NSA Orders Employees to Spy on the World “With Dignity and Respect” (theintercept.com)
Facebook and Instagram may offer paid, ad-free plans in Europe to sate EU privacy concerns (www.engadget.com)
Among other recent penalties, the EU fined Meta €1.2 billion in May for moving EU citizens’ data to US-based servers....
Fans flock to Jimmy Buffett's eateries to toast the Mayor of Margaritaville (www.nbcnews.com)
Following the death of the purveyor of laid-back, beachside rock, his fans, known as Parrotheads, paid tribute by lifting their glasses at locations of his Margaritaville empire.
After nearly 30 years, Pennsylvania will end state funding for anti-abortion counseling centers (apnews.com)
After nearly 30 years, Pennsylvania's new governor plans to end a contract with an organization that distributes funds to anti-abortion counseling centers.
Ohio votes on abortion rights this fall. Misinformation about the proposal is already spreading (apnews.com)
The proposed constitutional amendment would give Ohioans the right to make their own reproductive decisions. Backers say that since Roe v. Wade was overturned last year by the U.S. Supreme Court, the proposal would restore a commonsense abortion protection that most Ohio voters can support....
Schooner that sank in Lake Michigan in 1881 found intact, miles off Wisconsin coastline (apnews.com)
Shipwreck hunters have discovered the intact remains of a schooner that sank in Lake Michigan in 1881 and is so well-preserved it still contains the crew’s possessions in its final resting spot miles from Wisconsin’s coastline....
A Beautiful Newfound Fungus Mummifies Its Spider Prey (www.scientificamerican.com)
A striking purple species is one piece of the fungal kingdom’s uncharted diversity...
Attorney alleges client brutally beaten in Baton Rouge Police Department ‘torture warehouse’ (www.wafb.com)
A judge has blocked, for now, a Texas law drag show performers fear will shut them down (apnews.com)
A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked a new Texas law that drag show artists fear will be used to shut them down or put them in jail....
Marijuana could be classified as a lower-risk drug. Here’s what that means. (www.vox.com)
A potential policy change could have big benefits for marijuana businesses.
Utah family YouTuber arrested on abuse charges after malnourished child in duct tape found (www.nbcnews.com)
12 things student loan borrowers should know about the return to repayment (www.npr.org)
October's coming, and we're here to help you get ready.
Massive school satisfaction gap pits parents against everyone else (www.axios.com)
Beekeepers to the rescue after 5 million bees fall off truck in Canada (www.bbc.com)
One beekeeper who came to the rescue described a cloud of "angry, confused and homeless" bees.
New York AG’s office alleges Trump inflated his net worth by as much as $2.2 billion in 1 year (www.cnn.com)
Donald Trump inflated his net worth by as much as $2.2 billion in one year, lawyers for the New York attorney general’s office alleged as part of their civil fraud lawsuit against the former president, his adult sons and the Trump Organization....
Court upholds Michael Avenatti's conviction for plotting to extort up to $25 million from Nike (apnews.com)
A federal appeals court on Wednesday upheld disgraced lawyer Michael Avenatti’s conviction for plotting to extort up to $25 million from Nike – one of several legal messes that have landed him behind bars....
Army officers say they are taking power in Gabon (www.bbc.co.uk)
Man struggling with mental health issues shot, killed by Jersey City police, family says (pix11.com)
Andrew Jerome Washington’s family said they called the Jersey City Medical Center Crisis Center for help around 3 p.m. Sunday, but police arrived instead.
Dentist accused of killing wife by poisoning her protein shakes set to enter a plea to charges (apnews.com)
A Colorado dentist accused of killing his wife by lacing her protein shakes with poison is set to enter a plea in court to a first-degree murder charge on Tuesday....
Justice Amy Coney Barrett says she welcomes public scrutiny of Supreme Court (www.politico.com)
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett told attendees at a judicial conference in Wisconsin on Monday that she welcomed public scrutiny of the court. But she stopped short of commenting on whether she thinks the court should change how it operates in the face of recent criticism....
Pet owner ‘bill shock’ worsening the mental health crisis among Australian vets, inquiry told (www.theguardian.com)
Father of veterinarian who took own life calls for more education on how much it really costs to own a pet
Walt Disney Pictures VFX Workers Move to Unionize (variety.com)
‘They would not listen to us’: inside Biden’s troubled $53bn chip plant (www.theguardian.com)
Taiwanese microchip manufacturer TSMC blames struggle to build Phoenix plant on skilled labor shortage but workers cite disorganization and safety concerns...
Security guard killed trying to stop car burglars in Midtown Atlanta, police say (www.fox5atlanta.com)
Investigators say the security guard had tried to stop two people attempting to break into vehicles inside a parking garage....
How 19th-century pineapple plantations turned Maui into a tinderbox (www.theguardian.com)
Land privatization and water depletion set the stage for the Lahaina fire 150 years ago. Now, land companies may benefit even more...
