Biden to announce protections Tuesday for undocumented spouses of U.S. citizens and ‘Dreamers’ (www.pbs.org)
The president’s executive action will shield undocumented spouses of U.S. citizens from deportation, allow them to obtain work authorization, as well as ease their path to permanent resident status, the three sources told PBS News. The announcement will be made at a White House event marking the 12th anniversary of an...
Secret Service member robbed at gunpoint during Biden’s trip to California | CNN Politics (www.cnn.com)
A US Secret Service member fired their gun while being robbed at gunpoint Saturday night during President Joe Biden’s trip to California for a Hollywood fundraiser.
Sudan’s Manmade Famine (www.foreignaffairs.com)
The biggest hunger crisis in the world is unfolding in Sudan, and it is manmade. As of now, more than half of the country’s 45 million people urgently need humanitarian assistance. In May, the United Nations warned that 18 million Sudanese are “acutely hungry” including 3.6 million children who are “acutely...
UN agency reports Sudan as largest global displacement crisis, calls on US not to overlook (www.politico.com)
An estimated 5.8 million people were forced to flee their homes in Sudan last year after fighting broke out between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces in April 2023, according to a new report....
'This kind of growth can’t be sustained’: As inflation rises, payday loans are undermining the Russian economy and threatening a new crisis (meduza.io)
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State abortion bans forcing interstate travel, U.S. Senate panel hears (michiganadvance.com)
More insanity that is 21^st^ Century American Life…...
China should pay for propping up Putin's war, Nato chief says (www.bbc.com)
Here’s Mr. Stoltenberg’s statement in a video (1 min)...
Gaetz claims House Ethics panel opened ‘new frivolous investigations’ into him (www.politico.com)
Bird flu is highly lethal to some animals, but not to others. Scientists want to know why (apnews.com)
In the last two years, bird flu has been blamed for the deaths of millions of wild and domestic birds worldwide. It’s killed legions of seals and sea lions, wiped out mink farms, and dispatched cats, dogs, skunks, foxes and even a polar bear....
Wisconsin Supreme Court will hear a challenge to governor's 400-year school funding veto (apnews.com)
The Wisconsin Supreme Court will hear a challenge to Democratic Gov. Tony Evers’ partial veto that locked in a school funding increase for the next 400 years, the justices announced Monday....
US suspends avocado, mango inspections in Mexican state on security concerns (www.reuters.com)
The United States paused safety inspections for avocados and mangos from a top-producing Mexican state due to a security incident involving U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) staff, a spokesperson for the agency said on Monday....
Right-wing host forced to remove videos after calling gay dad a 'pervert homo' (www.advocate.com)
Time may be up for a far-right school board president who embroiled a California district in controversy (19thnews.org)
YouTube Adding Experimental Community Notes Feature to Battle Misinformation (gizmodo.com)
Landmark California hotel, nearly 100 years old, destroyed by fire (www.theguardian.com)
US sues Adobe for “deceiving” subscriptions that are too hard to cancel (www.theverge.com)
SEC Poised to Seek Enforcement Action Barring Elon Musk From Holding Executive Positions (thedeepdive.ca)
Alex Jones Is Now Trying to Divert Money to His Father’s Supplements Business (www.wired.com)
Judge blocks Iowa law allowing police to charge people facing deportation (www.theguardian.com)
First tropical storm watch of the season issued for South Texas and Mexico (thehill.com)
Trans man forced to undergo prison genital exams wins $275,000 settlement (www.rawstory.com)
Sir Ian McKellen Set to Make 'Full Recovery' After Falling Off London Stage (www.rollingstone.com)
Dem Powerbroker [and brother of US Rep] Smirks as He Crashes AG’s Presser Announcing His Indictment (www.thedailybeast.com)
