A Supreme Court dispute over a $15,000 IRS bill may be aimed at a never-enacted tax on billionaires (apnews.com)
Charles and Kathleen Moore are about to have their day in the Supreme Court over a $15,000 tax bill they contend is unconstitutional....
Small business owners say they're pressured to hire off-duty MPD cops for security - Minnesota Reformer (minnesotareformer.com)
Small business owners say they’re pressured to hire off-duty MPD cops for security - Minnesota Reformer
South China Sea: China coast guard hit Philippine ship, Manila says - BBC News (www.bbc.com)
Activists Rally Over Pending Fracking on Ohio's State Lands (www.clevescene.com)
Police dog's attack on Black trucker in Ohio echoes history (apnews.com)
As he stood with his hands up beside the highway on July 4, at least six law enforcement officers surrounded him at a distance, one calling forcefully to the K-9 handler: “Do not release the dog,” highway patrol video shows....
Health care workers gain 21% wage increase in pending agreement with Kaiser Permanente after historic strike (theconversation.com)
NY Judge Who Bragged About Aiming Loaded Gun at Black Defendant in Court is in Big Trouble (www.theroot.com)
Highlights: In 2015, upstate New York judge Robert J. Putorti was overseeing a court hearing involving a Black defendant. Nothing out of the ordinary for a judge to do right? Except, when a Black man approached the stand “too quickly,” Judge Putorti pulled a loaded gun on him in court....
Tech breathes new life into endangered Native American languages (www.japantimes.co.jp)
Of the more than 6,000 Indigenous languages recognized globally, nearly half of them are at risk of disappearing.
US House lawmaker receives death threats after voting against Jordan for speaker (www.reuters.com)
Miller-Meeks, a Republican who represents a politically competitive district in Iowa, voted for Jordan the first time but switched to vote for Representative Kay Granger, chair of the House Appropriations Committee, on Wednesday afternoon....
Dog walker films winds lifting forest floor in Scotland (www.bbc.co.uk)
David Nugent-Malone was walking his dog Jake in Mugdock on a path the pair often visit....
Maryland police find vehicle linked to suspect in fatal shooting of judge (www.cnn.com)
Police have found the vehicle of the suspect who allegedly shot and killed a Maryland judge Thursday....
Police dog's attack on Black trucker in Ohio echoes history (apnews.com)
A K-9 police dog's attack on a Black motorist in Ohio is resurrecting questions about race relations and law enforcement tactics.
House remains paralyzed with no end in sight for speakership battle after Jordan's exit (www.cnn.com)
There is still no end in sight for the high-stakes speakership battle after House Republicans ousted Kevin McCarthy more than two weeks ago....
Little light, no beds, not enough anesthesia: A view from the 'nightmare' of Gaza's hospitals (apnews.com)
When the Israeli bombing intensifies and the wounded swamp the Gaza City hospitals where Dr. Nidal Abed works, he treats patients wherever he can — on the floor, in the corridors, in rooms crammed with 10 patients instead of two. Without enough medical supplies, Abed makes do with whatever he can find – clothes for bandages,...
Hibbing [Minnesota] man charged after 5 pounds of meth seized at post office (www.duluthnewstribune.com)
Donald Trump fined $5,000 for violating gag order in New York fraud trial and warned twice about imprisonment (www.cnn.com)
Former President Donald Trump was fined $5,000 by a New York judge on Friday for violating a gag order not to speak about any members of the court staff – and was warned twice about possible imprisonment....
FCC moves forward with its plan to restore Obama-era net neutrality protections (www.engadget.com)
The Federal Communications Commission has voted to move forward with a plan to restore Obama-era net neutrality protections. The rules could be re-established as soon as next spring, but the FCC's effort could face legal challenges.
Nonprofit hospitals skimp on charity while CEOs reap millions, report finds (arstechnica.com)
Manhunt continues for suspect in 'targeted' killing of Maryland judge; U.S. Marshals Service offers $10K reward (www.nbcnews.com)
A $10,000 reward is now being offered for information that leads to the arrest of a man accused of fatally shooting a Maryland judge in a “targeted attack” outside his home....
Pro-Palestinian creators use secret spellings, code words to evade social media algorithms (www.washingtonpost.com)
From deploying “terrier” emojis to referring to “P*les+in1ans,” creators are changing up their language to evade Big Tech’s content rules.
Palestinians under attack as settler violence surges in the West Bank (www.bbc.com)
Palestinian families say they have been intimidated and displaced in the wake of Hamas's attack on Israel.
Supreme Court lifts restrictions on Biden administration communications with social media companies (www.cnn.com)
The Supreme Court on Friday lifted restrictions on the Biden administration’s communications with social media companies while a lawsuit targeting the government’s efforts to combat online misinformation plays out....
Florida man found guilty of murdering wife after she refused to go on home renovation TV show (www.nbcnews.com)
A jury convicted a Florida man of first-degree murder Wednesday in the 2018 strangling and beating death of his wife after she refused to appear on a home renovation reality TV show, prosecutors said....
Detroit synagogue president Samantha Woll found fatally stabbed outside her home (www.freep.com)
UAW stays additional strike expansion (thehill.com)
Highlights: Over the past 24 hours, two of the “Big Three” automakers made new offers to the autoworkers union as its strike stretches into its fifth week, United Auto Workers (UAW) union President Shawn Fain said during remarks....
