SAS public inquiry obtains deleted computer evidence ( www.bbc.co.uk )
Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier denied parole for 1975 killings of 2 FBI agents ( www.npr.org )
Archived at https://web.archive.org/web/20240703112953/https://www.npr.org/2024/07/02/nx-s1-5026755/leonard-peltier-denied-parole
Pew finds nation divided on whether the American Dream is still possible ( www.cbsnews.com )
While 53% say the American Dream remains possible, another 41% believe the life of relative economic security the notion once conjured up is now out of reach, the survey of 8,709 U.S. adults found. That divide roughly held regardless of race, ethnicity, partisanship and education of respondents, the nonpartisan think tank found....
Former Trump staffers say they shaped TC Energy tactics | The Narwhal ( thenarwhal.ca )
In 2017, Michael Evanoff was tapped by former U.S. president Donald Trump to serve as assistant secretary of state for diplomatic security....
BTS' Jin to be torchbearer for Paris Olympics — reports ( www.philstar.com )
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These Doctors Were Censured. Wisconsin’s Prisons Hired Them Anyway. ( www.nytimes.com )
Archived at https://web.archive.org/web/20240703112300/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/02/us/wisconsin-prison-doctor-health-care.html
Los Angeles’s Mayor Was Contemplating a Mask Ban. She Just Got Covid. ( newrepublic.com )
A Bugatti, a first lady and the fake stories aimed at Americans ( www.bbc.com )
Our latest investigation, carried out over more than six months and involving the examination of hundreds of articles across dozens of websites, found that the operation has a new target - American voters....
Supreme Court emergency abortion decision leaving Idaho physicians in the dark ( www.salon.com )
German government blocks planned sale of VW's gas turbine business to China over security concerns ( www.reuters.com )
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U.S. Supreme Court rejects Texas death row inmate’s petition ( www.texastribune.org )
Archived at https://web.archive.org/web/20240703112930/https://www.texastribune.org/2024/07/02/texas-rodney-reed-supreme-court-petition-death-row/
Groom shot in the head by masked gunman during backyard St. Louis wedding ( apnews.com )
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How CoreCivic stands to benefit as Tennessee pushes harsher prison sentences ( tennesseelookout.com )
Archived at https://web.archive.org/web/20240703112551/https://tennesseelookout.com/2024/07/01/how-corecivic-stands-to-benefit-as-tennessee-pushes-harsher-prison-sentences/
California Moms for Liberty chair’s shocking attack on drag queens goes viral ( www.advocate.com )
USPS raising stamp prices: Last chance to lock in Forever stamp rate ahead of increase ( www.usatoday.com )
The price of first-class Forever stamps will increase from 68 cents to 73 cents on July 14, an increase of more than 7%. Prices for all services will rise more than 7.5%.
AI trains on kids’ photos even when parents use strict privacy settings ( arstechnica.com )
Gathered at Camp David, Biden's family tells him to stay in the race and keep fighting ( apnews.com )
President Joe Biden’s family used a Sunday gathering at Camp David to urge him to stay in the race and keep fighting despite his dreadful debate performance, and some members criticized how his staff prepared him for the faceoff, according to four people familiar with the discussions....
Trump asks for conviction to be overturned after immunity ruling ( www.bbc.com )
Donald Trump's lawyers have asked for the former president's conviction in his hush-money criminal case to be overturned and his sentencing this month delayed, US media report....
Lawsuit accuses Iran, Syria and North Korea of providing support for Hamas' Oct. 7 attack on Israel ( apnews.com )
In Georgia, conservatives seek to have voters removed from rolls without official challenges ( apnews.com )
They’re asking election administrators to use their data to purge voter registrations, which means names could be removed in a less public process than a formal voter challenge. The strategy could mean electors won’t be summoned in advance to defend their voting rights and the identities of those seeking to purge voters...
Tulsa race massacre survivors condemn dismissal of reparations case and urge Biden to act ( www.theguardian.com )
Judge puts Young Thug trial indefinitely on hold ( www.bbc.com )
An Atlanta judge has put rapper Young Thug's trial on racketeering charges on hold indefinitely after his lawyers asked the judge to recuse himself over misconduct allegations....
Taiwan says China’s coast guard has detained a Taiwanese fishing vessel with six crew onboard and demands its release ( apnews.com )
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Wisconsin Supreme Court to consider whether 175-year-old law bans abortion ( abcnews.go.com )
Fiverr Freelancers Offer to Dox Anyone With Powerful U.S. Data Tool ( www.404media.co )
Dozens of sellers on the freelancing platforming Fiverr claim to have access to a powerful data tool used by private investigators, law enforcement, and insurance firms which contains personal data on much of the U.S. population. The sellers are then advertising the ability to dig through that data for prospective buyers,...
