FCC to block phone company over robocalls pushing scam “Tax Relief Program” (arstechnica.com)
Texas Sends Millions to Crisis Pregnancy Centers. It’s Meant to Help Needy Families, But No One Knows if It Works. (www.propublica.org)
First-known TikTok mob attack led by middle schoolers tormenting teachers (arstechnica.com)
A bunch of eighth graders in a “wealthy Philadelphia suburb” recently targeted teachers with an extreme online harassment campaign that The New York Times reported was “the first known group TikTok attack of its kind by middle schoolers on their teachers in the United States.”...
Yellowstone gunman told woman held at gunpoint he planned mass shooting, park officials say (www.theguardian.com)
Make No Mistake: Destroying Hospitals Is Part of the Kremlin’s Strategy -- [Opinion] (www.themoscowtimes.com)
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Lawsuit accuses Hyundai of faking US sales data for electric cars (www.reuters.com)
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More People Make 'No-Buy Year' Pledges as Overspending or Climate Worries Catch Up With Them (www.kqed.org)
How a Texas Program Funnels Millions to Anti-Abortion Groups With Little Accountability (www.propublica.org)
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'He's the guy who beat Trump': Rep. Dean on why she wants Biden to stay in race (www.pbs.org)
Democratic Rep. Madeleine Dean is from the critical swing state of Pennsylvania. She hit the campaign trail with President Biden over the weekend and as other House Democrats are asking him to drop out of the race. Rep. Dean joined Geoff Bennett to discuss her support.
Missouri man accused of imprisoning and torturing a woman for weeks indicted for murder (apnews.com)
A Missouri man accused of keeping a woman hidden in his basement while repeatedly sexually assaulting her was indicted Tuesday for allegedly murdering another woman....
Families urge judge to block law forcing display of ‘Protestant version of the Ten Commandments’ before kids return to public school in Louisiana (lawandcrime.com)
‘New York learning about trash cans in 2024 is an insane flex’: Eric Adams trolled over wheelie bins ‘trash revolution’ (www.independent.co.uk)
Toddler, 2, dies after shooting himself while left alone in a Walmart parking lot as his parents shopped for fireworks (www.independent.co.uk)
Trump-loving gays say their MAGA support is ruining their lives (www.lgbtqnation.com)
US heatwave tied to four Oregon deaths as temperature records are shattered (www.theguardian.com)
More than 146 million Americans under extreme heat alerts as dangerous weather fuels outbreak of new wildfires...
‘Wall Street Journal’ sued by star reporter for discrimination (www.npr.org)
Trump-appointed judge forced to resign as damning ethics report details sex misconduct (www.rawstory.com)
Satanists to volunteer in Florida schools in protest at DeSantis religious bill (www.theguardian.com)
Inside the 'Nightmare' Health Crisis of a Texas Bitcoin Town (time.com)
Over the course of several months in 2024, TIME spoke to more than 40 people in the Granbury area who reported a medical ailment that they believe is connected to the arrival of the Bitcoin mine: hypertension, heart palpitations, chest pain, vertigo, tinnitus, migraines, panic attacks. At least 10 people went to urgent care or...
Ariane-6 first launch: Europe's rocket blasts off for first time (www.bbc.com)
Trump-backed GOP platform says states should be allowed to extend constitutional rights to embryos (www.salon.com)
Support for legal abortion has risen since Supreme Court eliminated protections, AP-NORC poll finds (apnews.com)
A solid majority of Americans oppose a federal abortion ban as a rising number support access to abortions for any reason, a new poll finds, highlighting a politically perilous situation for candidates who oppose abortion rights as the November election draws closer....
New Sentinel nuclear warhead program is 81% over budget. But Pentagon says it must go forward (apnews.com)
WASHINGTON (AP) — The new Sentinel nuclear warhead program is 81% over budget and is now estimated to cost nearly $141 billion, but the Pentagon is moving forward with the program, saying that given the threats from China and Russia it does not have a choice....
The real lesson for America in the French and British elections (www.vox.com)
Thanks to a $1 billion gift, most Johns Hopkins medical students will no longer pay tuition (apnews.com)
Most medical students at Johns Hopkins University will no longer pay tuition thanks to a $1 billion gift from Bloomberg Philanthropies announced Monday....
