Room-temperature defluorination method uses light to clean up forever chemicals (phys.org)
A room-temperature defluorination method proposed by researchers at Ritsumeikan University could revolutionize PFAS treatment
Tommy Robinson says he has been arrested under Terrorism Act (www.theguardian.com)
3 in Gospel Music Hall of Fame quartet among 7 killed in plane crash. (www.voanews.com)
[CO] Judge bars GOP from meeting to vote on potential ouster of party leader Dave Williams (coloradosun.com)
A judge Friday moved to block plans for a Colorado GOP meeting where critics of embattled state Chairman Dave Williams intended to vote on his ouster....
Abbott must pay $495 million in premature infant formula trial, jury finds (www.reuters.com)
A jury on Friday found that Abbott Laboratories’ specialized formula for premature infants caused an Illinois girl to develop a dangerous bowel disease, ordering the healthcare company to pay $495 million in compensatory and punitive damages....
Israel Falsely Warned It Would Bomb a Media Office. The Actual Airstrike Killed Journalists on a Nearby Street. (theintercept.com)
The clock had not yet struck midnight on October 9, when Said Al-Taweel fell into a deep sleep in his office in al-Ghefari Tower, Gaza City’s tallest building. Alaa Abu Mohsen, Al-Taweel’s colleague, heard him snoring....
France's high-speed railway hit by 'sabotage' hours before Olympics (www.france24.com)
In a reversal, Georgia now says districts can use state funding to teach AP Black studies classes (apnews.com)
Georgia state Superintendent Richard Woods said Wednesday that the state will pay for districts to teach a new Advanced Placement course in African American Studies, a day after he said districts could only teach the course using local funds....
The moral bankruptcy of Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz (www.theverge.com)
Two of Silicon Valley’s famous venture capitalists make the case for backing Trump: that their ability to make money is the only value that matters.
4029tv: Arkansas Supreme Court orders secretary of state to perform initial count of abortion signatures (www.4029tv.com)
The emergency relief granted a motion to expedite, meaning Thurston will have until Monday, July 29 to perform the initial count of signatures collected by volunteer canvassers and provide the state supreme court with the findings....
Scientists beg Etsy sellers to stop selling dead bats as ornaments (www.salon.com)
In Texas, violating campaign ethics laws rarely yields repercussions. The attorney general’s office is to blame. (www.texastribune.org)
COVID makes a summer comeback in Los Angeles. (xtown.la)
Heat-related Texas deaths climb after Beryl left millions without power for days or longer. (www.voanews.com)
Founder of trans homeless nonprofit pleads guilty to stealing $150K in COVID relief funds (www.lgbtqnation.com)
Harris hits fundraising trail amid calls for Biden to leave race. (www.voanews.com)
Outrage grows over Evan Gershkovich’s 16-year sentence in Russian penal colony (www.independent.co.uk)
Secret Service said to have denied requests for more security at Trump events (www.washingtonpost.com)
Ron DeSantis & Sarah Huckabee Sanders appear on extremist group Moms for Liberty's panel (www.lgbtqnation.com)
Rightwinger Leonard Leo helped fuel Bud Light boycott, tax filings show (www.theguardian.com)
Hunter Biden seeks dismissal of tax and gun cases (apnews.com)
Former mayor confronts intruder, who had a nail gun, trying to 'claim' her house. (www.nzherald.co.nz)
Tons of dead fish fill river in Brazil after waste dumping allegations (www.nbcnews.com)
Ex-Trump adviser Peter Navarro is released from prison and is headed to Milwaukee to address the RNC (apnews.com)
Former Trump White House official Peter Navarro was released from prison on Wednesday after completing his sentence for a contempt of Congress conviction and is expected to speak hours later at the Republican National Convention....
COVID surge grows as cases in 26 states now ‘very high’ and ‘high,’ CDC says (www.masslive.com)
