Texas Gov. Spent $221 Million on Migrant Busing 'Political Stunt' (www.commondreams.org)
US food insecurity rate rose to 13.5% in 2023 as government benefits declined and food prices soared (theconversation.com)
China says it is ending foreign adoptions, prompting concern from US (www.theguardian.com)
A Christian school appeals its ban on competing after it objected to a transgender player (apnews.com)
A Vermont Christian school that is barred from participating in the state sports league after it withdrew its high school girls basketball team from a playoff game because a transgender student was playing on the opposing team has taken its case to a federal appeals court....
Investigators will test DNA found on a wipe removed from a care home choking victim’s throat (apnews.com)
The Pennsylvania attorney general’s office plans to test DNA from a hair found on a wipe that was pulled from the throat of a woman who lived at a care home for people with developmental difficulties....
Missouri judge says abortion-rights measure summary penned by GOP official is misleading (apnews.com)
A Missouri judge ruled Thursday that an anti-abortion GOP official used misleading language to summarize a ballot question designed to restore abortion rights in the state....
Hunter Biden enters surprise guilty plea to avoid federal tax trial. (www.dailykos.com)
Federal investigators seize phones from NYC police boss, 4 top mayoral deputies (apnews.com)
Federal investigators this week seized phones from New York City’s police commissioner and at least four top deputies to New York Mayor Eric Adams, according to people familiar with the matter....
Rift between Parkland massacre survivor and some families of the dead erupts in court (apnews.com)
A nasty rift between the most seriously wounded survivor of the 2018 Parkland school massacre and some families of the 17 murdered erupted in court on Thursday in a fight over dueling lawsuit settlements each side recently reached with the shooter as opposing attorneys accused each other of lying....
The father of the Georgia school shooting suspect has been arrested and charged, authorities say | CNN (www.cnn.com)
The father of the Apalachee High School shooting suspect has been arrested in connection with the shooting that left four people dead, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.
Father of Georgia school shooting suspect told investigators he purchased gun as holiday present for son, sources say (www.cnn.com)
The father of the mass shooting suspect accused of killing four people at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia, told investigators this week he had purchased the gun used in the killings as a holiday present for his son in December 2023, according to two law enforcement sources with direct knowledge of the investigation....
As Immigration Policy Shifts Rightward, Families Like Mine Are Being Torn Apart (truthout.org)
This is the painful calculus of American immigration policy — a patchwork of executive actions that bring relief to a chosen few, while millions more are subject to increasingly cruel forms of immigration enforcement. Broadly speaking, enforcement comes in two forms: an explosion of border patrol that creates border detention...
[news] 'We need to apply the law': ICC prosecutor defends Netanyahu arrest warrant - Middle East Eye (www.middleeasteye.net)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/19981663...
Largest City in Maine Becomes Fourth in US to Adopt Israel Divestment Resolution (truthout.org)
Sponsored by the Maine Coalition for Palestine and the Maine chapter of Jewish Voices for Peace (JVP), the newly approved resolution contains a “divestment list” of more than 85 companies, from U.S.-based Chevron, Lockheed Martin, and Boeing to Israel-based Elbit Systems. The list also includes public entities such as Israel...
Special counsel to have last word on Trump’s immunity days before election (www.theguardian.com)
The federal judge presiding over Donald Trump’s criminal prosecution for interference in the 2020 election issued a series of deadlines on Thursday that will see prosecutors have the last word just days before the November election on whether the charges should be kept against the former president....
‘Right to Repair for Your Body’: The Rise of DIY, Pirated Medicine (www.404media.co)
What happened? This crash closed Interstate 64 in Henrico County for hours (www.wtvr.com)
You don’t need to read the article if you don’t want. It’s worth just seeing the picture....
Parenting nightmare: Kiss on the cheek causes child’s incurable infection (arstechnica.com)
Harris raised over $300 million in August, extending cash windfall (www.nbcnews.com)
Putin claims support for Kamala Harris, jokes about "infectious laugh" (www.newsweek.com)
House GOP bill targets Venezuelan gang allegedly taking over Colorado apartment complex (www.foxnews.com)
Russian TV Presenter Who Was Former Trump Adviser Charged With Violating U.S. Sanctions. (www.rferl.org)
Surprising New Research Links Infant Mortality to Crashing Bat Populations | Without bats to eat insects, farmers turned to more pesticides, a study found. That appears to have increased infant deaths (www.nytimes.com)
No prison time but sexual offender registry awaits Jamel Bradley, former deputy and basketball star who sexually assaulted two students at school where he had worked (apnews.com)
Bradley pleaded guilty to third-degree criminal sexual conduct and sexual battery with a student. He faced up to 15 years in prison, but Bradley’s lawyer and prosecutors agreed to ask the judge for probation and to keep him off the sex offender registry....
Former students report injuries and isolation at Elevations Residential Treatment Center, a Utah facility for troubled teens that is part of the same company as a wilderness camp where a boy died. (www.nbcnews.com)
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