2% of kids and 7% of adults have gotten the new COVID shots, US data show (apnews.com)
A month after federal officials recommended new versions of COVID-19 vaccines, 7% of U.S. adults and 2% of children have gotten a shot....
Return-to-office policies are driving people to sell their homes - even at a loss (finance.yahoo.com)
Mother is arrested in Bangladesh after son in the U.S. criticizes government online (www.nbcnews.com)
“As a son, it is very upsetting that, because of your opinion, your mother has been detained,” said Tanzilur Rahman, a doctoral student in Michigan.
Trump attempting to delay trials 'at any cost,' special counsel tells judge (abcnews.go.com)
The special counsel leading both the classified documents probe and the Jan. 6 election interference investigation says that former President Donald Trump is trying to delay both trials “at any cost,” after Trump’s attorneys filed a motion for a stay in the Jan. 6 case....
Texas Man Allegedly Used Abortion Lawsuit To Blackmail Ex-Wife For Sex (www.huffpost.com)
Marcus Silva filed suit in March against three friends of his ex-wife, Brittni Silva, accusing the friends of helping her obtain abortion pills last summer to illegally terminate an unwanted pregnancy in violation of Texas’ harsh anti-abortion laws....
Smash Mouth frontman Steve Harwell in hospice care, representative says (www.cbsnews.com)
Former Smash Mouth lead singer Steve Harwell is receiving hospice care treatment at home, a representative confirmed to CBS News Sunday....
Pink Plans to Give Away Banned Books at Florida Tour Dates (themessenger.com)
Capitol rioter who attacked Reuters cameraman and police officer gets more than 4 years in prison (apnews.com)
Shane Jason Woods, 45, was the first person charged with assaulting a member of the news media during the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection....
Texas federal judge halts state’s drag ban (thehill.com)
A federal judge in Texas has stopped the state’s ban on drag performances, which was scheduled to go into place Friday, enforcing a temporary injunction on the measure in a win for LGBTQ rights advocates....
Shell called out for promoting fossil fuels to youth via Fortnite game (www.theguardian.com)
Climate activists condemn oil giant for paying influencers to showcase marketing game from new gasoline campaign
Netflix is planning to raise prices... again (www.theverge.com)
Man formerly on death row gets murder case dismissed after 48 years (abcnews.go.com)
After 48 years, a man who says he was wrongfully convicted of murder has officially had his case dismissed....
The Republican Party infighting is driving America toward a government shutdown (www.cnn.com)
The Republican Party’s war on itself has turned its inoperative House majority into a “clown show” and a “dysfunction caucus” and is handing wins to the Chinese Communist Party – and that’s just what some of its own members say about it....
Earth is outside its 'safe operating space for humanity' on most key measurements, study says (apnews.com)
Twitch Streamer Hasan Piker Raises $550,000 for Palestinian Relief Organizations (www.msn.com)
Link to donate.
Sign for “whites-only” moms and tots group in Metro Vancouver sparks outrage (dailyhive.com)
A sign hung in Port Coquitlam advertising a “whites-only” moms and tots group is causing outrage online after photos of a poster were shared on social media.
More Cities Address ‘Shade Deserts’ as Extreme Heat Triggers Health Issues (kffhealthnews.org)
Neighborhoods with more trees and green space stay cooler, while those coated with layers of asphalt swelter. Lower-income neighborhoods tend to be hottest, a city report found, and they have the least tree canopy....
Head of Exxon's shale oil business faces sexual assault charge in Texas (www.reuters.com)
The head of Exxon Mobil’s (XOM.N) shale oil and gas business, a unit involved in merger talks with rival Pioneer Natural Resources (PXD.N), was arrested at a Texas hotel last week on a sexual assault charge, police said....
The rental market is softening so fast in some pockets of the country that landlords have no choice but to offer concessions (fortune.com)
Police union leader said woman killed by Seattle officer ‘had limited value’ (www.theguardian.com)
Daniel Auderer denies wrongdoing, claiming he ‘intended the comment as a mockery of lawyers’
UPS workers approve new contract with hard-fought pay and safety wins, ending strike threat (www.nbcnews.com)
The five-year deal, with wage increases and new protections for working in high temperatures, covers 340,000 employees and could boost other labor efforts across the country.
Numerous Tesla owners say they've been trapped inside their EVs after they lost power. Here's how to manually open a Tesla door if you get stuck inside. (www.businessinsider.com)
Numerous Tesla owners have said they’ve been stuck inside their EVs after the cars suddenly lost power....
Did American History X foreshadow the resurgence of white nationalism in the US? (www.bbc.com)
A brilliant film emerged from these skirmishes – but its core insight still takes work to unpack. For generations, a persistent myth that black families were irreparably broken by sloth and hedonism had been perpetuated by US culture. Congress’s landmark 1965 Moynihan Report, for example, blamed persistent racial inequality...
Delta is fourth major U.S. airline to find fake jet aircraft engine parts with forged airworthiness documents from U.K. company (fortune.com)
[US] A nationwide emergency alert will be sent to all U.S. cellphones Wednesday (www.nbcnews.com)
A nationwide test of the emergency and wireless alert systems will be conducted Wednesday at 2:20 p.m. ET, when a message will be sent to all cellphones, TVs and radios....
