6.3 million people in need of humanitarian support and protection in Burkina Faso | Africanews (www.africanews.com)
Armed terrorist groups have severed humanitarian access in many localities across the country. Moreover, the Sahel region grapples with drought-related issues....
Joe Biden's chances of winning election plummet after debate (www.newsweek.com)
Undecided voter focus group disappointed in Biden's debate performance (www.axios.com)
All undecided voters in a U.S. swing states focus group hosted by pollster Frank Luntz said President Biden should be replaced as the Democratic nominee after watching his first presidential debate against former President Trump.
'Stay awake or be arrested': Sotomayor's passionate dissent in homeless encampments case (www.usatoday.com)
Some Surprises in the No Surprises Act (www.propublica.org)
How the ACLU is planning for the return of Trump (www.motherjones.com)
This small town Pride has four drag shows, including one for pets (www.lgbtqnation.com)
Seattle library network outage nears a month (www.seattletimes.com)
The library and its 27 branches continue to struggle through a ransomware attack that has disabled its networks, rendered its hundreds of public computers useless and turned its normal operations upside down....
Democrats consider the unthinkable: It’s time for Biden to go (www.politico.com)
One adviser to major Democratic Party donors said they were texting from a meeting of donors in Atlanta on Thursday night, some writing “wtf.”...
Former Uvalde school police chief, officer indicted in 1st-ever criminal charges over failed response to 2022 mass shooting | CNN (www.cnn.com)
Navy sued over stalled $1.2bn clean-up of radioactive San Francisco shipyard (www.independent.co.uk)
Christian conservative leader wants federal law to sue teachers who "groom" kids with "sodomy" (www.lgbtqnation.com)
Gender-affirming surgeries are mostly performed on cisgender people: 'Bitter irony' (www.advocate.com)
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This gay veteran spent 2 years in jail because he had sex. He can finally get a pardon. (www.lgbtqnation.com)
Supreme Court makes it harder to charge Capitol riot defendants with obstruction, charge Trump faces (apnews.com)
The Supreme Court on Friday made it harder to charge Capitol riot defendants with obstruction, a charge that also has been brought against former President Donald Trump....
Trump–Biden Debate Conspiracies Have Already Flooded the Internet (www.wired.com)
How to watch the first US Presidential Debate 2024 online: free live streams available (www.techradar.com)
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CT begins exploring ranked-choice voting merits, logistics (ctmirror.org)
Former Uvalde school police chief, officer indicted in 1st-ever criminal charges over failed response to 2022 mass shooting (www.cnn.com)
California to make financial literacy classes a requirement to graduate high school (abc7.com)
China honours woman who died saving Japanese family (www.bbc.com)
A Chinese woman who tried to shield a Japanese mother and her child from a knife attack has died....