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Harris raised $200M in first week of White House campaign and signed up 170,000 volunteers (apnews.com)

‘This Is the Worst Police-Shooting Video Ever’ - The officer who killed Sonya Massey didn’t see what I see. (www.theatlantic.com)

‘Maybe I’ve Gotten Worse’: Trump Makes Clear That Unity Is Over (www.nytimes.com)

At a rally in Minnesota on Saturday, former President Donald J. Trump once more escalated his attacks against Vice President Kamala Harris, painting her as extreme and mocking her demeanor.

New Federal Grants Could Slash U.S. Climate Emissions by Nearly 1 Billion Metric Tons Through 2050 (insideclimatenews.org)

'It'll Be Fixed!': Trump Tells Supporters No Need to Vote in the Future. (www.commondreams.org)

Thousands join Tommy Robinson march in London (www.bbc.co.uk)

FBI says Trump was indeed struck by bullet during assassination attempt (apnews.com)

Growing National Debt Gets Silent Treatment From Candidates (www.bloomberg.com)

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Judge denies bid to move trial of ex-officer out of Philadelphia due to coverage, protests (apnews.com)

A judge has turned down a request to move the trial of a former Philadelphia police officer who shot and killed a motorist as he sat in his car, saying there’s insufficient evidence that the defendant would be unable to get a fair trial in the city....

Who is "El Mayo" Zambada, the Sinaloa drug cartel leader now in U.S. custody? (www.pbs.org)

Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, the top leader and co-founder of Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel, eluded the reach of U.S. law enforcement for decades as the criminal organization evolved into the world’s biggest manufacturer and smuggler of illicit fentanyl pills and other drugs to the United States.

FTC chair, Colorado AG pledge to crack down on “abusive and predatory practices” of corporate landlords (coloradosun.com)

The tenant roundtable focused on hidden fees, habitability and rent-setting algorithms accused of driving up the cost of housing...

Apple has reached its first-ever union contract with store employees in Maryland (www.nbcnews.com)

Republican attacks on Kamala Harris to get ‘as ugly and bigoted as they can’ (www.theguardian.com)

Rightwing playbooks used in past election campaigns are being dusted off for an all-out assault on the vice-president...

[Mega thread] - Biden ends bid for presidency

Biden announced he’s ending his bid for the presidency via X (formerly twitter)....

J.D. Vance says he gets bad press because most journalists are “childless adults” (www.motherjones.com)

Indian kiln workers are trapped in cycles of debt and illness. (www.fairplanet.org)

Illinois officer charged with killing Sonya Massey had history of ‘bullying’ (www.theguardian.com)

Sean P Grayson worked for six law enforcement agencies in four years, with allegations of abuse of power and lying...

Modi’s Long Game (foreignpolicy.com)

India has long been described as “the world’s largest democracy,” although in recent years, it has experienced significant backsliding: Freedom House, the V-Dem Institute, and the Economist Intelligence Unit have all downgraded India in their rankings, most acutely since 2019, when Prime Minister Narendra Modi began his...

Chicken wings advertised as 'boneless' can have bones, Ohio Supreme Court decides (apnews.com)

Consumers cannot expect boneless chicken wings to actually be free of bones, a divided Ohio Supreme Court ruled Thursday, rejecting claims by a restaurant patron who suffered serious medical complications from getting a bone stuck in his throat....

Death Valley heat melts skin off a man's feet after he lost his flip-flops in the dunes (www.yahoo.com)

According to a National Park Service news release, the 42-year-old Belgian tourist was taking a short walk Saturday in the Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes in 123-degree heat when he either broke or lost his flip-flops, putting his feet into direct contact with the desert ground. The result: third-degree burns....

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