Former Sea Shepherd captain Paul Watson arrested on a Japanese warrant from 2012 – what next? (theconversation.com)
India relied on coal and gas power to cope with heatwave (www.reuters.com)
Former CNN star Don Lemon sues Elon Musk over cancelled X show (www.bbc.com)
Former CNN star presenter Don Lemon has sued multi-billionaire Elon Musk and his social media company X, formerly known as Twitter, over the cancellation of a talk show deal....
Fox News host Jesse Watters thinks men who vote for women ‘transition’ to women (www.advocate.com)
A town repealed LGBTQ+ protections. Citizens rallied & elected a pro-trans candidate in response (www.lgbtqnation.com)
Navajo Nation President deploys police to stop unlawful uranium transport on tribal lands (kslnewsradio.com)
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — The President of the Navajo Nation announced earlier today that he was sending police to stop the transport of uranium across tribal lands. In his statement, President Buu Nygren said that the shipment was being done illegally. He also stated the lack of notice from the mining company posed a danger to his...
Vance dodges vote as Senate GOP kills child tax credit expansion, despite attacks on the childless (www.salon.com)
Chuck Schumer’s ambitious plan to take the Supreme Court down a peg (www.vox.com)
US judge throws out $4.7 bln verdict against NFL in 'Sunday Ticket' lawsuit (www.reuters.com)
Aug 1 (Reuters) - A U.S. judge in California on Thursday threw out a $4.7 billion verdict against the National Football League in a lawsuit claiming it overcharged subscribers to its Sunday Ticket game telecasts for more than a decade....
US recognizes opposition candidate González as the winner of Venezuela's presidential election (apnews.com)
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'Unacceptable': Court Blocks Net Neutrality Rules During Legal Battle. (www.commondreams.org)
The TERF propaganda machine has already superspreaded the boxer's Imane Khelif's Olympics row is about trans identification. In fact she appears to be born woman with DSDs (thepinknews.com)
Algerian boxer Imane Khelif’s participation at the Paris 2024 Olympics is “not a transgender issue”, a spokesperson for the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has said. Khelif beat Italy’s Angela Carini on Thursday (1 August), in a fight that has reignited an online storm about her participation in the Games, despite...
Chuck Schumer’s ambitious plan to take the Supreme Court down a peg (www.vox.com)
Vance calls reaction to Trump’s attacks on Harris’s heritage ‘hysterical’ (thehill.com)
That word was not an accident. Because he used it more than once to hammer it in:...
Biden Slams Trump When Asked About Ex-President’s Claim He Could Have Saved Russian Hostages (www.mediaite.com)
California fast food workers urge more minimum wage increases (www.cbsnews.com)
The California Fast Food Workers Union is urging the state to again raise the minimum wage for fast-food employees....
Texas attorney general says Biden must continue border wall construction after court deadline passes. (www.texastribune.org)
Crash Victims' Families Ask Judge to Toss 'Morally Reprehensible' Boeing Deal . (www.commondreams.org)
Despite tariffs, Chinese EV makers still make inroads. (www.voanews.com)
14 arrested in human trafficking sting at comic convention in US. (www.voanews.com)
Schumer Introduces 'No Kings Act' to Undo Supreme Court's Presidential Immunity Ruling. (www.commondreams.org)
A bigger child tax credit isn't coming. The Senate just voted against it. (19thnews.org)
Dow closes nearly 500 points lower Thursday as investors’ recession fears awaken (www.cnbc.com)
No plan for US House to take up KOSA despite Senate passage (www.carolinajournal.com)
I really hate that I have to give Republicans credit for killing this regardless of whatever stupid reason they’ll give for it beyond “concerns.”
Strict rules about flying with dogs start Thursday, after months of confusion (www.usatoday.com)
What do the new rules say?...
