He flipped off a trooper and got charged. Now Vermont is on the hook for $175,000 ( apnews.com )
Vermont has agreed to pay $175,000 to settle a lawsuit on behalf of a man who was charged with a crime for giving a state trooper the middle finger in 2018, the state chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union said Wednesday. ...
The economy remains a top concern for US voters ahead of the presidential election ( www.scrippsnews.com )
Julian Assange has reached a plea deal with the U.S., allowing him to go free ( www.nbcnews.com )
The number of deaths in ICE custody is already more than double all of last year ( www.nbcnews.com )
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7 in 10 Americans think Supreme Court justices put ideology over impartiality: AP-NORC poll ( apnews.com )
A solid majority of Americans say Supreme Court justices are more likely to be guided by their own ideology rather than serving as neutral arbiters of government authority, a new poll finds, as the high court is poised to rule on major cases involving former President Donald Trump and other divisive issues....
My Health Insurance Company Is Trying To Kill Me ( www.huffpost.com )
One such encounter went like this:...
AOC backs Hunter Biden verdict and says its proof Dems are ‘willing to accept when our justice system works’ ( www.independent.co.uk )
Alex Jones says Infowars could be shut down within hours ( www.newsweek.com )
In what he described as an "emergency broadcast" on Saturday, conspiracy theorist Alex Jones claimed that his far-right news company, Infowars', studios in Austin, Texas, might be shut down by federal authorities soon....
An $18 Big Mac meal sparked a revolt against high prices. Companies are finally listening ( www.cnn.com )
Many people believe it’s an astounding $18 after a post on X of McDonald’s menu prices at a rest stop in Connecticut went viral and made national headlines. (Narrator voice: It’s not.)...
Man survives being lost in California mountains for 10 days by eating berries ( www.theguardian.com )
As McClish told it, the 34-year-old outdoors enthusiast from Boulder Creek, California, lost his bearings after beginning his hike the morning of 11 June. He had not informed anyone else of his plans, so it would not be until the afternoon of Thursday, 20 June, that the unkempt-looking hiker was found at the bottom of a remote...
The IRS wants to end another major tax loophole for the wealthy and raise $50 billion in the process ( apnews.com )
The IRS plans to end a major tax loophole for wealthy taxpayers that could raise more than $50 billion in revenue over the next decade, the U.S. Treasury Department says....
2 killed, 8 wounded in mass shooting outside Arkansas grocery store ( www.cbsnews.com )
Trump Hits “I Have Black Friends” Stage of Total Racism ( newrepublic.com )
“I have so many Black friends that if I were a racist, they wouldn’t be friends, they would know better than anybody, and fast,” Trump said. “They would not be with me for two minutes if they thought I was racist—and I’m not racist!”
Supreme Court strikes down Trump-era ban on bump stocks, gun accessories used in 2017 Vegas massacre ( apnews.com )
Tesla recalls every Cybertruck again. ( mashable.com )
Vermont Republican secretly poured water into colleague’s bag over months ( www.theguardian.com )
A Vermont lawmaker was compelled to apologize publicly after being caught on video pouring water into her colleague’s work bag multiple times across several months....
Justice Thomas raked in staggering $2.4 million in gifts, watchdog says ( www.independent.co.uk )
Fix the Court, the group that released the findings, calculated the total in gifts from January 2004 to December 2023 and said the nine current justices received 344 gifts totaling nearly $3million....
The United States will need 7 million migrants to cover old age support programs for baby boomers ( english.elpais.com )
The country’s aging population and low fertility rate jeopardizes the solvency of Social Security and the Medicare program, according to a new study by Brookings...
Paris Hilton testifies to Congress on being ‘sexually abused and force-fed meds’ ( www.independent.co.uk )
Shot in 1.6 seconds: Video raises questions about how trooper avoided charges in Black man's death ( apnews.com )
Julian Lewis didn’t pull over for the Georgia State Patrol cruiser flashing its blue lights behind him on a rural highway. He still didn’t stop after pointing a hand out the window and turning onto a darkened dirt road as the trooper sounded his siren....
Supreme Court Will Rule On Gender-Affirming Care For Minors ( www.forbes.com )
Journalist shot by Minneapolis police during 2020 protests dying from injuries ( www.cbsnews.com )
A journalist shot by police during the 2020 Minneapolis unrest following the murder of George Floyd is dying from her injuries, friends say....
OceanGate co-founder organising trip to one of world’s deepest sinkholes a year after Titan disaster ( www.independent.co.uk )
A ton of job postings might actually be fake ( qz.com )
A new survey found that almost 40% of companies posted a fake job listing this year — and 85% of those companies interviewed candidates for fake jobs...
