Another Outer Banks Home Collapses Into Ocean, a Stark Reminder of Climate Change: In Rodanthe, NC seven homes have been lost to the ocean in the last four years, as rising sea levels erode shorelines (www.nytimes.com)
Coal Power Defined This Minnesota Town. Can Solar Win It Over? One of the nation’s largest coal-fueled electric plants is being replaced with thousands of acres of solar panels and a test of batteries (www.nytimes.com)
From Fiery Revolutionary to Sunshine State Retiree: The THC-Fueled Twilight of the Last of the Chicago 7 (www.politico.com)
On the surface, Lee Weiner resembles a quintessentially blissed-out Florida retiree. He’s a deeply tanned 84-year-old Jewish guy who is always wearing flip flops and often smoking pot. His laid-back LinkedIn profile picture shows him smiling shirtless in a hot tub overlooking the ocean, photo evidence of his abiding mission to...
Man kidnaps 2-year-old, throws her into drain after 'rape attempt' in Uttar Pradesh (timesofindia.indiatimes.com)
US colleges revise rules on free speech in hopes of containing anti-war demonstrations (apnews.com)
As students return to college campuses across the United States, administrators are bracing for a resurgence in activism against the war in Gaza.
How a Leak by a New York Times Reporter Led to an Anti-Doxing Uproar in Australia (www.wsj.com)
Early this year, the contents of a WhatsApp group for Jewish creative professionals and academics, set up in Australia after the Oct. 7 attacks in Israel, leaked and fell into the hands of pro-Palestinian activists....
Election Deniers Secretly Pushed Rule That Would Make It Easier to Delay Certification of Georgia’s Election Results (www.propublica.org)
Georgia’s GOP-controlled State Election Board is poised to adopt a rule on Monday that would give county election board members an additional avenue to delay certification of election results, potentially allowing them to throw the state’s vote count into chaos this fall....
Second US judge blocks FTC ban on worker noncompete agreements (www.reuters.com)
A federal judge in Florida has temporarily blocked a U.S. Federal Trade Commission rule that would ban agreements commonly signed by workers not to join their employers’ rivals or launch competing businesses, becoming the second judge to rule that the ban is likely invalid....
Emergency spending controls enacted in Scotland (www.civilserviceworld.com)
More than 100 people treated for heat-related illness at Colorado airshow (www.theguardian.com)
More than 100 people were treated for heat-related illness at a Colorado airshow on Saturday, with attendees describing a lack of shade and free water on festival grounds as temperatures soared to 96F (36C) highs....
Black children in England and Wales four times more likely to be strip-searched, figures show (www.theguardian.com)
Home sale commissions are getting a shake-up this weekend (www.nbcnews.com)
Changes to realtor commissions taking effect this weekend could give home sellers a lot more negotiating power — and for buyers, potentially some more paperwork....
Democrats Taunt Trump At Trump Tower Chicago Ahead of Convention (www.rollingstone.com)
'Gas-station heroin' targeted in crackdowns by states and cities (www.nbcnews.com)
Kratom, sometimes referred to as “gas station heroin,” is an herb with opioid- and stimulant-like effects....
Man who contracted mpox describes 'horrendous' symptoms - as deadlier variant 'very likely' in UK (news.sky.com)
New lines of attack form against the Affordable Care Act (kffhealthnews.org)
The Affordable Care Act is back under attack. Not as in the repeal-and-replace debates of yore, but in a fresher take from Republican lawmakers who say key parts of the ACA cost taxpayers too much and provide incentive for fraud....
Elon Musk’s rightward turn includes a fringe fascination: Civil war (www.nbcnews.com)
Musk has posted about an impending civil war on his social media platform X at least eight times in the past 10 months. Some warn it’s dangerous rhetoric....
Extremely rare "doomsday fish" found off Southern California coast (www.cbsnews.com)
Kayakers and snorkelers exploring the Southern California coast spotted an extremely rare oarfish, nicknamed a “doomsday fish” since they are seen in some parts of the world as harbingers of imminent disasters. It’s one of less than two dozen confirmed sightings of an oarfish in the state in over 120 years, according to UC...
6,000 sheep will soon be grazing on 10,000 acres of Texas solar fields (www.canarymedia.com)
The largest solar grazing project in the U.S. will reduce mowing costs and emissions — and make for some happy sheep....
Alzheimer's Blood Test Outperforms Standard Diagnostics in New Study - Smithsonian Magazine (www.smithsonianmag.com)
Chart: US clean energy investment is soaring thanks to climate law (www.canarymedia.com)
Private and public investment in clean energy rose to a total of $147B in the first half of this year — a record-setting figure....
More than $1.6 million worth of cocaine washed up on Florida beaches during Hurricane Debby, authorities say (www.cnn.com)
Hurricane Debby left behind not only a trail of deadly destruction in the Southeast last week but also more than 100 pounds of narcotics, discovered along Florida’s shores, authorities said....
White woman convicted of manslaughter in fatal shooting of Black neighbor (www.usatoday.com)
A white woman who fatally shot her Black neighbor through a locked door amid a neighborhood feud in Florida has been convicted by a jury of manslaughter....
Emergency government spending controls enacted in Scotland (www.civilserviceworld.com)
Ukraine says it has destroyed second Russian bridge (www.bbc.com)
