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Local Journalist Index 2026: US states with a lower concentration of local journalists have higher rates of loneliness, even after considering rural populations (Laura Hazard Owen/Nieman Lab)
https://www.niemanlab.org/2026/06/states-with-less-lo…

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is proposing to subsidize liability insurance for state and local officers who are trained and deputized to enforce federal immigration laws, according to a planning document published Friday.
ICE’s partnerships with local departments have soared since Trump returned to the White House last year
and may get an additional boost with liability insurance
by removing a hurdle that has made some local police departments reluctant to join.…

ICE pitches plan to fund liability insurance for local officers
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is pitching a plan to help shield local police officers who make immigration arrests from possible financial consequences if they are accused of on-duty misconduct. A planning document released Friday says the agency is proposing to subsidize liability insurance for state and local officers who are trained and deputized to enforce federal immigration laws. ICE’s partnerships with local departments have soared since President Donald Trump returned to th…

Harvey announces Harvey Tenet, its first in-house, proprietary model for legal work, trained on mock disputes and case files using a version of Kimi K3 (Melia Robinson/Business Insider)
https://www.businessinsider.com/harvey-builds-tenet-ai-model-for-legal-…

Harvey announces Tenet, its first in-house AI model for legal work
Harvey's first AI model, Tenet, is designed to take on more of the tasks typically done by lawyers over hours or days.

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Lokale KI schneller machen: So zünden Sie den LLM-Turbo
Ein technischer Kniff bei lokalen LLMs kann die Generierungsrate massiv erhöhen: die Multi Token Prediction. Wir haben getestet, wie sie LLMs beschleunigt.

FYI, there is now a legal aid fundraiser to support the Minneapolis 15.
(I can vouch for this one. It’s legit.)
https://chuffed.org/project/186570-minnesota-15-legal-defense-fund

Seahawks working out timing of Terrion Arnold signing amid CB's legal situation https://www.nfl.com/news/seahawks-working-out-timing-of-terrion-arnold-signing-amid-cb-s-legal-situation

U.S. intelligence warns Israel is likely to undermine Iran peace deal, officials say (Washington Post)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/06/19/us-intelligence-warns-israel-is-likely-undermine-iran-peace-deal-officials-say/?pwapi_token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJyZWFzb24iOiJnaWZ0IiwibmJmIjoxNzgxODQxNjAwLCJpc3MiOiJzdWJzY3JpcHRpb25zIiwiZXhwIjoxNzgzMjIzOTk5LCJpYXQiOjE3ODE4NDE2MDAsImp0aSI6ImNjYWIxOWNkLWQ4YTYtNGU5YS04NzcyLWIyNzg4NmFhMGNlMiIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lndhc2hpbmd0b25wb3N0LmNvbS9uYXRpb25hbC1zZWN1cml0eS8yMDI2LzA2LzE5L3VzLWludGVsbGlnZW5jZS13YXJucy1pc3JhZWwtaXMtbGlrZWx5LXVuZGVybWluZS1pcmFuLXBlYWNlLWRlYWwtb2ZmaWNpYWxzLXNheS8ifQ.m5TpdSXzVfWz74nCBEwOebiIvI2O0t21Y4CGeBhwWlc
http://www.memeorandum.com/260619/p53#a260619p53

The Georgia Trust for Local News purchased The Macon Telegraph and The Columbus Ledger-Enquirer from McClatchy; The Macon Melody will merge with The Telegraph (GTLN)
https://www.gtln.org/post/georgia-trust-for-local-new…

Georgia Trust for Local News partners with local supporters to acquire two historic newspapers
Deal will revitalize local journalism in Middle, West and South GeorgiaDublin, Ga. – The Georgia Trust for Local News today purchased The Macon Telegraph and The Columbus Ledger-Enquirer in a landmark transaction that puts two storied papers under local control and nonprofit ownership.The Telegraph has operated as a journalistic mainstay in Middle Georgia for 200 years and has a legacy of community-changing investigative journalism, including a Pulitzer Prize for specialized reporting. The L…

Iran imposes mandatory insurance on ships transiting Strait of Hormuz, with fees likely to follow (Richard Meade/Lloyd's List)
https://www.lloydslist.com/LL1157571/Iran-imposes-mandatory-insurance-on-ships-transiting-Strait-of-Hormuz-with-fees-likely-to-follow
http://www.memeorandum.com/260619/p63#a260619p63

After major cuts, McClatchy announces new hires, including several execs, two reporters, and three editors for the company's AI-powered Content Innovation Lab (Mark Keierleber/Straight Arrow)
https://san.com/cc/inside-a-newspaper-chain…

Inside a newspaper chain’s transformation from local news to AI-generated ‘content’
McClatchy Media didn’t wait a week after firing journalists before announcing hires for its new AI-powered “Content Innovation Lab.”