California Moms for Liberty chair’s shocking attack on drag queens goes viral (www.advocate.com)
Planned Parenthood Warns House GOP Appropriations Bills Attack Global Health (www.commondreams.org)
Ron DeSantis vetoes millions in arts grants to defund “sexual” theater festivals (www.lgbtqnation.com)
NH Supreme Court Hears Case On Whether ‘Keep New England White’ Banner Constitutes Free Speech (newsone.com)
Conservatives Go to War — Against Each Other — Over School Vouchers (www.propublica.org)
A terrifying hurricane is brewing in the Atlantic (www.motherjones.com)
Judge declares mistrial in Karen Read murder case. Follow live updates. - The Boston Globe (bostonglobe.com)
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Boeing will get a ‘sweetheart’ plea deal, says lawyer representing 737 Max crash victims (edition.cnn.com)
Sodium Gluconate Industry Size, Share, Demand & Growth by 2034 (www.futuremarketinsights.com)
The sodium gluconate market is predicted to be valued at US$ 621.8 million by 2024. The market valuation is estimated to be US$ 877.2 million by 2034, projected at a CAGR of 3.5%....
Behind the ‘last firewall’: Hill Democrats scramble to save themselves (www.politico.com)
As President Joe Biden’s campaign scrambles to calm nerves about the president’s disastrous debate performance, Democrats on Capitol Hill are growing increasingly furious at those around him and increasingly despondent about his prospects for re-election — and their own chances of winning House and Senate majorities....
Georgia's largest newspaper calls for Joe Biden to exit race 'immediately' (www.newsweek.com)
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution joins the New York Times in calling for President Biden to exit the 2024 race after last week’s debate.
Top Biden allies say he's still the best bet to win against Trump in November (www.nbcnews.com)
Biden’s family privately criticizes top advisers and pushes for their ouster at Camp David meeting (www.politico.com)
Members of Joe Biden’s family privately trashed his top campaign advisers at Camp David this weekend, blaming them for the president’s flop in Thursday’s debate and urging Biden to fire or demote people in his political high command....
IRS criticized for taking nearly 2 years to help ID theft victims get their refunds (www.usatoday.com)
Tens of thousands rally against transphobia at Paris Pride March (www.rawstory.com)
Biden Offered No Alternative to Trump’s Pro-Policing Authoritarianism in Debate (truthout.org)
Donald Trump’s overarching narrative for the debate was that Joe Biden has diminished U.S. power by opening the border and allowing millions of “Illegal immigrants” released “From prisons, jails and mental institutions” to come into the country to “Take our jobs,” overwhelm our health care and Social Security...
Descendants Push for Monument at Tulsa Race Massacre Site (www.thedailybeast.com)
Detroit police can no longer use facial recognition results as the sole basis for arrests (www.engadget.com)
‘Mansplaining’ UK election coverage marginalises women’s concerns, study finds (www.theguardian.com)
General election coverage has been dominated by male voices, according to researchers from Loughborough University....
NJ Does Not Renew Trump's Liquor Licenses At 2 Golf Clubs After Felony Conviction (patch.com)
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Toxic PFAS absorbed through skin at levels higher than previously thought (www.theguardian.com)
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South Carolina implements one of US’s most restrictive public school book bans (www.theguardian.com)
Outrage as China hospital charges patient fee for sitting down on a chair while receiving an intravenous infusion as health authority says fee is in line with regulations (www.scmp.com)
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‘A death sentence for music’: the battle for America’s last Live Nation-free city (www.theguardian.com)
From tiny coffee shops where folkies sway to acoustic guitars and mandolins, to thronging dark halls where bodies collide as metal bands and hip hop artists dominate the stage, live music can be heard seeping out of venues across Portland on almost any given night....