Phoenix turns to ice-filled body bags to treat heatstroke as US south-west bakes ( www.theguardian.com )
Technique known as cold-water immersion adopted by Phoenix hospitals after county saw 645 heat-related deaths last year...
Trump Vows to Lower Prices. Some of His Policies May Raise Them. ( www.nytimes.com )
Swimmer Trying to Make Olympic History Is Left Off the U.S. Team ( www.nytimes.com )
NYTimes gift article, no paywall
Indiana’s school censorship law threatens a small bookstore's future ( www.advocate.com )
“A ton of aggravating factors”: Legal experts weigh path to jail sentence for Trump ( www.salon.com )
Harvey Weinstein appeals LA rape conviction weeks after New York conviction was overturned ( www.independent.co.uk )
‘They have no options’: Texas court dims hope of timely abortion care for high-risk patients ( www.theguardian.com )
'Karma catching up': Conservative says GOP media's conspiracy theories are now biting them ( www.rawstory.com )
Israeli forces rescue four hostages in Gaza raid, scores of Palestinians killed, officials say ( www.nbcnews.com )
Dick Van Dyke, at 98, Becomes Oldest Daytime Emmy Winner Ever ( www.rollingstone.com )
James Webb telescope finds carbon at the dawn of the universe, challenging our understanding of when life could have emerged | Live Science ( www.livescience.com )
The James Webb Space Telescope has found carbon in a galaxy just 350 million years after the Big Bang. That could mean life began much earlier too, a new study argues.
Mystery as Russian judge dies after falling from window ( www.newsweek.com )
Elon Musk has been getting Trumpier. A direct line to Trump may be next | CNN Business ( edition.cnn.com )
The Olympics has new guidelines for journalists covering trans athletes in Paris this summer ( www.lgbtqnation.com )
Israeli minister Benny Gantz expected to announce exit from Netanyahu's coalition ( www.axios.com )
Gantz's move wouldn't bring down Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition, which still holds a 64-member majority in the Knesset. But it would likely destabilize the government and exacerbate the political crisis in Israel as the war in Gaza continues and as hostage and ceasefire negotiations are ongoing.
Denmark’s Prime Minister Is Attacked in Copenhagen Square ( www.nytimes.com )
Mette Frederiksen, who has led the country since 2019, was “beaten,” her office said. The police said an arrest had been made, but a motive is unclear.
Judge flags Facebook post claiming inside access to Trump verdict ( www.bbc.com )
The US judge overseeing Donald Trump's hush-money case in New York City has written a letter to prosecutors and the former president's defence team about a Facebook post in which a person claims to have known the jury's decision before it became public....
William Anders, Apollo 8 astronaut who took Earthrise photo, killed in plane crash ( www.cbc.ca )
Retired major-general William Anders, the former Apollo 8 astronaut who took the iconic Earthrise photo showing the planet as a shadowed blue marble from space in 1968, was killed Friday when the plane he was piloting alone plummeted into the waters off the San Juan Islands in Washington state. He was 90....
Nonprofit connected to Leonard Leo sent millions to his firm ( www.politico.com )
'No Excuse': News Outlets Backed by Big Oil Ads Quiet After UN Chief's Call for Ban ( www.commondreams.org )
Businessman Tells Jury He Bribed Senator Menendez With a Mercedes-Benz ( www.nytimes.com )
Bag of cash doesn’t stop jurors from convicting 5 of 7 defendants in $40 million food fraud scheme ( apnews.com )
A jury convicted five Minnesota residents but acquitted two others on Friday for their roles in a scheme to steal more than $40 million that was supposed to feed children during the coronavirus pandemic. The case received widespread attention after someone tried to bribe a juror with a bag of $120,000 in cash....
Clarence Thomas admits billionaire paid for private club membership and luxury Bali trips ( www.rawstory.com )
The Sky’s the Limit for C.E.O. Pay | With new executive pay disclosures, the big picture is still riches at the top and lagging wages for most of the rank-and-file ( www.nytimes.com )
The FDA reverses its ban on Juul e-cigarettes ( www.nbcnews.com )
The Food and Drug Administration announcedThursday that it has reversed its ban on Juul e-cigarettes while it reviews new court decisions and considers updated information provided by the vape maker....
