Phoenix breaks heat record as city hits 110F for the 54th consecutive day (www.theguardian.com)
Saturday’s temperature had triggered an excessive heat warning across Arizona as lows were expected to range between 80F and 86F...
‘There’s nothing American about promoting violence’: country star Jason Aldean criticised for anti-protest song (www.theguardian.com)
Try That in a Small Town features lyrics threatening violence against protesters and has been removed from Country Music Television, but Aldean says it is a celebration of community
AOC files articles of impeachment against Supreme Court Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito (www.nbcnews.com)
Live updates: Iran’s retaliatory attack on Israel has begun (www.nbcnews.com)
Ozempic maker Novo Nordisk facing pressure as study finds $1,000 appetite suppressant can be made for just $5 (fortune.com)
Source Who Revealed How Taxes Steal for the Rich Rewarded With Five Years in Prison (fair.org)
Boomers wanting to downsize face huge tax bills (www.cnn.com)
After 33 years and four children, Baby Boomers Marta and Octavian Dragos say they feel trapped in what was once their dream home in El Cerrito, California....
Spotify CEO Daniel Ek surprised by how much laying off 1,500 employees negatively affected the streaming giant’s operations (fortune.com)
When Spotify announced its largest-ever round of layoffs in December, CEO Daniel Ek hailed a new age of efficiency at the streaming giant. But four months on, it seems he and his executives weren’t prepared for how tough filling in for 1,500 axed workers would be....
If Biden loses in November, don’t blame voters who are angry over Gaza | Arwa Mahdawi (www.theguardian.com)
‘Seismic shift’: driving unaffordable for many in US amid push toward SUVs (www.theguardian.com)
A Popular Sweetener Was Linked to Increased Anxiety in Generations of Mice (www.sciencealert.com)
Supreme Court to decide whether to restrict abortion drug nationwide (www.cnn.com)
The Supreme Court said Wednesday it will consider whether to restrict access to a widely used abortion drug — even in states where the procedure is still allowed....
Kentucky woman sues state over abortion ban so she can terminate her pregnancy (www.kentucky.com)
A Kentucky woman Friday filed an emergency class-action lawsuit, asking a Jefferson County judge to allow her to terminate her pregnancy. It’s the first lawsuit of its kind in Kentucky since the state banned nearly all abortions in 2022 and one of the only times nationwide since before Roe v. Wade in 1973 that an adult woman...
DoorDash makes tipping an afterthought to protest New York City’s wage raise (www.theverge.com)
“For most markets where DoorDash operates, customers are prompted to tip on the checkout screen, with a middle option already selected by default. If they want to, they can adjust the tip later from the status screen while awaiting their food, or even after it’s delivered. That’s changing today; while blaming New York...
Detroit synagogue president found fatally stabbed outside her home (www.nbcnews.com)
A Detroit synagogue president was found fatally stabbed outside her home Saturday morning....
Texas power prices soar 20,000% as brutal heat wave sets off emergency (markets.businessinsider.com)
Texas power prices soared 20,000% Wednesday evening amid another brutal heat wave....
New York’s Fat Beach Day gives plus-size people a space to be themselves (www.theguardian.com)
Jacob Riis Beach hosts the day of body positivity and fun, in the city at the heart of the fat acceptance movement...
Judge blocks Biden administration rule capping credit card late fees at $8 (www.cnn.com)
A federal judge in Fort Worth, Texas, on Friday blocked a new Biden administration rule that would prohibit credit card companies from charging customers late fees higher than $8....
Serial Killers Have Rapidly Declined Since The 1980s (www.discovermagazine.com)
Veterans Burn Their Uniforms at Vigil for US Airman Aaron Bushnell (uk.news.yahoo.com)
Microplastics found in every human testicle in study (www.theguardian.com)
Renters need to make roughly $20,000 more a year to afford the typical rent than they did 5 years ago (fortune.com)
AM radio law opposed by tech and auto industries is close to passing | Ars Technica (arstechnica.com)
A controversial bill that would require all new cars to be fitted with AM radios looks set to become a law in the near future. Yesterday, Senator Edward Markey (D-Mass) revealed that the “AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act” now has the support of 60 US Senators, as well as 246 co-sponsors in the House of Representatives, making...
A Black student was suspended for his hairstyle. The school says it wasn’t discrimination (apnews.com)
The same week his state outlawed racial discrimination based on hairstyles, a Black high school student in Texas was suspended because school officials said his locs violated the district’s dress code....
