National Security and Foreign Policy Highlights from the June 2024 Presidential Debate (www.lawfaremedia.org)
Nature interrupted: Impact of the US-Mexico border wall on wildlife (knowablemagazine.org)
The wall has been devastating to wildlife, it has effectively stopped them from accessing water, but it has not stopped humans.
Supreme Court Rules for Jan. 6 Defendant Who Challenged Obstruction Charge (www.theepochtimes.com)
Prosecutors laid charges under an evidence-tampering provision of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act aimed at curbing wrongdoing on Wall Street.
Seattle library network outage nears a month (www.seattletimes.com)
The library and its 27 branches continue to struggle through a ransomware attack that has disabled its networks, rendered its hundreds of public computers useless and turned its normal operations upside down....
Years Later, Philippines Reckons With Duterte’s Brutal Drug War (www.nytimes.com)
A president’s vow to fight drugs unleashed violence and fostered a culture of impunity. But the crimes are finally getting a look, including from the International Criminal Court.
'Stay awake or be arrested': Sotomayor's passionate dissent in homeless encampments case (www.usatoday.com)
America falters in fighting the information war (www.axios.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/17019315
Fact-checking CNN’s presidential debate: How accurate were Joe Biden and Donald Trump? (www.poynter.org)
Former Uvalde school police chief, officer indicted in 1st-ever criminal charges over failed response to 2022 mass shooting | CNN (www.cnn.com)
Joe Biden's chances of winning election plummet after debate (www.newsweek.com)
Adult film star Austin Wolf arrested on child pornography charges (www.advocate.com)
UK: Rights group wins appeal over investigation into 'slave labour' cotton produced in China's Xinjiang region (www.reuters.com)
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Democrats consider the unthinkable: It’s time for Biden to go (www.politico.com)
One adviser to major Democratic Party donors said they were texting from a meeting of donors in Atlanta on Thursday night, some writing “wtf.”...
How to watch the first US Presidential Debate 2024 online: free live streams available (www.techradar.com)
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Some Surprises in the No Surprises Act (www.propublica.org)
6.3 million people in need of humanitarian support and protection in Burkina Faso | Africanews (www.africanews.com)
Armed terrorist groups have severed humanitarian access in many localities across the country. Moreover, the Sahel region grapples with drought-related issues....
This small town Pride has four drag shows, including one for pets (www.lgbtqnation.com)
Former Uvalde school police chief, officer indicted in 1st-ever criminal charges over failed response to 2022 mass shooting (www.cnn.com)
California to make financial literacy classes a requirement to graduate high school (abc7.com)
More Than 10 Years Later, the Senate Torture Report Is Still Secret (theintercept.com)
THE SENATE SELECT Committee on Intelligence submitted its 6,700-page “torture report” about the CIA to the White House in April 2014. More than 10 years later, the full report remains secret after a federal appellate court dismissed a lawsuit I filed in the hopes of forcing its release....
90 disability organizations call on CNN to make the presidential debate more accessible (19thnews.org)
Supreme Court allows cities to ban homeless people sleeping outside, even when shelter space is lacking (www.pbs.org)
The Oregon case decided Friday is the most significant to come before the high court in decades on the issue and comes as a rising number of people in the U.S. are without a permanent place to live.
Supreme Court strikes down Chevron, curtailing power of federal agencies - SCOTUSblog (www.scotusblog.com)
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Colorado oil and gas wells can’t fund their own cleanup. Taxpayers may foot the bill | A Carbon Tracker report shows the cost to safely shut down low-producing wells is $3bn more than what they earn (www.theguardian.com)
cross-posted from: slrpnk.net/post/10954294
CT begins exploring ranked-choice voting merits, logistics (ctmirror.org)
