We Finally Know Why The TSA Is Cracking Down On CLEAR At Airport Security (viewfromthewing.com)
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The fight over a bill targeting credit card fees pits payment companies against retailers (www.cnbc.com)
A bipartisan push in Washington to clamp down on credit card fees is pitting retailers like Walmart against network payment processors such as Visa.
As these farmworkers' children seek a different future, who will pick the crops? (www.npr.org)
NASA is launching its own streaming service later this year (techcrunch.com)
NASA is getting in on the “+” streaming action. The government agency announced that it’s going to launch a new streaming service later this year called NASA+. The ad-free, no-cost streaming service will include live coverage of future launches, documentaries and new original series that will be exclusively available on...
Gov. Lee says he 'cares deeply' about the women of Henry Co., but offers no solutions for OBGYN unit (www.newschannel5.com)
The Henry County Medical Center plans to end maternity care in September. We asked Gov. Lee what he's doing to save the hospital's OB unit as the process of shutting down the unit has started.
Montana judge temporarily lifts ban on drag performances ahead of major Pride event (apnews.com)
Ukraine struggles to rebuild a navy destroyed by Russia (www.npr.org)
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U.S. Capitol Police to open Texas field office, citing rising threats against members of Congress (www.rawstory.com)
In response to increasing threats against members of Congress, the U.S. Capitol Police plans to open regional field offices across the country, including in Texas.Capitol Police Chief J. Thomas Manger announced the plans at a joint oversight hearing of the Capitol Police Board, describing a 300% inc...
Vaccine politics may be to blame for GOP excess deaths, study finds (www.washingtonpost.com)
Yale researchers found that registered Republicans in Ohio and Florida had a higher rate of excess deaths than Democrats.
'There was no kidnapping': Carlee Russell apologizes after admitting hoax (www.nbcnews.com)
Hoover Police Chief Nicholas C. Derzis said police are consulting with the district attorney’s office regarding potential criminal charges after the 25-year-old’s statement.
Nearly two years after Texas' six-week abortion ban, more infants are dying (www.cnn.com)
Some 2,200 infants died in Texas in 2022 – an increase of 227 deaths, or 11.5%, over the previous year, according to preliminary infant mortality data from the Texas Department of State Health Services that CNN obtained through a public records request. Infant deaths caused by severe genetic and birth defects rose by 21.6%....
German police end hunt for lioness and believe creature was wild boar (www.euronews.com)
Jaguars associate strength coach Kevin Maxen comes out as gay in a first for US-based pro leagues (apnews.com)
Wagner mercenaries and Belarus hold military exercises near Poland's border (www.reuters.com)
An 11-year-old boy caught a piranha-like fish in his backyard pond in Oklahoma (www.npr.org)
Chamoli: Fifteen electrocuted to death near India river (www.bbc.co.uk)
New drug found to slow Alzheimer's hailed a 'turning point in fight against disease’ (news.sky.com)
Facebook, Instagram face Norwegian ban from tracking users for ads (www.politico.eu)
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Extreme heat intensifies across south-west US (www.bbc.co.uk)
An otter in California that keeps bullying people off of their surfboards has been too quick for wildlife officials to catch (www.insider.com)
Chinese Scientists Are Leaving the United States (foreignpolicy.com)
Facing an increasingly suspicious research climate, a growing number of Chinese scientists are leaving the United States for positions abroad, the latest indicator of how worsening U.S.-China relations are complicating academic collaboration and could hamstring Washington’s tech ambitions.
Revealed: How major US banks are funding anti-LGBTIQ groups (www.opendemocracy.net)
Bank of America and Goldman Sachs have both been lauded for their LGBTIQ-friendly workplaces. But tax filings uncovered by openDemocracy show nonprofit foundations linked to the banks have also funded ultraconservative groups fighting to roll back civil rights for the queer community worldwide....
Musk’s X Corp. sues data scrapers for “severely taxing” Twitter’s servers (arstechnica.com)
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Safeguarding the heartbeat: Native Americans in Upper Midwest protect their drumming tradition (apnews.com)
At summertime social powwows and spiritual ceremonies throughout the Upper Midwest, Native Americans are gathering around singers seated at big, resonant drums to dance, celebrate and connect with their ancestral culture....
