NY Times: Murdaugh’s Lawyers Seek New Trial, Saying Clerk Tampered With Jury (archive.ph)
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US Open fan ejected for saying "the most Hitler phrase there is" at German player (youtu.be)
A tennis fan was ejected from the US Open on Monday night after being accused by Germany’s Alexander Zverev of shouting “the most famous Hitler phrase there ...
Chinese EVs are now seen posing a ‘real threat’ to Europe’s auto industry (www.cnbc.com)
Chinese electric vehicles pose “a real threat” to the European car industry, according to Christian Kames, managing director at financial advisory firm Lazard....
Civil rights lawsuit in North Dakota accuses a white supremacist group of racial intimidation (apnews.com)
Two nonprofits have sued a white nationalist hate group in North Dakota, alleging that it committed racial intimidation by defacing businesses and public property around the city of Fargo with the group’s logo and other graffiti....
Airbnb bookings dry up in New York as new short-stay rules are introduced (www.theguardian.com)
Under the new restrictions, short-term renters will need to register with the city and must be present in the home for the duration of the rental...
Some small towns in America are disbanding police forces, citing hiring woes (apnews.com)
As Goodhue Police Chief Josh Smith struggled this summer to fill vacancies in his small department, he warned the town’s City Council that unless pay and benefits improved, finding new officers would never happen....
Voice referendum: Lies fuel racism ahead of Australia's Indigenous vote (www.bbc.co.uk)
Mr Mayo is one of the public faces of the Yes campaign in Australia’s historic Voice to Parliament referendum, to be held on 14 October....
All signs point to a rise in Covid (www.nbcnews.com)
Signs in the U.S. continue to point to a rise in Covid activity as fall approaches....
Carbon markets are 'bogus solutions' as rich world keeps polluting, African Climate Summit is told (apnews.com)
The summit has sought to reframe the African continent, which has enormous amounts of clean energy minerals and renewable energy sources, as less of a victim of climate change driven by the world’s biggest economies and more of the solution....
Florida Man Charged Over Failed Attempt to Cross Atlantic in Giant ‘Hamster Wheel’ (www.thedailybeast.com)
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This car was stolen from a driveway in Canada. We found it in West Africa (www.cbc.ca)
The call from Ghana woke Len Green at the Toronto home where his prized vehicle had been stolen a year earlier....
Disney tickets, PS5s, and big-screen TVs: Florida parents exploit DeSantis' school vouchers (popular.info)
Florida parents are taking advantage of an expanded school voucher program championed by Governor Ron DeSantis (R), according to messages from private Facebook groups obtained by Popular Information. The private Facebook messages reveal how parents are using the new
A Florida Jewish Community Center canceled a Jewish author’s talk because her novel mentions slavery (forward.com)
Citing the "political climate," a Florida JCC canceled a Jewish author's talk about a book set in Virginia in 1811 that mentions slavery.
Trump may have violated copyright law by selling mugshot merchandise (nypost.com)
The Trump campaign may have violated United State copyright law by selling merchandise featuring the former president’s mugshot, legal experts have warned.
Fani Willis shoots down Georgia fake elector’s removal motion (www.rawstory.com)
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis on Tuesday shot down a fake elector’s argument for removing his case to federal court.Shawn Still, who is among 19 co-defendants along with former President Donald Trump indicted in the Georgia election conspiracy case, has sought to have his case tried in...
Air Canada apologizes for booting passengers who complained that their seats were smeared with vomit (apnews.com)
Benson said workers sprayed the area with perfume to hide the smell. The passengers assigned to those seats told a flight attendant that the seat and seatbelt were wet and they could still see vomit. The attendant and a supervisor told them that the flight was full, and they would just have to sit there....
Enrique Tarrio's 'terrorism' should have gotten him an even longer sentence: Ex-FBI agent Andrew McCabe (www.rawstory.com)
Longtime Proud Boys chairman Enrique Tarrio was sentenced to 22 years for his role in the seditious conspiracy to stop the electoral count — the longest sentence handed down yet for any of the January 6 defendants. But that's not enough, argued former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe
Republican lawmakers launch an effort to block student-loan borrowers from enrolling in Biden's new plan intended to lower monthly payments (www.businessinsider.com)
GOP lawmakers have introduced bills to overturn Biden’s new SAVE income-driven repayment plan....
Former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio gets 22 years for role in January 6 attack on US Capitol. (www.cbc.ca)
Burning Man Ends With Hours-Long Traffic Jam (www.thewrap.com)
Thousands of stranded Burning Man attendees were finally headed home in hours-long lines on Monday and Tuesday.
Senator appears to suggest bipartisan bill will censor transgender content online (www.nbcnews.com)
The Kids Online Safety Act, aimed at protecting children from harmful online content, has been endorsed by lawmakers on both sides of the aisle, as well as by President Joe Biden.
Small American towns seeing some success with disbanding police forces (www.pbs.org)
From Minnesota to Maine, Ohio to Texas, small towns unable to fill jobs are eliminating their police departments and turning over police work to their county sheriff, a neighboring town or state police.
Racial and socioeconomic differences still determine survival rates of premature babies in the US (www.sciencedaily.com)
The US continues to face stark inequalities in preterm birth and mortality rates between mothers of differing socioeconomic status and race, finds a new report.
Oklahoma State Dept. of Education announces partnership with PragerU (kfor.com)
The Oklahoma State Department of Education announced an ongoing partnership with PragerU on Tuesday....