Can Biden be replaced as Democrat nominee? Who could replace him? (www.bbc.com)
The first presidential debate is done and the aftermath has not been good for the incumbent, Joe Biden....
America falters in fighting the information war (www.axios.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/17019315
Colorado oil and gas wells can’t fund their own cleanup. Taxpayers may foot the bill | A Carbon Tracker report shows the cost to safely shut down low-producing wells is $3bn more than what they earn (www.theguardian.com)
cross-posted from: slrpnk.net/post/10954294
Giant sinkhole swallows part of Illinois soccer field where children often play (www.cbc.ca)
A giant sinkhole has swallowed the centre of a soccer complex that was built over an operating limestone mine in southern Illinois, taking down a large light pole and leaving a gaping chasm where squads of kids often play....
More Than 10 Years Later, the Senate Torture Report Is Still Secret (theintercept.com)
THE SENATE SELECT Committee on Intelligence submitted its 6,700-page “torture report” about the CIA to the White House in April 2014. More than 10 years later, the full report remains secret after a federal appellate court dismissed a lawsuit I filed in the hopes of forcing its release....
Alito’s Dissent in Emergency Abortion Case Provides “Building Blocks” for More Extreme Bans (theintercept.com)
WHERE ABORTION IS concerned, it appears there is at least one thing on which ideological opposites Justices Samuel Alito and Ketanji Brown Jackson agree: The Supreme Court’s decision this week to avoid ruling on whether federal law protects abortion care in emergency situations was the wrong one....
Former Uvalde school police chief, officer indicted in 1st-ever criminal charges over failed response to 2022 mass shooting | CNN (www.cnn.com)
Supreme Court shifts power over federal regulations from agencies to judges (www.politico.com)
The Supreme Court on Friday killed off a judicial doctrine that has protected many federal regulations from legal challenges for decades — delivering a major victory for conservatives and business groups seeking to curb the power of the executive branch....
‘The Movement to Convince Biden to Not Run Is Real’ (www.politico.com)
One House Democrat said he spoke for others in the wake of the president’s stunningly feeble debate performance on Thursday: “The movement to convince Biden to not run is real.”...
Justice Department charges nearly 200 people in $2.7 billion health care fraud schemes crackdown (apnews.com)
Nearly 200 people have been charged in a sweeping nationwide crackdown on health care fraud schemes with false claims topping $2.7 billion, the Justice Department said on Thursday....
Supreme Court makes it harder to charge Capitol riot defendants with obstruction, charge Trump faces (apnews.com)
The Supreme Court on Friday made it harder to charge Capitol riot defendants with obstruction, a charge that also has been brought against former President Donald Trump....
Seattle library network outage nears a month (www.seattletimes.com)
The library and its 27 branches continue to struggle through a ransomware attack that has disabled its networks, rendered its hundreds of public computers useless and turned its normal operations upside down....
Supreme Court overturns Chevron decision, curtailing federal agencies' power in major shift (www.cbsnews.com)
The Supreme Court on Friday overturned a landmark 40-year-old decision that gave federal agencies broad regulatory power, upending their authority to issue regulations unless Congress has spoken clearly.
Supreme Court allows cities to ban homeless people sleeping outside, even when shelter space is lacking (www.pbs.org)
The Oregon case decided Friday is the most significant to come before the high court in decades on the issue and comes as a rising number of people in the U.S. are without a permanent place to live.
Fact-checking CNN’s presidential debate: How accurate were Joe Biden and Donald Trump? (www.poynter.org)
Argentine Congress seals 1st legislative win for President Milei after months of debate and protests (apnews.com)
UK: Rights group wins appeal over investigation into 'slave labour' cotton produced in China's Xinjiang region (www.reuters.com)
cross-posted from: feddit.org/post/259213...
UK: Rights group wins appeal over investigation into 'slave labour' cotton produced in China's Xinjiang region
British authorities must reconsider whether to open an investigation into imports of cotton allegedly produced by slave labour in the Chinese region of Xinjiang, a London court ruled on Thursday, allowing an appeal by a Uyghur rights group....
IRS plans to make its free tax filing program permanent (edition.cnn.com)
Inflation vs. wages: How rising prices stack up against growing pay (www.nbcnews.com)
[Suggestion] Disallow the use of sources deprecated by the Wikipedia editing community for unreliability (en.m.wikipedia.org)
cross-posted from: lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/23066599...
Joe Biden's chances of winning election plummet after debate (www.newsweek.com)
Undecided voter focus group disappointed in Biden's debate performance (www.axios.com)
All undecided voters in a U.S. swing states focus group hosted by pollster Frank Luntz said President Biden should be replaced as the Democratic nominee after watching his first presidential debate against former President Trump.
Labeling social media as harmful would provide a vital, helpful nudge • Kansas Reflector (kansasreflector.com)
CT begins exploring ranked-choice voting merits, logistics (ctmirror.org)
