Why Are Trump’s Accused Co-Conspirators Smiling for Their Mug Shots? (www.nytimes.com)
The traditional mug shot is usually a grim affair: poorly lit and sullen. It is a permanent portrait of shame — the legal system’s scarlet letter....
The recession should probably be here by now (www.axios.com)
Kentucky school district cancels classes less than two weeks into year due to Covid, flu and strep (www.nbcnews.com)
Attendance in the Lee County School District dropped to 81% just nine days after the first day of school....
Broadcasting Scotland - local and international news (24 Aug 2023) (www.broadcastingscotland.scot)
U.S. approves possible sale of F-16 search and track systems to Taiwan (www.cnbc.com)
The U.S. State Department has approved a possible $500 million sale to Taiwan of infrared search and track systems for F-16 fighter jets, as well as other equipment, the Pentagon said on Wednesday....
CIA stairwell attack among flood of sexual misconduct complaints at spy agency (abcnews.go.com)
In a secluded stairwell at CIA headquarters last year, officer trainee Ashkan Bayatpour came up behind a colleague, wrapped a scarf around her neck and plainly spoke as he tried to kiss her on the mouth....
Uber raises the minimum age for most California drivers to 25, saying insurance costs are too high (apnews.com)
Uber raised the minimum age requirement for most of its new drivers in California to 25 on Thursday under rules the company said are necessary because of the rising costs of commercial auto insurance in the state....
Republican debate: What they said (and didn't say) about climate (www.bbc.com)
After reading out some statistics from the deadly Hawaii wildfires, they played a clip from a member of the Young Americans for Freedom, a conservative youth activist organisation, who said climate was the number one issue for young people....
The breakout song by an artist who goes by Oliver Anthony laid the groundwork to open the first Republican presidential debate for the 2024 election. But the song has notes of conspiracy theories. (www.npr.org)
gotdam frickin milkshake duck is undefeated
Trump replaces top Georgia lawyer ahead of surrender (www.cnn.com)
Former President Donald Trump has replaced his top Georgia lawyer ahead of his surrender Thursday evening, sources tell CNN....
Over half of Americans say they're not even close to financial freedom (scrippsnews.com)
Secret Service Agents Were in Contact With Far-Right Oath Keepers - A new report reveals members of the Secret Service were in communication with the group’s radical leader, Stewart Rhodes (newrepublic.com)
Man Dead At Rikers, Becoming 8th Inmate To Die In NYC Custody In 2023 (patch.com)
A man in Rikers Island died Tuesday morning, becoming the eighth New Yorker to die in city jail custody this year, advocates said....
Asylum-seekers are being set up for rejection at a New Mexico detention facility, rights groups say (apnews.com)
A coalition of human rights groups on Tuesday leveled new criticism at a privately operated migrant detention facility in New Mexico where they say fast-track asylum screenings routinely take place without legal counsel or adequate privacy during sensitive testimony....
Texas imprisoned migrants after they should have been released, lawsuit claims (www.texastribune.org)
Immigrant rights advocates on Monday filed a federal lawsuit against two South Texas sheriffs and two state prison wardens on behalf of four Mexican migrants, claiming they were held in prison for as long as six weeks after they served their sentences or had their trespassing charges dropped....
Woman who shoved Broadway vocal coach to her death in New York City is sentenced to 8 years (www.nbcnews.com)
A woman who killed an 87-year-old Broadway vocal coach by pushing her to the ground in New York City pleaded guilty Wednesday and will be sentenced to eight years in prison, the district attorney said....
This S.F. deputy earns $2.2 million in overtime by clocking more than 100 hours a week (www.sfchronicle.com)
For the better part of the last decade, nearly every waking hour of San Francisco Deputy Sheriff Barry Bloom’s life was spent on the clock....
Jailed WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich’s arrest is extended by a Moscow court, state news agency says (apnews.com)
A Moscow court ruled Thursday that Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich must stay in jail on espionage charges until the end of November, Russian state news agency Tass reported....
US seeks to extend longstanding scientific research agreement with China (www.theguardian.com)
The US is seeking a six-month extension to a decades-old science and technology agreement with China so that it can undergo negotiations with Beijing to “strengthen” the pact, the state department has said....
APNews: Fukushima's radioactive wastewater is being released in the Pacific. (apnews.com)
Boston.com: Visitors blocked a Vermont road just to see this wooden troll. Now no one can view it. (www.boston.com)
CBC: B.C. urges co-operation in Shuswap as fire crews say they are facing 'threats and abuse' from defiant locals (bc.ctvnews.ca)
Mum calls out system over baby-faced rapist's light sentence (9now.nine.com.au)
An emotional mother is calling out the system that let down her daughter after she claims her little girl’s baby-faced rapist was given a light sentence because of his appearance.
Heavy drinking, handgun-carrying linked among rural youth (www.eurekalert.org)
In the rural United States, an adolescent who drinks heavily has a 43% greater probability of carrying a handgun in the following year, according to a study published this month in The Journal of Rural Health....
Man flees China by riding jet ski hundreds of miles to South Korea (www.nbcnews.com)
A jet ski rider who has been detained since he washed up on South Korea’s coast is believed to be a Chinese dissident who feared for his safety and fled by crossing hundreds of miles of sea, trailing barrels of fuel behind him....
