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Former President Donald Trump, who has complained about censorship by social media giants, filed class-action lawsuits Wednesday against Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, and Google CEO Sundar Pichai.

Why it matters: It's the latest escalation in Trump's years-long battle with Twitter and Facebook over free speech and censorship. Trump is completely banned from Twitter and is banned from Facebook for another two years...

Trump sues Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg, Twitter's Jack Dorsey, Google's Sundar Pichai The lawsuits represent broader complaints about social media policies.

John Ascuaga, the man who built John Ascuaga’s Nugget into one of the premiere hotel-casinos in Reno-Sparks, has died. He was 96 years old...

Nugget patriarch John Ascuaga dies at age 96 John Ascuaga transformed the Nugget in Sparks into one of the top resorts in Northern Nevada.

A lab test commissioned by the New York Times failed to identify any tuna DNA in a series of Subway tuna sandwiches.

A reporter acquired “more than 60in - worth of Subway tuna sandwiches” from three Los Angeles storefronts, then engaged a specialized fish-testing lab. Researchers were unable to pinpoint a species.

“There are two conclusions,” a lab spokesperson told the Times. “One, it’s so heavily processed that whatever we could pull out, we couldn’t make an identification.

“Or we got some and there’s just nothing there that’s tuna.”..

Lab analysis of Subway tuna sandwiches fails to identify tuna DNA New York Times commissions test of 60in worth of tuna sandwiches but researchers were unable to pinpoint a species

In late December 2019, for the first time since Nielsen Music began electronically tracking music sales 29 years ago, vinyl albums surpassed 1 million copies in a single week. Among those most eager to capitalize on vinyl’s resurgence: the creators of film and TV scores and soundtracks.

“There are fans who are score collectors and there are fans who are vinyl collectors. They’re both collectors’ markets,” says Brian McNelis, senior vp music and soundtracks at Lakeshore Entertainment. Lakeshore released seven scores and soundtracks on vinyl in 2015; last year, the number soared to 30.

Film studios are now working to target this growing group of obsessive collectors with a flood of new vinyl offerings, even though they’ve stopped releasing as much film music on CDs...

How The Vinyl Resurgence Is Impacting Film and TV Score Sales Film studios are chasing a ballooning big-spending market for their scores and soundtracks: vinyl geeks.

F. Lee Bailey, the famed attorney who represented some of the most notorious defendants in US history — including O.J Simpson and the “Boston Strangler” — died Thursday in Georgia. He was 87...

The high-profile criminal defense attorney was best known for being part of Simpson’s legal “Dream Team” — and helped to acquit the football legend of double-murder in 1995.

“F. Lee Bailey was a great guy… he was great, he was smart. Sharp as ever,” Simpson, 73, said in a video on Twitter Thursday....

Famed criminal defense attorney F. Lee Bailey dead at 87 F. Lee Bailey was one of the famed lawyers who was on OJ Simpson’s “Dream Team” during the highly publicized murder trial in 1995. He was last known to live in Maine.

What would you do to defend your dogs against a large bear?

One 17-year old, Hailey Morinico, was shown on video dashing toward and pushing a bear off of her fence in a now-viral TikTok post.

The video, which has been viewed more than 68 million times, shows a bear climbing over a concrete fence and lunging at several dogs in the backyard. Morinico runs to the bear and pushes it off the fence with no hesitation...

17-year-old who pushed bear away from dogs in California says, 'Don’t do what I did' In a now-viral TikTok video, a woman is seen pushing a bear off of her fence. The bear was seen lunging after several dogs in the yard.

Despite how they might appear in some movies, librarians aren’t secret action heroes. But they’re often all that stands in the way of robbers and millions...

This is not the first time that important and valuable pieces of history have been stolen from a national archive, prominent library, or museum and ended up on the block at a prominent auction house...

Forget Art and Gems, Thieves Make Discreet Millions at the Library Despite how they might appear in some movies, librarians aren’t secret action heroes. But they’re often all that stands in the way of robbers and millions.

United Airlines is offering vaccinated customers a shot at winning free travel as the carrier joins a national effort to get more Americans immunized against COVID-19 and derail a pandemic behind the deaths of nearly 590,000 Americans.

New or existing members of United's MileagePlus loyalty program who upload their vaccination records to the United Airlines mobile app by June 22 can be entered to win free flights for a year's worth of travel, the Chicago-based company announced on Monday...

United Airlines offers vaccinated customers shots at free travel Carrier's loyalty club members can enter sweepstakes designed to encourage national immunization effort.

China's space program took a major leap today when it successfully landed the Zhurong rover on Mars, marking the country’s first landing on another planet. Teams will now prepare to roll the rover off its landing platform and onto the dusty Martian surface to begin a mission to search for evidence of water and hints of past life.

The touchdown makes China the second country in history to deposit a rover on the surface of Mars. After months in orbit around the red planet, the Tianwen-1 spacecraft released the Zhurong rover for a landing in Utopia Planitia, a vast plain that may once have been covered by an ancient Martian ocean. The 529-pound rover survived a perilous descent to the surface, including atmospheric entry, slowing from supersonic speeds with a parachute, and finally using retrorockets to safely alight on the ground...

China's Zhurong Mars rover touches down on the red planet After a historic landing on Mars, the Zhurong rover is ready to search for signs of water and life.

The new commercial development bringing dining, shopping, and office space opportunities to south Reno is under the direction of Tolles Development Company and will house around 20 businesses.

The newest confirmed businesses include Grafted Whiskey & Wine Bar, Mari Chuy’s Tequileria & Botanas, Trademark Jewelry, Bone-ito, Village Well, Waste Less Shop, Boxwood Avenue, and Desert Strands Salon.

Some of the businesses previously announced include Perenn Bakery, Base Camp Pizza Co., Rolled Mountain Creamery, Dorinda’s Chocolates, and Hinoki Sushi.

“With free concerts, public farmers markets, and a family and pet-friendly vibe, our team has been working hard to make sure our community feels welcome and at home at the Village,” said Par Tolles, principal and CEO of Tolles Development Company.

The entire property is expected to open in summer of 2021.

The Village at Rancharrah set to open this summer The entire property is expected to open summer 2021.

Walmart said Friday that customers who are fully vaccinated against Covid-19 will not need to wear a mask in its stores unless one is required by state or local laws.

In a memo sent to employees, the country’s largest retailer and employer said the change in its mask policy takes effect immediately at Walmart stores and its membership warehouse, Sam’s Club. Starting Tuesday, it said employees who are fully vaccinated do not need to wear a mask while working at its stores, offices, or other facilities...

Walmart, Costco drop store mask requirement for customers, employees who are fully vaccinated The companies' announcement departs from other major retailers, including Target, that said they will keep pandemic protocols.

If you have been fortunate enough to receive a COVID-19 vaccine, you also possess an essential, high-tech tool for proving your immunity to others.

Just kidding, it’s a piece of cardstock. On the flimsy rectangle that all Americans get with their shots, doctors, and pharmacists record dates of administration, vaccine type, and lot number. Some scrawl the information by hand with a pen; others apply a preprinted sticker. The cards offer no special marker to prove their authenticity, no scannable code to connect to a digital record. At three by four inches, they’re even too awkwardly sized to fit in a wallet. A mid-century polio-vaccine card doesn’t look too different from today’s COVID-19 vaccination records...

No One Actually Knows If You’re Vaccinated Vaccination requirements in stores, offices, and schools can offer peace of mind. But they’re rarely going to prove anything.

The COVID-19 vaccination operation at the Flathead County fairgrounds in northwestern Montana can dole out 1,000 doses in seven hours. But demand has plummeted recently, down to fewer than 70 requests for the shots a day. So, the county dropped its mass vaccination offerings as May began — from three clinics a week to two. Though most of those eligible in the county hasn't yet gotten the jab, the takers are few.

Daily COVID-19 vaccination rates are falling nationwide, and gaps in vaccine uptake are starting to show, especially in rural America. That leaves many communities grappling with an imperfect pandemic endgame...

Families, Communities Divided Over COVID Vaccination In Rural Montana In sprawling Flathead County, only 25% of adults are fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Public health experts worry about reservoirs of potential outbreaks as neighbors still debate the virus' danger.

A 23-year-old Italian woman who was mistakenly given six doses of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine all at once was released from a hospital on Monday without having suffered any apparent adverse reactions, local health authorities said. The incident occurred on Sunday morning at the Noa Hospital in Massa, in Tuscany.

The patient was kept under observation for approximately 24 hours in the hospital's emergency room. Doctors said she was given fluids and anti-inflammatory and fever medications as preventative measures...

FDA authorizes Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine for use in adolescents The decision, based on data from a Phase 3 trial, makes Pfizer's Covid vaccine the first to be available for use in children under age 16.

The steady jobs recovery from Covid-19 slowed dramatically in April, stunning Wall Street analysts and raising questions about the strength of the pandemic comeback and the impact of generous unemployment benefits.

The government said Friday that the economy created 266,000 jobs in April — a strong number in ordinary times but sharply below the Wall Street consensus of nearly 1 million, driven by reopenings in the beaten-down leisure and hospitality sectors as vaccinations continue...

Jobs surprise triggers battle over federal aid For conservatives, the report suggested that generous pandemic-era benefits are discouraging workers from taking jobs, while progressives argue corporate America has to offer higher wages.

Four months ago, Facebook announced former President Donald Trump had been suspended indefinitely from its platform. On Wednesday morning, Facebook's oversight board -- the first-of-its-kind group of legal experts and human rights leaders -- will announce its decision about whether Trump will be permanently banned...

Facebook's decision will be a litmus test for social media platforms' capacity to draw the line between the protection of free speech and public safety. But no matter what the outcome, one thing is certain: it will enrage many Americans, and even more will feel helpless about the prospect of political reconciliation on social media. So before Trump takes the spotlight in ongoing discussions about social media and politics once again, is there anything that we -- the citizens of social media -- can do to stem the tide of polarization on our platforms?

Opinion: Facebook's decision on readmitting Trump is going to enrage people. But there's more to the story Christopher A. Bail writes before former President Donald Trump takes the spotlight in ongoing discussions about social media and politics once again, there are steps that we -- the citizens of social media -- can do to stem the tide of polarization on our platforms.