Pandas could be gone from America's zoos by the end of next year (apnews.com)
Prominent activist’s son convicted of storming Capitol and invading Senate floor in Jan. 6 riot (www.nbcnews.com)
New York state providing COVID tests, masks to schools (thehill.com)
New York state will provide COVID-19 tests and masks in school districts amid a recent spike in cases over the summer, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) announced Tuesday....
Ontario court rules against Jordan Peterson, upholds social media training order (www.cbc.ca)
Jordan Peterson, unofficial head of incels and creator of Lobsterman, has to take a course on how to be professional on social media....
Call for large trial to see if kombucha helps Type 2 diabetes after 'very promising' results (news.sky.com)
The ancient fermented tea drink has grown in popularity in recent years due to a range of purported health and energy benefits, though evidence to support many of the claims is thin.
One trick to boost your chances of getting into an elite college? Be rich. (www.marketwatch.com)
Justice Department planning legal action against Texas over floating border barrier (www.cnn.com)
The Justice Department told Texas Thursday that it intends to file legal action against the placement of floating barriers in the Rio Grande as part of the state’s operation along the Texas-Mexico border, according to sources familiar and a letter obtained by CNN.
Alaska man inadvertently films his own drowning on a glacial lake with helmet GoPro, officials say (apnews.com)
Baby Boomers Are Buying Up All The Houses (www.sfgate.com)
EPA to push ban of toxic chemical found in US drinking water (www.theguardian.com)
The EPA had strong limits on its use until the Trump administration reversed them; now the agency wants to ban it
Thomas Kenneth Mattingly, astronaut who guided Apollo 13 to safety, dies at 87 (www.nbcnews.com)
UttarPradesh: Stalkers push teen in front of train; she loses legs, hand (indianexpress.com)
115 bodies found improperly stored at Colorado funeral home offering environmentally friendly burials (abcnews.go.com)
Police did not disclose what the funeral home was doing with the human remains....
EPA Dragged Its Feet On Investigating Chemical Risk From Ohio Train Derailment, Emails Show (www.huffpost.com)
The Environmental Protection Agency waited a month to consult some of its top experts about the risk of dangerous chemical exposure around East Palestine, Ohio, following the fiery derailment of a Norfolk Southern train hauling toxic materials, internal emails show....
Revealed: undercover UK police officer deceived woman into 19-year relationship (www.theguardian.com)
An undercover police officer used his fake identity to deceive a woman into a 19-year relationship in which they became partners and had a child together, the Guardian can reveal....
26 states see ‘substantial’ spike in COVID hospitalizations, CDC says (thehill.com)
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said hospitalizations rose yet again last week by another 19%. Deaths from the virus also saw a large jump: 21% in one week....
Alabama wants to be the 1st state to execute a prisoner by making him breathe only nitrogen (apnews.com)
FDA approves first RSV vaccine for pregnancy to protect newborns (www.cbsnews.com)
Expectant parents could soon have another new option this fall to protect their newborns from RSV, or respiratory syncytial virus, the most common cause of hospitalization in American infants, after the Food and Drug Administration announced Monday that it has widened its approval for Pfizer’s Abrysvo vaccine to include...
Facebook, Instagram face Norwegian ban from tracking users for ads (www.politico.eu)
Toyota hikes wage of U.S. factory workers after UAW labor deals (www.cnbc.com)
Toyota Motor said on Wednesday it is raising the wages of nonunion U.S. factory workers just days after the United Auto Workers union won major pay and benefit hikes from the Detroit Three automakers....
A Message from Scholastic on U.S. Book Fairs | Scholastic Media Room (mediaroom.scholastic.com)
There is now enacted or pending legislation in more than 30 U.S. states prohibiting certain kinds of books from being in schools – mostly LGBTQIA+ titles and books that engage with the presence of racism in our country. Because Scholastic Book Fairs are invited into schools, where books can be purchased by kids on their own,...
Texas executes man who fatally shot 80-year-old woman during carjacking in 2000 (www.nbcnews.com)
A Texas man who unsuccessfully challenged the safety of the state’s lethal injection drugs and raised questions about evidence used to persuade a jury to sentence him to death for killing an elderly woman decades ago was executed late Tuesday....
Kaiser Permanente workers start to walk off the job. It’s set to become the largest health care worker strike in US history (www.cnn.com)
On Wednesday morning, unionized employees of Kaiser Permanente, one of the nation’s largest not-for-profit health providers, have begun to walk off the job....
Mississippi sees 10-fold increase in babies born with syphilis since 2016: Report (abcnews.go.com)
The number of babies born with syphilis in Mississippi has risen 10-fold over the last several years, according to a new report....
Trump arraignment set for Sept. 6 in Georgia election case (www.cnbc.com)
Donald Trump will be arraigned Sept. 6 in Atlanta in the criminal case where he is accused of conspiring to overturn the 2020 presidential election in Georgia....
