Students Sue Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders for Shuttering AP African American Studies (truthout.org)
Trump and the RNC say they will recruit 100,000 poll watchers. Experts are skeptical (www.usatoday.com)
Almost a quarter of kids aged 5-7 have smartphones (www.bbc.com)
Nearly a quarter of UK five-to-seven-year-olds now have their own smartphone, Ofcom research suggests....
Red Lobster considers bankruptcy to deal with leases and labour costs. (www.bloomberg.com)
Many FBI agents are struggling to make ends meet. Housing costs are to blame (www.wbur.org)
Many FBI agents based in cities with a high cost of living are struggling to make ends meet, forcing them to make hours-long commutes or double up in apartments, according to bureau and Justice Department officials....
Trump Launches Another Attack on Judge's Daughter, This Time with Photos (www.rollingstone.com)
The former president accused Judge Juan Merchan’s daughter of presenting a conflict of interest, possibly violating a gag order...
NBC Fires Ronna McDaniel Amid Election Lies Backlash (www.huffpost.com)
Southern States Pushing Forward With Bills Ending Legal Recognition For Trans People (www.erininthemorning.com)
8-hour time-restricted eating linked to a 91% higher risk of cardiovascular death (newsroom.heart.org)
As a big fan of IF, I find this really depressing.
Revealed: documents shed light on shadowy US far-right fraternal order (www.theguardian.com)
New documents detail inner workings of Society for American Civic Renewal, group with an emphasis on Christian nationalism...
Man devoted to eliminating squatters taking over Southern California homes (ktla.com)
Los Angeles PD wants to remotely access 10,000 public and private security cameras (boingboing.net)
McConnell will step down as the Senate Republican leader in November after a record run in the job (apnews.com)
First responders in a Texas town are struggling to cope with the trauma of recovering bodies from the Rio Grande (www.nbcnews.com)
After a record-breaking year of migrant crossings, Eagle Pass is applying for a grant to help pay for therapy and other mental health services....
Washington State Troopers Charged Her With Drunken Driving. But Her Brain Was Bleeding. (www.nytimes.com)
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George Santos sues late-night host Jimmy Kimmel for tricking him into making videos to ridicule him (apnews.com)
Former U.S. Rep. George Santos alleged in a lawsuit filed Saturday that late-night host Jimmy Kimmel deceived him into making videos on the Cameo app that were used to ridicule the disgraced New York Republican on the show....
Man charged with beheading father carried photos of federal buildings, bomb plans, DA says (apnews.com)
The suburban Philadelphia man charged with decapitating his father and posting a video online in which he held up the severed head had a device with photos of federal buildings and apparent instructions for making explosives when he was arrested, authorities said Thursday....
Utah governor says school board member who questioned a student's gender ‘embarrassed the state’ (apnews.com)
Utah’s Republican governor and lieutenant governor are urging the State Board of Education to take action against a conservative board member whose social media post questioning the gender of a high school basketball player incited a tirade of threats against the girl....
'My memory is fine' - Biden hits back at special counsel (www.bbc.com)
US President Joe Biden has angrily criticised an investigation that found he mishandled top secret files and said he struggled to recall key life events....
McDonald's stock price drops after CEO promises affordability during latest earnings call (abcnews.go.com)
Quick and cheap are two of the first words that come to mind when thinking about fast food. But some McDonald’s customers have criticized the restaurant giant over recent higher menu prices, prompting the CEO to address the issue of affordability during the company’s latest earning call....
Black man was holding sandwiches and keys when an Ohio deputy fatally shot him, prosecutor says (www.nbcnews.com)
The gun the deputy said Casey Goodson Jr. was waving when he was shot in the back multiple times was found in the man's kitchen with the safety on, the prosecutor shared publicly for the first time.
Senate hearing highlights: Lawmakers grill CEOs from TikTok, X and Meta about online child safety (youtube.com)
Video here: www.youtube.com/live/VDmeGQcpRLQ
Elizabeth Holmes barred from federal health programs for 90 years (arstechnica.com)
Elizabeth Holmes—the disgraced and incarcerated founder of the infamous blood-testing startup Theranos—is barred from participating in federal health programs for nine decades, according to an announcement from the health department Friday....
Marjorie Taylor Greene leads MAGA fury as GOP leadership back crucial spending bill (www.independent.co.uk)
Right-wing Georgia Republican insists she opposes continuing resolution because she does not want to fund the defence of Ukraine...
Half of recent US inflation due to high corporate profits, report finds (www.theguardian.com)
