Massachusetts couple denied foster care application over LGBTQ views, complaint says (www.nbcnews.com)
Michael and Catherine Burke allege that the state’s Department of Children and Families discriminated against them for their Catholic viewpoints.
Perseid Meteor Shower 2023 Is This Weekend (earthsky.org)
Italian government stands ready to host as Musk talks up Zuckerberg rumble (www.reuters.com)
How is sign language adapting to climate change? (www.bbc.com)
Hundreds of key environmental science terms added to the British Sign Language dictionary.
A prison guard says she was forced to stay at her post during labor pains. Texas is fighting compensation for her stillbirth. (www.texastribune.org)
The seven-months-pregnant officer reported contraction-like pains at work, but said she wasn’t allowed to leave for hours. The anti-abortion state is fighting her lawsuit, in part by saying her fetus didn’t clearly have rights.
3-year-old migrant child dies on Texas’ border bus (www.kxan.com)
A child died on one of the buses that Operation Lone Star has been using to move migrants from the Texas border to other parts of the country, the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) said Friday.
Data leaks have given Irish republican groups ‘upper hand’ against police, analysts warn (www.theguardian.com)
Breaches hurt police morale and may help republican paramilitaries intimidate officers and their families
Southern California Marine charged with sex assault of girl, 14, who was found in barracks (apnews.com)
A Marine at California’s Camp Pendleton has been charged with sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl who was found in a base barracks, the military announced Friday.
Biden misstates China's GDP growth, calls its economy a 'ticking time bomb' (www.reuters.com)
Judge warns Trump not to threaten witnesses in 2020 election subversion case (www.reuters.com)
Maui wildfire death toll hits 67 as questions raised over warnings (www.reuters.com)
80% of bosses say they regret earlier return-to-office plans (www.cnbc.com)
Former Republican staffer admits GOP would intentionally spread lies (www.newsweek.com)
"I think what we are seeing [now] is an extension of the Tea Party movement," the former staffer told Newsweek.
Police stage 'chilling' raid on Marion County newspaper, seizing computers, records and cellphones - Kansas Reflector (kansasreflector.com)
In an unprecedented raid Friday, local law enforcement seized computers, cellphones and reporting materials from the Marion County Record office, the newspaper's reporters, and the publisher's home.
Pornhub Sues Texas Over Age Verification Law (www.vice.com)
Judge Throws Bankman-Fried Back in Jail (gizmodo.com)
Pro-Voting Groups Challenge Michigan’s Voter Transportation Ban in New Lawsuit (www.democracydocket.com)
On Friday, Aug. 11, pro-voting groups filed a lawsuit challenging a Michigan statute that makes it a misdemeanor to “hire a motor vehicle” to transport voters to the polls unless they are “physically unable to walk.” According to the lawsuit, which was filed in state court, “no other state has an equivalent...
The U.S. Government Wants To Control Online Speech to “Protect Kids” (www.eff.org)
Native American Group Threatens National Boycott If Washington Football Team Doesn’t Change Name Back To ‘Redskins’ (The Daily Wire) (www.dailywire.com)
Gotta love the top comment, “If sincere, what a great move, and a great recognition of the need for preserving historical truth and solidarity.”
Millions of kids are missing weeks of school as attendance tanks across the US (projects.apnews.com)
Hawaii Officials Were Warned Years Ago That Maui’s Lahaina Faced High Wildfire Risk (archive.today)
Fox’s Chief Legal Officer Will Depart (www.nytimes.com)
Fox Corporation’s chief legal officer, Viet Dinh, will depart at the end of the year, in a major shake-up at the company after the landmark $787.5 million settlement it paid to Dominion Voting Systems in April....
Full-time UPS drivers will earn $170,000 a year, on average, in new contract, CEO says (www.usatoday.com)
Full-time UPS drivers will earn an average of $170,000 in annual pay and benefits at the end of a five-year contract agreement, UPS CEO Carol Tomé said during an earnings call Tuesday.
Tennessee hospital faces civil rights investigation over release of transgender health records (apnews.com)
Vanderbilt University Medical Center is facing a federal civil rights investigation after turning the medical records of transgender patients over to Tennessee’s attorney general, hospital officials have confirmed.
