AP: How rogue Mississippi officers tried to cover up their torture of 2 Black men (apnews.com)
Influencer Andrew Tate released from house arrest while he awaits human trafficking and rape trial (apnews.com)
Andrew Tate, the divisive internet influencer who is charged in Romania with rape, human trafficking and forming a criminal gang to sexually exploit women, won an appeal on Friday to be released from house arrest, his spokesperson said.
As Joshua trees burn, massive wildfire threatens to forever alter Mojave Desert (www.latimes.com)
“We’ve lost a huge area of native vegetation,” said Debra Hughson, deputy superintendent for the Mojave National Preserve. “A lot of pinyon [pines], junipers gone forever, and a lot of the Joshua trees, likely.”...
MrBeast sues fast food company over 'revolting' burger (www.bbc.com)
MrBeast is the most popular YouTuber in the world, with more than 172 million subscribers.
Same methods 'used on the plantation': Black task force member scorches Florida slavery guidelines (www.rawstory.com)
Three members of Florida’s original task force on African American education are outraged over having been “purposefully kept in the dark” about the state’s new academic guidelines ascribing “benefits” to slavery, the Daily Beast reported. The guidelines, approved July 19 by the Florida Board of Edu...
Houston school district to turn libraries into disciplinary centers (www.theguardian.com)
Critics condemn superintendent Mike Miles’s ‘new education system’ that removes students’ access to books
[NYC Mayor] Adams Blocks Law That Bans Solitary Confinement in New York Jails (www.nytimes.com)
Chinese swimmers at Paris Olympics deny doping accusations (www.npr.org)
Canadian women's soccer docked, coaches suspended over drone spying scandal (www.axios.com)
FTC chair, Colorado AG pledge to crack down on “abusive and predatory practices” of corporate landlords (coloradosun.com)
The tenant roundtable focused on hidden fees, habitability and rent-setting algorithms accused of driving up the cost of housing...
Daughter of late Supreme Court Justice Scalia appointed to Virginia Board of Education (apnews.com)
The daughter of the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia has been appointed by Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin to serve on the Virginia Board of Education, drawing criticism from some Democrats who called the appointment politically motivated....
Boeing Starliner officials may know ‘root cause’ of issues with astronaut flight (www.cnn.com)
After weeks of troubleshooting and recent tests meant to replicate the issues plaguing Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft, NASA and Boeing officials still aren’t ready to name a return date for the two astronauts piloting the vehicle on its inaugural crewed test flight....
Tennessee woman gets over 3 years in prison for blocking clinic access during protest (abcnews.go.com)
A Tennessee woman was sentenced Wednesday to over three years in prison for using threats and violence to interfere with the operation of a New York City reproductive health center in the early days of the pandemic in 2020....
Deputy accused of killing Sonya Massey in Springfield was discharged from Army for serious misconduct (ipmnewsroom.org)
Archived at web.archive.org/…/deputy-who-killed-sonya-massey-…
Secret DEA files show agents joked about rape in WhatsApp chat. Then one of them was accused of it. (apnews.com)
In a WhatsApp chat that quickly devolved into depravity, a group of U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agents boasted about their “world debauchery tour” of “boozing and whoring” on the government’s dime. They swapped lurid images of their latest sexual conquests. And at one point they even joked about “forcible...
Woman found dead hours before she was to be sentenced for killing her husband (abcnews.go.com)
Linda Kosuda-Bigazzi had pleaded guilty to manslaughter and larceny charges....
Surfer’s Leg Washes Up on a Beach After Great White Shark Attack (www.thedailybeast.com)
51 Texas school districts are not complying with state ban on hairstyle discrimination, ACLU says. (www.texastribune.org)
Report Exposes Trump Proposal to Stop Taxing Tips as 'Hollow Promise'. (www.commondreams.org)
Bodycam video reveals chaotic scene of deputy fatally shooting Sonya Massey who called 911 for help (apnews.com)
Headline is ridiculously generous to the cop....
Montana man kills grizzly bear that attacked while he was picking berries (www.theguardian.com)
Biden honors civil rights supporter Sheila Jackson Lee, dead at 74, as right-wingers celebrate (www.salon.com)
Jan. 6 defendant, who also attended 2017 Unite the Right rally, sentenced to 5 years (www.politico.com)
Former Trump Org. CFO released from jail after serving 100 days for lying during investigation | CNN Politics (www.cnn.com)
Network issues linked to Microsoft systems causing outages at businesses worldwide (abc7.com)
