FEDERAL PROSECUTORS ATTACKED ME FOR MY REPORTING — AND THEY’RE DOING IT TO HIDE INFO FROM THE PUBLIC (theintercept.com)
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Autocracy is ‘evil,’ Taiwan president says after China threatens death for separatism (www.nbcnews.com)
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America’s housing crisis continues to worsen, renters are struggling more than homeowners, report says (www.cnn.com)
Trump promised green cards to all migrants who graduated in US. Then his campaign walked it back (www.independent.co.uk)
US Supreme Court divisions expected to be exposed as final rulings loom (www.reuters.com)
The U.S. Supreme Court, with its 6-3 conservative majority, managed to bridge its ideological divide in major rulings this month involving constitutional gun rights and access to the abortion pill, but that could change as the court heads into what may be the final week of its term....
Texas woman arrested for allegedly attempting to drown 3-year-old Palestinian Muslim child in possible hate crime (www.nbcnews.com)
Death toll at Hajj pilgrimage rises to 1,300 amid scorching temperatures (apnews.com)
More than 1,300 people died during this year’s Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia as the faithful faced extreme high temperatures at Islamic holy sites in the desert kingdom, Saudi authorities announced Sunday....
Hundreds of Coffee Products Recalled Nationwide for Potential Botulism (www.yahoo.com)
Here’s the list of the 250 products being recalled...
Trump floats UFC-style migrant league amid border crisis (www.politico.com)
Autocracy is ‘evil,’ Taiwan president says after China threatens death for separatism (www.nbcnews.com)
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Rep. Neil Friske released from jail amid investigation into sexual assault, gun charges (www.freep.com)
This is the sober, clear-eyed proper reporting of the incident. The much more fun-to-read-one is over here....
How America’s “Most Powerful Lobby” Is Stifling Efforts to Reform Oil Well Cleanup in State After State (www.propublica.org)
Last year, representatives of New Mexico’s oil industry met behind closed doors with the very groups with which they typically clash — state regulators and environmentalists — in search of an answer to the more than 70,000 wells sitting unplugged across the state. Many leak oil, brine and toxic or explosive gasses, and...
A Texas Democrat voted against rights for trans kids. This queer Black mom challenged her – and won (www.independent.co.uk)
Fulop unveils pro-democracy government reform if he's governor - New Jersey Globe (newjerseyglobe.com)
As governor, Fulop would push for ranked choice voting and same-day voter registration.
Russia's Dagestan Holds Day of Mourning After Terror Attack (time.com)
Russia’s southern region of Dagestan held the first of three days of mourning Monday following a rampage by Islamic militants who killed 19 people, most of them police, and attacked houses of worship in apparently coordinated assaults in two cities....
Man survives being lost in California mountains for 10 days by eating berries (www.theguardian.com)
As McClish told it, the 34-year-old outdoors enthusiast from Boulder Creek, California, lost his bearings after beginning his hike the morning of 11 June. He had not informed anyone else of his plans, so it would not be until the afternoon of Thursday, 20 June, that the unkempt-looking hiker was found at the bottom of a remote...
Blaming Trump for 'combustible atmosphere,' prosecutors to push for gag order in classified docs case - ABC News (abcnews.go.com)
Prosecutors argue his rhetoric inflamed a supporter who attacked an FBI office.
Exclusive: Israeli documents show expansive government effort to shape US discourse around Gaza war (www.theguardian.com)
Last November, just weeks into the war in Gaza, Amichai Chikli, a brash, 42-year-old Likud minister in the Israeli government, was called into the Knesset, Israel’s parliament, to brief lawmakers on what could be done about rising anti-war protests from young people across the United States, especially at elite universities....
Climate change is already making your bills more expensive (www.washingtonpost.com)
[Poll] Majority of young voters say it’s harder to buy a house, raise a family, get a good job: Poll [Miranda Nazzaro | 06/23/24 | The Hill] (thehill.com)
The majority of voters under 30 said it has become harder to buy a house, raise a family and get a good job in comparison to the previous generations, according to a new poll.
Biden-Trump’s first presidential debate could change everything. Here’s what you need to know — and how to watch (www.yahoo.com)
Trump floats ‘migrant league of fighters’ in latest dehumanizing rhetoric against migrants (www.cnn.com)
Former President Donald Trump on Saturday said he floated the idea of having a “migrant league of fighters” to UFC President Dana White, again employing dehumanizing language to describe people who enter the US illegally....
FBI offering $10K reward for information about deadly New Mexico wildfires (www.usatoday.com)
A woman is accused of attempting to drown a 3-year-old child in possible hate crime incident (www.cnn.com)
A woman in Texas has been charged with attempted capital murder and injury to a child after trying to drown a 3-year-old child at an apartment complex pool and making racial statements, according to police....