Russell Brand: Thames Valley Police investigates allegations (www.bbc.com)
Thames Valley Police says it is looking into a woman's complaint of harassment and stalking.
The Trump administration touted him as a victim of MeToo. Now he’s accused of dismembering a girlfriend (www.sfchronicle.com)
The gruesome discovery spoke to a ghastly crime....
North Korea to 'expel' US soldier Travis King, who crossed from South, state media reports (www.cnn.com)
North Korea has decided “to expel” US Army Private Travis King, who crossed into the North from South Korea during a tour of the joint security area in July, state media KCNA reported on Wednesday....
Alabama school band director says he was 'just doing my job' before police arrested him (apnews.com)
Isa Balado: Anger in Spain after man appears to grope reporter live on air (www.bbc.com)
Isa Balado was reporting on a Madrid robbery on Tuesday when he walked up and appeared to touch her bottom, which he denied when she confronted him....
Utah officials sued over failure to save Great Salt Lake: ‘Trying to avert disaster’ (www.theguardian.com)
Environmental and community groups have sued Utah officials over failures to save its iconic Great Salt Lake from irreversible collapse....
Carbon markets are 'bogus solutions' as rich world keeps polluting, African Climate Summit is told (apnews.com)
The summit has sought to reframe the African continent, which has enormous amounts of clean energy minerals and renewable energy sources, as less of a victim of climate change driven by the world’s biggest economies and more of the solution....
Burning Man Ends With Hours-Long Traffic Jam (www.thewrap.com)
Thousands of stranded Burning Man attendees were finally headed home in hours-long lines on Monday and Tuesday.
Much of Florida under state of emergency as possible tropical storm forms in Gulf of Mexico (www.nbcnews.com)
The National Hurricane Center says there’s a 70% chance the system will become a tropical storm by Monday and a 90% chance overall.
Donald Trump arrested: Mug shot released – a first for any US president (www.hindustantimes.com)
Georgia court posts then removes document detailing charges against Trump (www.politico.com)
The Fulton County document listed 12 felony counts and one serious felony count for violating Georgia’s RICO Act.
Police stage 'chilling' raid on Marion County newspaper, seizing computers, records and cellphones - Kansas Reflector (kansasreflector.com)
In an unprecedented raid Friday, local law enforcement seized computers, cellphones and reporting materials from the Marion County Record office, the newspaper's reporters, and the publisher's home.
'We are not imperial': Justice Kagan says Supreme Court still subject to checks and balances (www.cnn.com)
Justice Elena Kagan declined Thursday to outright answer the question of whether Congress could impose an ethics code on the Supreme Court, but she did allow that it could do “various things” to regulate the high court....
Mortgage rates climb toward 7% after America's credit rating was downgraded (www.cnn.com)
US mortgage rates jumped this week, climbing closer to 7%. The move follows last week’s rate hike from the Federal Reserve, and the downgrade this week by Fitch Ratings agency of US sovereign debt, and of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae.
Mother of Uvalde victim runs for mayor in special election approved by the city (abcnews.go.com)
USPS shared customer postal addresses with Meta, LinkedIn and Snap (techcrunch.com)
US disinflation and the COVID-19 supply shock (www.brookings.edu)
FBI, DHS warn of possible retaliation for attack on Trump (www.politico.com)
Archived at web.archive.org/…/fbi-dhs-possible-retaliation-tr…
Medicaid is paying millions for salty, fat-laden ‘medically tailored’ cheeseburgers and sandwiches (www.statnews.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/17483630...
Trump-appointed judge forced to resign as damning ethics report details sex misconduct (www.rawstory.com)
'Blitz primary' could open up Democratic race if Biden drops out (news.yahoo.com)
Their idea goes something like this, according to a memo shared with Semafor that has been circulated to Democratic donors and bundlers as well as officials within the Biden campaign and administration:...
Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff tests positive for Covid-19 days after joining Biden for July 4 celebrations (www.independent.co.uk)
French elections: Left projected to win most seats, ahead of Macron's coalition and far right (www.lemonde.fr)
Teenage stripper sues after Florida raises minimum dancing age arguing it violates First Amendment rights (www.independent.co.uk)
Nevada adds proposed constitutional amendment for abortion rights to 2024 ballot (www.pbs.org)
A ballot question to enshrine Nevada’s abortion rights in the state constitution has met all of the requirements to appear in front of voters in November, the Nevada Secretary of State’s office announced Friday, and Democrats across the nation hope similar measures mobilize supporters on Election Day.
