The German AfD's Constant Drift Toward Extremism (www.spiegel.de)
High ocean temperatures are harming the Florida coral reef. Rescue crews are racing to help (apnews.com)
Up and down the chain of islands that form the Florida Keys, coral rescue groups and government and academic institutions have mobilized to save the coral from a historic bleaching event that experts say threatens the viability of the third-largest reef tract in the world. They’ve been working long days and weekends in...
U.S. FDA approves Johnson & Johnson's blood cancer therapy (www.cnbc.com)
Johnson & Johnson said on Thursday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration had approved its antibody-based therapy for patients with a difficult-to-treat type of blood cancer.
NOAA forecasters increase Atlantic hurricane season prediction to ‘above normal’ (www.noaa.gov)
Attorney General Merrick Garland appoints a special counsel in the Hunter Biden probe (apnews.com)
Attorney General Merrick Garland announced Friday he has appointed a special counsel in the Hunter Biden probe, deepening the investigation of the president’s son ahead of the 2024 election.
China property giant Country Garden warns of up to $7.6bn loss (www.bbc.com)
Country Garden, which is one of China’s biggest property developers, has warned that it could see a loss of up to $7.6bn (£6bn) for the first six months of the year.
LATEST: 53 fatalities confirmed amid Lahaina fire (www.khon2.com)
Maui County officials said Thursday afternoon that an additional 17 fatalities were confirmed, that brings the total to 53 lives lost in the Lahaina wildfires.
Fulton County district attorney is likely to present her case against Trump to grand jury next week (www.cnn.com)
The Atlanta-area district attorney investigating former President Donald Trump and his allies has been lining up witnesses to appear before a grand jury in order to craft a narrative around how Trump and his supporters tried to reverse the results of the 2020 presidential election in the Peach State, according to people familiar...
Highland Park shooting suspect’s father asks to dismiss charges for ‘innocent conduct’ (www.independent.co.uk)
A father will ask a judge Monday to dismiss his case in which authorities say he helped his son obtain a gun license three years before the younger man fatally shot seven people at a 2022 Fourth of July parade in suburban Chicago.
New Orleans archbishop ignored board findings on clerics accused of abuse (www.theguardian.com)
Ukrainians move to North Dakota for oil field jobs to help families facing war back home (apnews.com)
Trump boasts at Alabama fundraiser that he needs ‘one more indictment to close out this election’ (apnews.com)
Former President Donald Trump, fresh off his third appearance in court as a criminal defendant, delivered a speech full of defiance and bluster on Friday night, insulting prosecutors and declaring that the charges he faces only help his 2024 presidential campaign.
Shots again fired at site of Parkland school massacre in reenactment after lawmakers visit (apnews.com)
Gunfire erupted again at Parkland’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Friday as part of a reenactment by ballistics experts of the 2018 massacre that left 14 students and three staff members dead.
Two US Navy sailors arrested for allegedly sharing sensitive military information with China (www.cnn.com)
Two US Navy sailors have been indicted and arrested for allegedly sending sensitive US military information to Chinese intelligence officers.
[AP News] Woman’s escape from cinder block cell likely spared others from similar nightmare, FBI says (lemmy.world)
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A woman who escaped her kidnapper by punching her way out of a homemade cinder block cell at a home in southern Oregon likely saved other women from a similar fate, authorities said, by alerting them to a man they now suspect in sexual assaults in at least four more states....
Adidas brings in $437 million from selling Yeezy shoes that will benefit anti-hate groups (apnews.com)
Adidas brought in 400 million euros ($437 million) from the first release of Yeezy sneakers left over after breaking ties with Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, as the German sportswear maker tries to offload the unsold shoes and donate part of the proceeds to groups fighting antisemitism and other forms of hate.
Doctors Emerge as Political Force in Battle Over Abortion Laws in Ohio and Elsewhere (www.propublica.org)
Iran sex tape scandal: Government says no prior knowledge of alleged behaviour (www.bbc.co.uk)
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US rejects Australia’s calls to end pursuit of WikiLeaks (www.theguardian.com)
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Extreme heat moves east where many will see their hottest days of the year (apnews.com)
Ukraine faces the deadly threat of land mines as Russians retreat (www.reuters.com)
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India LGBTQ+ couples: 'My parents were ready to kill me for their honour' (www.bbc.co.uk)
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July set to be hottest month on record (www.theguardian.com)
Video shows 5 Arlington County officers tackling mentally ill man in Virginia. Experts question why. (web.archive.org)
Blinken says door open for New Zealand to engage on AUKUS (www.reuters.com)
