Veteran who lost driver's license because TN said he wasn't a U.S. citizen gets welcome news from the state (www.newschannel5.com)
Philippines and Japan finalize bi-lateral security pact over China’s increasingly aggressive behaviour in South China Sea and Taiwan Strait (www.lowyinstitute.org)
The newly-signed Reciprocal Access Agreement (RAA) is a de facto visiting forces deal, since it establishes procedures for the cooperative activities, while the force of one country is visiting the other country and defines a legal status of the visiting force. Accordingly, it allows the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and...
Alleged ‘Maniac Murder Cult’ Leader Indicted Over Plot to Kill Jews (www.wired.com)
US to dismantle temporary pier built to deliver aid into Gaza. (www.voanews.com)
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....
The U.N. Calls Restraint Chairs Torture. Illinois Jails Use Them Every Day. (illinoisanswers.org)
Archived at web.archive.org/…/the-u-n-calls-restraint-chairs-…
[AP News] IRS collects milestone $1 billion in back taxes from high-wealth taxpayers (apnews.com)
Brutal 1984 gay bashing brings community together 40 years later (www.lgbtqnation.com)
Still empty a year later, Omaha’s new $27M juvenile jail might never open as planned (apnews.com)
A year after the controversial project’s completion, the $27 million center remains empty....
Russian propagandist justifies missile strike on Ukraine’s main children’s hospital because Ukrainians 'are not people' (khpg.org)
cross-posted from: feddit.org/post/890963...
This week, we bring you an insightful discussion on the most pressing issues affecting our nation (blackcommunitynews.com)
This week, we bring you an insightful discussion on the most pressing issues affecting our nation...
Unable to earn enough at home, Syrian opposition fighters are travelling via Turkey to Africa to work as mercenaries, often under Russian command (www.bbc.com)
cross-posted from: feddit.org/post/834864...
New York's Green Amendment Guarantees the Right to a 'Healthful Environment.' Activists Want the State to Enforce It (insideclimatenews.org)
Scientists make DNA discovery that could help find pancreatic cancer cure (www.theguardian.com)
Scientists have made a crucial DNA discovery that could help cure one of the deadliest cancers....
James Sikking, star of 'Hill Street Blues' and 'Doogie Howser, MD,' dies at 90 (apnews.com)
James Sikking, who starred as a hardened police lieutenant on “Hill Street Blues” and as the titular character’s kindhearted dad on “Doogie Howser, M.D.,” has died at 90....
Religious Group Targets Parent With Copyright Lawsuit Over Kids' Curriculum. (torrentfreak.com)
Four US presidents were assassinated; others were targeted, as were presidential candidates (apnews.com)
Before Saturday’s apparent attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump, there have been multiple instances of political violence targeting U.S. presidents, former presidents and major party presidential candidates.
NC wilderness camp challenges decision to revoke license after boy’s death (www.wbtv.com)
Musk's X charged with deceiving users, risks fine, EU says (www.reuters.com)
Elon Musk’s social media company X breached EU online content rules, EU tech regulators ruled on Friday in a finding that could lead to a fine and significant changes in how it operates....
Amazon must comply with US agency's pregnancy bias probe, judge rules (www.reuters.com)
A New York federal judge has ordered Amazon to comply with a subpoena from a U.S. civil rights agency investigating claims that the online retailer discriminated against pregnant warehouse workers....