Part of Montana national forest closed after grizzly bear attack, officials say (www.cnn.com)
Authorities have closed portions of Custer Gallatin National Forest just outside of Big Sky, Montana, after a person was attacked by a grizzly bear while hunting....
Cornel West for President announces the hiring of political activist, author, and adviser Peter Daou as Campaign Manager (www.cornelwest24.org)
Dunwoody dinosaur display to go extinct after complaint sent to city (www.wsbtv.com)
After a city notice to remove the dinosaurs deflated the display's joy, neighbors rallied behind it.
Japan condemns pseudo-elections in temporarily occupied areas of Ukraine (ptv-news.com.pk)
US climate scientist risks felony by chaining herself to pipeline drill (www.theguardian.com)
Rose Abramoff was one of two protesters who helped temporarily shut down construction of Mountain Valley pipeline
Parenting advice YouTuber Ruby Franke and business partner to remain jailed on child abuse charges (apnews.com)
This is what Earth's hottest summer on record looks like (www.sbs.com.au)
Graphs show the dire reality of spiking temperatures around the world, in what is quickly shaping up to be Earth's hottest year since records began.
Biden will nominate a former Obama official to run the Federal Aviation Administration (apnews.com)
President Joe Biden will nominate a former Obama administration official to lead the Federal Aviation Administration after his first choice withdrew March after running into opposition from Republican senators....
Mark Meadows, all remaining defendants plead not guilty in Georgia election case (abcnews.go.com)
A Flesh-Eating Bacterium Is Creeping North as Oceans Warm (www.wired.com)
The Vibrio vulnificus pathogen thrives in hot coastal waters, and beachgoers can contract it via a small cut or scrape. It can also kill them in two days....
Chinese EVs are now seen posing a ‘real threat’ to Europe’s auto industry (www.cnbc.com)
Chinese electric vehicles pose “a real threat” to the European car industry, according to Christian Kames, managing director at financial advisory firm Lazard....
This car was stolen from a driveway in Canada. We found it in West Africa (www.cbc.ca)
The call from Ghana woke Len Green at the Toronto home where his prized vehicle had been stolen a year earlier....
The US government is eager to restore powers to keep dangerous chemicals out of extremists’ hands (apnews.com)
The government is worried about the safety of chemical facilities across the country after its power to keep dangerous substances out of the hands of extremists lapsed a month ago....
Chinese gatecrashers at US bases raise espionage concerns (www.reuters.com)
Chinese nationals, sometimes posing as tourists, have accessed military bases and sensitive sites in the U.S. as many as 100 times in recent years, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday, citing U.S. officials who described the incidents as potential espionage threats....
Fighting the Forces of Evil at the D&D-Themed Picket Line (gizmodo.com)
Dimension 20's Brennan Lee Mulligan led an adventuring party in a final battle as part of the strike at Universal Studios....
I was breastfeeding my baby when I noticed his feeding slowed – minutes later he was pale and floppy (disturbinghistory.blogspot.com)
Twitter is collecting biometrics data from users (www.cnn.com)
SEC Grapples with Approval of Bitcoin Spot ETFs. (newsnotfound.com)
Court Tosses Arkansas Age Verification Law For Violating The 1st Amendment (www.techdirt.com)
Just after a judge granted an injunction against Texas’ adult content age verification law on 1st Amendment grounds, a judge in Arkansas did the same to that state’s social media age verification law. Trade organization NetChoice had challenged the law, and the court basically gave them a complete and total victory....
Biden wants an extra $4 billion for disaster relief, bringing the total request to $16 billion (apnews.com)
The White House will seek an additional $4 billion to address natural disasters as part of its supplemental funding request, bringing the total to $16 billion — a sign that wildfires, flooding and hurricanes that have intensified during a period of climate change are imposing ever higher costs on U.S. taxpayers....
Biden doesn’t plan to meet Chinese counterpart Xi at G20 (www.nbcnews.com)
President Joe Biden does not plan to formally meet his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the Group of 20 summit in India, two administration officials told NBC News on Thursday, dashing hopes of a face-to-face encounter that could help to ease Sino-U.S. tensions....
Manhunt underway for 'extremely dangerous' escaped murderer in Pennsylvania (www.nbcnews.com)
Local, state and federal authorities are searching for a recently convicted murderer who escaped from a Pennsylvania prison Thursday morning....
Fulton County judge gives green light for Trump Georgia 2020 election case to be televised (www.cnn.com)
The Fulton County, Georgia, judge overseeing the sprawling 2020 election interference racketeering case against former President Donald Trump and 18 co-defendants says that all proceedings in his courtroom related to the case will be livestreamed and allowed to be televised....
Federal judge says New Jersey law banning immigrant detention contract with private operator unconstitutional (www.politico.com)
The opinion by U.S. District Court Judge Robert Kirsch, sitting in Trenton, could allow the center in Elizabeth run by private corrections company CoreCivic to remain open just days before its contract was set to expire. Federal officials have written in court filings that they “fully intend” to extend the private detention...