Mother finds blood in Burger King meal after daughter takes bite thinking it’s ketchup (www.nbcnews.com)
“I look in her bag and there is blood all over her bag, her toys, her fries, everything,” says New York resident Tiffany Floyd....
More than 900 indigenous children died in federal boarding schools: Interior Department [Zack Budryk | 07/30/24 | The Hill] (thehill.com)
The report is the culmination of an investigation ordered in 2021 by Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, the first Native American to hold that role in government....
The Crowdfunding Campaign for Deadly Israeli Military Drones (theintercept.com)
THE WAR IN Gaza has been good for the drone startup XTEND. Since October 7, the Tel Aviv company has pivoted to providing the Israeli military with cheap, nimble robot aircraft. This demand helped the company secure $40 million in new venture capital funding, bringing its total raised to $60 million. That money will go toward...
Macron’s Liberal Coup [Maxime Benatouil | 02.08.2024 | tribunemag.co.uk] (tribunemag.co.uk)
In a desperate attempt to cling on to power, Macron is blocking the French left from government. If this assault on democratic principle is not defeated, it will all but ensure the far-right’s victory in the next election....
Markets tumble, led by 5.8% drop in Tokyo following a tech-driven retreat on Wall Street. (www.voanews.com)
Authorities are investigating after a man died in police custody on Long Island (apnews.com)
Authorities are investigating the death of a man who lost consciousness as police officers were trying to subdue him on Long Island....
Revealed: Corporate lobbyists were at heart of Labour’s election campaign [Ethan Shone | 1 August 2024 | OpenDemocracy.net] (www.opendemocracy.net)
Lobbyists described work for Labour – which was not declared to authorities – as ‘great for future relationships’...
Sonya Massey, mother called 911 multiple times in days before her death to report mental health crises (www.wcbu.org)
Archived at web.archive.org/…/sonya-massey-mother-called-911-…
Reddit CEO says Microsoft needs to pay to search the site (www.theverge.com)
After striking deals with Google and OpenAI, Reddit CEO Steve Huffman is calling on Microsoft and others to pay if they want to continue scraping the site’s data....
Why we investigated Matthew Trewhella, the far-right Wisconsin pastor influencing Republican politics (www.propublica.org)
Some people said militant anti-abortion activist Matthew Trewhella was a ’90s figure who’s no longer relevant, but our reporting shows he’s influencing policies, bills and movements today....
US safety agency moves probe of Dodge Journey fire and door lock failure a step closer to a recall (apnews.com)
U.S. auto safety regulators are a step closer to seeking a recall of nearly a million Dodge Journey SUVs after a woman was trapped and died when her vehicle caught fire in 2022....
Bookmaker to plead guilty in gambling case tied to baseball star Shohei Ohtani’s ex-interpreter (apnews.com)
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Southern California bookmaker who took thousands of sports bets from the ex-interpreter for baseball star Shohei Ohtani has agreed to plead guilty to running an illegal gambling business, U.S. authorities announced Thursday....
Millennials and Gen Xers face higher risk of 17 cancers than previous generations, study suggests (www.cnn.com)
As cancer cases rise among young adults in the United States, a new study has identified 17 cancer types that appear to be more common in Generation X and millennials than older age groups....
Texas attorney general says Biden must continue border wall construction after court deadline passes. (www.texastribune.org)
‘What are the odds?’ California family lost one home to wildfire in 2018 — and a second in 2024 (lemmy.world)
It was frightening, and all too familiar. The family had previously been forced to flee as a wildfire bore down on another mountain town they called home: Paradise....
Kansas v. Missouri stadium battle shows how states are reigniting border wars. (stateline.org)
Former Sea Shepherd captain Paul Watson arrested on a Japanese warrant from 2012 – what next? (theconversation.com)
Families face food insecurity in Republican-led states that turned down federal aid this summer (apnews.com)
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Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, accused as the main plotter of 9/11 attacks, agrees to plead guilty (apnews.com)
WASHINGTON (AP) — Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, accused as the mastermind of al-Qaida’s Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the United States, has agreed to plead guilty, the Defense Department said Wednesday. The development points to a long-delayed resolution in an attack that killed thousands and altered the course of the United States...
Gershkovich’s release request: An interview with Putin [Avery Lotz | 14 hours ago | Axios.com] (www.axios.com)
Before Evan Gershkovich was released from Russian prison Thursday, he asked the Russian government for one thing — the chance to interview the man behind his imprisonment, Russian President Vladimir Putin....
Los Angeles Says It Will Not Join Newsom’s Push to Clear Encampments (www.nytimes.com)
Archived at ghostarchive.org/archive/doIZu
Neo-Nazi Gang Affiliates Attacked a Mixed-Race Family in Martindale TX, but Only One Was Arrested (www.texasobserver.org)
While only [Todd Jeremy Christian, a 45-year-old with an Austin address] was arrested, video evidence shows at least eight people were involved in the apparent assault on the group of family and friends. Of those eight, the Observer and Bellingcat have identified five—including Christian—as members or supporters of the Aryan...
U.S. Park Police Officers who killed Bijan Ghaisar in 2017 have been on paid administrative leave for six years. They're now suing the Interior Department. (www.washingtonpost.com)
Archived at web.archive.org/…/park-police-lawsuit-ghaisar-kil…
India relied on coal and gas power to cope with heatwave (www.reuters.com)
NHTSA decides 50 million air bag inflators are dangerous, moving closer to huge recall (www.pbs.org)
U.S. auto safety regulators say they stand by a conclusion that more than 50 million air bag inflators are dangerous and should not be in use, taking another step toward a massive recall....
