Why Elon Musk Fought a Federal Search Warrant to Help Trump (www.thedailybeast.com)
Twitter, owned by Musk, fought for months for the right to tell Trump about Special Counsel Jack Smith’s search warrant for his account.
Americans don't want to fight for their country anymore (www.newsweek.com)
British couple died on holiday after adjoining room fumigated for bed bugs (edition.cnn.com)
FBI Warned Sikhs in the U.S. About Death Threats After Killing of Canadian Activist (theintercept.com)
After the brazen killing of a high-profile Canadian Sikh activist in June, FBI agents visited several Sikh activists in California this summer with an alarming message: Their lives were also at risk....
Driverless Cars Are Worse at Spotting Kids and Dark-Skinned People, Study Says (gizmodo.com.au)
New research shows driverless car software is significantly more accurate with adults and light skinned people than children and dark-skinned people.
Donald Trump to surrender at Fulton county jail on Thursday night (www.theguardian.com)
Republican faction seeks to keep courts from interpreting Ohio's new abortion rights amendment (apnews.com)
Four Ohio Republican state lawmakers are seeking to strip judges of their power to interpret an abortion rights amendment after voters opted to enshrine those rights in the state’s constitution this week....
US says Netanyahu has to rein in ‘extremist’ settlers in West Bank (thehill.com)
The United States is warning Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to rein in “extremist” settlers in the West Bank in the wake of reports of violence against Palestinians. “We…
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....
Morgan Stanley Credits ‘Bidenomics’ for Economic Surge (politicalwire.com)
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)
2 female hikers found dead in a Nevada state park amid heat wave (www.nbcnews.com)
State police released no details of the hikers’ identities or possible causes of death. Southern Nevada remains under an excessive heat warning; the high temperature Saturday was 114 degrees.
Texas says no inmates have died due to stifling heat in its prisons since 2012. Some data may suggest otherwise (www.cbsnews.com)
A heat wave that has consistently pushed temperatures well above 100 degrees across much of Texas this summer had family members of inmates on Tuesday calling for lawmakers to ensure that all of the state’s prisons are fully air conditioned.
