Idaho book ban goes into effect on Monday ( www.khq.com )
A new book ban goes into effect in Idaho on July 1....
Etsy to ban sale of most sex toys, explicit content, and more ( mashable.com )
Online retailer Etsy will prohibit sales of most sex toys, content that depicts sex acts and genitalia, and more starting July 29....
NJ Does Not Renew Trump's Liquor Licenses At 2 Golf Clubs After Felony Conviction ( patch.com )
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American Ninja Warrior winner Drew Dreschel sentenced to 10 years for child sex crimes ( www.usatoday.com )
South China Sea: Chinese academics urged to ‘construct narratives’ to defend maritime claims by China ( www.scmp.com )
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'It's a mess': Biden turns to family on his path forward after his disastrous debate ( www.nbcnews.com )
Moreover, according to a senior Democratic official, the party leadership would have much more control over choosing a replacement if Biden were to drop out after receiving the nomination than if he did so beforehand. Once a candidate is officially nominated, there is a process for the Democratic National Committee members to...
Outrage as China hospital charges patient fee for sitting down on a chair while receiving an intravenous infusion as health authority says fee is in line with regulations ( www.scmp.com )
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Toxic PFAS absorbed through skin at levels higher than previously thought ( www.theguardian.com )
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Nevada adds proposed constitutional amendment for abortion rights to 2024 ballot ( www.pbs.org )
A ballot question to enshrine Nevada's abortion rights in the state constitution has met all of the requirements to appear in front of voters in November, the Nevada Secretary of State's office announced Friday, and Democrats across the nation hope similar measures mobilize supporters on Election Day.
Los Angeles’s Mayor Was Contemplating a Mask Ban. She Just Got Covid. ( newrepublic.com )
China: New guidelines are an unacceptable escalation in attack on Taiwan’s freedom of expression, rights group says ( www.article19.org )
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A private call of top Democrats fuels more insider anger about Biden's debate performance ( apnews.com )
A sense of concern is growing inside the top ranks of the Democratic Party that leaders of Joe Biden’s campaign and the Democratic National Committee are not taking seriously enough the impact of the president’s troubling debate performance earlier in the week....
Facial Recognition Led to Wrongful Arrests. So Detroit Is Making Changes. ( www.nytimes.com )
State Farm seeking 30% rate hike for California homeowners ( abc7.com )
Bitcoiner contributes to Julian Assange’s freedom, pays $500K debt in BTC ( cointelegraph.com )
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CNN reports 20-year record low debate viewership ( www.salon.com )
The Boeing saga has reached a new level of absurdity | CNN Business ( www.cnn.com )
Boeing admitted that a missing work order led to a door plug blowing off an Alaska Airlines 737 Max in January....
Iranian Snap Elections Head to Runoff After Reformist Pezeshkian Takes Narrow Lead | Common Dreams ( www.commondreams.org )
“They Didn’t Spare Anyone”: The Story of an Israeli Massacre in Gaza ( www.thenation.com )
Revealed: the tech entrepreneur behind a pro-Israel hate network ( www.theguardian.com )
A prime mover behind the Shirion Collective, a conspiracy-minded, pro-Israel disinformation network seeking to shape public opinion about the Gaza conflict in the US, Australia and the UK, is a tech entrepreneur named Daniel Linden living in Florida who co-wrote a guidebook for OnlyFans users, the Guardian can reveal....
Police in New York shoot and kill 13-year-old holding a pellet gun, authorities say ( www.pbs.org )
An officer in upstate New York shot and killed a teen fleeing while pointing a replica gun, police said Saturday.
Memo Reveals Trump’s Plan to Slash the Size of the G.O.P. Platform ( www.nytimes.com )
Iranian reformist Pezeshkian and hard-liner Jalili head to runoff presidential election ( www.pbs.org )
Iran will hold a runoff presidential election pitting a little-known reformist against a hard-line former nuclear negotiator after results released Saturday showed the lowest-ever poll turnout in the Islamic Republic's history.
Nature interrupted: Impact of the US-Mexico border wall on wildlife ( knowablemagazine.org )
The wall has been devastating to wildlife, it has effectively stopped them from accessing water, but it has not stopped humans.
Supreme Court Rules for Jan. 6 Defendant Who Challenged Obstruction Charge ( www.theepochtimes.com )
Prosecutors laid charges under an evidence-tampering provision of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act aimed at curbing wrongdoing on Wall Street.
