US inflation means families are spending $709 more per month than two years ago (www.cnn.com)
Most of that increase in spending is driven by housing costs, which have surged, Zandi told CNN in an email on Friday. He added that families are also spending more at the grocery store; on buying, maintaining and insuring vehicles and on recreational services like cable....
Record Labels File $412 Million Copyright Infringement Lawsuit Against Internet Archive (www.rollingstone.com)
Complaint claims organization’s “Great 78 Project,” which includes music from Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, and more serves as an “illegal record store”
'Barbie' on track to become highest grossing domestic film of the year (www.cnn.com)
A police raid of a Kansas newsroom raises alarms about violations of press freedom (www.npr.org)
Law enforcement officers in Kansas raided the office of a local newspaper and a journalist’s home on Friday, prompting outrage over what First Amendment experts are calling a likely violation of federal law....
Niger coup: Ousted President Bazoum to be charged with high treason, junta says (www.bbc.com)
Niger’s military junta has announced plans to prosecute deposed President Mohamed Bazoum for high treason and undermining national security.
2 Nigerian men extradited to US to face sexual extortion charges after death of Michigan teenager (apnews.com)
Two Nigerian men have been extradited to the U.S. after they were indicted for allegedly sexually extorting teenage boys and young men in Michigan and across the country, a prosecutor said Sunday.
Mark Zuckerberg shuts door on cage fight, saying Elon Musk ‘isn’t serious’ (www.theguardian.com)
Meta boss says ‘time to move on’ after Twitter owner fails to name date and says he needs surgery
Hawaii fires: tourists warned against travelling to Maui in wake of disaster (www.theguardian.com)
Officials say hotel rooms needed to house thousands of displaced residents
More states expect schools to keep trans girls off girls teams as K-12 classes resume (apnews.com)
As children across the U.S. head back to classes and practices for fall sports, four more states are expecting their K-12 schools to keep transgender girls off their girls teams....
A feud is heating up between Arizona workers and the world's leading chipmaker after the company claimed the US doesn't have the skills to build its new factory (www.businessinsider.com)
TSMC says the opening of its Arizona chip factory has been delayed due to a shortage of skilled workers. The company says it needs to bring Taiwanese workers to Arizona to get construction back on track. An Arizona union says US jobs are being threatened — and is urging lawmakers to deny the workers’ visas.
Former Mississippi officers expected to plead guilty to state charges for racist assault (apnews.com)
Hawaiian couple sues power companies over Lahaina destruction amid historic Maui wildfires (www.foxnews.com)
Boy survives 100ft Grand Canyon fall after dodging tourist photo (www.bbc.com)
Niger's junta gains the upper hand over the regional bloc threatening military force, analysts say (abcnews.go.com)
Argentine far-right outsider Javier Milei posts shock win in primary election (www.reuters.com)
HTA: Visitors urged to forego travel plans to West Maui (mauinow.com)
The Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority reports that vacation travel to West Maui is strongly discouraged for the near future. Visitors in West Maui have largely heeded the call to leave the island. About 46,000 people have flown out of Kahului Airport since Wednesday.
Massachusetts passed a 4% millionaire's tax last year. Now every public school student is going to get free lunch (www.businessinsider.com)
Students in Massachusetts will get free lunch and breakfast at school thanks to a new 4% tax put on people who earn more than $1 million.
Texas Revamps Houston Schools, Closing Libraries and Angering Parents (www.nytimes.com)
As part of a state takeover plan, libraries in underperforming schools are becoming spaces for disruptive students to watch lessons on computers.
Taiwan will not back down to threats, Taiwan VP says on US trip (www.reuters.com)
Taiwan will not be afraid nor back down in the face of authoritarian threats, the island’s vice president told supporters on a U.S. visit that Beijing has condemned, while reiterating a willingness to talk to China.
2 eject from vintage Soviet jet before crash at Michigan air show (www.nbcnews.com)
No injuries were reported when the MiG-23, flying at Thunder Over Michigan, plummeted and hit vehicles in a nearby apartment complex parking lot, authorities said.
‘Everything you’ve been told is a lie!’ Inside the wellness-to-fascism pipeline (www.theguardian.com)
The Clean Energy Future Is Arriving Faster Than You Think (www.nytimes.com)
Delivery vans in Pittsburgh. Buses in Milwaukee. Cranes loading freight at the Port of Los Angeles. Every municipal building in Houston. All are powered by electricity derived from the sun, wind or other sources of clean energy....