Elon Musk beats one lawsuit seeking severance for laid-off Twitter employees (arstechnica.com)
CIA director holds Gaza talks with Qatari, Egyptian and Israeli officials (www.axios.com)
Oldest federal judge who refused to take mental exam loses lawsuit over suspension, but she’s still not admitting defeat (lawandcrime.com)
Radio Host Who Was Fed Questions by Biden Campaign Leaves Philadelphia Station (www.nytimes.com)
'He's the guy who beat Trump': Rep. Dean on why she wants Biden to stay in race (www.pbs.org)
Democratic Rep. Madeleine Dean is from the critical swing state of Pennsylvania. She hit the campaign trail with President Biden over the weekend and as other House Democrats are asking him to drop out of the race. Rep. Dean joined Geoff Bennett to discuss her support.
She exposed how the nation's poorest state spent federal welfare money. Now she might go to jail. (www.nbcnews.com)
Trump-loving gays say their MAGA support is ruining their lives (www.lgbtqnation.com)
Trump World ‘panicking’ as Project 2025 gets on the radar of voters (www.msnbc.com)
New York bridge gets stuck open after getting too hot (www.bbc.com)
Third Avenue Bridge, which connects New York’s the Bronx to Manhattan, got stuck in an open position due to the high heat on Monday....
Feds poised to sue pharmacy gatekeepers over high drug costs (www.politico.com)
The FTC action would target often high costs by trying to curb rebates it says drug makers pay to steer patients to their brand name products....
Sen. James Inhofe, longtime anti-LGBTQ+ foe, is dead (www.lgbtqnation.com)
Kroger and Albertsons to close these 63 grocery stores in California under proposed merger (www.foxla.com)
Vocational school student stuns China by besting university competitors in a maths contest (lemmy.world)
A 17-year-old vocational school student from rural China has become a celebrity on social media after reaching the final round of a maths competition, beating many others from top universities and raising questions about the education system....
Air taxis cleared for Paris Olympics, Macron offered seat on flight (thenextweb.com)
Los Angeles-Orange County home prices 10 times greater than incomes, report finds (www.ocregister.com)
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Two-year-old becomes sixth child to die in a hot car so far this year (www.independent.co.uk)
Beryl bears down on Texas, where it’s expected to hit Monday and regain hurricane strength (apnews.com)
Schumer Hints at Bill to Carve Trump’s Jan. 6 Acts Out of Presidential Immunity (truthout.org)
Trump-backed GOP platform says states should be allowed to extend constitutional rights to embryos (www.salon.com)
Republican Sen. Jim Inhofe of Oklahoma dies at 89 (apnews.com)
Republican Sen. Jim Inhofe, a conservative firebrand known for his strong support of defense spending and his denial that human activity is responsible for the bulk of climate change, has died. He was 89....
Oregon county seeks to hold fossil fuel companies accountable for extreme heat (arstechnica.com)
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Biden sends defiant letter to Democrats says time to end questions, come together (abcnews.go.com)
TSA sets new single-day record with more than 3 million travelers at airport security (abcnews.go.com)
The previous 2.99M record was set just last month....
U.S. Nuke Agency Buys Internet Backbone Data (www.404media.co)
A U.S. government agency tasked with supporting the nation’s nuclear deterrence capability has bought access to a data tool that claims to cover more than 90 percent of the world’s internet traffic, and can in some cases let users trace activity through virtual private networks, according to documents obtained by 404 Media....
Boeing accepts a plea deal to avoid a criminal trial over 737 Max crashes, Justice Department says (apnews.com)
Boeing will plead guilty to a criminal fraud charge stemming from two deadly crashes of 737 Max jetliners after the government determined the company violated an agreement that had protected it from prosecution for more than three years, the Justice Department said Sunday night....
