Out transgender woman athlete will make history as she competes in Paralympic Games (www.advocate.com)
New York county signs first mask ban into US law, sparking controversy (www.theguardian.com)
Vance agrees that raising grandchildren is ‘whole purpose of postmenopausal female’ (www.independent.co.uk)
Vance also seemed to agree when a podcast host suggested that having grandparents help raise children was a ‘weird, unadvertised feature of marrying an Indian woman’...
Medicare negotiated drug prices for the first time. Here’s what it got (www.npr.org)
The White House unveiled the fruits of months of negotiations between the government and pharmaceutical companies: new, lower Medicare prices for 10 blockbuster drugs....
Meta kills off misinformation tracking tool CrowdTangle despite pleas from researchers, journalists (apnews.com)
Facebook and Instagram parent Meta Platforms has shut down CrowdTangle, a tool widely used by researchers, watchdog organizations and journalists to monitor social media posts, notably to track how misinformation spreads on the company’s platforms....
A teen was falling asleep during a courtroom field trip. She ended up in cuffs and jail clothes (apnews.com)
A teenager on a field trip to see a Detroit court ended up in jail clothes and handcuffs because a judge said he didn’t like her attitude....
Biggest US grocery chain investigated over Uber-style surge pricing (www.msn.com)
Kroger, America’s biggest supermarket chain, is being investigated over its use of electronic price labels on store shelves nationwide. US Senators Elizabeth Warren and Bob Casey announced they were looking into the practice to see if the chain was engaging in surge pricing. So-called ‘dynamic pricing’ is common in other...
"Double haters" who loathed Trump and Biden actually seem to like Kamala Harris, poll suggests (www.salon.com)
Columbia University president Minouche Shafik resigns in wake of Gaza protests (www.theguardian.com)
Archived at web.archive.org/…/columbia-university-minouche-sh…
Vance Runs From Resurfaced Podcast Chat About ‘Postmenopausal’ Women (www.thedailybeast.com)
12ft.io/…/vance-runs-from-resurfaced-podcast-chat…
Disney wants a wrongful death lawsuit thrown out because the plaintiff had Disney+ (www.npr.org)
Gov. Tim Walz agrees to VP debate hosted by CBS News on Oct. 1 (www.cbsnews.com)
Gov. Tim Walz on Wednesday agreed to participate in a vice presidential debate hosted by CBS News on Oct. 1 in New York City....
Gaza death toll hits 40,000, with thousands more yet to be counted (www.theguardian.com)
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. tried to meet with Kamala Harris to discuss Cabinet job (www.washingtonpost.com)
Google says it observed Iran trying to hack the Trump and Biden-Harris campaigns (www.nbcnews.com)
The company said Iran successfully breached the email account of a high-profile political consultant....
South Korean authorities find toxic substances in Shein and Temu products
Women’s accessories sold by some of the world’s most popular online shopping firms contained toxic substances sometimes hundreds of times above acceptable levels, authorities in Seoul said Wednesday....
The State Fair of Texas is banning firearms, drawing threats of legal action from Republican AG
DALLAS (AP) — The State Fair of Texas is laying down a new rule before millions of visitors flock through the gates for corn dogs, deep-fried delights and a friendly wave from a five-story cowboy named Big Tex: No guns allowed....
Google pulls the plug on uBlock Origin, leaving over 30 million Chrome users susceptible to intrusive ads (www.windowscentral.com)
Google is transitioning Chrome’s extension support from the Manifest V2 framework to the V3....
Texas’ overcrowded and understaffed jails send people awaiting trial to other counties and states (www.texastribune.org)
Archived at web.archive.org/…/texas-jails-overcrowding-inmate…
Liz Truss leaves stage in Beccles as 'lettuce' banner unfurls (www.bbc.com)
Ohio police officer Connor Grubb charged with murder in shooting of pregnant Ta'Kiya Young (www.dispatch.com)
Archived at web.archive.org/web/…/74606715007/
Michigan man accused of fatally shooting his neighbor following argument over mulch (abcnews.go.com)
A Michigan man is accused of fatally shooting his neighbor after getting into an argument with him on the street, officials said....
Good Health Saves California Beach Cities Millions Yearly (news.gallup.com)
Armed and untouchable: ICE's history of deadly force - An analysis of six years of shootings by immigration agents reveals a rogue force whose officers sometimes recklessly fire their weapons (www.businessinsider.com)
Archived at web.archive.org/…/immigration-customs-enforcement…
Disney attempts to use Disney+ Terms of Service to repel a wrongful death lawsuit involving a death in one of their parks (www.npr.org)