Republicans are already running against Kamala Harris (www.motherjones.com)
Intra-Maga row for Missouri’s attorney general seat reveals exaggerated résumé (www.theguardian.com)
Donald Trump's chances of winning New Jersey are growing (www.newsweek.com)
80 Percent of Voters Now Say Biden Is Too Old to Run (www.msn.com)
Eighty percent of voters say President Joe Biden is too old to run as former president Donald Trump now leads Biden by six points following last week’s debate, a new poll finds.
Measles: Cases rise in Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland (www.bbc.co.uk)
Nationwide discount retailer with 1,400 stores sparks fears of mass closures as it mulls bankruptcy (www.dailymail.co.uk)
Musk suggests late Twitter disclosure was a mistake, seeks to end lawsuit (www.reuters.com)
Elon Musk wants to dismiss a lawsuit by former Twitter shareholders who said he waited too long in early 2022 to reveal his large ownership stake in the social media company, saying “all indications” show his delay was a mistake....
Jeremy Corbyn leads pro-Palestine bloc by winning Islington North as independent candidate (www.thejc.com)
Jeremy Corbyn has retained his Islington North seat as an independent MP after he was expelled from Labour in May....
Biden says he 'screwed up' debate but vows to stay in election (www.bbc.com)
“I’m the nominee of the Democratic Party. No one’s pushing me out. I’m not leaving," he said in a call to the broader campaign
France: arts festival organizers say they received protests and threats from China after selecting Taiwan as its ‘guest of honour country’ for this year's event (focustaiwan.tw)
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Wisconsin Supreme Court changes course, will allow expanded use of ballot drop boxes this fall (apnews.com)
The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Friday that officials can place ballot drop boxes around their communities in this fall’s elections, overturning its own ruling two years ago limiting their use in the presidential swing state....
Italian prosecutors investigate luxury brands Dior, Armani for "Made In Italy" products actually made by subcontractors within the European country exploiting low-cost Chinese labor (in.mashable.com)
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Diabetes patients on GLP-1s instead of insulin have lower cancer risk, study shows (www.reuters.com)
Patients with type 2 diabetes taking GLP-1 treatments, which include Ozempic, have a lower chance of developing 10 types of obesity-related cancers than those taking insulin and other diabetes drugs, according to a study published on Friday....
How Texas is still investigating migrant aid groups on the border after a judge's scathing order (apnews.com)
Texas is widening investigations into aid organizations along the U.S.-Mexico border over claims that nonprofits are helping migrants illegally enter the country, taking some groups to court and making demands that a judge called harassment after the state tried shuttering an El Paso shelter....
French elections: Fifty violent attacks shock country ahead of crunch vote (www.bbc.com)
'Before marrying Melania in 2005': What new documents claim about Trump-Epstein (timesofindia.indiatimes.com)
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China is building a mammoth 8 GW solar farm (electrek.co)
State-owned power company China Three Gorges Renewables Group will build an 8 GW solar farm as part of a nearly $11 billion integrated energy project.
Coffee, eggs and white rice linked to higher levels of PFAS in human body (www.theguardian.com)
New research aimed at identifying foods that contain higher levels of PFAS found people who eat more white rice, coffee, eggs and seafood typically showed more of the toxic chemicals in their plasma and breast milk....
This Wouldn’t Be the First Time an Incumbent Stepped Aside. Here’s What Happened Last Time. (www.politico.com)
Thursday’s presidential debate debacle — widely regarded as a low point for President Joe Biden, who appeared feeble and sometimes confused — many Democratic elites and nonpartisan pundits are suggesting a break-the-glass-in-case-of-emergency move that resided on the margins of conventional political thought just a week...
Osaka court grants refugee status to African man persecuted over homosexuality - The Mainichi (mainichi.jp)
The Osaka District Court on July 4 recognized an African man in his 30s who fled to Japan from his own country fearing persecution for his homosexuality as a refugee, overturning a government decision not to grant him asylum....
'There Are No Kings in America': Biden Blasts Supreme Court, Issues Dire Warning After Immunity Ruling (dailyboulder.com)
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France to deploy 30,000 police after election runoff amid fears of violence (www.theguardian.com)
About 30,000 police will be deployed across France on Sunday night amid fears of violence after the final results of a snap election in which the far right hopes to gain a majority in parliament....
Boeing’s crisis in Washington is about to soar to a new phase (www.politico.com)
Embattled aerospace giant Boeing faces a monumental choice: Plead guilty to a felony fraud charge for its role in past deadly plane crashes, or roll the dice on a high-profile trial against the Justice Department....
Some Caribbean islands see almost 'total destruction' after Hurricane Beryl (www.usatoday.com)
A lesbian couple was brutally beaten by group of men in Halifax. Police still haven't filed charges (www.advocate.com)
