The jury ordered chiropractor David Walls-Kaufman, 69, to pay damages to Erin Smith for assaulting her husband, Metropolitan Police Officer Jeffrey Smith, on Jan. 6, 2021.

A federal jury on Monday awarded $500,000 to the widow and estate of a police officer who killed himself nine days after he helped defend the U.S. Capitol from a mob of rioters, including a man who scuffled with the officer during the attack.

The eight-member jury ordered that man, 69-year-old chiropractor David Walls-Kaufman, to pay $380,000 in punitive damages and $60,000 in compensatory damages to Erin Smith for assaulting her husband, Metropolitan Police Officer Jeffrey Smith, inside the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. They awarded an additional $60,000 to compensate Jeffrey Smith’s estate for his pain and suffering.

The judge presiding over the civil trial dismissed Erin Smith’s wrongful-death claim against Walls-Kaufman before jurors began deliberating last week. U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes said no reasonable juror could conclude that Walls-Kaufman’s actions were capable of causing a traumatic brain injury leading to Smith’s death.

Jury orders man to pay $500K for assaulting Jan. 6 officer who killed himself after Capitol riot

The jury ordered 69-year-old chiropractor David Walls-Kaufman to pay damages to Erin Smith for assaulting her husband, Metropolitan Police Officer Jeffrey Smith, on Jan. 6, 2021.

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Anti-government protests continue daily in central Tbilisi with demonstrators accusing the ruling Georgian Dream party of being pro-Russia and derailing the country’s efforts to join the EU.

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Georgia jails opposition figures as ruling party denies arrests are politically motivated

^{Gavin Blackburn (Euronews.com)}

Defense for 55-year-old music mogul indicates they do not intend to call any witnesses of their own

US rests case against Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs in sex-trafficking and racketeering trial

^{Anna Betts (The Guardian)}

From renewed conflict to a resurgent regime, people tell of their fears, concerns … and a glimmer of hope

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‘A pause before something worse’: Iranians wary of what future holds

^{Shah Meer Baloch (The Guardian)}

Spain encouraging immigration even as US seeks to restrict it

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Spain eases visa rules to draw foreign students barred from US by Trump

^{Reuters (The Independent)}

Home Office to bar group under anti-terrorism laws, with officials said to be investigating possible Tehran funding

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UK protest group Palestine Action denies Iran funding as it faces ban

^{Haroon Siddique (The Guardian)}

"If we lose up to 15% of our weight, that can lead to a 61% remission in cases of type 2 diabetes."

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Obesity on the agenda - slimming down the European way

^{Brenda Strohmaier (EURACTIV)}

Context:

In ZFC set theory (which most of modern maths is built upon). The natural numbers are defined as recursions of empty sets.

Ie.
0 = ∅ (the empty set)

1 = {∅} = {0}

2 = {∅, {∅}}
etc…

While not talked about as much as the Intel CPU security mitigations, Intel graphics security mitigations have added up over time that if disabling Intel graphics security mitigations for their GPU compute stack for OpenCL and Level Zero can yield a 20% performance boost. Ubuntu maker Canonical in cooperation with Intel is preparing to disable these security mitigations in the Ubuntu packages in order to recoup this lost performance.

Disabling Intel Graphics Security Mitigations Can Boost GPU Compute Performance By 20%

While not talked about as much as the Intel CPU security mitigations, Intel graphics security mitigations have added up over time that if disabling Intel graphics security mitigations for their GPU compute stack for OpenCL and Level Zero can yield a …

^{www.phoronix.com}

The return of the most influential after-market camera firmware company ever.

Magic Lantern Software for Canon Cameras Is Back

Beloved after-market firmware company, Magic Lantern, is back after five years. The new team is working on supporting new cameras.

^{Jeremy Gray (PetaPixel)}

Bill Clinton’s last-minute endorsement of Andrew Cuomo in New York City’s mayoral race is all too fitting: both men represent the corporate Democratic establishment, opposed by socialist candidate Zohran Mamdani, that has abandoned the working class.

Clinton’s Endorsement of Cuomo Is Grotesque but Predictable

^jacobin.com

Supreme Court temporarily lifts order on third-country deportations, sparking dissent.

'Incomprehensible': Liberal Justices Blast SCOTUS Decision Allowing Trump to Resume Third Country Deportations

"The government has made clear in word and deed that it feels itself unconstrained by law, free to deport anyone anywhere without notice or an opportunity to be heard," wrote Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor.

^{eloise-goldsmith (Common Dreams)}

A federal judge has ruled that Anthropic's use of copyrighted books to train its Claude AI models constitutes fair use, but rejected the startup's defense for downloading millions of pirated books to build a permanent digital library.

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“Israel wants to commit genocide against people of Palestine, against people of Gaza, and they see Iran as an obstacle to this.”

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Carney Justified Attacks While Iranian Canadians Feared The Worst

^{Alex Cosh (The Maple)}

"Who is going to primary this guy?" said one critic. "Please. I am begging someone to step up."

'I Haven't Taken a Look at It': Jeffries Blows Off Resolution to Limit Trump's Iran War

^{stephen-prager (Common Dreams)}

The weaponization of food in Gaza by Israel-backed aid operations is a war crime, leading to the deaths of hundreds of Palestinians. Will the international community stand by as desperate civilians are forced to choose between starvation and risking their lives for food?

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Israel's 'Weaponization' of Food Is a 'War Crime': UN

"It is weaponized hunger. It is forced displacement," said one U.N. human rights official. "All combined, it appears to be the erasure of Palestinian life from Gaza."

^{julia-conley (Common Dreams)}

Trump administration plans to rescind the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule, sparking concern from environmental groups.

Fury as Trump Puts Tens of Millions of Protected Forests on the Chopping Block

"The roadless rule is the most effective conservation rule on the books at protecting mature and old-growth forests," said one environmental campaigner.

^{eloise-goldsmith (Common Dreams)}

And may increase them again in the future.

Philips Hue is raising prices in the US ‘as a direct result of tariffs’

Prices across the Philips Hue smart product portfolio will increase for US customers starting on July 1st.

^{Jess Weatherbed (The Verge)}

"This is a tale that we're seeing across this country, where it's a battle of organized money versus organized people," Zohran Mamdani said on the eve of the election.

Oligarchs 'Terrified' Democratic Socialist Mamdani Might Win NYC Mayoral Primary

"This is a tale that we're seeing across this country, where it's a battle of organized money versus organized people," Zohran Mamdani said on the eve of the election.

^{brett-wilkins (Common Dreams)}

• CMA proposes to designate Google with strategic market status under the new Digital Markets Competition Regime
• Roadmap published setting out potential early actions to improve outcomes for consumers and businesses
• Measures could help unlock broader growth, investment and innovation in the UK tech sector and wider economy

CMA takes first steps to improve competition in search services in the UK

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is today proposing to designate Google with 'strategic market status' (SMS) in general search and search advertising.

^{Competition and Markets Authority (GOV.UK)}

• CMA proposes to designate Google with strategic market status under the new Digital Markets Competition Regime
• Roadmap published setting out potential early actions to improve outcomes for consumers and businesses
• Measures could help unlock broader growth, investment and innovation in the UK tech sector and wider economy

CMA takes first steps to improve competition in search services in the UK

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is today proposing to designate Google with 'strategic market status' (SMS) in general search and search advertising.

^{Competition and Markets Authority (GOV.UK)}

US Financial Markets stop their losses and turn positive before the truce in the conflicy with Iran is announced. The gain might seem small, but it is an average, it is interesting to note that at the same time shares of oil companies, like ExxonMobil stopped their progress and turned into red.

Are, those, signs of some information leaking out from government sources before the official announcement?

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) signed sweeping legislation Sunday to slap warning labels on potentially tens of thousands of food and beverage packages...containing 44 dyes or additives commonly found in the country’s food supply...

...the effort from Texas — a deep-red state — is particularly striking, food safety experts said. Policies cracking down on the nation’s food supply have often come from big blue states, such as California...

...GOP lawmakers and the first Trump administration decried measures such as stricter school lunch standards as overregulation by the nanny state...The bill passed the Texas legislature this year with bipartisan support...

The law applies to a food product label “developed or copyrighted” on or after Jan. 1, 2027. This essentially means that companies would only need to add the labels to their packaging when they redesign or update labels, such as when new ingredients are added to a product...

In 2023, California passed a law prohibiting food containing red dye No. 3 from being sold in the state after Jan. 1, 2027. This year, West Virginia’s Republican governor signed sweeping legislation banning foods containing any of seven dyes from being served in school nutrition programs starting in August, and from being sold in the state starting in 2028.