Voting in Harmony: A Wisconsin township sets itself apart and has a knack for picking winners (apnews.com)
Since 2000, Harmony voters have sided with the winner in all 13 presidential and gubernatorial races....
California law bars ex-LAPD officer Mark Fuhrman, who lied at OJ Simpson trial, from policing (apnews.com)
Former Los Angeles police detective Mark Fuhrman who was convicted of lying on the witness stand in the O.J. Simpson trial three decades ago, is now barred from law enforcement under a California police reform law meant to strip the badges of police officers who act criminally or with bias....
Southern Baptists are poised to ban churches with women pastors. Some are urging them to reconsider (apnews.com)
From its towering white steeple and red-brick facade to its Sunday services filled with rousing gospel hymns and evangelistic sermons, First Baptist Church of Alexandria, Virginia, bears many of the classic hallmarks of a Southern Baptist church....
Israeli forces rescue four hostages in Gaza raid, scores of Palestinians killed, officials say (www.nbcnews.com)
Workers at TJ Maxx and Marshalls are wearing police-like body cameras. Here’s how it’s going (www.cnn.com)
Retail chains like TJX, the parent company of TJ Maxx and Marshalls, are equipping some store employees with body cameras to deter shoplifting and improve safety. This is part of a growing trend in the retail industry, as stores respond to an increase in organized retail theft and violence against workers. However, some...
A heat dome will send temperatures into the triple-digits across the West as fires burn (edition.cnn.com)
Daily temperature records will tumble as sizzling early season heat from a summerlike heat dome sends thermometers skyrocketing into the triple digits in parts of California and the West this week....
Thousands circle White House to demand Biden enforce Gaza ‘red line’ (www.washingtonpost.com)
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Doctors issue urgent warning to anyone who drinks energy drinks (www.independent.co.uk)
Researchers at the Mayo Clinic in the US looked at the medical data of 144 patients who had survived a cardiac arrest following emergency treatment. Results found that seven of them, aged between 20 and 42, had consumed an energy drink some time before the life-threatening event, with six requiring electrical shock treatment and...
NAACP urges Biden to halt weapons to Israel and help end Gaza war (www.nbcnews.com)
Tesla chair says Elon Musk needs $46 billion pay plan to stay motivated (arstechnica.com)
President Joe Biden says he will not pardon his son Hunter Biden if he's convicted on gun-related charges (www.nbcnews.com)
The Sky’s the Limit for C.E.O. Pay | With new executive pay disclosures, the big picture is still riches at the top and lagging wages for most of the rank-and-file (www.nytimes.com)
US officials are fighting against international human rights law—again (www.motherjones.com)
Trump plans to claim sweeping powers to cancel federal spending (www.washingtonpost.com)
Judge dismisses Native American challenge to $10B SunZia energy transmission project in Arizona (apnews.com)
Trump aides Mark Meadows, Mike Roman enter not guilty pleas in fake electors case Friday (www.azcentral.com)
Retired judge David Tatel issues a stark warning about the Supreme Court (www.washingtonpost.com)
The Olympics has new guidelines for journalists covering trans athletes in Paris this summer (www.lgbtqnation.com)
Two arrested, including 71-year-old man, for allegedly stealing almost 3,000 boxes of LEGOs (www.nbcnews.com)
Records tumble in Southwest US as temperatures soar well into triple digits and 122 in Death Valley (apnews.com)
Records tumbled across the Southwest United States on Thursday as temperatures soared past 110 degrees Fahrenheit (43 degrees Celsius) from southeast California to Arizona, where the region’s first heat wave of the year was expected to maintain its grip for at least another day....
Bailey Anne Kennedy is first trans Miss Maryland USA (www.advocate.com)
Biden's asylum halt leaves migrants unsure and rattled (apnews.com)
Denmark’s Prime Minister Is Attacked in Copenhagen Square (www.nytimes.com)
Edit: it seems like the NYT missed the mark on this one....
'Democrats have a plan': Marjorie Taylor Greene unleashes new election conspiracy theory (www.rawstory.com)
Bannon put on notice that prison sentence may be 'the least of his problems' (www.rawstory.com)
Steve Bannon’s trial tribulations may have only just begun as he readies himself for prison and the district attorney who secured former President Donald Trump’s criminal conviction prepares to take him to court in New York, a former federal prosecutor said Thursday night....
