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This gay veteran spent 2 years in jail because he had sex. He can finally get a pardon. (www.lgbtqnation.com)
Supreme Court makes it harder to charge Capitol riot defendants with obstruction, charge Trump faces (apnews.com)
The Supreme Court on Friday made it harder to charge Capitol riot defendants with obstruction, a charge that also has been brought against former President Donald Trump....
Trump–Biden Debate Conspiracies Have Already Flooded the Internet (www.wired.com)
How to watch the first US Presidential Debate 2024 online: free live streams available (www.techradar.com)
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CT begins exploring ranked-choice voting merits, logistics (ctmirror.org)
Former Uvalde school police chief, officer indicted in 1st-ever criminal charges over failed response to 2022 mass shooting (www.cnn.com)
California to make financial literacy classes a requirement to graduate high school (abc7.com)
China honours woman who died saving Japanese family (www.bbc.com)
A Chinese woman who tried to shield a Japanese mother and her child from a knife attack has died....
'Black Americans for Trump' event a 'major bust' that featured 'a sea of white people' (www.rawstory.com)
Rate of Young Women Getting Sterilized Doubled After ‘Roe’ Was Overturned (kffhealthnews.org)
DeSantis vetoes bill to bolster warnings about Florida’s polluted waters (www.tampabay.com)
Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday night vetoed a measure that would have increased warnings for Floridians and tourists when a beach or public waterway is polluted....
Inflation vs. wages: How rising prices stack up against growing pay (www.nbcnews.com)
More Than 10 Years Later, the Senate Torture Report Is Still Secret (theintercept.com)
THE SENATE SELECT Committee on Intelligence submitted its 6,700-page “torture report” about the CIA to the White House in April 2014. More than 10 years later, the full report remains secret after a federal appellate court dismissed a lawsuit I filed in the hopes of forcing its release....
America falters in fighting the information war (www.axios.com)
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New Covid Shots Recommended for Americans 6 Months and Older This Fall (www.nytimes.com)
Labeling social media as harmful would provide a vital, helpful nudge • Kansas Reflector (kansasreflector.com)
Oklahoma public schools leader orders schools to incorporate Bible instruction (apnews.com)
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma’s top education official ordered public schools Thursday to incorporate the Bible into lessons for grades 5 through 12, the latest effort by conservatives to incorporate religion into classrooms.
75 tons of illegal fireworks seized in Los Angeles area, largest fireworks bust in California history (abc7.com)
Giant sinkhole swallows part of Illinois soccer field where children often play (www.cbc.ca)
A giant sinkhole has swallowed the centre of a soccer complex that was built over an operating limestone mine in southern Illinois, taking down a large light pole and leaving a gaping chasm where squads of kids often play....
UK: Rights group wins appeal over investigation into 'slave labour' cotton produced in China's Xinjiang region (www.reuters.com)
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Vast majority of German companies support tariffs on Chinese products, including e-cars, demand stop of technology transfers to China over fears tech could be used for Chinese military, study says (www.iwkoeln.de)
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Justice Department charges nearly 200 people in $2.7 billion health care fraud schemes crackdown (apnews.com)
Nearly 200 people have been charged in a sweeping nationwide crackdown on health care fraud schemes with false claims topping $2.7 billion, the Justice Department said on Thursday....