New sexually transmitted fungal infection - ringworm - found in NYC marks 1st case in US (www.usatoday.com)
'No Excuse': News Outlets Backed by Big Oil Ads Quiet After UN Chief's Call for Ban (www.commondreams.org)
Colorado Republicans call for pride flags to be burned (www.independent.co.uk)
Florida divers find trove of suspected cocaine packages in Atlantic Ocean (www.theguardian.com)
'Cyber terrorist' who reported fake 911 calls across US and Canada sentenced to prison (komonews.com)
The NYPD is reportedly seeking to revoke Trump's concealed carry permit (www.motherjones.com)
Christian lifeguard doesn't have to raise the Pride flag. But he objects to making subordinates do it (www.yahoo.com)
Report Exposes Christian Nationalist “Threats” to Democracy in the US (truthout.org)
President Joe Biden says he will not pardon his son Hunter Biden if he's convicted on gun-related charges (www.nbcnews.com)
LGBTQ+ youth with firearms in their homes are more likely to consider suicide (www.advocate.com)
Why Counterfeit Ozempic Is a Global-Growth Industry [Katherine Eban | June 04 24 | VanityFair] (www.vanityfair.com)
The semaglutide weight-loss miracle has a dark side: As desperate patients contend with shortages and sky-high prices, a world of criminals and con artists are filling the void with life-threatening fakes. Katherine Eban investigates our alarmingly active pharmaceutical underground.
Democrats divided over Biden’s immigration executive order (www.washingtonpost.com)
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Four Texas teens charged over Grindr gunpoint robbery and assault (www.advocate.com)
Trump pushes early and mail-in voting initiative ahead of November despite casting doubt on voting methods for years (www.cnn.com)
Prisoner dies 12 days after Pennsylvania judge granted compassionate release for health reasons (apnews.com)
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Pennsylvania Supreme Court to weigh life sentences for felony murder (penncapital-star.com)
Under the felony murder doctrine, a person accused of committing a felony can be charged with murder for a death that occurs during the felony, even if the defendant was not the killer and had no intent to kill. In Pennsylvania, conviction comes with a mandatory sentence of life without parole, one of the most severe renderings...
As Trump threatens deportations, Miami’s undocumented grapple with uncertain future (www.miamiherald.com)
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How Supplemental Security Income's delayed Overpayment Notices Wreak Havoc in the Lives of Disabled and Eldery Americans (www.npr.org)
Every month, a federal benefits program sends checks to some of the poorest disabled and elderly Americans. But then, months or years later, this program tells them that there’s been some mistake and that they need to pay back the money. Often, that means tens of thousands of dollars that these people don’t have because they...
News and tech media mostly quiet after UN chief calls for ban on ads for oil and gas (www.theguardian.com)
The Guardian contacted 11 major organizations that run fossil-fuel ads after Wednesday speech by António Guterres...
China wants to recruit military pilots from the U.S. and its allies to strengthen Chinese air power, bulletin warns (www.nbcnews.com)
The warning from the U.S. and its four closest intellignce partners follows several arrests of U.S. service members for allegedly trying to pass info to China....
Progressives Urge Biden to Push Harder on ‘Greedflation’ (www.nytimes.com)
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Western allies near deal to fund Ukraine with Russian assets | Semafor (www.semafor.com)
The Supreme Court is poised to take one of Biden’s few tools on abortion access (www.politico.com)
Rent monopoly crackdown continues as FBI raids corporate landlord for 18 Arizona properties (coppercourier.com)
Federal agents raided a property management company operating in Arizona as part of an investigation into price-fixing rent, marking a distinct escalation in the renewed push to enforce consumer protection laws....