Trump's bond set at $200000. (www.cnbc.com)
Tropical Storm Hilary brings deluge to desert (www.theguardian.com)
School shooting draws gun reform groups (www.axios.com)
Throngs of demonstrators returned to the Tennessee Capitol on Monday, once again urging lawmakers to respond to The Covenant School shooting with new gun control measures.
China Is on Edge as Fallout From Its Real Estate Crisis Spreads (www.nytimes.com)
Beijing wanted to cool its housing market, but created a bigger problem, as the fallout from debt-laden developers and sinking sales spreads to the broader economy....
China disappoints investors with 'underwhelming' decision on key interest rate (www.cnn.com)
China has surprised investors by deciding not to cut an important interest rate that influences mortgages, in a move that economists say will make it tough to revive confidence in the country’s troubled real estate sector which has dragged down prospects for the world’s second largest economy....
Republican feud over 'root canal' spending cuts raises US gov't shutdown risk (www.reuters.com)
Members of the hardline House Freedom Caucus are pushing to cut spending to a fiscal 2022 level of $1.47 trillion, $120 billion less than President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy agreed to in their May debt ceiling compromise....
Russian dam bursts washing away railroad—Economy to lose "billions" (www.newsweek.com)
The Russian economy could lose “billions of rubles” after a destroyed dam in the Siberian region of Buryatia caused a river to burst its banks and damage a key transit railway, according to a local Russian official.
Listeria warning issued after three deaths linked to contaminated ice cream machines (www.cnn.com)
Three people have died and three others have been hospitalized after drinking milkshakes contaminated with Listeria bacteria from a restaurant in Tacoma, Washington, health officials say....
Biden administration to urge Americans get new COVID-19 boosters (www.reuters.com)
The Biden administration plans to urge all Americans to get a booster shot for the coronavirus this autumn to counter a new wave of infections, a White House official said on Sunday....
Southern California prepares for more floods as Tropical Storm Hilary soaks from coast to desert (apnews.com)
Tropical Storm Hilary deluged arid parts of Mexico and then drenched Southern California from the coast to inland mountains and deserts, forcing rescuers to pull several people from swollen rivers. Millions expected more flooding and mudslides Monday, even as the storm begins to weaken.
Three years after a foiled plot to kidnap Michigan's governor, the final trial is set to begin (abcnews.go.com)
Nearly three years after authorities foiled a bizarre plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, the last defendants accused of taking part go on trial Monday....
British nurse refuses to appear to be sentenced for murdering seven babies (www.cnn.com)
A British nurse refused to appear in court on Monday to be sentenced for the murders of seven babies and attempted murders of six others at the UK hospital where she worked....
Thousands more Mauritanians are making their way to the US, thanks to a route spread on social media (apnews.com)
'Like a horror story': Families speak as Lucy Letby refuses to face court (www.bbc.com)
Nurse Lucy Letby is being sentenced for murdering seven babies on a neonatal ward in Chester...
Numerous Tesla owners say they've been trapped inside their EVs after they lost power. Here's how to manually open a Tesla door if you get stuck inside. (www.businessinsider.com)
Numerous Tesla owners have said they’ve been stuck inside their EVs after the cars suddenly lost power....
Elon Musk says users on X, formerly Twitter, will lose ability to block unwanted followers, eliminating key safety feature (www.cnbc.com)
Focus: Historic drought, hot seas slow Panama Canal shipping (www.reuters.com)
The Panama Canal Authority has reduced maximum ship weights and daily ship crossings in a bid to conserve water. Maritime transportation experts fear such events could become the new normal as rainfall deficits in the world’s fifth-wettest country spotlight climate risks affecting the ocean shipping industry that moves 80% of...
Medicine without doctors? State laws are changing who treats patients. (www.washingtonpost.com)
Arlene Wright is a doctor, but she doesn’t want people to call her one....
Disneyland evacuates restaurants, rides, Paradise Pier amid Tropical Storm Hilary, earthquake (www.sfgate.com)
Warning sirens blared Sunday afternoon as guests were evacuated from rides, restaurants and the entirety of DCA’s Paradise Pier
Magnitude-5.1 earthquake in Ventura County shakes parts of Southern California (www.nbclosangeles.com)
Several aftershocks greater than magnitude-3.0 followed earthquake near Ojai, about 80 miles northwest of Los Angeles on the same day a tropical storm hit Southern California for the first time in decades.
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Air travel has gotten more violent. Flight attendants want training to fight back. (www.politico.com)
The Covid era’s surge in air rage incidents is aiding flight attendants’ demand for a benefit they’ve been seeking since 9/11 — legally mandated self-defense training....
What Just Happened at West Virginia University Should Worry All of Us (www.nytimes.com)
In proposing last week to eliminate 169 faculty positions and cut more than 30 degree programs from its flagship university, West Virginia, the state with the fourth-highest poverty rate in the country, is engaging in a kind of educational gerrymandering. If you’re a West Virginian with plans to attend West Virginia...
Russia’s Lunar Lander Crashes Into the Moon (www.nytimes.com)
A Russian robotic spacecraft that was headed to the lunar surface has crashed into the moon, Russia’s space agency said on Sunday, citing the results of a preliminary investigation a day after it lost contact with the vehicle....