(2023-06-01). Report: FBI Reopens Assange Investigation. scheerpost.com 
An Australian newspaper reported Thursday the F.B.I. sought to question Julian Assange's former ghostwriter in London as the U.S. continues a probe that resulted in an indictment three years ago of the imprisoned WikiLeaks publisher.
(2023-06-01). FBI Looking to Gather New Information About Julian Assange. news.antiwar.com The FBI is looking to gather new information about WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age reported on Thursday. According to a front-page story in the SMH, the FBI may be trying to build its case up against Assange, who was indicted by the US Justice Department in 2019 for exposing …
(2023-06-01). FBI Reopens Probe Into Julian Assange. news.antiwar.com The FBI has restarted its investigation into WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age reported on Thursday. According to a front-page story in the SMH, the FBI is looking to build its case up against Assange, who was indicted by the US Justice Department in 2019 for exposing US war crimes …
(2023-06-02). Ex-NATO Supreme Commander: Like nuclear arms in WWII, Ukraine can be first AI war. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Bloomberg NewsJune 1, 2023 James Stavridis: Ukraine War May Become a Proving Ground for AI Artificial intelligence is, suddenly, everywhere….. Thus far, however, relatively little has been written about the implications of AI on warfare and geopolitics. For better and worse, those arenas also lend themselves to a variety of ways in which new technologies …
(2023-06-02). Wiretap scandal rocks Colombia's government. colombiareports.com Colombia's government was rocked by revelations of illegal wiretapping by police intelligence. The illegal wiretapping was revealed by Prosecutor General Francisco Barbosa, who has been investigating the alleged abuse of…
(2023-06-02). Science Saturday: Mayo Clinic doctor visits of the future could be powered by 'omics' research. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org To glimpse the future of medicine, step inside Mayo Clinic's cutting-edge Center for Individualized Medicine. There, physicians, researchers, data scientists, artificial intelligence engineers and bioethicists are working side-by-side to investigate massive "omics" data sets. The innovative approach is the result of thousands of patients who are participating in omics-related research studies and clinical trials. The multidisciplinary teams are in pursuit of discovering hidden biological signatures and patterns of diseases, including cancer. Their hope and expectations are…
(2023-06-01). Artificial Intelligence "Godfathers" Call for Regulation as Rights Groups Warn AI Encodes Oppression. democracynow.org 
We host a roundtable discussion with three experts in artificial intelligence on growing concerns over the technology's potential dangers. Yoshua Bengio, known as one of the three "godfathers of AI," is a professor at the University of Montreal and founder and scientific director at Mila–Quebec AI Institute. Bengio is also a signatory of the Future of Life Institute open letter calling for a pause on large AI experiments. He is joined on Democracy Now! by Tawana Petty, the director of policy and advocacy at the Algorithmic Justice League, an organization dedicated to raising awareness abou…
(2023-06-01). 4 Artificial Intelligence Bubble Stocks To Bet Against: Profit When The FOMO Runs Out. moguldom.com Nvidia's blockbuster first-quarter results have helped drive excitement to new levels about investing in artificial intelligence, but market watchers say some stocks are overvalued amid the hype. The investor enthusiasm is inspiring comparisons to the dot.com bubble that preceded the bust of March 2000, when most tech stocks lost 75 percent of value from their highs. Economist …
(2023-06-02). Unions can still strike—don't let the Supreme Court tell you otherwise. therealnews.com 
This story originally appeared in The U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Glacier Northwest v. Teamsters Local 174 is outrageous—valuing property over workers' rights. But it could have been much worse. | Unions still have the right to strike. Employers still can't generally sue unions in state court for losses caused by strikes. But the decision does open the door to whittling away those rights more in t…
(2023-06-01). "Turning His Back on Student Debtors": Biden's Debt Deal Ends Freeze on Loan Payments for Millions. democracynow.org 
Advocates for student debt relief are raising the alarm over a controversial part of the bipartisan deal to raise the U.S. debt ceiling that would end the freeze on student loan repayments by the end of August. The moratorium has been in place since 2020. Meanwhile, the fate of the Biden administration's plan to forgive up to $20,000 in student debt for borrowers is going to be decided by the Supreme Court, where it is likely to face skepticism from the conservative majority. "This is President Biden turning his back on student debtors," says Braxton Brewington, press secretary of the Debt Colle…
(2023-06-01). Nevada's GOP Governor Signs Democratic Abortion Proposal Into Law. truthout.org Nevada Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo signed into law on Tuesday a bill that provides greater reproductive and privacy rights protections for individuals coming to the state seeking abortion services. With several states across the country enacting abortion bans or severe restrictions, following the Supreme Court last summer overturning the landmark abortion rights case Roe v. Wade… |
(2023-06-01). Military Situation In Iraq On June 1, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan invited Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani to his swearing-in ceremony during a phone call; | The Iraqi Federal Supreme Court ruled against the self-extension of the Kurdistan Region's parliament by another year, calling it unconstitutional; | The Kurdistan Region's parliamentary elections will be held according to the current electioral law, according to Harem Kamal Agha, head of the PUK in Baghdad; | Iranian Interior Minist…
(2023-06-01). Oklahoma Supreme Court rules two GOP abortion bans are unconstitutional. nationofchange.org Nine justices ruled that the Oklahoma Constitution guarantees the "inherent right of a pregnant woman to terminate a pregnancy when necessary to preserve her life."
(2023-06-01). Ukraine, Human Rights, and International Law, with Alfred de Zayas. mintpressnews.com You can indict Vladimir Putin over war crimes in Ukraine. But if you do, you'd better indict Joe Biden as well. That is the message that Professor Alfred de Zayas, world-renowned human rights and international law expert, gave "MintCast" host Alan MacLeod on today's episode of the series. | A Swiss-American lawyer, academic and United Nations official with over 50 years' experience in the field of human rights, de Zayas joins us for a wide-ranging discussion about international law and Ukraine, U.S. sanctions, whistleblowers, the successes and failures of the United Nations and its bodies, and the growth of a new…