A little-known law has forced over 120,000 veterans to return the money they got to leave the military, new data shows (www.nbcnews.com)
A humpback whale in Washington state is missing its tail. One expert calls the sight 'heartbreaking' (apnews.com)
A humpback whale that is missing its tail and was spotted in Washington state’s inland waters likely lost its iconic flukes after becoming entangled, possibly in some kind of line or fishing gear, experts say. That loss of the flukes, used for propulsion, would appear to be a death sentence for the creature, last reported as...
Scientists Confirm Bird Flu Is Now Spreading Between Mammals (www.sciencealert.com)
Pentagon chief revokes plea deals with three Sept. 11 suspects (www.reuters.com)
Aug 2 (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Friday revoked plea deals agreed to earlier this week with the man accused of masterminding the Sept. 11 attacks, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, and two accomplices, who are held at the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Texas lockups violate minors’ constitutional rights, says US justice department (www.theguardian.com)
Youth lockups in Texas remain beset by sexual abuse, excessive use of pepper spray and other mistreatment including the prolonged isolation of children in their cells, the justice department has said in a scathing new report that accused the state of violating the constitutional rights of hundreds of minors in custody....
Trump gave patients a 'right to try.' It hasn't helped them (www.statnews.com)
Children of spies only discovered they were Russian on the plane to Moscow, Kremlin says (www.nbcnews.com)
Their parents posed as Argentinian citizens, and Vladimir Putin greeted the children in Spanish. According to the Kremlin, they did not speak Russian nor did they know who Putin was....
DNC chair says majority of delegates have voted to give Harris the Democratic nomination (www.nbcnews.com)
The vice president’s campaign says she has won the nomination, but the results will not be official until Monday....
Plea deal with accused 9/11 plotters revoked (www.bbc.com)
This gay dad was called a 'pervert homo' by a right-wing talk show host. Now, he's suing (www.advocate.com)
Harris campaign says it raised $310 million in July, doubling Trump’s haul (www.cnn.com)
Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign said it raked in a whopping $310 million in its July fundraising efforts – more than double the amount raised by her Republican rival last month – and has $377 million cash on hand, marking the latest sign of how transformative and energizing the change to the top of the...
Hamptons Elite Throw Cash at Trump at Ritzy Fundraiser (www.thedailybeast.com)
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It Was Supposed to Be Trump’s Administration in Waiting. But Project 2025 Was a Mirage All Along. (www.politico.com)
On a Thursday morning in early June, I hopped off a train at Washington’s Union Station and walked a few blocks east to get a glimpse into the headquarters of one of the most secretive — and most hyped — organizations in America: Project 2025, tucked away inside the main offices of the Heritage Foundation on Capitol Hill....
Missouri bans sale of Delta-8 THC and other unregulated CBD intoxicants (apnews.com)
Missouri is banning the sale of drinks, candy and other foods made with hemp-derived intoxicating substances, Republican Gov. Mike Parson announced in an an executive order issued Thursday....
Man dies parachuting on the South Rim of the Grand Canyon (apnews.com)
A man died at Grand Canyon National Park after attempting the high-risk parachute leap from Yavapai Point on the South Rim, the park said Friday....
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Republicans want someone younger than Donald Trump as president: new poll (www.newsweek.com)
In a YouGov poll conducted between July 25-29, 59 percent of Republicans surveyed said they would prefer a president under the age of 75. Trump celebrated his 78th birthday in June. Forty percent said they had no preference, and just two percent said they would prefer a president over the age of 75....
Appeals court blocks Biden admin's protections for trans students just after a judge allowed them (www.lgbtqnation.com)
Arizona governor negotiates pause in hauling of uranium ore across Navajo Nation (apnews.com)
A uranium producer has agreed to temporarily pause the transport of the mineral through the Navajo Nation after the tribe raised concerns about the possible effects that it could have on the reservation....
National Women's Defense League to Harris: Dump Shapiro Over Sex Case Failings (www.thedailybeast.com)
Shapiro, 51, is the chief executive of a crucial battleground state rich with electoral votes, where Harris is set to campaign with her yet-to-be-named running mate on Tuesday. Speculation had mounted that based on the location of Tuesday’s rally, in Philadelphia, that it may just be Shapiro....
People who had severe covid-19 show cognitive decline years later (www.newscientist.com)
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Undocumented Immigrants in US Pay Nearly $100 Billion in Taxes (www.bloomberg.com)
Undocumented immigrants paid almost $100 billion of taxes, underscoring the importance of border policies on the country’s tax collections, according to a new report....
Minority farmers set for $2 billion from USDA after years of discrimination. (www.voanews.com)
DNC kicks off virtual roll call vote to formally nominate Kamala Harris for president (www.cbsnews.com)
The Democratic Party began the formal vote to nominate Vice President Kamala Harris for president on Thursday, kicking off a virtual roll call that will cement her status as the party’s standard-bearer heading into November....
Axios: Scoop: Trump stalled Black journalists interview over fact-checking (www.axios.com)
“I was prepared to go on stage to craft a statement, saying he decided not to go on stage because of fact-checking… we couldn’t compromise on that.”...