Kamala Harris leads Trump in the critical swing states of Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin, new poll says (www.businessinsider.com)
The Harris campaign is showing new strength in must-win states ahead of the party’s convention....
"He’s very freakish": Trump insults Walz at rally and refers to Harris supporters as "perverts" (www.salon.com)
Parents and Gen Alpha kids are having unintelligible convos because of ‘brainrot’ language (www.nbcnews.com)
Every generation has slang, but Gen Alpha’s has a particularly unhinged quality, some parents say. Still, experts say their bad rep isn’t totally deserved....
Algerian boxer Imane Khelif, at centre of Olympics gender row, files legal complaint over online harassment (news.sky.com)
The Algerian boxer at the centre of a gender row at the Paris Olympics has filed a legal complaint saying she has been a victim of online harassment....
Australian breaker Raygun becomes an instant viral hit at 2024 Paris Olympics (mashable.com)
If you haven’t watched the olympic break dancing competition, do yourself a favor and check it out. The woman competing for Australia might be the best thing I’ve seen so far.
Trump campaign confirms security breach, blames Iran (www.dw.com)
US Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s campaign team said Saturday that some of its international communications had been hacked by those “hostile” to the United States....
United States and China fight to 40-40 draw for most Olympic gold medals (www.nbcnews.com)
It’s the first standoff in summer games history and it took a nail-biting U.S. women’s basketball win, in the final action of Paris 2024, to make happen....
POLITICO: We received internal Trump documents from ‘Robert.’ The campaign just confirmed it was hacked. (www.politico.com)
On July 22, POLITICO began receiving emails from an anonymous account. Over the course of the past few weeks, the person — who used an AOL email account and identified themselves only as “Robert” — relayed what appeared to be internal communications from a senior Trump campaign official. A research dossier the campaign...
Child rape survivors face extraordinary barriers in states with abortion bans (www.theguardian.com)
Since fall of Roe, 14 states have passed near-total abortion bans – most with no exceptions for rape or incest survivors...
Mexico rejects Ukraine's request to arrest Russia's Putin during visit (www.reuters.com)
The Mexican president on Thursday rejected a request from Ukraine’s government to arrest Vladimir Putin if the Russian leader defies an international arrest warrant and attends the inauguration of Mexico’s next president in October. “We can’t do that,” President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador told reporters at a regular...
Trump Mixes-Up Black Men on Chopper Ride, Threatens to Sue (www.thedailybeast.com)
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Report: Trump calls Harris a "bitch" (www.axios.com)
Floods displace thousands of families already in refugee camps in Sudan | Africanews (www.africanews.com)
Severe flooding has forced people displaced by Sudan’s civil war to relocate once again, adding further suffering to the plight of families already exhausted by conflict.
Athlete’s death raises safety concerns as CrossFit Games resume (www.washingtonpost.com)
FDA denies MDMA, ecstasy-based drug, to treat PTSD (www.bbc.com)
The US has denied a bid to allow MDMA, commonly known as ecstasy or molly, to be used in the treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)....
Uvalde shooter’s uncle begged police to let him talk to the gunman (apnews.com)
DALLAS (AP) — The uncle of the Uvalde, Texas, school shooter who killed 19 students and two teachers begged police to let him try to talk his nephew down, according to a 911 call included in a massive trove of recordings and transcripts released by city officials Saturday....
More than 100 neglected animals rescued from home in southern California (www.theguardian.com)
Animal services officials in southern California have rescued more than 100 neglected animals including dogs, horses, birds and pet cockroaches from a home in Riverside county....
As Kenyan Police Force Deploys in Haiti, Gang Violence Shifts (www.nytimes.com)
Weeks after an international police force began arriving to take on gangs, armed groups are redirecting their campaign of terror outside the capital.
Trump said he ‘went down’ in helicopter 'emergency landing' with former San Francisco mayor, who says it never happened (www.ctvnews.ca)
Former U.S. president Donald Trump recounted a story to reporters on Thursday about being involved in a helicopter emergency landing with former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown....
Olympians are turning to OnlyFans to fund dreams as they face a 'broken' finance system (apnews.com)
Dire financial straits are leading droves of Olympic athletes to sell images of their bodies to subscribers on OnlyFans — known for sexually explicit content — to sustain their dreams of gold at the Games. As they struggle to make ends meet, a spotlight is being cast on an Olympics funding system that watchdog groups condemn...
A new Idaho law is keeping child sexual assault victims from receiving care (www.khq.com)
Idaho State Police’s sexual assault nurse coordinator told Idaho Reports that the new law prevents law enforcement from administering rape kits to minors without parental permission....
Federal appeals court rules against Biden student debt relief program (www.theguardian.com)
The Save plan – a means-tested program – was blocked from further implementation by Republican-appointed judges...
Debby finally moves out of the U.S., though risk from flooded rivers remains (www.npr.org)
Debby finally moved out of the U.S. on Saturday after the storm spent the better part of week unleashing tornadoes and flooding, damaging homes and taking lives as it moved up the East Coast after first arriving in Florida as a hurricane....
Donald Trump Privately Rants That Kamala Harris Is a ‘B***h’ as His Polls Plunge (www.thedailybeast.com)
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