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Failed Graceland sale by a mystery entity highlights attempts to take assets of older or dead people (apnews.com)

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The catalyst behind the failed gambit to sell off the iconic Graceland property in Memphis is a mystery....

Biden administration signals it will support push to hit ICC with sanctions (www.ft.com)

As the election nears, Biden pushes a slew of rules on the environment and other priorities (apnews.com)

WASHINGTON (AP) — As he tries to secure his legacy, President Joe Biden has unleashed a flurry of election year rules on the environment and other topics, including a landmark regulation that would force coal-fired power plants to capture smokestack emissions or shut down....

Texas is letting a maternal-mortality skeptic investigate maternal mortality (www.motherjones.com)

The Biden administration is actually doing something about ludicrously expensive concert tickets (www.vox.com)

Uvalde families sue makers of AR-15, 'Call of Duty,' Meta over mass shooting (abcnews.go.com)

States Are Lining Up to Outlaw Lab-Grown Meat (www.wired.com)

Around 46 million Americans live in states that have introduced bills to ban cultivated meat, the latest escalation in a surprising culture war....

Utah man declined $100K offer to travel to Congo on 'security job' that was covert coup attempt (apnews.com)

The friend of a prominent Congolese opposition leader’s son said he turned down a six-figure offer to travel there from the U.S. as part of the family’s security detail in what turned out to be a failed coup attempt....

A 3-year-old girl died during an ‘exorcism.’ A judge has now ruled her family can stand trial (www.independent.co.uk)

'Trump posts Nazi rhetoric and you're silent': Stefanik shamed over antisemitism hearing (www.rawstory.com)

What’s really happening in America’s economy (Trump and Biden spin aside) (www.cnn.com)

Despite surging demand for long-term care, providers struggle to find workers (apnews.com)

The hardest part of Culix Wibonele’s first job in long-term care was not getting injured....

Arizona secretary of state calls threats to election officials ‘domestic terrorism’ (www.theguardian.com)

Uvalde school shooting victims' families announce $2 million settlement with Texas city and new lawsuits (www.cbsnews.com)

Second US dairy worker infected with bird flu confirmed in Michigan (www.reuters.com)

A second human case of bird flu has been confirmed in the United States since the virus was first detected in dairy cattle in late March, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Wednesday....

'Sedition Panda' convicted of assaulting officer on Jan. 6 after judge calls defense argument 'absurd' (www.nbcnews.com)

‘FUCK the LAPD’ Shirt Maker's Entire Shop Sold Out After Cops Threaten Him (www.404media.co)

The update we all saw coming.

Political consultant indicted for deep-faked Biden ad telling people not to vote (www.rawstory.com)

Red Lobster files for bankruptcy, restaurants will stay open (www.nbcnews.com)

At least 66 members of far-right group in rural Oregon standing for office (www.theguardian.com)

Revealed: anti-government People’s Rights Network, founded by Ammon Bundy, appearing to follow ‘entryism’ strategy...

Family stricken with rare brain worms after eating undercooked bear (arstechnica.com)

Minnesota Just Became The Latest State to Eliminate Prison Gerrymandering (boltsmag.org)

In 2010, ahead of the decennial redistricting process, Minnesota’s legislature considered adopting a bold reform: It would stop counting state prisoners as residents of the districts where they were incarcerated, and instead count them as residents of the districts from which they hailed before prison. At the time, this was a...

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