Man sues over false arrest based on bad facial recognition results. "[Robert] Dillon lives more than 300 miles from Jacksonville Beach, and a police search of a license plate reader database found no evidence he was in the area when the alleged crime was committed..." arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
"The prosecution against Dillon was pending for over 2 months before ‘the State Attorney’s Office finally dropped all charges,’ the lawsuit said. ....the lawsuit demands financial damages and changes in how the police and sheriffs’ offices use facial recognition technology.”
"Kidney was transported to Ascension Providence Hospital in Novi, where doctors confirmed he had a stroke. He sustained injuries that required emergency brain surgery, an extended hospital stay and months of in-patient and at-home care, according to the suit."
"'He suffered permanent neurological injuries, severe cognitive impairments & chronic kidney disease. ‘Mr. Kidney needed to go to the hospital, not jail. At no point did Kidney resist arrest, attempt to flee, or pose a threat to the safety of the officers or others,’ attorney Jon Marko said...”
Migrants to be deported to dangerous 3rd country. "The flight... would mark the first such deportation to the Central African Republic, a deeply impoverished country.... so dangerous the US State Dept. states on its website, ‘do not travel [there] for any reason’." www.nytimes.com/2026/06/11/w...
Musk accused of stoking riots in Northern Ireland. “‘Only by protesting REPEATEDLY and LOUDLY will there be any change!!’ [posted] Musk. ....immigrant families in Belfast had to be escorted... out of their homes as masked mobs set fire to their neighborhoods..." www.commondreams.org/news/belfast...
US now generating more power using solar than coal. "A... report from... Ember showed solar supplied more electricity than coal in May for the first time on a monthly basis. It accounted for 12.8% of U.S. energy last month, while coal dropped to 12.2%...” www.houstonchronicle.com/business/art...
Elderly man injured during traffic stop was having stroke, claims lawsuit. "When the deputies asked him to get out of the car, ...he told them he could not move. The lawsuit claims Tibbetts & Uzoni pulled [Gregg] Kidney from his vehicle... & threw him to the ground..." www.mlive.com/news/ann-arb...
"[Elon] Musk shared lists... of locations where protests could take place – also posted by [far-right] activist Tommy Robinson – and retweeted Restore Britain leader Rupert Lowe’s post saying ‘Millions must go’ with a screengrab of footage of the knife attack." www.belfastlive.co.uk/news/belfast...