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Toxic PFAS absorbed through skin at levels higher than previously thought (www.theguardian.com)

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Democrats groan at AIPAC "overkill" against Jamaal Bowman (www.axios.com)

Trump Claims Support From Black And Hispanic Communities ‘Has Skyrocketed’ Due to Mugshot (www.mediaite.com)

Small Alabama Town Wins Lawsuit Allowing Residents To Vote For First Time In Decades (www.huffingtonpost.co.uk)

For decades, white officials appointed Newbern’s mayor and council members in lieu of holding elections. Most residents weren’t even aware that there were supposed to be elections for these positions....

Autopsy report rules 12-year-old's death at camp for troubled adolescents a homicide (www.nbcnews.com)

Supreme Court upholds law barring domestic abusers from owning guns in major Second Amendment ruling | CNN Politics (www.cnn.com)

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Elon Musk Begs Advertisers to Return as Twitter's Revenue Plunges (futurism.com)

Cross-post from lemmy.world/post/16743494...

Wisconsin Supreme Court will hear a challenge to governor's 400-year school funding veto (apnews.com)

The Wisconsin Supreme Court will hear a challenge to Democratic Gov. Tony Evers’ partial veto that locked in a school funding increase for the next 400 years, the justices announced Monday....

80% of Americans say grocery costs have notably increased since the pandemic started, survey finds (www.cnbc.com)

U.S. Secret Service member robbed at gunpoint in California during Biden trip (www.cbsnews.com)

Oklahoma Supreme Court dismisses lawsuit of last Tulsa Race Massacre survivors seeking reparations (apnews.com)

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit of the last two survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, dampening the hope of advocates for racial justice that the government would make amends for one of the worst single acts of violence against Black people in U.S. history....

“War on white America”: Influential Texas group hosting pro-Christian nationalism conference (www.texastribune.org)

True Texas Project has for years worked with Attorney General Ken Paxton, Sen. Ted Cruz and other prominent Republicans....

A Christian group teaches public school students during the school day. Their footprint is growing (apnews.com)

An Ohio nonprofit that provides off-site Bible instruction to public school students during classroom hours says it will triple its programs in Indiana this fall after new legislation forced school districts to comply....

California law bars ex-LAPD officer Mark Fuhrman, who lied at OJ Simpson trial, from policing (apnews.com)

Former Los Angeles police detective Mark Fuhrman who was convicted of lying on the witness stand in the O.J. Simpson trial three decades ago, is now barred from law enforcement under a California police reform law meant to strip the badges of police officers who act criminally or with bias....

2 police officers under investigation after they were recorded beating a man with batons at a bus stop (www.nbcnews.com)

Two Seattle police officers are under investigation after a bystander recorded them beating a man with their batons at a bus stop last week....

New sexually transmitted fungal infection - ringworm - found in NYC marks 1st case in US (www.usatoday.com)

The Proud Boys are making a comeback for Trump: ‘Bad things are going to happen’ (www.independent.co.uk)

A shady financial tool from the housing-bubble era is making a comeback | CNN Business (www.cnn.com)

This Fan-Favorite Candy Is Returning for the First Time in Over a Decade, Altoids Sours (www.allrecipes.com)

The art of drag has become a target. With Pride Month nigh, performers are organizing to fight back (apnews.com)

“Drag is joy, but it’s under attack. Our very existence, our self-expression, our art — all of it is being threatened. And we’ve had enough.”...

No charges for officer in death of Michigan teen struck by police car during chase (apnews.com)

Don’t worry everyone, it was an accident. We’re sorry.

EU Adopts Groundbreaking Business Value Chain Law (www.hrw.org)

(Brussels) – The new EU directive adopted on May 24, 2024, requiring large companies to ensure human rights respect in their value chains signals a new era for corporate accountability, Human Rights Watch said today. Human Rights Watch issued a question-and-answer document about the provisions, strengths, and weaknesses of the...

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