Belarusian journalist dies in prison after criticizing Lukashenko - International Monitor (intlmonitor.com)
Russia Arrests U.S. Citizen, Accusing Her of Treason by Aiding Ukraine (www.nytimes.com)
Russia’s main security agency said on Tuesday that it had arrested a dual citizen of Russia and the United States on accusations of committing state treason by raising funds for Ukraine....
Nigerians protest over high cost of living | Africanews (www.africanews.com)
Russia arrests woman with dual US-Russian citizenship for 'treason' (www.france24.com)
Beijing criticizes proposed US sanctions — RT World News (www.rt.com)
”China has the right to conduct normal cooperation with countries around the world. We have always opposed unilateral sanctions and ‘long-arm jurisdiction’ that have no basis in international law and are not authorized by the UN Security Council,” Chinese FM spokeswoman Mao Ning said in response to Washington’s...
Opposition seeks to impeach Lula over ‘hostile’ Holocaust analogy - International Monitor (intlmonitor.com)
Yemen’s Houthis claim attacks on Israeli, US ships | AlJazeera (www.aljazeera.com)
X briefly suspends account of Alexei Navalny's widow (www.bbc.com)
Capital One to acquire Discover Financial Services in $35.3 billion all-stock deal (www.cnbc.com)
Capital One to buy Discover for $35 billion in deal that combines major US credit card companies - ABC News (abcnews.go.com)
Indian courts can't prosecute non-Indian drug suspects. Tribes say it's a problem (wamu.org)
As fentanyl addiction and overdose deaths ravage Native American communities, some tribal leaders want Indian law enforcement to take drug enforcement more into their own hands....
College students struggling with food insecurity turn to campus food pantries (www.cbsnews.com)
A gunman killed and injured protesters at a BLM march. Why did police blame the victims? (www.theguardian.com)
Two years after an attacker shot five volunteers before a Black Lives Matter march in Portland, Oregon, killing a 60-year-old woman and leaving one of her young friends paralyzed, a new visual investigation of the attack reveals that the assailant tried to provoke a stand-your-ground situation, daring three women to fight him,...
Estonia thwarts ‘shadow war’ attack, Prime Minister Kaja Kallas tells CNN | CNN (edition.cnn.com)
Australia unveils plan for largest navy buildup since World War II | CNN (edition.cnn.com)
Pakistan election: PMLN and PPP reach agreement on coalition government - BBC (www.bbc.com)
North Korea’s Kim gifted car by Russia’s Putin, state media says - Aljazeera (www.aljazeera.com)
Car insurance prices surge (www.newsweek.com)
Car insurance rates are surging as Americans struggle to pay for basic necessities and ongoing debt....
Measles erupts in Florida school where 11% of kids are unvaccinated (arstechnica.com)
Over 100 children at the school are susceptible to virus.
Biden-Harris Administration Announces Over $56M for Kansas Drinking Water, Wastewater, and Stormwater Infrastructure Upgrades, as Part of President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda (www.epa.gov)
Unprecedented funding from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is transforming communities across the state...
First federal gender-based hate crime trial starts in South Carolina over trans woman's killing (apnews.com)
The first federal trial over a hate crime based on gender identity is set to begin Tuesday in South Carolina, where a man faces charges that he killed a Black transgender woman and then fled to New York....
Report finds most Americans do not support partisan violence (phys.org)
FBI investigates after letter with white powder sent to House Speaker Johnson's Louisiana church (apnews.com)
Federal and state authorities are investigating suspicious mail containing a white powder that was received by a north Louisiana church attended by House Speaker Mike Johnson....
In reversal, Nebraska governor accepts federal dollars to feed low-income kids (www.theguardian.com)
Jim Pillen breaks with 14 other Republican governors to enroll in Summer EBT, a new food program for school vacation months...
White House to weaken climate-fighting fuel efficiency targets for 2030 (arstechnica.com)
