Frost rips into McCarthy, GOP: They ‘care more about themselves and their politics than you’ (thehill.com)
Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-Fla.) attacked House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) on the floor of the House on Thursday, saying that his caucus is a “circus” and can’t gather enough votes to pass any significant legislation....
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Supporters of Native activist Leonard Peltier hold White House rally, urging Biden to grant clemency (apnews.com)
Hundreds of activists and Indigenous leaders rallied outside the White House on Tuesday to support Leonard Peltier on the imprisoned activist’s 79th birthday, holding signs and chanting slogans urging President Joe Biden to grant clemency to the Native American leader....
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Georgia teacher who read book about gender identity appeals firing (www.axios.com)
The Cobb County teacher who was fired last month after reading a book about gender identity to her students has appealed her termination to the State Board of Education.
Republicans soften on federal marijuana reform in a shift that could make it a reality (www.nbcnews.com)
Cannabis reform is moving one step closer to reality at the federal level, with a committee hearing on a bipartisan bill to expand banking services for legal marijuana businesses expected to take place at the end of the month, according to multiple people directly involved in the process....
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Biden administration restores the power of states and tribes to review projects to protect waterways (abcnews.go.com)
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Cleveland police officers who pulled people over and robbed them sentenced to prison (www.nbcnews.com)
Their arrests are connected to a wider investigation into the East Cleveland Police Department for corruption....
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Texas was state with most book bans in 2022, report shows (www.theguardian.com)
Number of book challenges nationwide doubled from 2021 as book ban movement gathers speed in Republican-led states...
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Planned Parenthood in Wisconsin to resume abortion care after judge’s ruling (www.theguardian.com)
Announcement comes after July ruling that 1849 abortion law does not apply in significant victory for abortion rights in midwest...
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IRS will pause taking claims for pandemic-era tax credit due to an influx of fraudulent claims (apnews.com)
The Internal Revenue Service is pausing accepting claims for a pandemic-era tax credit until 2024 due to rising concerns that an influx of applications are fraudulent....
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Mexican drug cartels pay Americans to smuggle weapons across the border, intelligence documents show (www.cbsnews.com)
Link: cbsnews.com/…/mexican-drug-cartels-american-weapo…...
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Return-to-office policies are driving people to sell their homes - even at a loss (finance.yahoo.com)
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US FDA to seek public opinion before banning popular cough syrup ingredient (www.reuters.com)
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Thursday it would seek public opinion before finalizing its decision to remove a decongestant widely used in cough syrups from the agency’s list of ingredients for over-the-counter (OTC) use....
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Pig kidney works a record 2 months in donated body, raising hope for animal-human transplants (apnews.com)
Dozens of doctors and nurses silently lined the hospital hallway in tribute: For a history-making two months, a pig’s kidney worked normally inside the brain-dead man on the gurney rolling past them....
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Hunter Biden, the son of the president, is indicted on federal gun charges (www.nbcnews.com)
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The End of Roe Is Having a Chilling Effect on Pregnancy (www.politico.com)
Polling conducted in August by All In Together, in partnership with polling firm Echelon Insights found that 34 percent of women aged 18-39 said they or someone they know personally has “decided not to get pregnant due to concerns about managing pregnancy-related medical emergencies.” Put another way, poor or unavailable...
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Kim Davis must pay $100,000 to US same-sex couple she denied marriage license (www.theguardian.com)
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Neo-Nazis Gloat as Florida Becomes a Magnet for Hate (www.rollingstone.com)
As white supremacists from as far as Canada revel in intimidating Sunshine State residents, critics blast DeSantis for his silence
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Caesars reportedly paid millions to stop hackers releasing its data (www.engadget.com)
It’s the second Las Vegas casino group to be attacked this week.
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Alex Jones spent over $93,000 in July. Sandy Hook families who sued him have yet to see a dime (apnews.com)
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Florida Man Arrested for Hanging Nazi Banners Over I-4 (www.newsdaytonabeach.com)
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Trump won't be tried with Powell and Chesebro next month in Georgia election case (apnews.com)
A Georgia judge has ruled that former President Donald Trump and 16 others will be tried separately from two defendants who are set to go to trial next month in the case accusing them all of participating in an illegal scheme to overturn the results of the 2020 election.
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Feds spread $1 billion for tree plantings among US cities to reduce extreme heat and benefit health (apnews.com)
Hundreds of communities around the country will share more than $1 billion in federal money to help them plant and maintain trees under a federal program that is intended to reduce extreme heat, benefit health and improve access to nature....
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On the road again: Commuting makes a comeback as employers try to put pandemic in the rearview (apnews.com)
If you think U.S. roads have gotten busier on your morning commute, you’re not alone....
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Judge severs Trump's Georgia election interference case, and 16 others, from trial starting in October (abcnews.go.com)
A big win for Powell and Chesbro in others in this Rico case. Forcing the DA’s case to tried twice.
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