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Daughter of late Supreme Court Justice Scalia appointed to Virginia Board of Education (apnews.com)
The daughter of the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia has been appointed by Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin to serve on the Virginia Board of Education, drawing criticism from some Democrats who called the appointment politically motivated....
Nebraska Supreme Court upholds law restricting both medical care for transgender youth and abortion (apnews.com)
A Nebraska law that combined abortion restrictions with another measure to limit gender-affirming health care for minors does not violate a state constitutional amendment requiring bills to stick to a single subject, a majority of the Nebraska Supreme Court ruled Friday....
An 11-year-old Virginia boy is charged with making swatting calls to Florida schools (www.cnn.com)
An 11-year-old Virginia boy is charged in Florida with calling in more than 20 bomb or shooting threats to schools and other places, authorities said Thursday....
California's largest wildfire doubles in size to 164,000 acres, shows explosive growth (www.latimes.com)
The Park fire in Butte County — already the largest blaze in California this year — exploded to more than 164,000 acres by Friday morning, with its rapid spread forcing more evacuation warnings....
Olympic athlete amputates finger to play in 2024 Paris Games (abcnews.go.com)
An Olympic athlete has had his finger amputated after he suffered an injury just so he can play in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games....
The Obamas Endorse Harris: 'This Is Going to Be Historic' (www.rollingstone.com)
The former president and first lady threw their weight behind the presumptive Democratic nominee...
‘I did it as quietly as I could’: the navy chief who wrecked his ship to scupper China’s ambitions (www.theguardian.com)
Vice Admiral Eduardo Santos was in charge of the Philippine navy at a time of ‘creeping invasion’ by China. Then along came an unusual idea...
Uber and Lyft drivers remain independent contractors in California Supreme Court ruling (apnews.com)
The California Supreme Court ruled Thursday that app-based ride-hailing and delivery services like Uber and Lyft can continue treating their drivers as independent contractors rather than employees....
Missouri Supreme Court blocks release of man whose conviction was overturned after more than 30 years in prison (www.nbcnews.com)
The case of Christopher Dunn marks the second time Attorney General Andrew Bailey has appealed the swift release of a person whose murder conviction was overturned....
Harvey Weinstein in hospital with Covid and double pneumonia, his team says (www.nbcnews.com)
The convicted and imprisoned former movie mogul is in the Bellevue Hospital Prison Ward for “the myriad of health conditions that he is still afflicted with,” a representative said....
Philippines 'racing against time' after oil tanker capsizes (www.dw.com)
The Philippines Coast Guard is setting up a massive operation to contain an oil spill after the Terra Nova tanker sank in Manila Bay with 1.4 million liters of industrial oil on board....
‘Coordinated arson attack’ brings French trains to a halt hours before Olympics opening ceremony (www.politico.eu)
Fires on French railway tracks have delayed journeys for 800,000 travelers in what the transport minister described as “coordinated attacks of malicious intent.”...
Cop described Sonya Massey shooting as ‘self-inflicted’ in initial dispatch (www.independent.co.uk)
‘Just to confirm: self-inflicted?’ a police dispatcher asks, to which a voice replies, ‘Self-inflicted’...
Boeing Starliner officials may know ‘root cause’ of issues with astronaut flight (www.cnn.com)
After weeks of troubleshooting and recent tests meant to replicate the issues plaguing Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft, NASA and Boeing officials still aren’t ready to name a return date for the two astronauts piloting the vehicle on its inaugural crewed test flight....
Chicken wings advertised as 'boneless' can have bones, Ohio Supreme Court decides (apnews.com)
Consumers cannot expect boneless chicken wings to actually be free of bones, a divided Ohio Supreme Court ruled Thursday, rejecting claims by a restaurant patron who suffered serious medical complications from getting a bone stuck in his throat....
Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada, leader of Mexico's notorious Sinaloa cartel, arrested in Texas, officials say (www.cbsnews.com)
The leader and co-founder of Mexico’s notorious Sinaloa cartel, along with a son of Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, were arrested Thursday by the FBI, federal authorities announced....
FBI Is Not Fully Convinced Trump Was Struck by a Bullet (www.thedailybeast.com)
FBI Director Christopher Wray revealed during a marathon testimony on Wednesday that investigators still do not know if former President Donald Trump was grazed by a bullet or a piece of shrapnel during his attempted assassination....
Olympic officials try to crush U.S. probes of China doping, threaten Salt Lake Games (www.npr.org)
In a shocking move on Wednesday, the International Olympic Committee moved to crush U.S. inquiries into a Chinese sports doping scandal, by threatening to reject Salt Lake City’s bid to host the Winter Games in 2034....
Chinese students arrested over drone footage of U.S. aircraft carrier (www.newsweek.com)
Three Chinese students are under investigation over footage captured by a drone of a United States aircraft carrier and naval facilities in South Korea in June, local police said on Wednesday....
Tennessee woman gets over 3 years in prison for blocking clinic access during protest (abcnews.go.com)
A Tennessee woman was sentenced Wednesday to over three years in prison for using threats and violence to interfere with the operation of a New York City reproductive health center in the early days of the pandemic in 2020....
Prisoners fight against working in heat on former slave plantation, raising hope for change in South (apnews.com)
Beneath the blazing summer sun on a former slave plantation, Lamont Gross and fellow prisoners stooped in long rows, picking vegetables by hand under the watchful eyes of armed guards on horseback. He said breaks were short and infrequent, with nothing to protect workers from the heat....
Oregon fire is the largest burning in the US. Thunderstorms and high winds are exacerbating it (apnews.com)
Powerful winds and hundreds of lightning strikes from thunderstorms rattled eastern Oregon and Idaho Wednesday afternoon, cutting power and stoking fires, including one in Oregon that is already the largest active blaze in the nation....
Southwest to get rid of open seating, offer extra legroom in biggest shift in its history (www.cnbc.com)
Southwest plans to offer pricier seats with extra legroom and end open seating on its planes....
Japan's population falls for a 15th year with record low births and record high deaths (apnews.com)
Japan’s total population declined for the 15th straight year in 2023, dropping by more than a half-million people as the population ages and births remain low....
Amid tensions with China, some US states are purging Chinese companies from their investments (apnews.com)
As state treasurer, Vivek Malek pushed Missouri’s main retirement system to pull its investments from Chinese companies, making Missouri among the first nationally to do so. Now Malek is touting the Chinese divestment as he seeks reelection in an Aug. 6 Republican primary against challengers who also are denouncing financial...
Secret DEA files show agents joked about rape in WhatsApp chat. Then one of them was accused of it. (apnews.com)
In a WhatsApp chat that quickly devolved into depravity, a group of U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agents boasted about their “world debauchery tour” of “boozing and whoring” on the government’s dime. They swapped lurid images of their latest sexual conquests. And at one point they even joked about “forcible...
Rupert Murdoch in secret legal battle with children over media empire – report (www.theguardian.com)
Billionaire media tycoon, 93, attempting to secure Lachlan Murdoch’s control rather than assets going to all children...
Republican attacks on Kamala Harris to get ‘as ugly and bigoted as they can’ (www.theguardian.com)
Rightwing playbooks used in past election campaigns are being dusted off for an all-out assault on the vice-president...
Nepal plane crash: Pilot survived after cockpit split from plane (www.bbc.com)
The pilot who survived a deadly plane crash in Nepal was saved after his cockpit was sheared off by a freight container seconds before the rest of the aircraft crashed in flames....
Germany plans to halve military aid for Ukraine (www.bbc.com)
Germany is planning to nearly halve military aid for Ukraine next year, from around €8bn (£6.7bn; $8.7bn) to around €4bn, according to a draft budget approved by the government....
Kebab war ignites as Germany fights Turkey over food protection (www.euronews.com)
German producers have sparked a dispute by filing an opposition to a Turkish application to grant the döner kebab’s special status at the EU level, initiating a six-month period to resolve disagreements....
Woman found dead hours before she was to be sentenced for killing her husband (abcnews.go.com)
Linda Kosuda-Bigazzi had pleaded guilty to manslaughter and larceny charges....
Michigan outlaws the 'gay and trans panic defense' in criminal trials (www.nbcnews.com)
The law prohibits using a victim’s sexuality or gender identity as justification for criminal action....
Kamala Harris campaign maps out 'path to victory,' raises $126 million in three days (www.usatoday.com)
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Gen X is in charge now, and boomers are being shown the door (www.businessinsider.com)
Boomers are having their last dance in charge....
US public rapidly sours on Project 2025 as awareness grows (www.commondreams.org)
The right-wing agenda gets less popular the more voters learn about it, a new poll shows....
Steve Bannon to go on trial in December for alleged fraud in We Build the Wall fundraiser (abcnews.go.com)
Donald Trump ally Steve Bannon will stand trial beginning Dec. 9 on charges he defrauded donors to an online effort to raise money for a wall along the U.S. southern border....
Man accused of stabbing transgender teen 18 times at Miami airport (www.nbcnews.com)
The 17-year-old was having a meal on the floor when she was attacked with a butcher knife Sunday. Officials say they aren’t yet ruling out hate crime charges....
Putin ‘peddling lies’ about ailing Russian economy, say EU ministers (www.theguardian.com)
Group of finance ministers call for sanctions to be ratcheted up amid signs Moscow’s war machine is weakening...
Trump campaign files FEC complaint trying to block Biden funds transferring to Harris (www.cnn.com)
The Trump campaign on Tuesday filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission arguing money raised for President Joe Biden’s reelection bid cannot be transferred to Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign....
Wealthy countries lead in new oil and gas expansion, threatening 12bn tonnes of emissions (www.theguardian.com)
The US and the UK among countries with low dependence on fossil fuels criticized for ‘hypocrisy’ on climate pledges...
The UK says it conducted a 'groundbreaking' trial of a laser beam weapon that can neutralize targets for $0.12 a shot (www.businessinsider.com)
The UK said it test-fired a laser beam weapon in a “groundbreaking” trial....
US banks to begin reporting Russian assets for eventual forfeiture under new law (apnews.com)
The Treasury Department ordered the nation’s banking industry to start disclosing its holdings of Russian assets on Tuesday, with the goal of eventually seizing those billions of dollars in assets and selling them to aid the devastated Ukrainian economy....
From a population of 11 million to little more than 8.5 million: The real toll of Cuba’s migratory crisis (english.elpais.com)
According to numbers compiled by Cuban economist and demographer Juan Carlos Albizu-Campos, the island’s population fell by 18% between 2022 and 2023...
Curb your snooping, Commission tells EU governments (www.politico.eu)
The EU executive tells member countries national security isn’t a blank check to justify spyware use....
Poland’s Tusk hits a wall on legalizing abortion (www.politico.eu)
Failure of abortion vote raises big questions of whether Tusk can deliver the key social reforms he promised in last year’s election....
Nepal: Plane crashes in Kathmandu with 19 on board (www.dw.com)
The Saurya Airlines plane was operating a test flight from the capital, Kathmandu, to the tourist hub of Pokhara. Nepal’s military said that rescue work is ongoing....
Germany shuts down Islamic Center Hamburg (www.dw.com)
The Islamic Center Hamburg (IZH) was under investigation for several months over its alleged support for Lebanon’s Hezbollah group which is backed by Iran. Hezbollah is classified as a terrorist group by Germany....