Hong Kong journalist says Wall Street Journal fired her for leading press advocacy group (www.msn.com)
The new head of a Hong Kong journalists’ association has claimed she was fired by The Wall Street Journal soon after being elected to the post....
Pelosi privately told Biden polls show he cannot win and will take down the House; Biden responded with defensiveness (www.cnn.com)
Embattled Biden faces physical and political isolation. (www.voanews.com)
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More Americans apply for jobless benefits as layoffs settle at higher levels (abcnews.go.com)
John Deere ends support of 'social or cultural awareness' events, distances from inclusion efforts (apnews.com)
Farm equipment maker John Deere says it will no longer sponsor “social or cultural awareness” events, becoming the latest major U.S. company to distance itself from diversity and inclusion measures after being targeted by conservative backlash....
Young Thug trial: Second judge is recused from the RICO case within 3 days (www.usatoday.com)
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Embattled Bob Menendez tells allies he'll resign: report (www.rawstory.com)
Supreme Court grants last-minute stay in Texas execution of man requesting DNA tests (www.npr.org)
Tucker Carlson Shows Up Uninvited to Fox News Booth at RNC (www.thedailybeast.com)
Bernice Johnson Reagon, US civil rights activist and singer, dies aged 81 (www.theguardian.com)
Oil Giant Ran 1977 Article Linking Climate Change to 'Widespread Starvation'. (www.commondreams.org)
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Trump campaign sues Gretchen Whitmer to block Michigan veteran voter registration sites (www.salon.com)
Priscilla Presley Sues for 'Abhorrent' Financial Elder Abuse, Claims Losses Over $1 Million (www.rollingstone.com)
President Biden tested positive for COVID-19. (www.whitehouse.gov)
Has policing changed since Eric Garner was killed? Here's what a decade of data shows. (gothamist.com)
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Secret Service spotted Trump rally shooter on roof 20 minutes before gunfire erupted (abcnews.go.com)
Tons of dead fish fill river in Brazil after waste dumping allegations (www.nbcnews.com)
Conservative Organizations Are Quietly Scurrying Away From Project 2025 (theintercept.com)
THE MORE PEOPLE learn about it, the more unpopular and politically toxic Project 2025 has proven to be. This has led the Trump and Vance campaign to attempt to distance itself from the effort. Former Trump adviser Stephen Miller now says he had “zero involvement with Project 2025,” despite appearing in a promotional video....
Police Really Want a Cybertruck, Email Shows (www.404media.co)
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65% of Democratic Voters Want Biden to Step Aside: Poll. (www.commondreams.org)
House Progressives Rip GOP for Siding With Credit Card Giants on Junk Fees. (www.commondreams.org)
Still empty a year later, Omaha’s new $27M juvenile jail might never open as planned (apnews.com)
A year after the controversial project’s completion, the $27 million center remains empty....
Incarcerated men allege they were cut off from loved ones and lost privileges in slavery lawsuit (www.cpr.org)
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