Hunter Biden lawyer accuses prosecutors of ‘bowing to Republican pressure’ (www.theguardian.com)
Louisiana's prison population sees troubling growth in latest DOJ report (www.wwno.org)
Archived at wwno.org/…/louisianas-prison-population-sees-trou…
Police-involved shootings require more transparency, not less (www.bostonglobe.com)
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Chicago taxpayers have paid nearly $700 million since 2000 in lawsuits by people who say police framed them (chicago.suntimes.com)
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Texas DPS investigation finds no evidence of wrongdoing by troopers accused of mistreating migrants (www.keranews.org)
Archived at web.archive.org/…/texas-dps-investigation-finds-n…...
When the Coast Guard Intercepts Unaccompanied Kids (www.propublica.org)
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Deaths from tainted cantaloupe increase to 3 in U.S. and 5 in Canada (apnews.com)
A salmonella outbreak tied to tainted cantaloupe has now killed eight people — three in the U.S. and five in Canada, health officials reported Thursday....
Patients of color more often brace for unfair treatment in health care, survey finds (apnews.com)
A trip to the doctor’s office comes with a bit of preparation for most, maybe even an internal pep talk to prepare for being told to get more exercise or calm a simmering fear of needles....
U.S. celebrities were tricked into recording videos later doctored into anti-Zelenskyy propaganda (www.nbcnews.com)
Reno Is Beating the Odds in Solving Homelessness (www.wsj.com)
Number of unsheltered dropped by more than half in this Nevada city after large tent to house its homeless was built...
Nepal: Twelve arrested for smuggling Nepalis into Russian army (www.bbc.com)
Man federally charged after firing shots outside New York synagogue, officials say (www.nbcnews.com)
The suspect was identified as Mufid Al Khader, 28, officials A man arrested in connection with shots that were fired outside a synagogue in Albany, New York, on Thursday has been federally charged, officials said....
A Chinese military surveillance balloon is spotted in Taiwan Strait, island's Defense Ministry says (apnews.com)
Wall Street CEO tells Penn president: Resign or I'll pull $100 million (www.businessinsider.com)
Screaming children to amputations: Inside a southern Gaza hospital (www.independent.co.uk)
As Israel expands its ground assault into Khan Younis, a surgeon at the European Hospital in the city describes desperately trying to treat a relentless stream of wounded children as critical supplies run out
UNLV gunman was unemployed professor who had 150 rounds of ammunition and a target list, police say (apnews.com)
After police killed him in a shootout, Anthony Polito was found to be carrying nine magazines for a 9mm handgun he’d legally purchased last year.
Woman who threw hot burrito bowl at Chipotle worker sentenced to fast food job (www.cbc.ca)
A woman who threw a hot burrito bowl in a Chipotle worker’s face because she didn’t like the way it was prepared may soon learn what it’s like to be on the other side of the counter....
Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birth home doused in gasoline in arson attempt, 1 arrested (www.fox5atlanta.com)
High-profile attacks on Derek Chauvin and Larry Nassar put spotlight on violence in federal prisons (apnews.com)
Recent assaults on two notorious, high-profile federal prisoners have renewed concerns about whether the federal Bureau of Prisons is capable of keeping people in its custody safe.
Jewish woman kicked out of cafe after complaining about antisemitic graffiti scrawled all over bathroom, getting berated by workers (nypost.com)
Bill Gates thinks of himself as 'very nice' compared to Elon Musk and Steve Jobs (www.businessinsider.com)
Bill Gates name-checked Elon Musk and Steve Jobs during a fireside chat on Thursday. The Microsoft founder said he considers himself “very nice” compared to his fellow tech leaders. But Gates acknowledged that a certain level of intensity is required in innovative fields. Bill Gates said he considers himself a more relaxed...
Texas AG threatens to prosecute doctors in emergency abortion (www.reuters.com)
Paxton said in a letter that the order by District Court Judge Maya Guerra Gamble in Austin did not shield doctors from prosecution under all of Texas’s abortion laws, and that the woman, Kate Cox, had not shown she qualified for the medical exception to the state’s abortion ban....
Georgia Republicans approve new US House map, setting up fresh court battle (www.reuters.com)
In order to preserve Republicans’ statewide advantage, however, lawmakers dismantled a heavily minority district represented by Democratic U.S. Representative Lucy McBath, a move that Democrats said contravenes a federal judge’s ruling....
Facebook and Instagram content enabled child sexual abuse, trafficking: New Mexico lawsuit (www.cnbc.com)
Meta enabled child sexual abuse, served up explicit content, and failed to disrupt trafficking on its platforms, New Mexico's attorney general said in a suit.
California’s budget deficit swells to record $68B as tax revenue falls (www.politico.com)
The shortfall threatens to force the state’s deepest spending cuts in a decade....
