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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...

Vast majority of Gen Z are cheating on their partners (www.newsweek.com)

JD Vance says he was asked in front of his wife if he had 'any secret family' during vice presidential vetting (www.businessinsider.com)

Sen. JD Vance recounted being asked if he had a “secret family” during the vice presidential vetting process, which he found intrusive and bizarre, especially since his wife was present....

Owners of Colorado funeral home where 190 bodies found ordered to pay $950m (www.theguardian.com)

The Colorado couple who owned a funeral home where 190 decaying bodies were discovered last year were ordered to pay $950m to the victims’ families – a largely symbolic victory for families of the deceased....

A chief architect of Project 2025 is ready to shock Washington if Donald Trump wins a second term (apnews.com)

Russell Vought sounds like a general marshaling troops for combat when he talks about taming a “woke and weaponized” federal government....

Anti-trans Texas pastor arrested after paying undercover cop for sex (www.friendlyatheist.com)

Pakistani man with ties to Iran is charged in plot to carry out political assassinations on US soil. (www.voanews.com)

Chuck Schumer’s ambitious plan to take the Supreme Court down a peg (www.vox.com)

Banned governing body that's fueling outcry on Olympic boxers has Russian ties and troubled history (apnews.com)

US-Australia talks focus on China's 'coercive behavior,' climate change. (www.voanews.com)

'Unacceptable': Court Blocks Net Neutrality Rules During Legal Battle. (www.commondreams.org)

Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus will head Bangladesh's interim government, official says (apnews.com)

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