Oklahoma public schools leader orders schools to incorporate Bible instruction (apnews.com)
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma’s top education official ordered public schools Thursday to incorporate the Bible into lessons for grades 5 through 12, the latest effort by conservatives to incorporate religion into classrooms.
Rep. Jamaal Bowman loses New York primary to pro-Israel George Latimer, most expensive primary race ever (www.bbc.com)
Children are dying of starvation in their parents’ arms as famine spreads through Gaza | CNN (edition.cnn.com)
‘The grey zone’: how IDF views some journalists in Gaza as legitimate targets (www.theguardian.com)
As Israel’s offensive in Gaza has become the deadliest conflict for journalists in recent history, its military has repeatedly said it is not deliberately targeting the media…...
Texas woman allegedly tried to drown Palestinian-American girl, aged 3 (www.theguardian.com)
Trump Says Foreigners Who Graduate From US Colleges Should Get Green Cards (www.usnews.com)
Columbia University professors refute ICC and UN Gaza famine claims (www.i24news.tv)
Columbia University professors Awi Federgruen and Ran Kivetz have presented research findings asserting that sufficient food supplies are entering Gaza, disputing claims of famine perpetuated by the International Criminal Court (ICC) and the United Nations (UN, The Jerusalem Post reported on Tuesday....
Deluge of fake news websites threatens to drown out truth during US election (www.theguardian.com)
Fears that ‘pink slime’ sites could be as harmful to political discourse as foreign disinformation in 2016 and 2020...
Biden Campaign Ad Calls Attention to Trump’s Felon Status (www.nytimes.com)
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Some TikTok influencers are maligning sunscreen. Here's what to know about the claims (www.npr.org)
One survey, from the Orlando Health Cancer Institute, found that 1 in 7 American adults under age 35 believe using sunscreen daily is more harmful than direct sun exposure.
More than 171,000 people traveled out-of-state for abortions last year (www.axios.com)
Some 171,300 patients traveled out-of-state for abortions last year, new data estimates from the Guttmacher Institute show. State abortion bans that took effect in the post-Roe era have severely curbed access to reproductive care across the U.S....
Missouri woman's murder conviction tossed after 43 years. Her lawyers say a police officer did it (apnews.com)
A judge has overturned the conviction of a Missouri woman who was a psychiatric patient when she incriminated herself in a 1980 killing that her attorneys argue was actually committed by a now-discredited police officer....
Rare white bison sighted in Yellowstone evokes Native American prophecy (www.bbc.com)
An incredibly rare white bison calf has been photographed in Yellowstone National Park, exciting Native American tribes who view its arrival as a religious prophecy heralding major change....
Pro-Trump influencers fire up fears of migrant 'invasion' ahead of U.S. election (www.reuters.com)
One late afternoon in mid-May, a half dozen Hispanic day laborers were paid $20 each to parade in front of the White House on camera, holding signs with slogans like “I Love Biden” and “I Need Work Permit for My Family.”...
Morale plummets inside The Washington Post as staffers express alarm over publisher’s attempts to squash story (www.cnn.com)
Man sentenced to 40 years to life for killing mother after argument over video game volume - ABC News (abcnews.go.com)
A New Hampshire man has been sentenced to 40 years to life in prison for fatally stabbing his mother after the two had argued about the volume on the video games he was playing
Met chief says millions of men are danger to women and girls in England and Wales (www.theguardian.com)
Millions of men in England and Wales pose a danger to women and children, the commissioner of the Metropolitan police has said....
AT&T customers facing 'nationwide issue' impacting their ability to call non-AT&T users (abcnews.go.com)
Therapists are blaming polyamory for patients' problems. These researchers want to change that. (www.lgbtqnation.com)
US-built pier will be removed from Gaza coast and repaired after damage from rough seas (apnews.com)
The U.S.-built temporary pier taking humanitarian aid to starving Palestinians will be removed from the coast of Gaza to be repaired after getting damaged in rough seas and weather, the Pentagon said Tuesday....
"Very abnormal": Expert worries pro-Israel megadonors trying to make Dems a "pro-Netanyahu party" (www.salon.com)
'LOL No:' Maker of 'F*CK THE LAPD' Shirt Laughs at Cops' Copyright Threat (www.404media.co)
Senate Democrats to force second vote on border bill that Republicans blocked (www.theguardian.com)
Legislation has next to no chance of passing but Democrats hope to show Republicans are not serious about solving border issue...
Four minors found working at Alabama poultry plant run by firm found responsible for teen's death (www.nbcnews.com)
Mar-Jac Poultry has denied it knowingly hired minors for its Jasper, Alabama, plant, and also argued some workers were doing jobs that are not banned by federal rules....