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G20 agrees to work to effectively tax the superrich (www.dw.com)
G20 nations have agreed to work together to make the superrich pay their taxes, but stopped short of a broader agreement....
Biden to announce plans to reform US supreme court – report (www.theguardian.com)
US president also to seek constitutional amendment to limit immunity for presidents and various officeholders...
Indian students look to Europe for educational opportunity (www.dw.com)
Indian students are the top recipients of a prestigious EU scholarship program, which is celebrating its 20th year. Europe and India are seeking new ways to cooperate on academics and research.
'Kamala-mania' also catching on in Europe (www.dw.com)
Democratic activists in Europe say voters and even non-US locals are newly energized about US Vice President Kamala Harris and her likely candidature against Republican Donald Trump in upcoming US presidential election....
US government says TikTok poses threat to national security (www.dw.com)
Responding to a lawsuit from video-sharing platform TikTok, the US Justice Department argued that China could order the company to manipulate TikTok’s algorithm and expand Beijing’s “malign influence.”...
‘Blood minerals’: EU accused of fueling conflict with Rwanda deal (www.politico.eu)
Facing criticism it is stoking a humanitarian crisis, Brussels seeks to clarify the aims behind its minerals pact with Kigali....
A $1 million starter home is now the norm in more than 200 US cities (www.cnn.com)
The number of US cities where first-time homebuyers are faced with at least a $1 million price tag on the average entry-level home has nearly tripled in the past five years, according to new research....
California education official embezzled over $16 million, hid cash in mini fridge (www.nbcnews.com)
Authorities seized $7.7 million in property traced to his fraud, including a home in Yorba Linda, a 2021 BMW automobile, 57 luxury designer bags, jewelry, and high end tequila....
Fake video of threat to Olympic Games appears to be from Russia, researchers say (www.nbcnews.com)
A video spreading on X and Telegram of a man purporting to be a Hamas fighter threatening the Olympics in Paris is part of a Russian-linked disinformation campaign meant to disrupt the event, according to researchers at Microsoft....
Texas sues Biden administration to limit teenage access to birth control (www.theguardian.com)
Minors can receive contraception confidentially under Title X in the state with the highest repeat teen birth rate...
Trump Cryptically Declares, ‘You Won’t Have to Vote Anymore’ If He Wins Second Term (www.mediaite.com)
Former President Donald Trump urged members of a crowd in Florida to vote and said that if he wins, they “won’t have to vote anymore.”...
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....