Southwest Airlines to assign seats, breaking 50-year tradition (apnews.com)
Rupert Murdoch in secret legal battle with children over media empire – report (www.theguardian.com)
Billionaire media tycoon, 93, attempting to secure Lachlan Murdoch’s control rather than assets going to all children...
Biden says he’ll call for Supreme Court reform in final months in office (thehill.com)
Biden delivered remarks from the Oval Office outlining his decision not to seek reelection, his first on-camera remarks since making that announcement on Sunday. In addition to explaining why he is ending his candidacy, he listed off his priorities for his remaining time as president....
2U / edX Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy and Lenders Take It Private. (www.bnnbloomberg.ca)
MrBeast collaborator Ava Kris Tyson leaves YouTube channel after online users accuse her of grooming (www.nbcnews.com)
'Health Over Wealth': New Bill Would Crack Down on Private Equity in US Healthcare. (www.commondreams.org)
Congress Wants To Let Private Companies Own The Law (www.techdirt.com)
The Pro Codes Act has been submitted as an amendment to the “must pass” National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). It allows copyrighted standards to be incorporated by reference into the law, preventing people from accessing or sharing these standards except through the systems the standards development organizations have...
Netflix's 'Don't Look Up' got $46 million from Massachusetts taxpayers. (reason.com)
Media Bias/ Fact Check.
US healthcare volunteers in Gaza write to Biden about ‘unbearable cruelty’ inflicted by Israel and arms embargo (www.theguardian.com)
“Every single signatory to this letter treated children in Gaza who suffered violence that must have been deliberately directed at them. Specifically, every one of us on a daily basis treated pre-teen children who were shot in the head.”
'Disgusting': Global 1% Captured $42 Trillion in New Wealth Over Past Decade. (www.commondreams.org)
U.S. District Court judge is considering food stamp backlog case against Alaska’s health department (www.salon.com)
Israeli Forces Have Killed 366 UN Workers and Family Members in Gaza: Leaked Report. (www.commondreams.org)
Trump’s promotion of an image of strength after assassination attempt borrows from authoritarian playbook. (theconversation.com)
Aniston criticises 'childless cat ladies' comment (www.bbc.com)
51 Texas school districts are not complying with state ban on hairstyle discrimination, ACLU says. (www.texastribune.org)
Kamala Harris campaign maps out 'path to victory,' raises $126 million in three days (www.usatoday.com)
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Trump told nephew to let his disabled son die, then move to Florida, book says (www.theguardian.com)
More young, Black Americans taking their lives amid lack of resources, study finds (www.pbs.org)
Yosemite hiker slips on cables in Half Dome and falls to death during storm (www.theguardian.com)
Republican leaders urge colleagues to steer clear of racist and sexist attacks on Harris (apnews.com)
Republican leaders are warning party members against using overtly racist and sexist attacks against Vice President Kamala Harris, as they and former President Donald Trump ‘s campaign scramble to adjust to the reality of a new Democratic rival less than four months before Election Day....
Surfer’s Leg Washes Up on a Beach After Great White Shark Attack (www.thedailybeast.com)
Fined for yellow and blue shoes: How Russian laws smother dissent (www.bbc.com)
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