SEC Awards More Than $37 Million to a Whistleblower. (www.sec.gov)
Millions of US low-income households face power shutoffs amid deadly heat (www.theguardian.com)
Schools receive third — and potentially final — round of federal funding for homeless students (apnews.com)
From the start of the 2023-24 school year to its conclusion, the number of students experiencing homelessness in Kalispell’s public school system jumped from 293 to 365. Assistant Superintendent Sara Cole said the increase reflects a growing trend in her district, one driven primarily by the soaring cost of living in the wake...
A prison union's big spending on Gavin Newsom: Is it an ‘800 pound gorilla’ or a threatened species? (apnews.com)
A year after he took the top job in 2019, the president of one of California’s largest and most powerful unions said in a newsletter that he wanted to be “the 800 pound gorilla” in Sacramento politics....
“Gods in the Building”: How the Texas Senate Buries Sexual Harassment Complaints and Enables Bad Actors (www.texasmonthly.com)
Archived at web.archive.org/…/texas-senate-sexual-harassment/
Thailand's economy: factory closures due to cheap Chinese imports with job losses jumping by 80% within one year (www.reuters.com)
The manufacturing sector’s woes have left Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin, who took power last year, struggling to fulfil his promise of bringing average annual GDP growth to 5% over his four-year term, up from 1.73% in the past decade....
US clears $20bn in arms sales for Israel as atrocities continue in Gaza (www.aljazeera.com)
Yemen’s Houthis seized UN rights office in Sanaa, UN official says (apnews.com)
LGBTQ asylum-seekers chase a life of safety and peace after rape and death threats (www.nbcnews.com)
Archived at web.archive.org/…/lgbtq-immigrants-latin-america-…
UN envoy doubles down on criticism that Canada’s foreign worker program is a ‘breeding ground’ for slavery (www.thestar.com)
Former Democratic leader Steny Hoyer suffers stroke, has 'responded well' to care (www.usatoday.com)
Let's go Arizona! (www.wonkette.com)
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British energy giant reports violating toxic pollutant limits at Louisiana wood pellet facilities (apnews.com)
British energy giant Drax Global, already under scrutiny for running afoul of environmental laws in multiple states, has disclosed to the state of Louisiana that its wood pellet production facilities emit hazardous air pollutants above their permitted limits....
Javad Zarif’s Resignation in Iran Signals Divisions as President’s Cabinet Takes Shape (www.nytimes.com)
The resignation on Sunday of Mohammad Javad Zarif, who had been appointed vice president for strategy and had led a search committee for cabinet nominations, shocked Iran’s political circles. He had been a prominent face of Mr. Pezeshkian’s campaign, traveling across the country and telling voters to give change a chance....
Realme C63 5G with MediaTek Dimensity 6300 launched (gadgetsavailable.com)
The Realme C63 5G launched in India, It is powered by a MediaTek Dimensity 6300 6nm-based chipset and paired with up to 128GB of internal storage....
Floods displace thousands of families already in refugee camps in Sudan | Africanews (www.africanews.com)
Severe flooding has forced people displaced by Sudan’s civil war to relocate once again, adding further suffering to the plight of families already exhausted by conflict.
As Kenyan Police Force Deploys in Haiti, Gang Violence Shifts (www.nytimes.com)
Weeks after an international police force began arriving to take on gangs, armed groups are redirecting their campaign of terror outside the capital.
The number of migrants in border towns and some big U.S. cities has plunged, shelter operators say (www.nbcnews.com)
Shelter operators attribute the steep drop to President Joe Biden’s June executive action limiting asylum claims and stronger efforts by Mexico to intercept U.S.-bound migrants....
Inside Project 2025’s Secret Training Videos (www.propublica.org)
Nashville man arrested for running “laptop farm” to get jobs for North Koreans (arstechnica.com)
Flooding from the remnants of Debby leads to high water rescues in New York, Pennsylvania (apnews.com)
Developers Halt Louisiana Grain Elevator Project That Would Disrupt Black Historic Sites (www.propublica.org)
3rd person in custody over foiled plot targeting now-canceled Taylor Swift shows in Vienna (apnews.com)
A third teenager has been arrested in connection with a foiled attack on now-canceled Taylor Swift concerts in Vienna, Austria’s interior minister said Friday....
Snake hunters will wrangle invasive Burmese pythons in Everglades during Florida's 10-day challenge (apnews.com)
Friday marked the start of the annual Florida Python Challenge, where hunters head into the Everglades to track down invasive Burmese pythons in hopes of grabbing a share of $30,000 in prizes....