Appeals Court Lets Alabama Enforce Trans Care Ban, Cites Anti-Abortion Ruling (www.advocate.com)
Storm Hilary aftermath: 10,000 without power, Palm Springs declares emergency (www.theguardian.com)
American dad and son flooded with ketchup chips after Niagara Falls hunt now donating the crunchy snacks (www.cbc.ca)
There were 40 bags of ketchup chips in the back of Rich Lieberman’s vintage army jeep when he left Niagara Falls, Ont., with his son Jacob in July....
Republican feud over 'root canal' spending cuts raises US gov't shutdown risk (www.reuters.com)
Members of the hardline House Freedom Caucus are pushing to cut spending to a fiscal 2022 level of $1.47 trillion, $120 billion less than President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy agreed to in their May debt ceiling compromise....
China’s ‘Lehman moment?’ Big investment firm misses payments (www.cnn.com)
A major Chinese investment trust has missed payments to corporate investors, sparking a rare protest and adding to concerns that a slump in China’s property market could trigger a wider financial crisis....
Georgia made it easier for parents to challenge school library books. Almost no one has done so (apnews.com)
Georgia Republican lawmakers passed a law to make it easier to challenge school library books as inappropriate, but few people are using it.
‘Lock Them Up’ Is Now the Republican Party’s Highest Goal (nymag.com)
Antioch and Pittsburg police officers arrested by FBI (www.kron4.com)
A sweeping investigation began in early 2022 as a narrow probe into officers who allegedly cheated on college tests to obtain salary raises. FBI agents dug into the cheating scandal and opened a “Pandora’s Box” of unethical and criminal behavior among officers, a source told KRON4.
Deadlier Atlantic storms excessively killing US people of color – study (www.theguardian.com)
Named tropical storms and hurricanes, which have become more intense, have caused about 20,000 more deaths from 1988 to 2019
Bomb threats and 'swatting' campaign hits dozens of synagogues (forward.com)
The synagogue bomb threats and swatting have hit more than 20 synagogues over the past month, according to security experts.
A Pennsylvania study suggests links between fracking and asthma, lymphoma in children (apnews.com)
Researchers in heavily drilled Pennsylvania are adding to a body of evidence suggesting links between the natural gas industry and certain health problems.
CNN posts trump's indictment from Fulton County, Georgia (edition.cnn.com)
19 individuals including Trump, 41 charges, 98 pages.
Texas Revamps Houston Schools, Closing Libraries and Angering Parents (www.nytimes.com)
As part of a state takeover plan, libraries in underperforming schools are becoming spaces for disruptive students to watch lessons on computers.
Russia fires warning shots at ‘Ukraine-bound’ cargo ship in Black Sea (www.independent.co.uk)
A Russian warship fired warning shots at a dry cargo ship in the Black Sea on Sunday, after the Russian defence ministry said it intercepted the Palau-flagged “Sukru Okan” ship heading towards Ukraine.
Tennessee hospital faces civil rights investigation over release of transgender health records (apnews.com)
Vanderbilt University Medical Center is facing a federal civil rights investigation after turning the medical records of transgender patients over to Tennessee’s attorney general, hospital officials have confirmed.
Amazon starting to track and penalize workers who work from home too much (www.theguardian.com)
Notice sent to employees who were not in office at least three times a week, after other tech firms’ efforts to get workers back on site
Malaysia makes owning an LGBTQ Swatch punishable by up to 3 years in jail (www.nbcnews.com)
Malaysia, which is predominantly Muslim, already criminalizes same-sex relationships, with punishments ranging from caning to 20 years in prison.
Banks fined $549M after senior execs found secretly texting on Signal, WhatsApp (arstechnica.com)
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Biden signs order protecting Grand Canyon lands sacred to tribes (www.politico.com)
The president pledged that he will continue to use his authority to protect more of “America’s natural wonders.”
No bail for Chicago man accused of fatally shooting 9-year-old girl 'completely unprovoked' (www.fox32chicago.com)
CHICAGO - A Cook County judge ordered a man accused of gunning down a 9-year-old girl last weekend in Portage Park to be held without bail.
Attacks at US medical centers show why health care is one of the nation's most violent fields (apnews.com)
…Data shows American health care workers now suffer more nonfatal injuries from workplace violence than workers in any other profession, including law enforcement.
Kai Cenat: Police plan to charge Twitch streamer after PS5 giveaway mayhem (www.bbc.com)
Police say they plan to charge US YouTuber Kai Cenat after a video games console giveaway event he organised sparked mayhem in New York....
Hackers force hospital system to take its national computer system offline (www.nbcnews.com)
Prospect Medical Holdings, a chain that owns hospitals, as well as more than 165 outpatient facilities, said ransomware hackers had breached its system.
Infant RSV shot wins backing of CDC advisors, paving way for fall availability (www.cnbc.com)
The first shot that protects all infants against respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, won the unanimous backing of an advisory panel to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday.
Oregon’s Greater Idaho movement echoes a long history of racism in the region (www.hcn.org)
Instead of fixing Oregon, the Greater Idaho movement seeks to leave it. White supremacists are on board.