Judge Orders Louisiana to Remove Children from Angola Prison by September 15 (www.aclu.org)
America Has Reached Peak Therapy. Why Is Our Mental Health Getting Worse? (time.com)
Boston doctor arrested for allegedly masturbating, exposing himself on aircraft while teen sat next to him (www.cbsnews.com)
A Boston doctor has been arrested and charged with allegedly masturbating and exposing himself while sitting next to 14-year-old teenage girl while flying.
Montana judge temporarily lifts ban on drag performances ahead of major Pride event (apnews.com)
Alabama GOP refuses to draw second Black district, despite Supreme Court order (www.nbcnews.com)
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., and Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., have been calling state legislators about the map, which could affect control of Congress.
[Texas Tribune] Tearfully testifying against Texas’ abortion ban, three women describe medical care delayed (www.texastribune.org)
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You Can Now Film in NYPD Precincts, Thanks to This YouTuber (hellgatenyc.com)
Michael Cohen to face former boss Trump in New York courtroom (www.theguardian.com)
Donald Trump’s former fixer Michael Cohen is set to deliver highly anticipated testimony on Tuesday against his former boss at the former president’s fraud trial in New York....
US auto workers strike escalates as UAW president calls on 38 more plants to join (www.theguardian.com)
California is engaged in the world’s largest dam removal project in hopes of letting nature rebound (www.nbcnews.com)
This time next year, a series of massive dams that block off the Klamath River will no longer exist. The soil and rocks originally dug and transported from a nearby mountain in the 1950s will be returned to their home and the river will run freely again....
Elon Musk to strip headlines off news links on Twitter in latest overhaul (www.theguardian.com)
‘Reddit can survive without search’: company reportedly threatens to block Google (www.theverge.com)
Pumpkin weighing 2,749 pounds wins California contest, sets world record for biggest gourd (apnews.com)
A Minnesota horticulture teacher set a world record in California on Monday for the heaviest pumpkin after growing a giant jack-o’-lantern gourd weighing 2,749 pounds (1,247 kilograms)....
California governor signs law to bolster eviction protections for renters (abcnews.go.com)
California’s Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law Saturday to bolster eviction protections for renters and close a loophole in an existing law that has allowed landlords to circumvent the state’s rent cap....
A QAnon 'queen' and the Canada town that wants her gone (www.bbc.com)
Recently, the group moved into Richmound, a village of around 150 people in south-western Saskatchewan, and settled in at a former school....
Hollywood writers agree to end five-month strike after new studio deal (www.theguardian.com)
MAGA Lawyer Lin Wood Is Cooperating With Georgia in Case Against Trump (www.rollingstone.com)
A Monday court filing revealed that former attorney L. Lin Wood is a witness in Georgia’s RICO case against Trump and 18 others
An anti-affirmative action group is suing the US Military Academy at West Point over race-based admissions policies | CNN (www.cnn.com)
The US Military Academy at West Point is being sued for its race-based admissions policies by the same group that won a landmark case against Harvard University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the Supreme Court over affirmative action earlier this year, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday.
Over half of US student loan borrowers racked up credit card debt during the payment pause—now experts worry about 'shock' (www.cnbc.com)
Mortgage rates climb toward 7% after America's credit rating was downgraded (www.cnn.com)
US mortgage rates jumped this week, climbing closer to 7%. The move follows last week’s rate hike from the Federal Reserve, and the downgrade this week by Fitch Ratings agency of US sovereign debt, and of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae.
The Loss of Grace - In Vermont’s juvenile lockup, a girl endured violence and isolation. She wasn’t the only one. And it was no secret. (www.sevendaysvt.com)
Be warned, this article has a lot of traumatizing details. Brief excerpt,...
Cult of self-proclaimed 'Queen of Canada' threatens Sask. village with public executions (www.cbc.ca)
An extremist cult leader and her followers have set up camp in a small Saskatchewan village, 83 kilometres northwest of Maple Creek, near the Alberta border. The group has called for public execution of elected officials and other members in and around the community....
ICE releases gay mom from custody in Louisiana after 6 years: Immigrant from El Salvador was twice granted asylum in U.S. (lailluminator.com)
Opposition leader has "wedding" with partner in call for same-sex marriage to be legalised in Poland (notesfrompoland.com)
Opposition leader has “wedding” with partner in call for same-sex marriage to be legalised in Poland SEP 30, 2023...
US anti-child trafficking activist resigns after sexual harassment allegations (www.theguardian.com)
The anti-child slavery activist Tim Ballard, whose work was dramatized in the movie Sound of Freedom, resigned from the Operation Underground Railroad (Our) organization he founded amid allegations he sexually harassed colleagues, it was reported on Monday....
