Church of Scientology ignored woman’s ‘very real psychosis,’ stopped her from receiving mental health care before suicide, lawsuit claims (lawandcrime.com)
Education Department forgives $1.2B in student loans for 35,000 borrowers (www.upi.com)
FBI, DHS warn of possible 'follow-on or retaliatory' attacks in wake of Trump assassination attempt (abcnews.go.com)
How Clarence Thomas helped thwart prosecution of Trump in classified documents case (www.theguardian.com)
Clarence Thomas has struck again....
Expansive new study points to distinct brain networks linked to sex and gender (www.statnews.com)
Fitness guru Richard Simmons dead at 76 (abcnews.go.com)
Long Island bill could mean jail time, $1,000 fines for face masks that hide identity (www.nbcnewyork.com)
FTC Says Middlemen Appear to Be Driving Up Drug Prices (www.nytimes.com)
In a report, the regulator sharply criticized pharmacy benefit managers, a reversal from its longstanding hands-off approach to policing the companies.
'He's the guy who beat Trump': Rep. Dean on why she wants Biden to stay in race (www.pbs.org)
Democratic Rep. Madeleine Dean is from the critical swing state of Pennsylvania. She hit the campaign trail with President Biden over the weekend and as other House Democrats are asking him to drop out of the race. Rep. Dean joined Geoff Bennett to discuss her support.
American Pride Remains Near Record Low (news.gallup.com)
Idaho book ban goes into effect on Monday (www.khq.com)
A new book ban goes into effect in Idaho on July 1....
The Supreme Court strips the SEC of a critical enforcement tool in fraud cases (apnews.com)
Eric Trump Says Dad’s Criminal Charges Are Attracting Black Voters: ‘Certain Communities Are Coming Over to My Father’ (www.mediaite.com)
Black Voters in This City Could Determine 2024. And It’s Not Looking Good for Biden. (www.politico.com)
The Biden campaign is increasingly worried about a group that could determine an important chunk of Electoral College votes.
Mysterious ‘Dark Fungi’ Are Lurking Everywhere (www.scientificamerican.com)
The land, water and air around us are chock-full of DNA fragments from fungi that mycologists can’t link to known organisms. These slippery beings are so widespread scientists are calling them “dark fungi.” It’s a comparison to the equally elusive dark matter and dark energy that permeates the universe.
Home price inflation is so high, it's changing American economic life (www.marketplace.org)
We’ve been dealing with high inflation in this economy over the last several years, with everything from groceries to new vehicles to construction supplies soaring in price....
Baltimore seeks to keep Dali crew from leaving US after bridge collapse (www.bbc.com)
In a petition sent to a judge on Tuesday, the city argues that allowing the foreign crew of the Dali to leave the country could interfere with two investigations being led by the FBI and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)....
US dismantles Russian government-backed AI disinformation campaign (www.nbcwashington.com)
U.S. officials said the scheme was organized in 2022 after a senior editor at RT, a Russian-state-funded media organization, helped develop technology for a so-called social media bot farm...
Sen. James Inhofe, longtime anti-LGBTQ+ foe, is dead (www.lgbtqnation.com)
Judge blocks Biden trans healthcare discrimination ban from taking effect in early Loper-Bright test (www.salon.com)
Post-Debate Poll Shows 72% of Voters Say Biden Doesn’t Have Cognitive Health to Keep Serving as President (www.yahoo.com)
Under pressure on plane safety, Boeing is buying stressed supplier Spirit for $4.7 billion (apnews.com)
Boeing announced plans to acquire key supplier Spirit AeroSystems for $4.7 billion, a move that it says will improve plane quality and safety amid increasing scrutiny by Congress, airlines and the Department of Justice....
Alec Baldwin’s case on track for trial in July as judge denies request to dismiss (apnews.com)
A court ruling on Friday put an involuntary manslaughter case against Alec Baldwin on track for trial in early July as a judge denied a request to dismiss the case on complaints that key evidence was damaged by the FBI during forensic testing....
US will remove Gaza aid pier due to weather and may not put it back, officials say (apnews.com)
WASHINGTON (AP) — The pier built by the U.S. military to bring aid to Gaza is being removed due to weather to protect it, and the U.S. is considering not re-installing it unless aid begins flowing out into the population again, several U.S. officials said Friday....
New Covid Shots Recommended for Americans 6 Months and Older This Fall (www.nytimes.com)
