Donald Trump vows to lock up political enemies if he returns to White House (www.theguardian.com)
Former president tells Glenn Beck he would have ‘no choice’ but to lock up opponents ‘because they’re doing it to us’
Maryland Man Pleads Guilty to Issuing Threats of Violence to an LGBTQI+ Advocacy Group (www.justice.gov)
A Maryland man pleaded guilty in a U.S. District Court in Baltimore to a federal crime for using a telephone to threaten a group that advocates for LGBTQI+ people.
A B.C. study gave 50 homeless people $7,500 each. Here's what they spent it on. (bc.ctvnews.ca)
A new B.C.-based study undercuts the persistent stereotype that homeless people can't be trusted with cash, according to the lead researcher who says it also highlights a different way to respond to the crisis.
Democrats push for investigation of Ryan Walters, Oklahoma’s firebrand schools superintendent (www.nbcnews.com)
A Tulsa-area school district is in its second week of bomb threats after Walters shared a Libs of TikTok post about a school librarian on social media.
Missouri Republican seeks exceptions to near-total abortion ban, including for rape and incest cases (apnews.com)
A Missouri Republican on Wednesday proposed constitutional amendments that would allow exceptions to the state’s near-total abortion ban in cases of rape, incest and fatal abnormalities....
Pennsylvania men charged with trafficking homemade ‘ghost guns,’ silencers (apnews.com)
A man who allegedly trafficked “ghost guns” and silencers he assembled at his Philadelphia-area home has been charged along with two friends, authorities said Wednesday....
Court upholds Michael Avenatti's conviction for plotting to extort up to $25 million from Nike (apnews.com)
A federal appeals court on Wednesday upheld disgraced lawyer Michael Avenatti’s conviction for plotting to extort up to $25 million from Nike – one of several legal messes that have landed him behind bars....
US embassy in Haiti urges citizens to leave country 'as soon as possible' (www.reuters.com)
The U.S. Embassy in Haiti on Wednesday urged citizens in the Caribbean country to leave “as soon as possible” citing security and infrastructure challenges, as escalating violence has left thousands displaced and sent homicides soaring....
Biden pledges $95 million for Hawaii’s electrical grid after Maui wildfires (www.washingtonpost.com)
The Biden administration announced Wednesday it will spend $95 million to help strengthen Hawaii’s electrical grid in the wake of deadly wildfires that swept through parts of Maui earlier this month. The fast-moving fires were the deadliest in modern U.S. history, killing more than 100 people on the island, forcing thousands...
Giuliani loses defamation lawsuit from two Georgia election workers (www.cnn.com)
A federal judge has determined that Rudy Giuliani has lost a defamation lawsuit from two Georgia election workers against him after he failed to provide information sought in subpoenas....
Inmate gives birth alone in Tennessee jail cell after seeking medical help (www.nbcnews.com)
An inmate at a Tennessee jail gave birth alone in a cell after seeking medical help, the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office said....
Millions of additional salaried workers could get overtime pay under Biden proposal (www.npr.org)
The proposed rule would raise the threshold under which workers are automatically eligible for overtime pay to about $55,000 a year, from the current level of about $35,000.
Former US Cardinal McCarrick not competent to face sex abuse trial, judge says (www.reuters.com)
A Massachusetts judge on Wednesday dismissed a criminal case charging former Roman Catholic Cardinal Theodore McCarrick with molesting a 16-year-old boy in 1974, saying the 93-year-old was not competent to stand trial after psychological experts found he had dementia....
Easing restrictions on marijuana? HHS calls for classifying weed as less dangerous: report (www.usatoday.com)
The Department of Health and Human Services has moved to reclassify marijuana as less harmful than cocaine or heroin, a possible first step toward wider legalization, according to reports....
New study shows promising evidence for sickle cell gene therapy (medicalxpress.com)
The 5 higher-speed rail projects taking shape in the U.S. (www.washingtonpost.com)
Here are five U.S. projects that have boosted prospects for a high-speed rail system.
Still Enormous Coal Use and Growth (cleantechnica.com)
In 2022, global consumption of coal surpassed 8 billion tonnes in a single year for the first time...
Judge blocks new Texas law that would erode cities’ power to enact local rules (www.texastribune.org)
State District Judge Maya Guerra Gamble halted the law — House Bill 2127, which opponents nicknamed the “Death Star” bill — just days before it was slated to take effect on Friday....
Civil rights advocates defend a North Carolina court justice suing over a probe for speaking out (apnews.com)
Earls filed her unusual federal lawsuit on Tuesday against the North Carolina Judicial Standards Commission, which told her earlier this month that an investigation into whether she violated the state’s judicial conduct code — then dismissed — was being reopened in light of a media interview released in June.
Court says Netanyahu's son must pay damages to woman he implied had affair with his father's rival (apnews.com)
The court ordered Netanyahu’s eldest son, Yair Netanyahu, to pay over $34,000 in compensation and $6,000 in legal costs to Dana Cassidy. Cassidy sued him for defamation in 2020 after he insinuated on social media that she was romantically involved with Benny Gantz, who was running against his father for prime minister at the...
Norway oil and gas exploration round attracts bids from 25 companies (www.reuters.com)
The latest offer added 78 new blocks in the western part of the Barents Sea and 14 blocks in northwestern part of the Norwegian Sea to the already existing APA area....
Alabama lawmaker arrested on voter fraud charge (abcnews.go.com)
An Alabama legislator was arrested Tuesday on felony voter fraud charges accusing him of voting in a district where he did not live....
Mitch McConnell appears to freeze again while talking to reporters (www.washingtonpost.com)
Sen. Mitch McConnell appears to freeze again at a Kentucky event (www.nbcnews.com)
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell appeared to freeze again Wednesday, this time during a gaggle with reporters in Covington, Kentucky, stopping for more than 30 seconds after he was asked if he would run for re-election....
