Black Kansas City teen Ralph Yarl sues white man who shot him for ringing the doorbell (www.kcur.org)
Republican secretary of state threatens to kick Biden off the ballot as Trump payback (www.nbcnews.com)
Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft said that while he didn’t want to do it, he had to remind people of how “severe” the situation is....
Democratic Staffers Told To Let Constant Calls For Cease-Fire ‘Go To Voicemail’ (www.huffpost.com)
Congressional staff say the mood inside the Capitol is tense, stifling and bewildering as members brush off their constituents’ outrage.
Prosecutors to recharge Alec Baldwin for 'Rust' shooting (www.reuters.com)
Morrissey said if new testing of the gun showed it was working, she would recharge Baldwin.
Record chicken prices squeeze US shoppers, benefit Tyson Foods (www.reuters.com)
Chicken prices at U.S. grocery stores have hit record highs and should stay elevated as Tyson Foods and other companies dial back poultry production to boost margins while inflation-weary shoppers buy chicken instead of beef and pork....
Passenger on Ill-Fated Diarrhea Plane Says Flight Attendants Were Forced to Craft "Makeshift Biohazard Suits" (futurism.com)
On Friday, an international Delta flight bound for sunny Barcelona was forced to U-turn back to its starting point, Atlanta, for an exceedingly rare air travel horror: a passenger had suffered diarrhea throughout the plane’s aisle so extensively that completing the flight was deemed untenable....
Biden-Harris Administration Announces $15.5 Billion to Support a Strong and Just Transition to Electric Vehicles, Retooling Existing Plants, and Rehiring Existing Workers (www.energy.gov)
Satanists to volunteer in Florida schools in protest at DeSantis religious bill (www.theguardian.com)
Satanic Temple objects to governor’s push for more religion in schools and says members could act as student chaplains...
'It's inhumane.' Despite how hot it is, Tennessee renters don't have a right to air conditioning (www.newschannel5.com)
Despite how hot it is, landlords in Tennessee are not required to keep the air conditioning running....
The richest Dutch pay 28% tax while the rest pay 40% or more (www.dutchnews.nl)
I thought we should bring some attention to this.
Students reported her for a lesson on race. Then she taught it again. (www.washingtonpost.com)
Non-paywall link...
Far-right extremism is thriving in rural areas. Here's what it looks like in Upstate NY (www.northcountrypublicradio.org)
Archived at web.archive.org/…/far-right-extremism-is-thriving…
Trump Amplifies Call for "Citizens Arrest" of Judge and Prosecutor in New York Civil Case (www.meidastouch.com)
Teen’s death after eating a single chip highlights risks of ultra-spicy foods (arstechnica.com)
The hot pepper linked to teen's death can cause arteries in the brain to spasm.
Woman who shoved Broadway vocal coach to her death in New York City is sentenced to 8 years (www.nbcnews.com)
A woman who killed an 87-year-old Broadway vocal coach by pushing her to the ground in New York City pleaded guilty Wednesday and will be sentenced to eight years in prison, the district attorney said....
MTG Says Trump Is a 'Convicted Felon' Just Like Jesus (www.rollingstone.com)
Some people are being given thousands of dollars with no strings attached in universal basic income trials. They mostly spend the cash wisely. (www.businessinsider.com)
Conjoined twin Abby Hensel is now married (www.nbcnews.com)
Abby and Brittany Hensel, who documented their lives in the TLC reality series “Abby & Brittany,” have a new member of the family....
Why Americans are bummed out about the economy (www.cnn.com)
US consumers remain unimpressed with this progress, however, because they remember what they were paying for things pre-pandemic. Used car prices are 34% higher, food prices are 26% higher and rent prices are 22% higher than in January 2020, according to our calculations using PCE data....
Benjamin Netanyahu Just Said “From the River to the Sea”, rejects the premise of a Palestinian state and promised that Israel will take over the entire region it currently occupies (newrepublic.com)
GOP senator says Biden ‘may not be’ impeachable since he wasn’t in office during accused actions (www.washingtontimes.com)
Younger veterans feel uncomfortable when told thank you for service: Poll (thehill.com)
A majority of younger veterans said they feel uncomfortable when they are told “thank you for your service,” a new poll found....
Ohio voters enshrine abortion access in constitution in latest statewide win for reproductive rights (apnews.com)
Right turn on red? With pedestrian deaths rising, US cities are considering bans (apnews.com)
US campuses in uproar as Israel-Palestine conflict exposes divide (www.theguardian.com)
Tensions spill across universities like Columbia and Harvard as students on each side accuse the other of a kind of bloodlust...
