Drug Traffickers Said They Backed an Early Campaign of Mexico’s President. But U.S. Agents Were Done Investigating. (www.propublica.org)
Oklahoma court rules moms who use medical marijuana while pregnant aren’t breaking the law - The court urged the Legislature to change the law to allow prosecutions for child neglect (www.readfrontier.org)
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At party's convention, GOP sticks to the message that migrants are dangerous in spite of facts (www.latimes.com)
In the wake of the attempted assassination, Trump’s campaign messaging continued undeterred, casting immigrants as the source of violence in the United States. Yet the shooting that left Trump with an injured ear was allegedly committed by someone who fits the typical profile of perpetrators of targeted violence — a young,...
DOJ attorney who led prosecution of anti-Trump protesters hit with ethics charges for allegedly hiding exculpatory evidence from defendants (www.nbcnews.com)
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Springfield IL deputy indicted; faces three murder charges in killing of Sonya Massey - Body cam footage from the incident will be released to the public on Monday (www.sj-r.com)
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Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Upholds Mississippi’s Jim Crow-Era Lifetime Voting Ban (boltsmag.org)
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Windows Blue Screen of Death crisis: what we know so far (www.techradar.com)
Services around the world seem to be affected. Reports of chaos at airports and hospitals emerge.
Windows PCs crashing worldwide due to CrowdStrike issue (mashable.com)
Network issues linked to Microsoft systems causing outages at businesses worldwide (abc7.com)
Jaahnavi Kandula: US police officer who joked about woman's death fired (www.bbc.com)
A US police officer has been fired for making “vile” and “callous” comments about an Indian student’s death last year....
Microsoft cloud outage causes airlines to ground flights (www.reuters.com)
Microsoft said on Thursday it was investigating issues with its cloud services in the Central U.S. region, which had caused the grounding and cancellation of several flights....
LA City Council Considers Funding Former IDF Soldiers to Patrol Its Streets (theintercept.com)
THE LOS ANGELES City Council is considering whether to give public funds to private, armed security patrols to protect its religious communities, following a protest against the marketing of West Bank settlement properties at an LA synagogue last month that turned violent....
Largest housing provider for migrant children engaged in pervasive sexual abuse, US says (apnews.com)
Employees of the largest housing provider for unaccompanied migrant children in the U.S. repeatedly sexually abused and harassed children in their care for at least eight years, the Justice Department said Thursday, alleging a shocking litany of offenses that took place as the company amassed billions of dollars in government...
Long COVID puzzle pieces are falling into place – the picture is unsettling (theconversation.com)
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IMF says U.S. should raise taxes, wait until late 2024 to cut rates (finance.yahoo.com)
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Embattled Biden faces physical and political isolation. (www.voanews.com)
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Tucker Carlson Hails Trump as ‘Bravest Man’ in RNC Speech After Telling Staffer, ‘I Hate Him Passionately’ (www.mediaite.com)
More Americans apply for jobless benefits as layoffs settle at higher levels (abcnews.go.com)
Montana’s Plan To Curb Opioid Overdoses Includes Vending Machines (kffhealthnews.org)
Trump Blows a Kiss as Hulk Hogan Rips His Shirt Onstage in Surreal RNC Scene (www.thedailybeast.com)
Man who escaped Oregon prison 30 years ago was found in Georgia with a stolen identity, authorities say (www.cnn.com)
The discovery of the stolen identity came after new investigative technology employed by the US State Department’s Diplomatic Security Service developed new leads in the case this year, the Marshals Service said without elaborating about the technology....
A double life: The cocaine kingpin who hid as a professional soccer player (www.washingtonpost.com)
Highly infectious poliovirus found in Gaza sewage samples (www.theguardian.com)
Two White Minors and a Mother Charged With Drowning 8-Year-old Georgia Black Boy (www.theroot.com)
The two suspects in the case are 10 and 11 years old and have both been charged with involuntary manslaughter and simple battery. Due to Georgia law regarding minors, their names cannot be released to the public....