Oregon city at heart of Supreme Court homelessness ruling votes to ban camping except in some areas (apnews.com)
The small Oregon city at the heart of a recent landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling that allows cities to enforce outdoor sleeping bans has voted to prohibit camping but establish certain areas where homeless people can go....
Ferguson marks 10 years since Michael Brown's death. While there's some progress, challenges persist (apnews.com)
Michael Brown once told his father the “world is going to know my name,” words Michael Brown Sr. still takes to heart....
3rd person in custody over foiled plot targeting now-canceled Taylor Swift shows in Vienna (apnews.com)
A third teenager has been arrested in connection with a foiled attack on now-canceled Taylor Swift concerts in Vienna, Austria’s interior minister said Friday....
Republican activist, facing nine felony charges for fake electors scheme, accepts plea deal offer of unsupervised probation (apnews.com)
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Snake hunters will wrangle invasive Burmese pythons in Everglades during Florida's 10-day challenge (apnews.com)
Friday marked the start of the annual Florida Python Challenge, where hunters head into the Everglades to track down invasive Burmese pythons in hopes of grabbing a share of $30,000 in prizes....
31% of Republicans say vaccines are more dangerous than diseases they prevent (arstechnica.com)
Crew of Titan sub knew they were going to die before implosion, according to more than $50M lawsuit (apnews.com)
The family of a French explorer who died in a submersible implosion has filed a more than $50 million lawsuit, saying the crew experienced “terror and mental anguish” before the disaster and accusing the sub’s operator of gross negligence....
Vance runs a Swift Boat attack against Walz’s military service (www.politico.com)
Ohio Sen. JD Vance slammed the timing of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz’s retirement from a more-than-two-decades-long military career as a means of avoiding a deployment to Iraq on Wednesday, calling it “stolen valor garbage” and testing a new line of attack on the newly minted Democratic vice presidential contender....
Biden 'not confident' of peaceful transition if Trump loses (www.bbc.com)
US President Joe Biden has said he is not confident there will be a peaceful transition of power if Donald Trump loses the presidential election in November....
FBI: California woman brought sword, whip and other weapons into Capitol during Jan. 6 riot (www.ctvnews.ca)
Kennedy Lindsey had a short sword, a steel tactical whip, a collapsible baton, pepper spray, a butterfly knife and a flashlight taser in her possession when a U.S. Secret Service officer searched her backpack, according to an FBI affidavit....
Operating theatres, bowling alleys and home cinemas: Not happy with safe rooms, the super-rich are building luxury fortresses (www.ctvnews.ca)
“We’ve seen a lot more of a focus on entertainment,” said Al Corbi, who has been at the forefront of secure luxury for 50 years as the president and founder of SAFE (Strategically Armored & Fortified Environments), based in Virginia, in the US. “If you’re going to be able to survive underground, we want you to be...
Would-be owners of Woodbury office building seek 20 years of tax breaks for $32 million project (www.newsday.com)
The prospective owners of a Woodbury office building that’s nearly 40% vacant due to the popularity of remote work are seeking 20 years of tax breaks to turn around the property, officials said....
South Carolina cops target out-of-state drivers for highway robbery (reason.com)
How a mylar balloon left New Orleans without clean water for days (www.salon.com)
FDA approves Purdue Pharma’s controversial new overdose-reversal medication (www.statnews.com)
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This Guardian Enriched Herself Using the Finances of Vulnerable People In Her Care. Judges Let It Happen. (www.propublica.org)
I reported a piece for the New York Times on antisemitism. I found a major error, but the Times didn't care. (www.dropsitenews.com)
As a freelance journalist, I contributed to a New York Times article earlier this year about an anti-Zionist demonstration in Teaneck, New Jersey, a township just outside of New York City. Hundreds of demonstrators had gathered to protest an event organized by Israeli realtors marketing properties in the occupied Palestinian...
Fossil Fuel Industry Propaganda Blamed as Record Heat Scorches Planet (www.commondreams.org)
Florida man sentenced to two years in prison for death threats against Swalwell (thehill.com)
Israel halts PA funds transfer to Norway as 'punishment' (www.newarab.com)
Under Oslo’s terms, still in place, Israel collects tax on behalf of the Palestinians and theoretically makes monthly transfers to the PA - pending the approval of Israel’s finance ministry....
From Tennessee to Oregon: How lawyers turned the ADA into a ‘shakedown business model’ (www.kgw.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/18438141...
'I am speaking now': Harris rally in Michigan interrupted by pro-Palestinian protesters (www.nbcnews.com)
Asked about bear carcass prank, RFK Jr. says he once had a freezer full of roadkill meat (apnews.com)
It wasn’t just the dead bear....