‘News deserts’: if local newspapers are dying, will local democracy die with them? (www.theguardian.com)
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will plead guilty in deal with US and be freed from prison (apnews.com)
Second Canadian scientist alleges brain illness investigation was shut down (www.theguardian.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....
How America’s “Most Powerful Lobby” Is Stifling Efforts to Reform Oil Well Cleanup in State After State (www.propublica.org)
Last year, representatives of New Mexico’s oil industry met behind closed doors with the very groups with which they typically clash — state regulators and environmentalists — in search of an answer to the more than 70,000 wells sitting unplugged across the state. Many leak oil, brine and toxic or explosive gasses, and...
Missouri politicians put a trick measure on the November ballot to silence your voice (www.kansascity.com)
Kamala Harris says abortion bans are creating 'a health care crisis' (www.nbcnews.com)
The United States will need 7 million migrants to cover old age support programs for baby boomers (english.elpais.com)
The country’s aging population and low fertility rate jeopardizes the solvency of Social Security and the Medicare program, according to a new study by Brookings...
Car dealerships in North America revert to pens and paper after cyberattacks on software provider (apnews.com)
Car dealerships in North America continue to wrestle with major disruptions that started last week with cyberattacks on a software company used widely in the auto retail sales sector....
Stonehenge not visibly damaged by protest paint. It's clean and ready to rock the solstice (apnews.com)
Texas abortion ban linked to rise in infant and newborn deaths. Is it a 'foreshadow' for other states? (www.nbcnews.com)
The Ten Commandments must be displayed in Louisiana classrooms under requirement signed into law (apnews.com)
Louisiana has become the first state to require that the Ten Commandments be displayed in every public school classroom under a bill signed into law by Republican Gov. Jeff Landry on Wednesday....
Autocracy is ‘evil,’ Taiwan president says after China threatens death for separatism (www.nbcnews.com)
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Utah's bathroom snitch line hasn't found one legitimate complaint out of 12,000 (www.advocate.com)
Autocracy is ‘evil,’ Taiwan president says after China threatens death for separatism (www.nbcnews.com)
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Hundreds of Coffee Products Recalled Nationwide for Potential Botulism (www.yahoo.com)
Here’s the list of the 250 products being recalled...
DeSantis vetoes all arts grants in Florida (www.nytimes.com)
Gov. Ron DeSantis gave no explanation for zeroing out the $32 million in grants that were approved by state lawmakers....
Texas megachurch pastor resigns after admitting to molestation claims in 1980s (www.independent.co.uk)
Someone apparently hacked 50 Cent’s accounts to peddle a memecoin and made off with millions (www.engadget.com)
Fulop unveils pro-democracy government reform if he's governor - New Jersey Globe (newjerseyglobe.com)
As governor, Fulop would push for ranked choice voting and same-day voter registration.
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....
US Supreme Court divisions expected to be exposed as final rulings loom (www.reuters.com)
The U.S. Supreme Court, with its 6-3 conservative majority, managed to bridge its ideological divide in major rulings this month involving constitutional gun rights and access to the abortion pill, but that could change as the court heads into what may be the final week of its term....
U.S. Aid to Israel in Four Charts (www.cfr.org)
Israel has been the largest cumulative recipient of U.S. foreign aid since its founding, receiving about $310 billion (adjusted for inflation) in total economic and military assistance....
Russia's Dagestan Holds Day of Mourning After Terror Attack (time.com)
Russia’s southern region of Dagestan held the first of three days of mourning Monday following a rampage by Islamic militants who killed 19 people, most of them police, and attacked houses of worship in apparently coordinated assaults in two cities....