Assimi Goïta: President gets sweeping powers in new Mali constitution (www.bbc.co.uk)
Trump documents trial: The schedule is set. Here’s what to know (www.politico.com)
German LGBTQ+ activist warns over 'worrying' hate crime rise (www.reuters.com)
Twitter to ditch bird logo, Musk says (www.politico.eu)
Israel's Netanyahu goes to hospital for pacemaker. He says he will push ahead with judicial overhaul (www.euronews.com)
‘Judeo-Christian’ roots will ensure U.S. military AI is used ethically, general says (www.washingtonpost.com)
A U.S. Air Force general said Thursday the Pentagon's artificial intelligence ethics are better than adversaries' because "our society is a Judeo-Christian society."
Climate anxiety spiking during the heatwave? Stay hopeful by taking these small steps (www.euronews.com)
The fight over Alabama's congressional redistricting now shifts back to federal court (apnews.com)
Standing at an Alabama Statehouse microphone before lawmakers voted on new congressional districts, state Rep. Chris England said that change in the Deep South state has often happened only through federal court order....
Judge orders Montana health clinic to pay nearly $6 million over false asbestos claims (abcnews.go.com)
A judge has ruled that a health clinic in a Montana town plagued by deadly asbestos contamination must pay the government almost $6 million in penalties and damages after submitting hundreds of false asbestos claims
3 dead in Washington state listeria cluster (www.nbcnews.com)
Five people older than 60 have developed severe infection this year from a common but yet-to-be-identified source, health officials said.
Black man who says he was elected mayor of Alabama town alleges that White leaders are keeping him from position (www.cbsnews.com)
A Black man who says he was elected mayor of a rural Alabama town but has been kept from taking office by White leaders of the town has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit.
Court strikes down limits on filming of police in Arizona (apnews.com)
A federal judge has ruled that an Arizona law limiting how close people can get to recording law enforcement is unconstitutional, citing infringement against a clearly established right to film police doing their jobs.
Elon Musk says Twitter logo to change, birds to be gradually abandoned (www.cnn.com)
2,000 people evacuated as a wildfire rages on Greek island of Rhodes (www.euronews.com)
A large wildfire burning on the Greek island of Rhodes for a fifth day has forced authorities to order an evacuation of four locations, including two seaside resorts.
UNESCO cathedral in Odessa after Russian missile attack (lemmy.world)
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In an ‘extraordinary’ move, Mississippi AG tries to overturn officer’s manslaughter conviction (www.nbcnews.com)
The state's top law enforcement official has taken the side of an imprisoned police officer over the DA who prosecuted him.
Severe burns cases on rise in US south-west as extreme heatwave takes toll (www.theguardian.com)
Doctors report busy burns units with some patients having passed out and collapsed on superheated outdoor surfaces
Nova Scotia: Four missing after extreme rainfall hits Canada (www.bbc.com)
Four people in Canada, including two children, have been reported missing in flooding caused by torrential rains in Nova Scotia, police have said.
Oklahoma mother and her 3 children, including 10-month-old, killed in murder-suicide during supervised visitation (www.nbcnews.com)
Police found Brandy McCaslin and her children ages 11, 6, and 10 months old dead inside the Verdigris home following a three-hour standoff.
Alabama woman ‘fired’ from spa after alleged kidnapping (www.independent.co.uk)
Alabama police say much of nursing student’s statement about what she claims happened to her during alleged abduction from Interstate 459 could not be verified
Why America’s Largest Tool Company Couldn’t Make a Wrench in America (www.wsj.com)
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Nova Scotia: Four missing after extreme rainfall hits Canada (www.bbc.co.uk)
DeSantis doubles down on claim that some Blacks benefited from slavery (www.washingtonpost.com)
GOP presidential candidate draws renewed criticism after suggesting slavery helped African Americans develop skills such as being a blacksmith...