting that he engaged in an inappropriate sexual relationship with one of his law clerks
BBC News—Michael Bloomberg gives $1 billion to Johns Hopkins to support graduate schools, a gift that will make tuition at its famed medical school free for most people
USA Today—Walmart faces class action lawsuit for deceptive pricing


7.10.24
CNN.com—Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez introduces articles of impeachment for Supreme Court justices Thomas and Alito
NBC News—GOP senators block Democratic bill that would protect abortion access nationwide
BBC News—Shrek 5 will be released in 2026, 25 years after the first film and 16 years after the last sequel
USA Today—Groundskeeper at golf course dies after being repeatedly stung by a swarm of bees
ABCnews.com—NBA's next media rights deal will be worth $76 billion over 11 years
CBS News—Suspect arrested in Britain after targeted crossbow attack kills three women, a mother and her two daughters


7.11.24
BBC News—Hungarian PM and pro-Russia strongman Viktor Orban to meet with Trump at Mar-a-Lago
CNN.com—US and Germany foil Russian assassination plot against CEO of arms manufacturer that was sending weapons to Ukraine
ABCnews.com—Actress Shelley Duvall dies at 75
CBS News—IRS says it has recovered over $1 billion from millionaire tax cheats over the past year
NBC News—NFL commissioner says the league is open to letting private equity firms buy up to a 10% stake in teams
USA Today—Oregon police recovery $200k of stolen Lego sets


7.16.24
CNN.com—Trump survives assassination attempt at one of his rallies in Pennsylvania
ABCnews.com—Democratic senator Bob Menendez found guilty on all counts in federal corruption trial
CBS News—Trump selects Hillbilly Elegy author JD Vance as his running mate
USA Today—AT&T says nearly all of its customers' call and text records exposed during data breach, although the breach did not give the hackers access to the contents of the calls and texts
BBC News—Sex therapist Dr. Ruth dies at 96
NBC News—80s fitness personality Richard Simmons dies at 76


7.17.24
USA Today—Atlanta man arrested after driving three hours to take down a gigantic Confederate flag that flies over I-85 in South Carolina
CBS News—Biden tests positive for Covid
ABCnews.com—Complete stegosaurus fossil skeleton sells for record $45 million at auction
CNN.com—Hateful bigot billionaire Elon Musk says he's relocating SpaceX and Twitter from California to Texas over the former state's recent passage of a law that protects the privacy of LGBTQ youth
NBC News—Prominent Democrat Adam Schiff publicly calls on Biden to drop out of the presidential race
BBC News—Former CIA analyst accused of spying for South Korea


7.18.24
BBC News—US military will no longer use a purpose-built floating pier to deliver aid to Gaza, and will instead route supplies through an Israeli port
CNN.com—Bob Newhart dies at 94
CBS News—Biden administration forgives another $1.2 billion in student loans
NBC News—Fandango founder dies of suicide at NYC luxury hotel
USA Today—MLB will open the 2025 season with a game in Tokyo between the Dodgers and Cubs
ABCnews.com—NASA cancels moon rover mission that was originally scheduled to launch in 2023


7.30.24
CNN.com—Biden calls for major Supreme Court reform, including term limits, an enforceable ethics code, and a constitutional amendment to override the court's disastrous presidential immunity decision. But not, unfortunately, an immediate expansion of the court.
CBS News—Head of Project 2025 steps down amid public criticism of their efforts, but make no mistake: it's not going away and this will still be the plan for Trump's second administration if he is reelected.
USA Today—The Fed hints at rate cut before the end of the year
ABCnews.com—Facebook agrees to $1.4 billion settlement with Texas over unauthorized use of facial recognition software
NBC News—Federal agency rules that Amazon is responsible for unsafe products sold on its site, even if they are not the direct seller
BBC News—Deadpool and Wolverine smashes opening weekend box office record for an R-rated film


7.31.24
USA Today—Nebraska teen faces felony charges after intentionally derailing a train and recording the crash to post on social media
ABCnews.com—Delta says the CrowdStrike issues cost it $500 million
CBS News—South Carolina set to restart executions of death row inmates after court approves several methods of execution, including firing squads
NBC News—Study finds that private equity takeovers of healthcare facilities reduce the quality of care for patients. I'm sure you're all shocked.
CNN.com—Taco Bell is expanding the use of AI voice technology at its drive-thru windows
BBC News—Fewer than half of Gen Z watch any broadcast television, preferring instead to consume content on TikTok and YouTube

october 2024
september 2024
august 2024
july 2024
june 2024
may 2024
april 2024
march 2024
february 2024
january 2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000

2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000

main
daily links
people
cd collection
library
bio