Protesters storm Swedish Embassy in Baghdad ahead of planned Quran burning in Stockholm (apnews.com) Protesters angered by the planned burning of a copy of the Quran stormed the Swedish Embassy in Baghdad early Thursday, breaking into the compound and lighting a small fire.
Swedish embassy in Baghdad stormed, set alight over Koran burning (www.reuters.com) cross-posted from: lemmy.zip/post/614691...
2 Cisgender People Killed In Suspected Anti-Trans Attacks (www.huffpost.com) The attacks claimed the lives of an Indiana woman and an Oregon man, both cisgender people.
Taco Bell Went to Court Over the Right to Use 'Taco Tuesday.' The Taco John's Response Was Brilliant (www.inc.com) Taco Bell started it, but Taco John’s ended it–with emotional intelligence.
A Black Man Was Elected Mayor in Rural Alabama, but the White Town Leaders Won’t Let Him Serve (capitalbnews.org) For three years, Patrick Braxton says he has experienced harassment and intimidation after becoming the first Black mayor in Newbern, Alabama.
Illinois will make history as result of state supreme court decision on cash bail law (www.abajournal.com) The Illinois Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a state law eliminating cash bail.