Ravaged by Russian troops, Bucha rises from the ashes (www.npr.org)
European official: EU likely to keep missile sanctions on Iran (www.eureporter.co)
British Prime Minister Sunak avoids wipeout in key elections (www.reuters.com)
Italian farmer battles frost, floods, heat and hail in epic year (www.reuters.com)
US investigates Delta over plane stuck on tarmac in extreme heat (www.bbc.com)
The Wildly Unconstitutional New Laws Trying to Criminalize Filming Cops (slate.com)
On July 1, an Indiana law went into effect making it a crime to come within 25 feet of an on-duty police officer if ordered to stay back.
Drones are showing us sharks like never before (www.bbc.com)
I lost my job to ChatGPT and was made obsolete. I was out of work for 3 months before taking a new job passing out samples at grocery stores. (www.businessinsider.com)
Ukraine to nationalise Russian-owned Sense Bank (www.reuters.com)
Gov. Whitmer signs $24.3 billion state education budget including free school meals, expanded free pre-k (www.uppermichiganssource.com)
LANSING, Mich. (WLUC) - Governor Gretchen Whitmer (D-Michigan) announces large investments for tutoring, free school meals, and support for safety and mental health programs. The budget includes $611 million to increase per-pupil funding by 5%, which is an additional $458 per student. We have increased per-pupil funding by 22%...
Alabama executes man for the 2001 beating death of a woman, resuming lethal injections after review (www.sasktoday.ca)
Alabama executed a man on Friday for the 2001 beating death of a woman as the state resumed lethal injections after two failed executions prompted the state to conduct an internal review. Before he was put to death, Barber told his family he loved them and apologized to Epps’ family. The Supreme Court denied Barber’s request...
Actors and writers on strike rally in Philadelphia and Chicago as union action spreads (www.dailyfreeman.com)
By MARK KENNEDY (AP Entertainment Writer) Striking screenwriters and actors held rallies in Philadelphia and Chicago on Thursday as the labor dispute that has halted Hollywood spreads to more cities. “We have the same issues,” said Nikki Izanec, president of the Philadelphia SAG-AFTRA local, on her way to Thursday’s rally....
Search Warrant Reveals New Details As Police Take Fresh Look at Tupac Shakur Murder (timesofsandiego.com)
Greenland melted recently, says study that raises future sea level threat (www.rfi.fr)
Washington (AFP) – A mile-thick ice sheet in Greenland vanished around 416,000 years ago during a period of moderate natural warming, driving global sea rise to levels that would spell catastrophe for coastal regions today, a study said Thursday. In a dark room, scientists took interior strips of the ice core and exposed them...
[The Conversation] - Blame capitalism? Why hundreds of decades-old yet vital drugs are nearly impossible to find (theconversation.com)
Delta passengers fall ill while stuck on tarmac for hours during blistering Las Vegas heatwave (www.nbcnews.com)
Delta Air Lines has apologized for the incident and said it is investigating the matter.
A 16-year-old has died at a Mississippi poultry processing plant, county coroner says (www.cnn.com)
Florida family awarded $800K after McDonald's Chicken McNugget burned 4-year-old girl (www.foxbusiness.com)
Manipur: India video shows how rape is weaponised in conflict (www.bbc.com)
A video that shows two naked women being paraded by a mob in Manipur state has sparked outrage.
Gilgo Beach killed victim at family home, investigators suspect (www.bbc.com)
Prosecutors have said he carried out the murders when his family were travelling outside the New York area.
Trump stole Israeli artifacts from White House (www.rollingstone.com)
What a shit! I swear I can’t be surprised and generally ignore his antics but there’s always another, scummier, act.
St. Louis police have failed to solve nearly 60% of homicides committed since 2017 (news.stlpublicradio.org)
Only 1% of US Homes Have Changed Hands So Far This Year, Redfin Says (www.bloomberg.com)
The US home turnover rate in the first half of 2023 has fallen to the lowest in at least a decade as high mortgage rates compel owners to stay put, Redfin Corp. said....
Gun control laws in California and beyond in peril as Supreme Court expands 2nd Amendment (www.latimes.com)
Justice Dept. assessing Texas razor wire at border that Mexico blasts as ‘inhumane’ (www.dallasnews.com)
Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador called the reported treatment of migrants by Texas officials at the U.S.-Mexico border extreme and barbaric.
