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Judge orders liquidation of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones′s personal assets | https://www.theguardian.com/law/article/2024/jun/14/alex-jones-sandy-hook-liquidation
Judge orders liquidation of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones′s personal assets

Texas judge approves converting Jones’s proposed bankruptcy reorganization to a liquidation and has yet to rule on parent company to Infowars

The Guardian
The murder rate is down 19% in 2024 thus far, per data collected directly from 236 cities across the US. (Some major cities — like San Francisco, Baltimore, and Philidelphia — have seen much larger decreases.)
I had a wonderful time yesterday at Walk MS Philadelphia with my sister, listening to Stevie Wonder, remembering my mother, and raising money for more MS research so that one day no family will have to watch their loved one suffer. If you want to help us, it's not too late. click on the link below and contribute to our team #WalkMSPhilly #walkms2024
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Cannabis use linked to enhanced ability to understand others' emotions https://www.psypost.org/cannabis-use-linked-to-enhanced-ability-to-understand-others-emotions/
Cannabis use linked to enhanced ability to understand others’ emotions

A recent study suggests that regular cannabis users may have enhanced empathy, linked to increased connectivity in brain regions like the anterior cingulate cortex. This challenges the typical view of cannabis solely having negative cognitive effects.

PsyPost
Millions May Lose Internet Benefits if Lawmakers Don’t Act - http://capitalbnews.org/affordable-connectivity-program-funding/
Millions May Lose Internet Benefits if Lawmakers Don’t Act

The Affordable Connectivity Program provided up to $30 discounts on internet service for low-income households.

Capital B News
Scientists link elusive human group to 150,000-year-old Chinese ‘dragon man’ | https://www.theguardian.com/science/2024/mar/30/scientists-link-elusive-human-group-to-150000-year-old-chinese-dragon-man
Scientists link elusive human group to 150,000-year-old Chinese ‘dragon man’

Researchers have found fresh evidence that may connect the mysterious Denisovans to the early human species Homo longi

The Guardian
New survey from Pew Research has 60% of U.S. adults with an unfavorable view of trμmp.
His largest support among adults grouped by religious belief comes from white evangelical protestants (67% favorable). OTOH, 88% of atheists have an unfavorable view of him.