Indonesia’s tiny hobbits descended from even smaller ancestors (arstechnica.com)
A 700,000-year-old humerus suggests small hominins have a long history on Flores.
Adin Ross ‘gifts’ Trump a Rolex and Cybertruck wrapped in rally shooting photo during unhinged livestream (www.independent.co.uk)
Kamala Harris picks Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate (www.startribune.com)
Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris has picked Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz to be her running mate, wagering that a former red-district congressman with a progressive streak can help her win over working-class voters in battleground states needed to beat Donald Trump in November....
Recreational marijuana sales in Ohio can start Tuesday at nearly 100 locations (abcnews.go.com)
Recreational marijuana sales will begin across Ohio on Tuesday when the state issues its first operating certificates....
House Dems Demand Heritage Leader Come Clean on Project 2025's Secret 180-Day Plan. (www.commondreams.org)
Who is Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, Harris' VP pick? (abcnews.go.com)
Man in hospital after suspected hate crime attack in Belfast (www.theguardian.com)
Families of Americans detained in China seek action after US-Russia swap. (www.voanews.com)
COVID surging in California. Is it time to bring back masks, hand sanitizer? What experts say (www.latimes.com)
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Florida attorney pleads guilty to bomb attempt outside Chinese embassy (www.usatoday.com)
The Labor Movement Is Giddy About Tim Walz Becoming Harris’ VP Pick (inthesetimes.com)
A Republican state A.G. fights to keep exonerated prisoners behind bars (www.nytimes.com)
In Missouri, Attorney General Andrew Bailey is in a tough primary fight against a Trump lawyer who says Bailey is soft on crime....
Number of Americans without health insurance rises in 2024, breaking streak of record-low figures (www.cbsnews.com)
US urged countries to ‘pass messages’ to Iran against escalation, State Department says. (www.voanews.com)
Trump congratulates Putin on ‘great’ hostage swap (www.politico.eu)
U.S. Republican nominee Donald Trump commended Russian President Vladimir Putin over a historic prisoner swap deal struck last week, suggesting the Russian leader got the better end of the agreement....
MAGA outraged over Green Day's "severed" Trump head that's really just a mask (www.lgbtqnation.com)
NASA Is ‘Evaluating All Options’ to Get the Boeing Starliner Crew Home (www.wired.com)
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Wall Street steadies after its worst day in nearly 2 years, and stocks are mixed. (www.voanews.com)
World’s billionaires see $134 billion swiped from their fortune overnight in share price bloodbath, led by Jeff Bezos (fortune.com)
Decline in Veterans’ Homelessness Spurs Hopes for a Broader Solution (www.nytimes.com)
Since 2008, Congress, with bipartisan support, has spent billions on rental aid for unhoused veterans and cut their numbers by more than half, as overall homelessness has grown. Celebrated by experts and managed by the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the achievement has gained...
Evangelical pastor who condemned "wicked" & "evil" queers arrested in sex sting operation (www.lgbtqnation.com)
Nevada governor condemns racist Virginia City incident from viral TikTok video (www.rgj.com)
Bitcoin Bros and the MAGA Faithful Converge in Nashville — and Embrace an Alternate Reality (theintercept.com)
Nashville has become a magnet for far-right media figures like Ben Shapiro, who moved his media company, the Daily Wire, to the city in 2020, bringing a wave of anti-trans activism that has made Tennessee increasingly cruel toward LGBTQ+ people. Meanwhile, Nashville, which is often described as a blue dot in a red sea, has seen...