LGBTQ+ librarians grapple with attacks on books - and on themselves (apnews.com)
Idaho librarian June Meissner was closing up for the day at the downtown Boise Public Library when a man approached her asking for help....
US tells Israel it will support Israel in a conflict with Hezbollah (jpost.com)
JD Spain, Sr. wins Democratic nomination for Arlington County Board (wamu.org)
Spain’s victory came after the county’s second-ever ranked choice voting election. On their ballots, Arlington voters ranked three of the five candidates. In the first round of the tabulation, the person who got the least number of votes — in this case, Julie Farnam — was dropped, and her supporters’ votes allocated to...
Robert Morris warned sex abuse accuser she could be prosecuted for seeking compensation, emails show (www.nbcnews.com)
‘News deserts’: if local newspapers are dying, will local democracy die with them? (www.theguardian.com)
Rip currents kill 4 in 48 hours: Panama City Beach on pace to be deadliest in US (www.usatoday.com)
Pastor Robert Morris tried to scare his sex abuse victim with threat of prosecution (www.salon.com)
Buying a home in the US has never been this hard (english.elpais.com)
Prices are soaring and the option to buy is receding for millions of tenants nailed by rising rents...
California Democrats agree to delay health care worker minimum wage increase to help balance budget (abcnews.go.com)
World's ugliest dog? Meet Wild Thang, the 8-year-old Pekingese who took the 2024 crown (www.usatoday.com)
Melting? Fossil Fuels Have Made Extreme Heat 35 Times More Likely in North America (www.motherjones.com)
A U.S. Army veteran, deported almost 20 years ago, finds home (www.washingtonpost.com)
Federal firefighters left in limbo as fire season heats up (www.nbcnews.com)
After a year of funding uncertainty in Congress, agencies are struggling to recruit and retain firefighters....
Sotomayor: Ruling Against Foreign Spouses Will 'Most Heavily' Harm Same-Sex Couples (www.commondreams.org)
Living in tents on the beach and surviving on sea water. This is what Gazans go through every day (www.abc.net.au)
Lauren Boebert, Paragon of Virtue, Says 10 Commandments Should Be in Every U.S. Classroom (www.jezebel.com)
Now an abortion rights advocate, woman raped by stepfather as a child will campaign with first lady (apnews.com)
Hadley Duvall of Owensboro, Kentucky, first told her story publicly last fall in a campaign ad for the governor’s race in her home state, discussing the consequences of abortion restrictions, particularly those without exceptions for rape or incest....
'Sale-leasebacks' offer to help homeowners needing cash. Some lose thousands (www.npr.org)
Washington Post publisher retains ties to past business ventures (www.washingtonpost.com)
Texas Republican vows to pass bill on Ten Commandments in public schools (www.theguardian.com)
Internet Archive forced to remove 500,000 books after publishers’ court win (arstechnica.com)
California school board president who led conservative culture war loses recall vote (www.theguardian.com)
Joseph Komrosky, who decried critical race theory and called Harvey Milk a pedophile, was recalled by 51% of Temecula voters...
Bisexual student challenges Pope Francis over use of antigay slurs (www.advocate.com)
Second Canadian scientist alleges brain illness investigation was shut down (www.theguardian.com)
Woman busted giving Botox injections in Florida mall’s parking lot for $150 to $350, cops say (www.independent.co.uk)
