‘Monument to history’ battle between US and China over future of Mao’s secretary’s diary (www.theguardian.com)
Beijing is believed to be behind court bid to secure account of life inside Communist HQ...
Democrats raise alarm as states accused of warning employers before ‘surprise inspections’ (www.theguardian.com)
US lawmakers have written to the Department of Labor inquiring into reports some state safety agencies are tipping off employers before workplace inspections are conducted....
FBI truck burglarized in San Francisco; suspect claimed he traded valuable ballistics vest for $20 meth sack (www.mercurynews.com)
Tesla semi-truck fire prompts I-80 closure in California as hazmat response halts Sierra Nevada freeway traffic (www.cbsnews.com)
A Tesla big rig that caught fire kept both directions of California’s Interstate 80 closed in the Sierra Nevada for hours on Monday....
Disney gives up on trying to use Disney Plus excuse to settle a wrongful death lawsuit (www.theverge.com)
Disney tried to force the case into arbitration by citing the agreement on the widower’s Disney Plus trial account....
Reports: US pressuring Egypt to deploy troops in Gaza day after war (www.middleeastmonitor.com)
The United States has reportedly been putting pressure on Egypt to deploy its army in the Gaza Strip after the war ends in the besieged Palestinian Strip, Israel’s Channel 7 reported....
Misogyny to be treated as extremism under new government plans (www.thepinknews.com)
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‘I just wanted peace’: my 35-year fight to bring my abusive father to justice (www.theguardian.com)
Carol Higgins was 15 when she first reported her father’s abuse to the police. They told her he wouldn’t be charged. But she refused to let it rest until he finally stood trial...
'Dangerous' Pesticide That Could Harm Fetuses Is Pulled From the Market in Historic Move by EPA - Smithsonian Magazine (www.smithsonianmag.com)
Urban street networks, building density shape severity of floods - ScienceDaily (www.sciencedaily.com)
Disney reverses course on bid to block wrongful death lawsuit by widower who had Disney+ (edition.cnn.com)
WATCH: NBA coach Steve Kerr tells Trump ‘night night’ at the 2024 Democratic National Convention (www.pbs.org)
The Pentagon Is Planning a Drone ‘Hellscape’ to Defend Taiwan (www.wired.com)
‘Completely Full of It’: Josh Shapiro Slams Trump For Trying to ‘Use Other Jews to Divide Americans’ With Anti-Semitism Claim (www.mediaite.com)
Pioneer talk show host Phil Donahue dies at 88 (www.npr.org)
Missouri Outlawed Abortion, and Now It’s Funding an Anti-Abortion Group That Works in Other States (www.propublica.org)
Election Deniers Secretly Pushed Rule That Would Make It Easier to Delay Certification of Georgia’s Election Results (www.propublica.org)
Alabama says law cannot block people with certain felony convictions from voting in 2024 election (apnews.com)
Alabama says a new state law expanding the list of felonies that cause a person to lose their right to vote won’t be enforced until after the November election and asked a judge to dismiss a lawsuit over the effective date....
Georgia governor doubles down on Medicaid program with work requirement despite slow start (apnews.com)
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp Monday defended and doubled down on his signature Medicaid program — the only one in the nation with a work requirement — further dimming chances the state could adopt a broader expansion of the taxpayer-funded low-income health plan without a work mandate any time soon....
Georgia approves election rule that could delay vote certification (www.theguardian.com)
Republican-controlled board adopts new rule that gives local officials more power to investigate votes after election...
Harris proposes raising the corporate tax rate to 28%, rolling back a Trump law (www.nbcnews.com)
The vice president is rolling out her first revenue-raising policy proposal as the Democratic presidential nominee and drawing a contrast with GOP opponent Donald Trump....
University of California bans encampments and face masks (www.theguardian.com)
The president of the University of California has announced that the system would enforce bans on encampments as well as the use of masks to “conceal identity” in guidance that comes as schools across the US are planning for protests in support of Gaza similar to those that roiled campuses across the country....
US intelligence officials say Iran is to blame for hacks targeting Trump, Biden-Harris campaigns (apnews.com)
Chrystul Kizer jailed for 11 years for killing her abuser (www.bbc.com)
A Milwaukee woman has been jailed for 11 years for killing the man that prosecutors said had sex trafficked her as a teenager....
George Santos pleads guilty to two counts in federal corruption case, faces years in prison (www.usatoday.com)
Former Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., who was expelled from the House of Representatives after being indicted on 23 federal counts including fraud and misusing campaign funds, pleaded guilty Monday in federal court to two of the charges....
