House bill to ban noncitizens from voting as Musk suggests execution for opponents (www.independent.co.uk)
Voting rights group warn that the measure could end up suppressing eligible voters...
Toddler, 2, dies after shooting himself while left alone in a Walmart parking lot as his parents shopped for fireworks (www.independent.co.uk)
Gunman at large after ambushing, killing deputy following assault on pizza worker over wrong order (abcnews.go.com)
Pentagon Publishes Report on Material From an Alleged Alien Aircraft (gizmodo.com)
Treasury, IRS announce 'major milestone' of $1 billion in past-due taxes collected from millionaires (www.cnbc.com)
The Treasury Department and the IRS announced the collection of more than $1 billion in tax debt from high-income individuals over the past year....
"Their goal Is total ethnic cleansing of the Gaza people": Physician Mustafa Barghouti on Israel’s expulsion order for Gaza City (www.democracynow.org)
cross-posted from: feddit.org/post/685691...
“Gay Furry Hackers” Claim Credit for Hacking Heritage Foundation Over Project 2025 (theintercept.com)
SiegedSec, a collective of self-proclaimed “gay furry hackers,” has claimed credit for breaching online databases of the Heritage Foundation, the conservative think tank that spearheaded the rightwing Project 2025 playbook. On Wednesday, as part of string of hacks aimed at organizations that oppose trans rights, SiegedSec...
[AP News] IRS collects milestone $1 billion in back taxes from high-wealth taxpayers (apnews.com)
Hamas is losing the backing of ordinary people in Gaza who are paying the human price of its war (www.nbcnews.com)
Saudi Arabia Threatened to Sell Off Europe’s Bonds If EU Seized Russian Assets (www.kyivpost.com)
‘We can’t stop treatment, not even for an hour’: After a Russian missile hit Ukraine’s top children’s hospital, medical staff rushed to save their patients (meduza.io)
cross-posted from: feddit.org/post/705210...
Best-selling fiction writer Brendan DuBois, 64, arrested on child porn charges (www.independent.co.uk)
Senate Republicans block Democratic bill codifying Roe v. Wade abortion protections (www.nbcnews.com)
The legislation, which states that “protections for access to abortion rights … should be supported," was blocked by Republicans who panned it as a “show vote.”...
US and Germany foiled Russian plot to assassinate CEO of German arms manufacturer Rheinmetall (edition.cnn.com)
cross-posted from: feddit.org/post/704680...
Tech legend and LGBTQ+ activist Bruce Bastian dies at 76 (www.lgbtqnation.com)
Why The Atlantic signed a deal with OpenAI (www.theverge.com)
Arkansas Secretary of State rejects proposed abortion amendment (19thnews.org)
US Justice Department says it disrupted Russian social media influence operation (www.msn.com)
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3rd hiker dies in Grand Canyon in last 3 weeks (abcnews.go.com)
A man hiking in the Grand Canyon has died after being found unresponsive over the weekend, marking the third death in the national park within the last three weeks....
Inside Goldman Sachs' expanding but risky financing engine (www.reuters.com)
A Goldman Sachs bet put in place in 2021 on lending to private funds has helped drive record revenues in fixed-income financing. Now, the Wall Street bank is pushing even deeper into the growing but risky market....
How Kendrick Lamar's 'Not Like Us' Helped Young Kenyans Lead a Successful Protest in Their Country (www.rollingstone.com)
LIKE MANY AFRICAN countries colonized in the 20th century, Kenya has struggled to find its diplomatic footing in the decades since gaining independence. The East African nation successfully broke away from British rule in 1962, and a small circle of affluent and influential Kenyans quickly took over. They banked on their...
Milwaukee radio station says it edited Biden interview at campaign's request (www.axios.com)
Benji Gregory, Child Star of ‘Alf,’ Dies at 46 (variety.com)
Dead of heatstroke at 46. The poor guy also got a medical discharge from the Navy in 2005 and had a service dog, so that may have been a contributing factor, whatever the issue was.
Study: Acupuncture can ease methadone treatment (www.axios.com)
cross-posted from: midwest.social/post/14342031...
Trump claims not to know who is behind Project 2025. A CNN review found at least 140 people who worked for him are involved (www.cnn.com)
Donald Trump has lately made clear he wants little to do with Project 2025, the conservative blueprint for the next Republican president that has attracted considerable blowback in his race for the White House....
