Federal judge indefinitely postpones Trump classified documents trial (www.cnn.com)
Clashes break out in pro-Palestinian rally in Greece (www.reuters.com)
Police fired teargas to disperse a small group of protesters who climbed up the gate of the Egyptian embassy opposite parliament. The clashes were brief.
DEA leader Anne Milgram dodges questions on Biden plan to deschedule marijuana [Anna Giaritelli | May 7, 2024 | Washington Examiner] (www.washingtonexaminer.com)
Marijuana would not be decriminalized or legalized, but such a move would be a grand step forward after decades of the federal government’s war on drugs and ease legal business surrounding the drug.
ProPublica Wins Pulitzer Prize for Supreme Court Coverage (www.propublica.org)
ProPublica won the prestigious public service Pulitzer Prize for what the judges described as “groundbreaking and ambitious reporting that pierced the thick wall of secrecy surrounding the Supreme Court to reveal how a small group of politically influential billionaires wooed justices with lavish gifts and travel, pushing the...
Florida ex-cop with ‘patterns of abuse and bias’ joins DeSantis’s state guard (www.theguardian.com)
A former Florida police captain with a long history of civilian complaints, including false arrests and harassment, has joined the state’s state guard under governor Ron DeSantis....
Tel Aviv Pride Parade won’t be held this year, will be replaced with assembly for hostages (www.timesofisrael.com)
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Defense moves for mistrial over Daniels' testimony (abcnews.go.com)
Trump’s defense team has moved for a mistrial over Stormy Daniels’ testimony...
Trump hush-money trial: Stormy Daniels describes being ‘startled’ by sexual encounter (www.theguardian.com)
After years of scandal, Boy Scouts of America changes its name to Scouting America (www.npr.org)
How Utah became the birthplace of the once-lucrative wilderness therapy industry for ‘troubled teens’ (www.sltrib.com)
Boy Scouts of America rebranding to more inclusive Scouting America (www.pbs.org)
New Orleans man and woman accused of killing witness in insurance scheme (www.theguardian.com)
‘Red’ Harris and Jovanna Gardne allegedly involved in murder of person cooperating in inquiry into over 100 staged truck accidents...
TikTok sues U.S. government, says ban violates First Amendment (www.cnbc.com)
FTX crypto fraud victims to get their money back (plus interest) (tcrn.ch)
Trump trial live updates: 'Don’t worry about that,' Stormy Daniels says Trump said of Melania (abcnews.go.com)
Drake's Security Guard Seriously Injured After Shooting at Rapper's Toronto Home (www.etonline.com)
US revokes licences for sales of some chips to China's Huawei (www.bbc.com)
The US government says it has revoked some licences that allowed US chip makers to export certain goods to Chinese technology giant Huawei....
New York is suing crisis pregnancy centers for hawking "abortion reversal" (www.motherjones.com)
Stormy Daniels to testify in Trump hush money trial, according to media reports (www.reuters.com)
[Pay Wall] Metro areas in the West are growing. So is their wildfire risk. [Avery Ellfeldt | 05/08/2024 | E&E News] (www.eenews.net)
Trump privately urged Greene to drop push to oust Speaker Johnson (abcnews.go.com)
Trump told the Greene that the party needs to be unified, a source said....
Facing Unchecked Syphilis Outbreak, Great Plains Tribes Sought Federal Help. Months Later, No One Has Responded. (www.propublica.org)
Judge’s warning provides dilemma for Trump over whether he will risk jail for a political point (www.cnn.com)
Donald Trump and the judge presiding over his hush money trial are staring each other down with profound implications for the former president, the coming election and the rule of law in the United States....
US report on Israel’s wartime conduct in Gaza delayed, aides say (www.politico.com)
The Biden administration’s report on whether Israel has violated U.S. and international humanitarian law during the war in Gaza has been delayed and will no longer be released Wednesday as planned, three Senate aides and a House aide told POLITICO....