Microplastics could reach every organ including the brain, study finds (www.euronews.com)
New research of the impact of microplastics on mice suggests that these small particles could induce behavioural changes....
Hawaii investigates unsolicited land offers as the state tries to keep Lahaina in local hands (apnews.com)
Hawaii Gov. Josh Green said Thursday his administration has opened several investigations into people who have allegedly made unsolicited offers for property in the fire-stricken Maui town of Lahaina in violation of a new emergency order....
'Trump isn't funding any of us': Co-defendants in Georgia case are struggling with mounting legal bills (www.cnn.com)
Some of Donald Trump’s co-defendants in the sprawling election subversion case in Georgia are trying all sorts of ways to fund their mounting legal bills – yet the costs of the 2020 election fallout may quickly exceed their abilities to pay....
Manhunt underway for 'extremely dangerous' escaped murderer in Pennsylvania (www.nbcnews.com)
Local, state and federal authorities are searching for a recently convicted murderer who escaped from a Pennsylvania prison Thursday morning....
AG denounces election worker threats as DOJ charges over a dozen people (www.axios.com)
Attorney General Merrick Garland on Thursday spoke out against rising threats towards election workers as the Department of Justice’s specialized task force announced a ninth conviction as it seeks to combat the problem.
New York police will use drones to monitor backyard parties this weekend, spurring privacy concerns (apnews.com)
Ambridge man arrested with gun outside church and appeared 'ready for a standoff' (www.cbsnews.com)
Wealthy Family Wants to Reopen Major Industrial Polluter in Alabama Despite Mounting Debts and Proposed Regulation (www.propublica.org)
Hate Crime Charges in Stonewall Monument Flag Desecration (www.advocate.com)
Video surveillance footage showed three men attacking trans flags at the historic site during Pride month....
Maryland Parents Charged With Murder Over Death of Transgender Teenager (www.advocate.com)
Morgan Moore, who had diabetes and multiple sclerosis, died last year at 17, weighing only 79 pounds....
Video of police fatally shooting a pregnant Black woman set to be released, Ohio department says (apnews.com)
Authorities in Ohio say they will release body camera footage of a fatal police shooting of a pregnant Black woman.
"Shocking": More mothers are working than ever before (www.axios.com)
Saudi man sentenced to death for tweets in harshest verdict yet for online critics (www.npr.org)
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A retired teacher in Saudi Arabia was recently sentenced to death for his tweets criticizing the country’s leadership to his handful of followers, according to rights advocates and his family....
Alaska board of education votes to ban transgender girls from competing on high school girls teams (apnews.com)
The Alaska state board of education on Thursday voted to support banning transgender girls from competing on high school girls athletic teams, sending the issue to the attorney general....
Two plead guilty to threatening government officials over elections (www.nbcnews.com)
Two people pleaded guilty Thursday in separate cases that involved calling for the deaths of public officials on election days following the 2020 presidential contest, federal prosecutors said....
SEC Grapples with Approval of Bitcoin Spot ETFs. (newsnotfound.com)
Scorching Heat Is Contributing to Migrant Deaths: More than 500 people have died of various causes this year while trying to cross from Mexico. (web.archive.org)
California elementary school evacuated over bomb threat after rightwing harassment (www.theguardian.com)
Chabot elementary in Oakland received racist and threatening emails, forcing 50 students and staff to vacate the premises
At Russia's Doorsteps, B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber Of US Air Force Performs Historic Hot Pit Refueling (www.eurasiantimes.com)
A US B-2 Spirit bomber recently carried out a historic hot pit refueling at Orland Air Base, Norway, marking the first landing of the stealth bomber in the Scandinavian nation....
White man faces trial in US for shooting Black teen who went to wrong house (www.aljazeera.com)
Teenager Ralph Yarl was shot without warning through a door after going to the wrong house to collect his brothers.
A look inside Donald Trump's deposition: Defiance, deflection and the 'hottest brand in the world' (apnews.com)
Trump said he never felt his financial statements “would be taken very seriously,” and that people who did business with him were given ample warning not to trust them....
Three found dead at remote Rocky Mountain campsite were trying to escape society, stepsister says (apnews.com)
The stepsister of a Colorado woman who was found dead along with her sister and teenage son at a remote Rocky Mountain campsite says the women fled into the wilderness after struggling to cope with societal changes in recent years, but they were unequipped to survive off the grid....
Former Google recruiter shares 7 toxic phrases bosses use that are 'major red flags' (www.cnbc.com)
Move to texas and flip it blue that would be a hige fuck you to the gop (www.keranews.org)
Fulton County judge gives green light for Trump Georgia 2020 election case to be televised (www.cnn.com)
The Fulton County, Georgia, judge overseeing the sprawling 2020 election interference racketeering case against former President Donald Trump and 18 co-defendants says that all proceedings in his courtroom related to the case will be livestreamed and allowed to be televised....
