Some Caribbean islands see almost 'total destruction' after Hurricane Beryl (www.usatoday.com)
176 gravestones at 2 Jewish cemeteries vandalized, FBI investigating | CNN (www.cnn.com)
Nearly 180 gravestones at two Jewish cemeteries in Cincinnati have been vandalized, according to the Jewish Cemeteries of Greater Cincinnati and the Jewish Federation of Cincinnati....
384,000 sites pull code from sketchy code library recently bought by Chinese firm (arstechnica.com)
Bird flu human case is reported in Colorado (www.reuters.com)
Public health officials in Colorado on Wednesday announced an adult man had tested positive for avian flu after reporting mild symptoms, including conjunctivitis, or pink eye....
Judge Denies Texas Attorney General’s Efforts to Use Consumer Protection Law to Shut Down a Migrant Shelter (www.propublica.org)
USPS raising stamp prices: Last chance to lock in Forever stamp rate ahead of increase (www.usatoday.com)
The price of first-class Forever stamps will increase from 68 cents to 73 cents on July 14, an increase of more than 7%. Prices for all services will rise more than 7.5%.
Tulsa race massacre survivors condemn dismissal of reparations case and urge Biden to act (www.theguardian.com)
Sir Jeffrey Donaldson faces further sex offence charges (www.bbc.co.uk)
Two missing Georgia firefighters are found dead in a car in Tennessee (www.independent.co.uk)
Instances of anti-LGBTQ vandalism reported in nearly two dozen states during Pride Month (www.nbcnews.com)
Met apologises for spying on police justice campaigners in 1980s and 1990s (www.theguardian.com)
Bannon lists targets for potential Trump probes while denying ‘retribution’ (thehill.com)
America falters in fighting the information war (www.axios.com)
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UK: Rights group wins appeal over investigation into 'slave labour' cotton produced in China's Xinjiang region (www.reuters.com)
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Sandy Hook Families’ Fight for Alex Jones’s Money Takes an Ugly Turn (www.nytimes.com)
90 disability organizations call on CNN to make the presidential debate more accessible (19thnews.org)
Dr Disrespect Knowingly Sent Explicit Messages to a Minor, Former Twitch Employee Says (www.rollingstone.com)
“I recall that Dr Disrespect was made aware by the individual that they were underage during the conversation, after which he indicated that this was no problem and continued on,” the former employee says. “There was no confusion. Messages sent after this was acknowledged were no less graphic and in sexually explicit...
NTSB chair says Norfolk Southern interfered with derailment probe after botching vent-and-burn call (apnews.com)
The head of the National Transportation Safety Board said Tuesday that Norfolk Southern repeatedly tried to interfere with the agency’s investigation into the East Palestine derailment and shape its conclusions about the flawed decision to blow open five tank cars and burn the vinyl chloride inside....
Title IX Mandates Universities to Accommodate Students Who Have Had Abortions. Texas Is Suing. (msmagazine.com)
Larry Finger made Linux wireless work and brought others along to learn (arstechnica.com)
Denise Finger, wife of the deceased, wrote to the Linux Wireless list on Friday evening:...
Rising sea levels will disrupt millions of Americans’ lives by 2050, study finds (www.theguardian.com)
Floods could leave coastal communities in states like Florida and California unlivable in two decades...
Gun violence is fueling national trauma, surgeon general warns (www.politico.com)
Gun violence has created a large-scale cycle of trauma and fear that’s damaging Americans’ mental health, making children fearful of going to school and adults of going to public places, Surgeon General Vivek Murthy said in announcing a public health crisis Tuesday....
Israeli Official Describes Secret Government Bid to Cement Control of West Bank (www.nytimes.com)
Israeli judges have long ruled that Israel’s control of the territory is a temporary military occupation and complies with international law. A powerful minister’s recent speech, caught on tape, suggested the government is trying to change that....
How America’s “Most Powerful Lobby” Is Stifling Efforts to Reform Oil Well Cleanup in State After State (www.propublica.org)
Last year, representatives of New Mexico’s oil industry met behind closed doors with the very groups with which they typically clash — state regulators and environmentalists — in search of an answer to the more than 70,000 wells sitting unplugged across the state. Many leak oil, brine and toxic or explosive gasses, and...
Biden campaign lays out debate week strategy in new memo (www.nbcnews.com)
