Bangladesh’s top court cuts job quotas that led to deadly student-led protests (www.theguardian.com)
Campus Protests Led to More Than 3,100 Arrests, but Many Charges Have Been Dropped (www.nytimes.com)
Salt Lake City wildfire prompts mandatory evacuations. (www.voanews.com)
right place right time (mastodon.sdf.org)
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Tennessee’s drag ban is back after appeals court ruling (wpln.org)
Tensions rise in Guyana as Maduro uses border dispute to build support ahead of Venezuela poll (www.theguardian.com)
Pelosi voiced support for an open nomination process if Biden drops out (www.politico.com)
Some California House Democrats don’t want the process to replace the president on the ticket to seem like a Kamala Harris coronation.
Gordon Brown launches London’s first ‘multibank’ amid UK child poverty fears (www.theguardian.com)
The first “multibank” in London, distributing everything from basic foods to baby products and toiletries, will be officially launched this week, amid continued concerns about levels of poverty as the school summer holidays begin....
'Twisters' whips up $80.5M at box office, while 'Deadpool & Wolverine' looms. (www.voanews.com)
All Life on Earth Comes From One Single Ancestor. And It's So Much Older Than We Thought. (www.popularmechanics.com)
U.S. Launches Effort to Stop Russia From Arming Houthis With Antiship Missiles (www.wsj.com)
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US-Japan Patriot missile production plan hits Boeing component roadblock (www.reuters.com)
ACLU Warns Trump Win Would Herald 'New Era of Mass Incarceration' (www.commondreams.org)
Judge declines to dismiss charges against George Santos in fraud case (abcnews.go.com)
A federal judge on Friday declined to dismiss criminal charges against former Rep. George Santos for alleged schemes that cost him his seat....
‘Dismantled ... For Spare Parts.’ Russians Attack With Their Best Tanks And Worst War Bikes—And Run Into Heavily-Armed Ukrainian Paratroopers. (www.forbes.com)
US Secret Service admits repeatedly denying Trump requests for more security. (www.voanews.com)
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Joe Biden pulls out of 2024 US presidential race (news.sky.com)
This is not a prank - Joe Biden finally gave in to the pressure and pulled out from the presidential race. I wonder who will represent the democrats now?
STLV 2024 Levels Up With Big Celebrity Guests And ‘Treksperts’ Stage Packed With Star Trek Luminaries (trekmovie.com)
Springfield IL woman who called sheriff's office over possible intruder killed by deputies, attorney says (www.nbcnews.com)
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Biden drops out of the 2024 presidential race, endorses Vice President Kamala Harris for nomination (www.cbsnews.com)
Michigan’s “Fair and Reasonable” Reforms Allowed Car Insurers to Charge More in Black Neighborhoods (themarkup.org)
Joe Biden drops out of 2024 race (www.msn.com)
WASHINGTON − President Joe Biden said he is ending his bid for reelection amid intense pressure from Democratic leaders sounding the alarm that his path to beat former President Donald Trump in November has vanished
Missouri woman who served 43 years in prison is free after her murder conviction was overturned (apnews.com)
A woman whose murder conviction was overturned after she served 43 years of a life sentence was released Friday, despite attempts in the last month by Missouri’s attorney general to keep her behind bars....