Supreme Court Allows Suit Over Arrest Said to Be Politically Motivated (www.nytimes.com)
This Judge Made Houston the Top Bankruptcy Court. Then He Helped His Girlfriend Cash In. (www.wsj.com)
Law firm Kirkland & Ellis brought multibillion-dollar cases to David R. Jones’s court, aided by a local attorney who lived with the judge; ‘Why did no one look into it?’
'Complete fabrication': Milwaukee mayor 'stunned' by Trump lie about GOP convention (www.rawstory.com)
Alex Murdaugh’s son sues Netflix over docuseries linking him to 2015 death (www.theguardian.com)
Iran signals a major boost in nuclear enrichment at key site (www.washingtonpost.com)
A major expansion underway inside Iran’s most heavily protected nuclear facility could soon triple the site’s production of enriched uranium and give Tehran new options for quickly assembling a nuclear arsenal if it chooses to, according to confidential documents and analysis by weapons experts....
Russia turns to blackmail and 'financial incentives' to hire Germans to spy to make up for expelled diplomats, German agency says (www.reuters.com)
Russia has turned increasingly to blackmail and financial incentives to hire Germans to spy for it after the blow dealt to its intelligence services by Europe’s expulsion of some 600 Russian diplomats, Germany’s domestic security service said....
Thailand passes landmark bill legalizing same-sex marriage (www.washingtonpost.com)
How a Network of Nonprofits Enriches Fundraisers While Spending Almost Nothing on Its Stated Causes (www.propublica.org)
Giants legend Willie Mays dies at 93 - Yahoo Sports (sports.yahoo.com)
Mandela effect?
“Utterly Dismayed”: Air Force Engineer Resigns as Dissent Against Gaza War Slowly Spreads Within Military (theintercept.com)
Sixteen years ago, Riley Livermore enlisted in the Air Force. His path to the military was shaped by his evangelical Christian upbringing and growing up amid the war on terror. His ensuing career as a flight test engineer took him to Israel, where he spent two years doing missile guidance research. And shortly after October 7,...
Dozens of Groups Push FEMA to Recognize Extreme Heat as a ‘Major Disaster’ (www.nytimes.com)
Dozens of environmental, labor and health care groups banded together on Monday to file a petition to push the Federal Emergency Management Agency to declare extreme heat and wildfire smoke as “major disasters,” like floods and tornadoes.The petition is a major push to get the federal government to help states and local...
Queer dolphins, penguins and bonobos: What science shows (www.axios.com)
It’s Pride month, a good time to share this reminder: It’s natural to be queer in the animal world....
Teachers and GPs ‘staggering’ under extra demands caused by poverty in Great Britain (www.theguardian.com)
Hate group fights Pride Month by offering boring anti-Pride merch (www.lgbtqnation.com)
Several injuries reported after suspected ‘chemical agent’ released at Pride event, Baltimore Police say (www.baltimoresun.com)
Citing health concerns, some Jewish New Yorkers push back against proposed mask ban (www.motherjones.com)
Romania denies visas for entire Russian delegation to the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly in Bucharest over "aggression against Ukraine" (en.rua.gr)
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Alleged Russian spy from Essex appears in court charged with passing on MP’s details (www.telegraph.co.uk)
The biggest rivals in hot dog-eating are headed for a rematch 15 years in the making (www.npr.org)
FDA took months to react to complaint about Abbott infant formula factory, audit finds (abcnews.go.com)
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration took more than 15 months to act on a whistleblower complaint it received about conditions at an Abbott Nutrition factory that was at the center of a nationwide shortage of infant formula, a new audit shows....
Wyoming mayoral candidate wants to govern by AI bot (arstechnica.com)
Microsoft president to testify before House panel over security lapses (www.reuters.com)
Microsoft President Brad Smith will testify before a House of Representatives panel on homeland security on Thursday, fielding questions about the company’s security practices after Russian and Chinese hackers breached its systems over the past year....
Brooklyn Museum’s Jewish Leaders’ Homes Targeted by Vandals (www.thedailybeast.com)
Abused by the badge | A Washington Post investigation found hundreds of law enforcement officers in the United States have sexually exploited kids. Many avoid prison time. (wapo.st)
The Washington Post has recently started asking people to register in order to access gift links. You can put in a completely made-up email address, as there is no verification of the email address.
8 suspected terrorists with possible ISIS ties arrested in New York, L.A. and Philadelphia, sources say (www.nbcnews.com)
Eight men from Tajikistan with potential ties to ISIS out of central Asia were arrested over the weekend in New York, Philadelphia and Los Angeles, three people familiar with the matter told NBC News on Tuesday....
