Bangladesh prime minister resigns as deadly anti-government rallies grip nation | CNN (edition.cnn.com)
The prime minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina, resigned on Monday after weeks of deadly anti-government demonstrations gripped the South Asian nation....
LGBTQ+ people are coming out even younger than before, but 1 in 5 still hasn't come out at all (www.lgbtqnation.com)
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Admits He Left a Dead Bear in Central Park (www.nytimes.com)
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the independent presidential candidate, confessed on Sunday that he had left a dead bear cub in Central Park in Manhattan in 2014 because he thought it would be “amusing.”...
Kamala Harris was less than 20ft from pipe bomb on Jan 6, report reveals (www.independent.co.uk)
Vice President Kamala Harris was less than 20 feet from a “viable” pipe bomb on January 6, according to a new report from Homeland Security’s internal watchdog....
Trump congratulates Putin for Biden's historic prisoner swap (www.salon.com)
Casualties after third Israeli strike on school in a week (www.bbc.com)
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For women athletes of color, outsized scrutiny over gender is nothing new, historians say (www.pbs.org)
Conspiracy theories and misinformation have spread online around tennis superstar Serena Williams, falsely alleging that she was born a man. In 2017, she wrote an open letter to her mother, thanking her for being a role model in facing people who were “too ignorant to understand the power of a Black woman.”...
Trump claims he’s pro-worker. Project 2025 will gut labor rights (www.theguardian.com)
Far-right plan for a Republican presidency would undercut unions, strip child labor laws and boost corporate profits...
Federal judge rules that Florida’s transgender health care ban discriminates against state employees (apnews.com)
A federal judge has ruled that Florida’s transgender health care ban discriminates against state employees and violates their civil rights....
Sofa so bad for JD Vance as Trump’s VP pick faces swirling speculation (www.theguardian.com)
It all started with a tweet about a couch. Within hours of Donald Trump announcing the Ohio senator JD Vance as his running mate in the presidential race, a rather lurid accusation cropped up on social media....
Tempe officer lauded for DUI work arrested for DUI (www.abc15.com)
A Tempe police officer who recently received an award from Mothers Against Drunk Driving for work to prevent DUIs was arrested for allegedly driving under the influence earlier this week, according to court records.
1 child killed after wind gust sends bounce house airborne at baseball game (apnews.com)
One child was killed and another was injured after a wind gust blew a bounce house into the air at a baseball game in Maryland on Friday night, local officials said....
Trump again tears into Georgia's Republican governor on the same day he campaigns in the state (apnews.com)
Donald Trump picked a new fight Saturday with Georgia’s Republican governor as he campaigned in the key swing state where he’s looking to avenge his narrow 2020 loss — a defeat he continues to blame on GOP officials for not giving into his false theories of election fraud....
Michigan Secretary of State Probing Elon Musk Super PAC Over Voter Data Scheme. (www.commondreams.org)
Biden holding security talks as tensions heighten in Middle East. (www.voanews.com)
Voices across the globe express concern over increasing arrests in Venezuela after disputed election (apnews.com)
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro announced Saturday that the government has arrested 2,000 opponents. At a rally in the Venezuelan capital Caracas, Maduro pledged to detain more people and send them to prison....
Belgium withdraws from mixed relay triathlon after athlete who swam in Seine falls ill (www.pbs.org)
Claire Michel, who competed in the women’s triathlon Wednesday, “is unfortunately ill and will have to withdraw from the competition,” the Belgian Olympic and Interfederal Committee said in a statement.
Gaza prisoners describe 'horrific' abuse in Israel's Ofer jail (www.newarab.com)
A report from the commission details various forms of systematic abuse, including the use of attack dogs, tear gas and pepper spray in cells....
This Texas border city is tired of being a ‘pawn’ in Trump’s ‘political games’ (www.theguardian.com)
Eagle Pass residents watch as their city becomes an arena for convoys – and policies fail to address their real concerns...
Tommy Robinson stokes far-right riots on social media from outside UK (www.independent.co.uk)
Campaigners warn Robinson inflaming tensions while outside country and subject to arrest warrant
Nigerians protest high cost of living as police arrest nearly 700 | Africanews (www.africanews.com)
Nigerian security forces on Saturday fired bullets and teargas at several journalists and protesters during demonstrations against the country’s economic crisis in the capital city, Abuja, according to journalists at the scene.
See the Perseids and Southern Delta Aquariids in a Stunning Double Meteor Shower (www.wired.com)
Donald Trump: judge rejects efforts to dismiss election subversion case against ex-president (www.theguardian.com)
A federal judge presiding over the election subversion case against Donald Trump has rejected efforts from his legal team to dismiss the indictment on grounds that the former president was prosecuted for vindictive and political purposes....