Iranian reformist Pezeshkian and hard-liner Jalili head to runoff presidential election (www.pbs.org)
Iran will hold a runoff presidential election pitting a little-known reformist against a hard-line former nuclear negotiator after results released Saturday showed the lowest-ever poll turnout in the Islamic Republic’s history.
Nature interrupted: Impact of the US-Mexico border wall on wildlife (knowablemagazine.org)
The wall has been devastating to wildlife, it has effectively stopped them from accessing water, but it has not stopped humans.
Supreme Court Rules for Jan. 6 Defendant Who Challenged Obstruction Charge (www.theepochtimes.com)
Prosecutors laid charges under an evidence-tampering provision of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act aimed at curbing wrongdoing on Wall Street.
Police in New York shoot and kill 13-year-old holding a pellet gun, authorities say (www.pbs.org)
An officer in upstate New York shot and killed a teen fleeing while pointing a replica gun, police said Saturday.
The Boeing saga has reached a new level of absurdity | CNN Business (www.cnn.com)
Boeing admitted that a missing work order led to a door plug blowing off an Alaska Airlines 737 Max in January....
Idaho book ban goes into effect on Monday (www.khq.com)
A new book ban goes into effect in Idaho on July 1....
U.S. proposed new language in effort to reach Gaza hostage-ceasefire deal (www.axios.com)
National Security and Foreign Policy Highlights from the June 2024 Presidential Debate (www.lawfaremedia.org)
Years Later, Philippines Reckons With Duterte’s Brutal Drug War (www.nytimes.com)
A president’s vow to fight drugs unleashed violence and fostered a culture of impunity. But the crimes are finally getting a look, including from the International Criminal Court.
6.3 million people in need of humanitarian support and protection in Burkina Faso | Africanews (www.africanews.com)
Armed terrorist groups have severed humanitarian access in many localities across the country. Moreover, the Sahel region grapples with drought-related issues....
Former Lehigh University Freshman faked his father's death for full scholarship (www.nbcphiladelphia.com)
DC Campaign to Submit Over 40K Signatures for Open Primaries, Ranked Choice Voting (ivn.us)
Seeing as how some people here on Lemmy get upset at any mention of Ranked Choice Voting and respond that, in their opinion, it’s not perfect, and that we should therefore keep the voting system we have while we debate which alternative is perfect for several decades, allow me to preemptively respond....
Steve Bannon must report to prison by Monday after Supreme Court rejects last-minute appeal. (www.nbcnews.com)
Heehee.
Oklahoma schools head Ryan Walters: Teachers who won't teach Bible could lose license (www.nbcnews.com)
New York Times publishes story based on edited emails put together by anti-trans activist (www.lgbtqnation.com)
This small town Pride has four drag shows, including one for pets (www.lgbtqnation.com)
Adult film star Austin Wolf arrested on child pornography charges (www.advocate.com)
'Stay awake or be arrested': Sotomayor's passionate dissent in homeless encampments case (www.usatoday.com)
Navy sued over stalled $1.2bn clean-up of radioactive San Francisco shipyard (www.independent.co.uk)
Microdosing and tripping on mushrooms is on the rise in U.S. (www.npr.org)
Some Surprises in the No Surprises Act (www.propublica.org)
How the ACLU is planning for the return of Trump (www.motherjones.com)
Martin Mull, Comic Actor of 'Clue,' 'Roseanne' and 'Arrested Development,' Dies at 80 (www.thewrap.com)
As a big fan of both Clue and Fernwood 2 Night, this one hit hard.
Appeals court seems lost on how Internet Archive harms publishers (arstechnica.com)
In an open letter to publishers, more than 30,000 readers, researchers, and authors begged for access to the books to be restored in the open library, claiming the takedowns dealt “a serious blow to lower-income families, people with disabilities, rural communities, and LGBTQ+ people, among many others,” who may not have...