Satanic Temple prepares to enter Florida schools as state moves to pass bill allowing chaplains to volunteer (www.independent.co.uk)
The European Parliament approved two resolutions supporting Taiwan's sovereignty (intlmonitor.com)
Veterans Burn Their Uniforms at Vigil for US Airman Aaron Bushnell (uk.news.yahoo.com)
Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin grilled over secret hospital stay (www.bbc.com)
CDC braces for shortage after tetanus shot discontinued, issues new guidance (www.cbsnews.com)
Texas battles second-biggest wildfire in US history - BBC (www.bbc.com)
Judge blocks Texas law that gives police broad powers to arrest migrants who illegally enter US (apnews.com)
A federal judge on Thursday blocked a new Texas law that gives police broad powers to arrest migrants suspected of illegally entering the U.S., dealing a victory to the Biden administration in its feud with Republican Gov. Greg Abbott over immigration enforcement....
The Starbucks Workers’ Union Has Finally Broken Through (jacobin.com)
Palestinian factions seek unity at Moscow meeting as Russia vies for greater role in Gaza war | CNN (edition.cnn.com)
Several killed in Chad after attack on intelligence agency foiled, government says | CNN (edition.cnn.com)
More than a hundred Palestinians killed in an operation to deliver humanitarian aid in Gaza (intlmonitor.com)
Bathroom Bills Are Back — Broader and Stricter — In Several States (kffhealthnews.org)
Republican lawmakers in several states have resurrected and expanded the fight over whether transgender people may use bathrooms and other facilities that do not match their sex assigned at birth....
Israeli troops ‘fire on people waiting for aid’ as Gaza death tolls hits 30,000 (www.msn.com)
Kamel Abu Nahel, who was being treated for a gunshot wound at Shifa Hospital, said he and others went to the distribution point in the middle of the night because they heard there would be a delivery of food. “We’ve been eating animal feed for two months,” he added....
Israeli troops gun down thousands of Palestinians awaiting aid in north Gaza (thecradle.co)
Tel Aviv has stepped up indiscriminate attacks against displaced Palestinians in northern Gaza due to the army’s failure to ‘dismantle’ Hamas
Israel-Hamas war has now killed at least 30,000 Palestinians, most of them civilians (www.nbcnews.com)
Richard Lewis Dies: Beloved Comic, ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ Actor Was 76 (deadline.com)
West Virginia Senate OKs bill requiring schools to show anti-abortion group fetal development video (apnews.com)
West Virginia’s Republican-majority Senate greenlit a bill on Tuesday that would make a video on fetal development produced by an anti-abortion group required viewing in public schools....
Texas wildfires: Deadly fires torch 1 million acres, destroy thousands of cattle and keep raging out of control (www.cnn.com)
The catastrophic infernos ripping across the Texas Panhandle have killed at least one person and threaten to destroy more homes, cattle and livelihoods as the second-largest wildfire in state history engulfs more land every minute.
Trump gave top US firms staggering tax cuts, with some paying $0 or less – report (www.theguardian.com)
Among lowest taxpayers were companies whose CEOs have become high-profile advocates for corporate social responsibility...
Group linked to anti-abortion mega-donors pours money into Alabama supreme court race (www.theguardian.com)
Organization affiliated with Richard and Elizabeth Uihlein spends half a million on candidate who believes life begins at fertilization...
Exclusive: FDA finds problems at animal lab run by Musk’s brain implant company (www.reuters.com)
U.S. Food and Drug Administration inspectors found problems with record keeping and quality controls for animal experiments at Elon Musk’s Neuralink, less than a month after the startup said it was cleared to test its brain implants in humans, according to an agency report reviewed by Reuters....
World's Largest Psych Association Passes Policy Supporting Trans Youth Care By Massive Margin (www.erininthemorning.com)
‘Horrific massacre’: Deadly Israeli fire at Palestinians waiting for aid (www.aljazeera.com)
Gaza’s government media office accused the Israeli army of “committing a horrific massacre”. More than 70 people were killed and about 250 others wounded, it said in a statement on Thursday....
After Nex Benedict's death, 350 LGBTQ+ groups, activists, and celebs urge Oklahoma superintendent's removal (www.advocate.com)
Ryan Walters has allowed a climate of hate to thrive in Oklahoma schools, an open letter says in light of trans student Nex Benedict's death.