Heads of churches say Israeli government is demanding they pay property tax, upsetting status quo (apnews.com)
US Olympic and other teams will bring their own AC units to Paris, undercutting environmental plan (apnews.com)
The U.S. Olympic team is one of a handful that will supply air conditioners for their athletes at the Paris Games in a move that undercuts organizers’ plans to cut carbon emissions....
Collecting sex-crazed zombie cicadas on speed: Scientists track a bug-controlling super-sized fungus. (apnews.com)
Holy title, Batman!
Death toll at Hajj pilgrimage rises to 1,300 amid scorching temperatures (apnews.com)
Death toll at Hajj pilgrimage rises to 1,300 amid scorching temperatures (apnews.com)
More than 1,300 people died during this year’s Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia as the faithful faced extreme high temperatures at Islamic holy sites in the desert kingdom, Saudi authorities announced Sunday....
FBI offers reward for information about deadly southern New Mexico wildfires (apnews.com)
Federal authorities offered a reward for information about those responsible for igniting a pair of New Mexico wildfires that killed two people and destroyed hundreds of homes in the past week....
US aircraft carrier arrives in South Korea as a show of force against nuclear-armed North Korea (apnews.com)
Thousands of Iran-backed fighters offer to join Hezbollah in its fight against Israel (apnews.com)
A fourth victim has died a day after a shooting at an Arkansas grocery store, police say (apnews.com)
Police said a fourth victim has died a day after a shooter opened fire at an Arkansas grocery store, wounding nine others and riddling cars with bullet holes as panicked bystanders scrambled for cover....
Illinois may soon return land the US stole from a Prairie Band Potawatomi chief 175 years ago (apnews.com)
Some 175 years after the U.S. government stole land from the chief of the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation while he was away visiting relatives, Illinois may soon return it to the tribe....
LGBTQ+ librarians grapple with attacks on books - and on themselves (apnews.com)
Idaho librarian June Meissner was closing up for the day at the downtown Boise Public Library when a man approached her asking for help....
Over 1,000 pilgrims died during this year's Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia, officials say (apnews.com)
More than 1,000 people died during this year’s Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabiaas the faithful faced extreme high temperatures at Islamic holy sites in the desert kingdom, officials said Sunday....
Now an abortion rights advocate, woman raped by stepfather as a child will campaign with first lady (apnews.com)
Hadley Duvall of Owensboro, Kentucky, first told her story publicly last fall in a campaign ad for the governor’s race in her home state, discussing the consequences of abortion restrictions, particularly those without exceptions for rape or incest....
US Olympic and other teams will bring their own AC units to Paris, undercutting environmental plan (apnews.com)
Facial recognition startup Clearview AI settles privacy suit in the U.S. by giving plaintiffs a share of the company’s potential value, rather than a traditional payout, over lack of liqudity (apnews.com)
Facial recognition startup Clearview AI reached a settlement Friday in an Illinois lawsuit alleging its massive photographic collection of faces violated the subjects’ privacy rights, a deal that attorneys estimate could be worth more than $50 million....
Hundreds died during this year's Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia amid intense heat, officials say (apnews.com)
Ex-Florida law enforcement official says he was forced to resign for defying illegal DeSantis orders (apnews.com)
Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis ordered illegal surveillance of immigrants and ignored concerns that relocating them from Texas to another state could could be considered kidnapping or false imprisonment, the former chief of staff at the state’s top law enforcement agency said in a whistleblower lawsuit....
Lockheed Martin subsidiaries reach $70 million settlement for claims they overcharged Navy for parts (apnews.com)
Two Lockheed Martin subsidiaries have agreed to pay the federal government $70 million for overcharging the Navy for aircraft parts, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Friday....
Ex-CEO of Nevada-based health care company Ontrak convicted of $12.5 million insider trading scheme (apnews.com)
The former CEO and chairman of Ontrak, a publicly traded health care company based in Nevada, was found guilty Friday of a multimillion-dollar insider trading scheme....
Fake elector case in Nevada dismissed over venue question, state attorney general vows appeal (apnews.com)
A Nevada judge dismissed an indictment Friday against six Republicans accused of submitting certificates to Congress falsely declaring Donald Trump the winner of the state’s 2020 presidential election, potentially cutting from four to three the number of states with criminal charges pending against so-called fake electors....
The Supreme Court rules against California woman whose husband was denied entry to US (apnews.com)
As France reels from alleged rape of a Jewish girl, antisemitism comes to fore in election campaign (apnews.com)
Climate change made killer heat wave in Mexico, Southwest US even warmer and 35 times more likely (apnews.com)
Politician who pushed Philippines natural gas boom is behind firm that planned to profit (apnews.com)
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