Bodycam video shows fatal police shooting of 4-year-old Illinois boy and man holding him hostage (www.nbcnews.com)
This reminds me of the times the cops shot and killed other hostages like that delivery driver (UPS or Fedex, can’t remember) or that girl who was kidnapped, ordered to run towards the cops, and the cops shot her for running towards them.
US appeals court lets Texas keep river barrier against border crossings (www.reuters.com)
July 31 (Reuters) - Texas can keep a 1,000-foot (300-meter) long floating barrier in the Rio Grande to deter illegal border crossings by migrants at the river separating the United States and Mexico, a U.S. appeals court has ruled, rejecting a challenge by President Joe Biden’s administration....
Colorado water officials dream big, team up after feds drop $450 million for water projects (coloradosun.com)
The federal government has planned since 2022 to spend $450 million on water projects in four Western states, including Colorado. Last week, water officials finally learned which projects are eligible — and they’re planning to dream big....
Boeing announces new CEO amid ‘challenging’ year. (www.voanews.com)
A Nearly $3 Billion Shortfall in VA Benefits Is Looming. The Senate Has Proposed a Fix, But Time Is Running Out. | Military.com (www.military.com)
Here we go again.
Biden prods Congress to act to curb fentanyl from Mexico as Trump paints Harris as weak on border. (www.voanews.com)
Taco Bell is expanding AI drive-thru to hundreds of U.S. locations (www.cbsnews.com)
4029tv: Law professor discusses legal developments in Arkansas abortion amendment case (www.4029tv.com)
“Arkansans for Limited Government” submitted roughly 101,000 signatures. The Secretary of State’s Office says about 87,000 of those signatures were collected by volunteer canvassers, and those signatures will count toward the nearly 91,000 requirement....
This Supreme Court has redefined the meaning of corruption. (theconversation.com)
Exclusive: Citi breached a rule meant to keep banks safe, made liquidity reporting errors (www.reuters.com)
NEW YORK, July 31 (Reuters) - Citigroup repeatedly breached a U.S. Federal Reserve rule that limits intercompany transactions, leading to errors in its internal liquidity reporting, according to a Citi document from December seen by Reuters....
Exclusive: New US rule on foreign chip equipment exports to China to exempt some allies (www.reuters.com)
NEW YORK, July 31 (Reuters) - The Biden administration plans to unveil a new rule next month that will expand U.S. powers to stop exports of semiconductor manufacturing equipment from some foreign countries to Chinese chipmakers, two sources familiar with the rule said....
Boeing names aerospace veteran Kelly Ortberg CEO to steer turnaround (www.reuters.com)
New CEO will have to rebuild trust, reputation...
Delta CEO says CrowdStrike-Microsoft outage cost the airline $500 million (www.cnbc.com)
Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian said the massive IT outage earlier this month that stranded thousands of customers will cost it $500 million....
Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh killed in Iran, sparking fears of wider war (www.washingtonpost.com)
Montgomery County PA jury to decide if Hatboro barber shop owner killed man in self-defense (www.yahoo.com)
Archived at web.archive.org/…/montgomery-county-jury-decide-h…
R. Kelly petitions U.S. Supreme Court to overturn sex crimes convictions based on statute of limitations (www.ctvnews.ca)
The disgraced R&B singer’s defence attorney, Jennifer Bonjean, has filed a petition to the Supreme Court, requesting to throw out his Chicago conviction for possession of child pornography and enticing minors to engage in sexual activity, claiming that the charges should be barred by the statute of limitations....
Common mental health disorder may triple risk for developing dementia, study finds (www.ctvnews.ca)
As if people with anxiety don’t have enough to worry about, a new study is adding to that list — suggesting the disorder may nearly triple the risk of developing dementia years later....
Families seek answers after inmates' bodies returned without internal organs (www.ctvnews.ca)
Agolia Moore was shocked to get a call telling her that her son was found dead in an Alabama prison of a suspected drug overdose. She had spoken to him to earlier that evening and he was doing fine, talking about his hope to move into the prison’s honor dorm, Moore said....
Toyota acknowledges more certification cheating and apologizes (www.ctvnews.ca)
Toyota reported Wednesday more cases of cheating on certification tests for new models required by the Japanese government, on top of those acknowledged earlier....
AIPAC Used Distorted Photo of Cori Bush in $7 Million Negative Ad Blitz (theintercept.com)
IN THE FIRST month of its spending in a Missouri congressional election, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee poured $3 million into the race to unseat Squad member Rep. Cori Bush, D-Mo....
Gun reform advocates embrace a new tactic: running for office (www.theguardian.com)
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