Trump urges Christians to vote: ‘You won’t have to do it’ in four years (thehill.com)
“Christians, get out and vote, just this time,” Trump exclaimed to a cheering crowd in West Palm Beach, Fla....
Chinese swimmers at Paris Olympics deny doping accusations (www.npr.org)
Massive California wildfire moves up the list of state's largest blazes (www.axios.com)
The wildfire stood at 353,194 acres as of Sunday morning, but was poised to grow as it continues to encounter forests that have not burned for decades....
Museums closed Native American exhibits 6 months ago. Tribes are still waiting to get items back (apnews.com)
For more than six months now, the ceremonial Ohtas, or Doll Being, has been hidden from view after the museum and others nationally took dramatic steps to board up or paper over exhibits in response to new federal rules requiring institutions to return sacred or culturally significant items to tribes — or at least to obtain...
Dengue Fever Threatens to Gate-Crash the 2024 Summer Olympics (www.wired.com)
Two billionaire Harris donors hope she will fire FTC Chair Lina Khan (www.reuters.com)
Billionaire Democratic donors Barry Diller and Reid Hoffman said in interviews this week they hope Kamala Harris will replace Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan if she becomes U.S. president, openly rejecting a pillar of President Joe Biden’s antitrust policy....
Harris says she’s the underdog, touts her campaign as ‘people powered’. (www.voanews.com)
Elon Musk’s transgender daughter, in first interview, says he berated her for being queer as a child (www.nbcnews.com)
In an exclusive interview, Vivian Jenna Wilson said her father’s recent statements, including that she is “not a girl,” inspired her to speak out: “I’m not just gonna let that slide.”...
Hourslong Lines as Voters Surge to Polls in Venezuela’s Pivotal Election (www.nytimes.com)
The vote represents an existential moment for Chavismo, the socialist movement that swept to power in Venezuela in 1999. Founded by former President Hugo Chávez, Mr. Maduro’s mentor, the movement promised to lift millions out of poverty....
Top Republicans call Kamala Harris a ‘dangerous liberal’ as attacks ramp up (www.theguardian.com)
Republicans took to the airwaves Sunday to criticize a surging Kamala Harris, calling the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee a “dangerous liberal” as US conservatives’ lines of attack on the vice-president began to solidify....
American Federation of Teachers Prepares to Join General Strike on May Day 2028 (www.democracynow.org)
Canadian women's soccer docked, coaches suspended over drone spying scandal (www.axios.com)
Tommy Robinson says he has been arrested under Terrorism Act (www.theguardian.com)
Anatomy of a wave: what makes the Olympic surf break at Teahupo'o unique – and so challenging. (theconversation.com)
As Western US fires get ever bigger, experts look for answers. (www.voanews.com)
The life of two Boeing Starliner astronauts stuck indefinitely in space (www.washingtonpost.com)
As investors pay top-dollar for land, farmers are often priced out (investigatemidwest.org)
Courts close the loophole letting the feds search your phone at the border (reason.com)
Coming from a district court, I think this ruling could be appealed, but it’s welcome news nevertheless.
U.S. economy grew at a 2.8% pace in the second quarter, much more than expected (www.cnbc.com)
"Gen Z feels the Kamalove" Youth-led groups see surge of energy around Harris campaign | PBS News (www.pbs.org)
Youth-led progressive organizations have warned for months that Biden had a problem with young voters, pleading with the president to work more closely with them to refocus on the issues most important to younger generations or risk losing their votes. With Biden out of the race, many of these young leaders are now hoping Harris...
What to know about the updated COVID vaccines coming this fall (abcnews.go.com)
https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/f85dd699-4c1c-4eb8-b451-ac627212abf8.jpeg...
US Senate panel takes first step towards possible Menendez expulsion. (www.voanews.com)
Technology's grip on modern life is pushing us down a dimly lit path of digital land mines (apnews.com)
“Move fast and break things,” a high-tech mantra popularized 20 years ago by Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, was supposed to be a rallying cry for game-changing innovation. It now seems more like an elegy for a society perched on a digital foundation too fragile to withstand a defective software program that was supposed...
South Africa is changing its retirement rules to help boost country savings: how it will work (theconversation.com)
Arizona judge rejects wording for a state abortion ballot measure. Republicans plan to appeal (apnews.com)
A judge on Friday rejected an effort by GOP lawmakers to use the term “unborn human being” to refer to a fetus in the pamphlet that Arizona voters would use to weigh a ballot measure that would expand abortion access in the state....
