16 false Trump electors face felony charges in Michigan (www.detroitnews.com)
Xi Jinping meets Henry Kissinger as US seeks to defrost China ties (www.bbc.co.uk)
Pooping only every 3 or more days linked with cognitive decline, research finds (www.cnn.com)
In the first research to look at constipation’s impact on the aging brain, scientists have found some concerning links.
Florida family found guilty of selling bleach as fake Covid-19 cure through online church (www.nbcnews.com)
Four members of a Florida family were convicted Wednesday of selling a toxic industrial bleach as a fake Covid-19 cure through their online church....
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. condemned over false claims that COVID-19 was "ethnically targeted" (www.cbsnews.com)
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. is facing widespread criticism from political leaders and civil rights organizations after a video surfaced of him making false claims that COVID-19 was designed to attack certain ethnic groups while sparing Ashkenazi Jews and Chinese people — a conspiracy theory that drew accusations of antisemitism and...
Who is the Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr? (www.reuters.com)
(OFFICIAL) Spanish court starts new probe against Shakira for alleged tax fraud (www.reuters.com)
Heat has killed at least 18 people in Arizona's Maricopa County this year (www.nbcnews.com)
69 more deaths are under investigation. The county is one of the few that has revamped its reporting to ensure heat deaths are accounted for.
L.A. County courts to severely limit use of cash bail (web.archive.org)
Texas troopers told to push back migrants into Rio Grande River and ordered not to give water amid soaring temperatures, report says (www.cnn.com)
Emails shared with CNN by the Texas Department of Public Safety detail a trooper-medic expressing concerns to a supervisor over the inhumane treatment of migrants along the border in Eagle Pass, Texas.
[Texas Tribune] Tearfully testifying against Texas’ abortion ban, three women describe medical care delayed (www.texastribune.org)
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Lion on the loose near Berlin prompts huge police response (www.nbcnews.com)
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Illinois will make history as result of state supreme court decision on cash bail law (www.abajournal.com)
The Illinois Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a state law eliminating cash bail.
Teachers in England will have to tell parents if children question their gender (www.theguardian.com)
Teachers will be forced to tell parents that their child is questioning their gender even if the young person objects under new guidance for schools in England, the equalities minister has indicated.
Alabama due to resume executions despite botching three last year (www.theguardian.com)
James Barber due to die on Friday but granddaughter of Dorothy Epps, the woman he murdered, doesn’t want it to happen
Florida Board of Education approves new Black history standards that critics call ‘a big step backward’ (www.cnn.com)
The Florida Board of Education approved a new set of standards for how Black history should be taught in the state’s public schools, sparking criticism from education and civil rights advocates who said students should be allowed to learn the “full truth” of American history.
Wagner mercenaries and Belarus hold military exercises near Poland's border (www.reuters.com)
Tesla, Netflix drag down S&P 500, Nasdaq (www.reuters.com)
The Gilgo Beach killings suspect's wife unknowingly helped in his arrest. She's now filed for divorce. (www.cnn.com)
2 Women Attacked by Bison While Visiting National Parks (www.nytimes.com)
At Yellowstone, a bison gored a Phoenix woman, causing injuries to her chest and abdomen. A Minnesota woman was hurt in her abdomen and foot at Theodore Roosevelt National Park....
Man dies in Death Valley National Park in possible heat-related incident, officials say (www.nbcnews.com)
The man, who has not yet been identified, collapsed outside a restroom at Golden Canyon as temperatures soared to around 121 degrees Fahrenheit, the National Park Service said.
Travis King: North Korea 'not responding to calls' on missing soldier, says US (www.bbc.com)
Poultry plant blames staffing company for hiring 16-year-old who was killed in workplace accident (www.nbcnews.com)
“The company is undertaking a thorough audit with the staffing companies to ensure that this kind of error never happens again,” Mar-Jac Poultry said in a statement.
In-N-Out bans mask wearing for employees in some states (www.cnn.com)
In-N-Out employees in five US states will no longer be allowed to wear masks as part of new company guidelines that “emphasize the importance of customer service,” notably showing their smiles, according to a new policy issued by the fast food chain.
Convicted Ponzi schemer granted clemency by Trump charged with new Ponzi scheme (www.cnbc.com)
