Students borrowing from the federal government this fall will face the highest interest rate in more than a decade (www.nbcnews.com)
University of North Carolina to divert $2.3m DEI budget to safety and policing (www.theguardian.com)
Outrage after ex-Trump aide claims he gave unhoused people fake money (www.theguardian.com)
Punk rock band Trophy Eyes fan left paralyzed after singer jumped on her at concert (www.independent.co.uk)
Canadian Wildfire Smoke Blows Into U.S., Setting Stage for Another Miserable Summer (gizmodo.com)
Revealed: US university lecturer behind far-right Twitter account and publishing house (www.theguardian.com)
Guardian investigation identifies Jonathan Keeperman, a former lecturer at the University of California, Irvine, as ‘Lomez’...
Eric Trump Tweets From Dad’s Trial Despite Electronics Ban (www.thedailybeast.com)
Raw milk fans plan to drink up as experts warn of high levels of H5N1 virus (arstechnica.com)
US Army officer resigns over 'unqualified support' for Israel (taskandpurpose.com)
He wrote that the justifications for Israel’s war in Gaza became “difficult to defend” and that “whatever the justification you’re either advancing a policy that enables the mass starvation of children, or you’re not.” The post received an outpouring of support with hundreds of likes and comments in just a few...
Ron DeSantis is planning to raise money for Donald Trump in Florida and Texas, AP sources say (apnews.com)
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is planning to raise money for former President Donald Trump in the coming weeks, putting into action the commitment he made at a meeting with Trump last month to help his former rival for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, according to two people familiar with the matter....
‘Total outrage’: White House condemns Israeli settlers’ attack on Gaza aid trucks (www.theguardian.com)
Video of the incident on Monday at Tarqumiya checkpoint, west of Hebron in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, showed settlers blocking the trucks and throwing boxes of much-needed supplies on the ground. Photographs from the scene showed piles of damaged aid packages and drifts of rice and flour across the road....
Appeals court denies Trump’s latest request to overturn hush money trial gag order (www.cnn.com)
Feds accuse Rhode Island of warehousing kids with mental health, developmental disabilities (apnews.com)
As Insurers Around the U.S. Bleed Cash From Climate Shocks, Homeowners Lose (www.nytimes.com)
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Parishioners stopped teen with a rifle from entering church with 60 children inside (www.nbcnews.com)
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US airlines are suing the Biden administration over a new rule to make certain fees easier to spot (apnews.com)
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Biden bans China crypto-miner from land near nuclear missile base (www.bbc.com)
US President Joe Biden has ordered a Chinese-owned cryptocurrency miner and its partners to sell land they own near a US nuclear missile base, citing spying concerns....
