Trump marginally ahead of Harris in US national polls, but Harris improves from Biden’s polls. (theconversation.com)
The Quiet Bond Kamala Harris Forged With Three V.P. Contenders (www.nytimes.com)
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[NYC Mayor] Adams Blocks Law That Bans Solitary Confinement in New York Jails (www.nytimes.com)
Manipulated video shared by Musk mimics Harris' voice, raising concerns about AI in politics. (www.voanews.com)
Dengue Fever Threatens to Gate-Crash the 2024 Summer Olympics (www.wired.com)
She took on world's largest porn site for profiting off child abuse. She's winning. (www.usatoday.com)
Paradise, Calif., decimated by 2018 wildfire, under new evacuation warning (thehill.com)
American Federation of Teachers Prepares to Join General Strike on May Day 2028 (www.democracynow.org)
6 In 10 Americans Are 'Surprised' Marijuana Hasn't Been Legalized Across The U.S. Yet, Poll Finds (www.marijuanamoment.net)
Exit polling in Venezuela shows opposition beating Maduro by wide margin (www.washingtonpost.com)
Exit polling released after voting centers began to close Sunday evening showed opposition candidate Edmundo González taking 65 percent of the vote, more than doubling Maduro’s 31 percent, Edison Research reported. Venezuelans were waiting for official results.
Blood tests for Alzheimer's may be coming to your doctor's office. Here's what to know (apnews.com)
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Hourslong Lines as Voters Surge to Polls in Venezuela’s Pivotal Election (www.nytimes.com)
The vote represents an existential moment for Chavismo, the socialist movement that swept to power in Venezuela in 1999. Founded by former President Hugo Chávez, Mr. Maduro’s mentor, the movement promised to lift millions out of poverty....
Massive California wildfire moves up the list of state's largest blazes (www.axios.com)
The wildfire stood at 353,194 acres as of Sunday morning, but was poised to grow as it continues to encounter forests that have not burned for decades....
Mudslide kills 15 people in southeastern China as rains from tropical storm drench region (www.pbs.org)
Fifteen people were killed after a mudslide hit a homestay house in a tourist area in southeastern China on Sunday as heavy rains from what remained of a tropical storm drenched the region, state media said....
Anatomy of a wave: what makes the Olympic surf break at Teahupo'o unique – and so challenging. (theconversation.com)
A manipulated video shared by Musk mimics Harris' voice, raising concerns about AI in politics (apnews.com)
A manipulated video that mimics the voice of Vice President Kamala Harrissaying things she did not say is raising concerns about the power of artificial intelligence to mislead with Election Day about three months away....
Oklahoma state superintendent releases guidance on controversial Bible teachings in schools (abcnews.go.com)
Oklahoma State Superintendent Ryan Walters released guidelines on the state’s controversial Bible mandate in public schools on Wednesday....
Thousands battle Western US wildfires as smoke puts millions under air quality alerts. (www.voanews.com)
Florida Judge Permanently Blocks Workplace-Training Portion of DeSantis's Stop WOKE Act (www.nationalreview.com)
A federal judge in Florida on Friday permanently blocked a key part of Governor Ron DeSantis’s anti-woke legislation that would have banned diversity- and race-related training in private workplaces.
Rupert Murdoch’s secret succession drama is a warning to rein in the super-rich (www.theguardian.com)
Tommy Robinson says he has been arrested under Terrorism Act (www.theguardian.com)
Chinese swimmers at Paris Olympics deny doping accusations (www.npr.org)
Apple has reached its first-ever union contract with store employees in Maryland (www.nbcnews.com)
Some condom and lubricant brands contain alarming levels of PFAS – study (www.theguardian.com)
Several brands of condoms and lubricants contain alarming levels of toxic PFAS “forever chemicals”, including styles of Trojan and K-Y Jelly, new research finds....
Top Republicans call Kamala Harris a ‘dangerous liberal’ as attacks ramp up (www.theguardian.com)
Republicans took to the airwaves Sunday to criticize a surging Kamala Harris, calling the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee a “dangerous liberal” as US conservatives’ lines of attack on the vice-president began to solidify....
