US investigates Delta over plane stuck on tarmac in extreme heat (www.bbc.com)
Ex-Venezuela spy chief pleads not guilty to US drug charges (www.bbc.com)
Drones are showing us sharks like never before (www.bbc.com)
Ukraine to nationalise Russian-owned Sense Bank (www.reuters.com)
Alabama executes man for the 2001 beating death of a woman, resuming lethal injections after review (www.sasktoday.ca)
Alabama executed a man on Friday for the 2001 beating death of a woman as the state resumed lethal injections after two failed executions prompted the state to conduct an internal review. Before he was put to death, Barber told his family he loved them and apologized to Epps’ family. The Supreme Court denied Barber’s request...
Actors and writers on strike rally in Philadelphia and Chicago as union action spreads (www.dailyfreeman.com)
By MARK KENNEDY (AP Entertainment Writer) Striking screenwriters and actors held rallies in Philadelphia and Chicago on Thursday as the labor dispute that has halted Hollywood spreads to more cities. “We have the same issues,” said Nikki Izanec, president of the Philadelphia SAG-AFTRA local, on her way to Thursday’s rally....
Search Warrant Reveals New Details As Police Take Fresh Look at Tupac Shakur Murder (timesofsandiego.com)
Children’s cups sold on Amazon recalled for unsafe lead levels. What you should know (www.ledger-enquirer.com)
The 8 ounce and 12 ounce children’s Cupkin double-walled stainless steel cups were the subject of a July 20 recall, the company said. “After recently receiving feedback from consumer advocates and additional follow-up testing, we discovered that the double walled vacuum 8oz and 12oz cups may pose an unacceptable exposure to...
Greenland melted recently, says study that raises future sea level threat (www.rfi.fr)
Washington (AFP) – A mile-thick ice sheet in Greenland vanished around 416,000 years ago during a period of moderate natural warming, driving global sea rise to levels that would spell catastrophe for coastal regions today, a study said Thursday. In a dark room, scientists took interior strips of the ice core and exposed them...
Gov. Whitmer signs $24.3 billion state education budget including free school meals, expanded free pre-k (www.uppermichiganssource.com)
LANSING, Mich. (WLUC) - Governor Gretchen Whitmer (D-Michigan) announces large investments for tutoring, free school meals, and support for safety and mental health programs. The budget includes $611 million to increase per-pupil funding by 5%, which is an additional $458 per student. We have increased per-pupil funding by 22%...
Grassley releases full FBI memo with unverified claims about Hunter Biden's work in Ukraine (www.detroitnews.com)
Lisa Mascaro Associated Press Washington — Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley released an unclassified document Thursday that Republicans claim is significant in their investigation of Hunter Biden as they probe the financial affairs of the president’s son and revive previously debunked claims of wrongdoing. “The American...
Manipur: India video shows how rape is weaponised in conflict (www.bbc.com)
A video that shows two naked women being paraded by a mob in Manipur state has sparked outrage.
Gilgo Beach killed victim at family home, investigators suspect (www.bbc.com)
Prosecutors have said he carried out the murders when his family were travelling outside the New York area.
The Wildly Unconstitutional New Laws Trying to Criminalize Filming Cops (slate.com)
On July 1, an Indiana law went into effect making it a crime to come within 25 feet of an on-duty police officer if ordered to stay back.
[The Conversation] - Blame capitalism? Why hundreds of decades-old yet vital drugs are nearly impossible to find (theconversation.com)
Tesla, Netflix drag down S&P 500, Nasdaq (www.reuters.com)
The Gilgo Beach killings suspect's wife unknowingly helped in his arrest. She's now filed for divorce. (www.cnn.com)
[Texas Tribune] Tearfully testifying against Texas’ abortion ban, three women describe medical care delayed (www.texastribune.org)
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Travis King: North Korea 'not responding to calls' on missing soldier, says US (www.bbc.com)
Florida family awarded $800K after McDonald's Chicken McNugget burned 4-year-old girl (www.foxbusiness.com)
Burglary suspect picks wrong house as homeowners, both armed, swiftly shoot him (www.foxnews.com)
Man dies in Death Valley National Park in possible heat-related incident, officials say (www.nbcnews.com)
The man, who has not yet been identified, collapsed outside a restroom at Golden Canyon as temperatures soared to around 121 degrees Fahrenheit, the National Park Service said.
Florida family found guilty of selling bleach as fake Covid-19 cure through online church (www.nbcnews.com)
Four members of a Florida family were convicted Wednesday of selling a toxic industrial bleach as a fake Covid-19 cure through their online church....