Second Frank financial aid executive charged in JPMorgan fraud case (www.nbcnews.com)
A Trooper Issued More than 1,000 Fake Tickets. Connecticut Police Won’t Say Whether He Still Has a Job (www.rollingstone.com)
An audit has uncovered a massive scandal in Connecticut, where hundreds of troopers manipulated the state’s racial-profiling database through fraudulent citations
2024 GOP candidates desperate to make debate find creative ways to boost donor numbers (www.detroitnews.com)
Donald Trump dominates Turning Point USA straw poll (floridapolitics.com)
Biden's election war chest trails Trump's in size, filings show (gazette.com)
Hundreds of Migrants in Southern Mexico Form Group to Head Toward US (www.voanews.com)
Sony and Microsoft agree Call of Duty stays on PlayStation (www.dw.com)
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. condemned over false claims that COVID-19 was "ethnically targeted" (www.cbsnews.com)
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. is facing widespread criticism from political leaders and civil rights organizations after a video surfaced of him making false claims that COVID-19 was designed to attack certain ethnic groups while sparing Ashkenazi Jews and Chinese people — a conspiracy theory that drew accusations of antisemitism and...
China economic data likely to show recovery is fading quickly (www.reuters.com)
A flurry of economic data from China on Monday is expected to show its post-pandemic bounce is quickly fizzling out, raising expectations that Beijing needs to unveil more stimulus measures soon to shore up activity and shaky consumer confidence.
California firefighters battle several wildfires in Riverside County amid extreme heat (www.cnn.com)
Four wildfires broke out in southern California’s Riverside County over the weekend amid sweltering temperatures, with much of the state under excessive heat warnings Sunday.
Australian sailor and his dog survive two months at sea (www.bbc.co.uk)
How America fell out of love with ice cream (www.cnn.com)
Consumption of regular dairy ice cream, which does not include frozen yogurt, sherbet or non- and low-fat ice creams, has been falling for years, according to the US Department of Agriculture.
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How a Vast Demographic Shift Will Reshape the World (www.nytimes.com)
The world’s demographics have already been transformed. Europe is shrinking. China is shrinking, with India, a much younger country, overtaking it this year as the world’s most populous nation....
Nigeria's so-called tax collectors: Menacing and mafia-like (www.bbc.co.uk)
Lionel Messi set to be unveiled by Inter Miami and Major League Soccer (apnews.com)
Canadian Politicians Who Criticize China Become Its Targets (www.nytimes.com)
As China increases its reach in diaspora communities, Chinese Canadian politicians in Vancouver are the focus of Chinese state interference in Canadian politics....
QAnon Shaman, who pleaded guilty and made a heartfelt apology in Jan. 6 case, has changed his mind and wants his plea reversed (www.businessinsider.com)
Neighbor outraged after HOA decides to tear down 12-year-old home over new rule change: ‘How is that even legal?’ (news.yahoo.com)
Extreme heat intensifies across south-west US (www.bbc.co.uk)
Canada wildfires: Second firefighter dies amid record blazes (www.bbc.co.uk)
'Stop Cop City' Week of Action Day 8: Youth Rally; Atlanta Police Vehicles Torched (unicornriot.ninja)
Families with children and protesters of all ages gathered in the park starting around 11 a.m., with a bouncy castle, face painting, a mat with Legos, and food and coffee stations set up to service the crowd....
Biden’s Unconstitutional “Bankruptcy Abuse” Act Makes Peons of Student Debtors (truthout.org)
The failure of the Biden plan misdirects us from the root problem: It’s not that student loan borrowers need debt relief; it’s that they merit a debt discharge....