US prosecutors want Boeing to face criminal charges (www.bbc.com)
US prosecutors have recommended that the Department of Justice (DoJ) brings criminal charges against Boeing....
How America’s “Most Powerful Lobby” Is Stifling Efforts to Reform Oil Well Cleanup in State After State (www.propublica.org)
Last year, representatives of New Mexico’s oil industry met behind closed doors with the very groups with which they typically clash — state regulators and environmentalists — in search of an answer to the more than 70,000 wells sitting unplugged across the state. Many leak oil, brine and toxic or explosive gasses, and...
U.S. Aid to Israel in Four Charts (www.cfr.org)
Israel has been the largest cumulative recipient of U.S. foreign aid since its founding, receiving about $310 billion (adjusted for inflation) in total economic and military assistance....
"They want the votes": Ted Cruz says Democrats are pro-Palestine just for show (www.salon.com)
Biden-Trump’s first presidential debate could change everything. Here’s what you need to know — and how to watch (www.yahoo.com)
Trump promised green cards to all migrants who graduated in US. Then his campaign walked it back (www.independent.co.uk)
Climate change is already making your bills more expensive (www.washingtonpost.com)
Christian nationalists are opening private schools. Taxpayers are funding them. (www.lgbtqnation.com)
Eric Trump Says Dad’s Criminal Charges Are Attracting Black Voters: ‘Certain Communities Are Coming Over to My Father’ (www.mediaite.com)
A Texas Democrat voted against rights for trans kids. This queer Black mom challenged her – and won (www.independent.co.uk)
FBI offering $10K reward for information about deadly New Mexico wildfires (www.usatoday.com)
Trump floats UFC-style migrant league amid border crisis (www.politico.com)
‘Too many old people’: A rural Pa. town reckons with population loss (www.washingtonpost.com)
There is a deepening sense of fear as population loss accelerates in rural America. The decline of small-town life is expected to be a looming topic in the presidential election....
Texas woman allegedly tried to drown Palestinian-American girl, aged 3 (www.theguardian.com)
US Olympic and other teams will bring their own AC units to Paris, undercutting environmental plan (apnews.com)
The U.S. Olympic team is one of a handful that will supply air conditioners for their athletes at the Paris Games in a move that undercuts organizers’ plans to cut carbon emissions....
FEDERAL PROSECUTORS ATTACKED ME FOR MY REPORTING — AND THEY’RE DOING IT TO HIDE INFO FROM THE PUBLIC (theintercept.com)
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Collecting sex-crazed zombie cicadas on speed: Scientists track a bug-controlling super-sized fungus. (apnews.com)
Holy title, Batman!
The New York Times: Woman Tried to Drown 3-Year-Old Girl After Making Racist Comments, Police Say (www.nytimes.com)
At a news conference on Saturday, Mr. Carroll said that the Council on American-Islamic Relations was referring to the mother as Mrs. H, because she did not want to be publicly identified....
Canada expresses concern about human rights violations in China's Xinjiang region, groups urge U.N. human rights chief to take more action over "documented abuses against Uyghurs and other Muslims" (www.reuters.com)
Canada’s ambassador to Beijing visited the region of Xinjiang last week and expressed concerns about human rights violations directly to local leaders, the Canadian foreign ministry said in a statement on Sunday....
Rep. Neil Friske released from jail amid investigation into sexual assault, gun charges (www.freep.com)
This is the sober, clear-eyed proper reporting of the incident. The much more fun-to-read-one is over here....
America’s housing crisis continues to worsen, renters are struggling more than homeowners, report says (www.cnn.com)
[Poll] Majority of young voters say it’s harder to buy a house, raise a family, get a good job: Poll [Miranda Nazzaro | 06/23/24 | The Hill] (thehill.com)
The majority of voters under 30 said it has become harder to buy a house, raise a family and get a good job in comparison to the previous generations, according to a new poll.
Texas woman arrested for allegedly attempting to drown 3-year-old Palestinian Muslim child in possible hate crime (www.nbcnews.com)
Death toll at Hajj pilgrimage rises to 1,300 amid scorching temperatures (apnews.com)
More than 1,300 people died during this year’s Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia as the faithful faced extreme high temperatures at Islamic holy sites in the desert kingdom, Saudi authorities announced Sunday....
Hundreds of Coffee Products Recalled Nationwide for Potential Botulism (www.yahoo.com)
Here’s the list of the 250 products being recalled...
