IRS vows to digitize all taxpayer documents by 2025 (arstechnica.com)
Trump says he received a letter saying he's a target of DOJ's Jan. 6 investigation (www.npr.org)
Edit: please pay attention to the first two words of this headline. We don’t actually know if Trump received a target letter, he could be lying out of his ass to mess with the investigation.
Pay Raises Are Finally Beating Inflation After Two Years of Falling Behind (www.wsj.com)
Wages rise more than 4% while consumer prices increase 3%...
Secret Service decries rightwing blame on female agents over Trump shooting (www.theguardian.com)
Bob Newhart, legendary comedian, dead at 94 (www.cnn.com)
Monthly US consumer prices post first drop in four years as inflation subsides (www.reuters.com)
Oldest federal judge who refused to take mental exam loses lawsuit over suspension, but she’s still not admitting defeat (lawandcrime.com)
Georgia's largest newspaper calls for Joe Biden to exit race 'immediately' (www.newsweek.com)
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution joins the New York Times in calling for President Biden to exit the 2024 race after last week’s debate.
Bankruptcy trustee discloses plan to shut down Alex Jones' Infowars and liquidate assets (apnews.com)
Couple drowns in rip current while on vacation with their kids in Florida (abcnews.go.com)
‘No pride in occupation’: queer Palestinians on ‘pink-washing’ in Gaza conflict (www.theguardian.com)
“Israel presents itself as an LGBT haven in the region, but for Palestinians it offers neither refuge nor solidarity”
Supreme Court rejects bid to restrict access to abortion pill (www.nbcnews.com)
Two more US officials resign over Biden administration’s position on Gaza war (www.theguardian.com)
Alexander Smith, a contractor for the US Agency for International Development (USAID), said he was given a choice between resignation and dismissal after preparing a presentation on maternal and child mortality among Palestinians, which was cancelled at the last minute by USAID leadership last week....
More than 4 million chickens to be killed in Iowa after officials detect bird flu on farm (www.cbsnews.com)
Trump takes stage to 'thunderous boos' at Libertarian convention event (www.rawstory.com)
Idaho drag performer awarded $1.1 million in defamation case against far-right blogger (apnews.com)
A jury has awarded more than $1.1 million to an Idaho drag performer who accused a far-right blogger of defaming him when she falsely claimed that he exposed himself to a crowd, including children, during a Pride event in June 2022....
Scientists made mice with Y chromosomes female by deleting just 6 tiny molecules | Live Science (www.livescience.com)
Scientists discovered that removing specific molecules from developing mice can completely reverse their sex from male to female.
US says cyberattacks against water supplies are rising, and utilities need to do more to stop them (apnews.com)
Cyberattacks against water utilities across the country are becoming more frequent and more severe, the Environmental Protection Agency warned Monday as it issued an enforcement alert urging water systems to take immediate actions to protect the nation’s drinking water....
Toxic Gaslighting: How 3M Executives Convinced a Scientist the Forever Chemicals She Found in Human Blood Were Safe (www.propublica.org)
NYC says half of those arrested at 2 pro-Palestinian campus protests were not students (www.npr.org)
Trump hush-money trial judge signals he may fine him again over gag order (www.reuters.com)
The judge overseeing Donald Trump’s criminal hush money trial on Thursday signaled he might impose more fines on the former U.S. president for violating a gag order that prohibits him from talking about witnesses and jurors....
Bird flu has now jumped to cows - and their milk. Could humans be next? (www.sciencefocus.com)
A strain of bird flu known as H5N1 or highly pathogenic avian influenza has made a worrying leap to cattle herds across the US over the past month. This development has sparked “enormous concern” among health experts, including the World Health Organization’s (WHO) chief scientist, who warned of the virus’ “extremely...
USDA updates rules for school meals that limit added sugars for the first time (apnews.com)
Senate passes TikTok ban bill, sending it to Biden, who has already committed to signing it (www.theverge.com)
WHO chief scientist calls for increased monitoring and preparation for highly pathogenic bird flu (www.cnn.com)
