Two small towns rejoice over release of Evan Gershkovich and Paul Whelan (www.usatoday.com)
Appeals court blocks Biden admin's protections for trans students just after a judge allowed them (www.lgbtqnation.com)
Gloria Johnson, ‘Tennessee Three’ Democrat, wins primary, will face Blackburn (www.politico.com)
Sensitive Illinois Voter Data Exposed by Contractor’s Unsecured Databases (www.wired.com)
Plea deal with accused 9/11 plotters revoked (www.bbc.com)
Pentagon chief revokes plea deals with three Sept. 11 suspects. (www.voanews.com)
US Justice Department sues TikTok, claiming it violated kids' privacy. (www.voanews.com)
US lawmaker calls Chinese sanctions 'badge of honor'. (www.voanews.com)
US pauses humanitarian program for citizens of four countries. (www.voanews.com)
Laura Ingraham Dings Kamala Harris for Her Bad Habit of… Hugging People? (www.mediaite.com)
Montana Designs New Hurdles for Abortion Clinics Ahead of Vote To Protect Access (kffhealthnews.org)
Louisiana mayor arrested on child rape accusations after abrupt resignation (www.theguardian.com)
J.D. Vance Told His Son to ‘Shut The Hell Up’ About Pokemon While Talking to Trump (www.thedailybeast.com)
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Hamptons Elite Throw Cash at Trump at Ritzy Fundraiser (www.thedailybeast.com)
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Harris hires Obama campaign veterans to join 2024 effort, replacing Biden loyalists (www.washingtonpost.com)
Despite economic growth, 70% of Americans believe the economy is getting worse (wtop.com)
A little-known law has forced over 120,000 veterans to return the money they got to leave the military, new data shows (www.nbcnews.com)
Everybody Is Mad at Bloomberg for Its Embargo-Breaking Gershkovich Scoop (nymag.com)
Scientists Confirm Bird Flu Is Now Spreading Between Mammals (www.sciencealert.com)
Sanders Introduces Historic Moonshot Legislation to Address the Long COVID Crisis (www.sanders.senate.gov)
Joining Sanders on the legislation are Sens. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Tina Smith (D-Minn.), and Peter Welch (D-Vt.)....
Children of spies only discovered they were Russian on the plane to Moscow, Kremlin says (www.nbcnews.com)
Their parents posed as Argentinian citizens, and Vladimir Putin greeted the children in Spanish. According to the Kremlin, they did not speak Russian nor did they know who Putin was....
Justice Department sues TikTok, accusing the company of illegally collecting children's data (abcnews.go.com)
The Justice Department sued TikTok on Friday, accusing the company of violating children’s online privacy law and running afoul of a settlement it had reached with another federal agency....
"Indian-Israeli Mossad Agent Amit Nakesh Behind The Assassination Of Hamas Boss Ismail Haniyeh" Turkish Media Goes Wild (www.eurasiantimes.com)
DNC chair says majority of delegates have voted to give Harris the Democratic nomination (www.nbcnews.com)
The vice president’s campaign says she has won the nomination, but the results will not be official until Monday....