Los Angeles’s Mayor Was Contemplating a Mask Ban. She Just Got Covid. (newrepublic.com)
A private call of top Democrats fuels more insider anger about Biden's debate performance (apnews.com)
A sense of concern is growing inside the top ranks of the Democratic Party that leaders of Joe Biden’s campaign and the Democratic National Committee are not taking seriously enough the impact of the president’s troubling debate performance earlier in the week....
Revealed: the tech entrepreneur behind a pro-Israel hate network (www.theguardian.com)
A prime mover behind the Shirion Collective, a conspiracy-minded, pro-Israel disinformation network seeking to shape public opinion about the Gaza conflict in the US, Australia and the UK, is a tech entrepreneur named Daniel Linden living in Florida who co-wrote a guidebook for OnlyFans users, the Guardian can reveal....
State Farm seeking 30% rate hike for California homeowners (abc7.com)
'It's a mess': Biden turns to family on his path forward after his disastrous debate (www.nbcnews.com)
Moreover, according to a senior Democratic official, the party leadership would have much more control over choosing a replacement if Biden were to drop out after receiving the nomination than if he did so beforehand. Once a candidate is officially nominated, there is a process for the Democratic National Committee members to...
CNN reports 20-year record low debate viewership (www.salon.com)
Memo Reveals Trump’s Plan to Slash the Size of the G.O.P. Platform (www.nytimes.com)
Iranian Snap Elections Head to Runoff After Reformist Pezeshkian Takes Narrow Lead | Common Dreams (www.commondreams.org)
Nevada adds proposed constitutional amendment for abortion rights to 2024 ballot (www.pbs.org)
A ballot question to enshrine Nevada’s abortion rights in the state constitution has met all of the requirements to appear in front of voters in November, the Nevada Secretary of State’s office announced Friday, and Democrats across the nation hope similar measures mobilize supporters on Election Day.
Facial Recognition Led to Wrongful Arrests. So Detroit Is Making Changes. (www.nytimes.com)
Iranian reformist Pezeshkian and hard-liner Jalili head to runoff presidential election (www.pbs.org)
Iran will hold a runoff presidential election pitting a little-known reformist against a hard-line former nuclear negotiator after results released Saturday showed the lowest-ever poll turnout in the Islamic Republic’s history.
Nature interrupted: Impact of the US-Mexico border wall on wildlife (knowablemagazine.org)
The wall has been devastating to wildlife, it has effectively stopped them from accessing water, but it has not stopped humans.
Supreme Court Rules for Jan. 6 Defendant Who Challenged Obstruction Charge (www.theepochtimes.com)
Prosecutors laid charges under an evidence-tampering provision of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act aimed at curbing wrongdoing on Wall Street.
Police in New York shoot and kill 13-year-old holding a pellet gun, authorities say (www.pbs.org)
An officer in upstate New York shot and killed a teen fleeing while pointing a replica gun, police said Saturday.
The Boeing saga has reached a new level of absurdity | CNN Business (www.cnn.com)
Boeing admitted that a missing work order led to a door plug blowing off an Alaska Airlines 737 Max in January....
Idaho book ban goes into effect on Monday (www.khq.com)
A new book ban goes into effect in Idaho on July 1....
U.S. proposed new language in effort to reach Gaza hostage-ceasefire deal (www.axios.com)
National Security and Foreign Policy Highlights from the June 2024 Presidential Debate (www.lawfaremedia.org)
Years Later, Philippines Reckons With Duterte’s Brutal Drug War (www.nytimes.com)
A president’s vow to fight drugs unleashed violence and fostered a culture of impunity. But the crimes are finally getting a look, including from the International Criminal Court.
6.3 million people in need of humanitarian support and protection in Burkina Faso | Africanews (www.africanews.com)
Armed terrorist groups have severed humanitarian access in many localities across the country. Moreover, the Sahel region grapples with drought-related issues....
Former Lehigh University Freshman faked his father's death for full scholarship (www.nbcphiladelphia.com)
DC Campaign to Submit Over 40K Signatures for Open Primaries, Ranked Choice Voting (ivn.us)
Seeing as how some people here on Lemmy get upset at any mention of Ranked Choice Voting and respond that, in their opinion, it’s not perfect, and that we should therefore keep the voting system we have while we debate which alternative is perfect for several decades, allow me to preemptively respond....
Steve Bannon must report to prison by Monday after Supreme Court rejects last-minute appeal. (www.nbcnews.com)
Heehee.