Douala building: Shock as collapse kills 12 in Cameroon (www.bbc.co.uk)
Israel's Netanyahu goes to hospital for pacemaker. He says he will push ahead with judicial overhaul (www.euronews.com)
3 dead in Washington state listeria cluster (www.nbcnews.com)
Five people older than 60 have developed severe infection this year from a common but yet-to-be-identified source, health officials said.
Assimi Goïta: President gets sweeping powers in new Mali constitution (www.bbc.co.uk)
Texas A&M President Resigns Amid Fallout Over Journalism Program (www.nytimes.com)
The university said M. Katherine Banks would retire “immediately” after political pushback over the effort to appoint Kathleen McElroy to lead its journalism program....
German LGBTQ+ activist warns over 'worrying' hate crime rise (www.reuters.com)
Murder trial of rapper YNW Melly ends in mistrial after jury deadlocks; retrial likely (apnews.com)
A deadlocked jury prompted a mistrial Saturday in the South Florida trial of rapper YNW Melly on charges that he murdered two of his friends five years ago.
Judge orders Montana health clinic to pay nearly $6 million over false asbestos claims (abcnews.go.com)
A judge has ruled that a health clinic in a Montana town plagued by deadly asbestos contamination must pay the government almost $6 million in penalties and damages after submitting hundreds of false asbestos claims
The fight over Alabama's congressional redistricting now shifts back to federal court (apnews.com)
Standing at an Alabama Statehouse microphone before lawmakers voted on new congressional districts, state Rep. Chris England said that change in the Deep South state has often happened only through federal court order....
NBCUniversal to Be Fined $250 After Strike Tree-Trimming Controversy (variety.com)
UPDATED: Los Angeles City Controller Kenneth Mejia tweeted Friday that StreetsLA would be fining Universal Studios $250 for trimming trees without a city permit. He also said that “outdated l…
In an ‘extraordinary’ move, Mississippi AG tries to overturn officer’s manslaughter conviction (www.nbcnews.com)
The state's top law enforcement official has taken the side of an imprisoned police officer over the DA who prosecuted him.
Alabama GOP refuses to draw second Black district, despite Supreme Court order (www.nbcnews.com)
House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., and Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., have been calling state legislators about the map, which could affect control of Congress.
Jason Aldean Addresses 'Small Town' Backlash at Cincinnati Show: 'Cancel Culture Is a Thing' (www.rollingstone.com)
“I love our country, I want to see it restored to what it once was before all this bullshit started happening to us,” country singer tells crowd after “long-ass week” of controversy
Severe burns cases on rise in US south-west as extreme heatwave takes toll (www.theguardian.com)
Doctors report busy burns units with some patients having passed out and collapsed on superheated outdoor surfaces
Italy starts removing lesbian mothers’ names from children’s birth certificates (www.cnn.com)
The northern Italian city of Padua has started removing the names of non-biological gay mothers from their children’s birth certificates under new legislation passed by the “traditional family-first” government of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.
2-year-old Nevada boy dies from brain-eating amoeba after visit to hot spring (www.nbcnews.com)
The infection, caused by the ameba Naegleria fowleri, is rare and almost always fatal, according to health officials.
Amazon, Google, Meta, Microsoft and other tech firms agree to AI safeguards set by the White House (apnews.com)
US plans water heater standards, says they will save consumers $11 billion (www.reuters.com)
The standards on residential water heater efficiency, which are required by Congress, have not been updated in 13 years. Water heating is responsible for roughly 13% of both annual residential energy use and consumer utility costs, the DOE said.
For a good heart workout, it's OK to wait for the weekend, new research finds (www.nbcnews.com)
Getting 150 minutes of moderate to vigorous activity a week is the goal, whether it’s done in one or two days or spread out through the week.
Nova Scotia: Four missing after extreme rainfall hits Canada (www.bbc.com)
Four people in Canada, including two children, have been reported missing in flooding caused by torrential rains in Nova Scotia, police have said.
More states want to let kids work as bartenders | CNN Business (www.cnn.com)
Why America’s Largest Tool Company Couldn’t Make a Wrench in America (www.wsj.com)
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