Sandy Hook Families’ Fight for Alex Jones’s Money Takes an Ugly Turn ( www.nytimes.com )
Christian conservative leader wants federal law to sue teachers who "groom" kids with "sodomy" ( www.lgbtqnation.com )
Trump Biopic Inches Toward Distribution Deal ( www.nytimes.com )
NYTimes Gift Article, no paywall
90 disability organizations call on CNN to make the presidential debate more accessible ( 19thnews.org )
Gender-affirming surgeries are mostly performed on cisgender people: 'Bitter irony' ( www.advocate.com )
This gay veteran spent 2 years in jail because he had sex. He can finally get a pardon. ( www.lgbtqnation.com )
Uvalde grand jury indicts officers tied to botched shooting police response ( www.statesman.com )
Trump–Biden Debate Conspiracies Have Already Flooded the Internet ( www.wired.com )
“Why does Fox News put on so many Biden people?”: Trump rants on Truth Social ahead of debate ( www.salon.com )
NYC libraries to get budget funding back — and reopen on Sundays ( gothamist.com )
After months of public outcry and pressure from the City Council, New York City’s libraries are poised to have their budgets fully restored so that branches may resume seven-day-a-week service, including Sundays, according to three people with knowledge of the budget negotiations....
How to watch the first US Presidential Debate 2024 online: free live streams available ( www.techradar.com )
PBS/CNN stream:...
New Boeing Whistleblower Warns of Potentially 'Devastating Consequences' From Plane Flaws ( news.slashdot.org )
This guy or gal is going to need an around the clock security detail.
Schools Police Chief Indicted in Uvalde Shooting Response ( www.nytimes.com )
Rashida Tlaib, Lone Palestinian-American in Congress, Rebukes Colleagues for Trying to Erase Gaza Death Toll ( www.jezebel.com )
Former Uvalde school police chief, officer indicted in 1st-ever criminal charges over failed response to 2022 mass shooting ( www.cnn.com )
Most Americans plan to watch the Biden-Trump debate, and many see high stakes, an AP-NORC poll finds ( apnews.com )
Dr Disrespect Knowingly Sent Explicit Messages to a Minor, Former Twitch Employee Says ( www.rollingstone.com )
“I recall that Dr Disrespect was made aware by the individual that they were underage during the conversation, after which he indicated that this was no problem and continued on,” the former employee says. “There was no confusion. Messages sent after this was acknowledged were no less graphic and in sexually explicit...
A Palestinian was shot, beaten and tied to an Israeli army jeep. The army says he posed no threat ( apnews.com )
After a couple of hours, Israeli soldiers found him. He says they struck his head and face and in the areas where he had been shot. Then they dragged him by his legs, lifted him by his hands and feet and threw him onto the hood of the military jeep....
California to make financial literacy classes a requirement to graduate high school ( abc7.com )
'Black Americans for Trump' event a 'major bust' that featured 'a sea of white people' ( www.rawstory.com )
U.S. soldier in Japan charged with sexually assaulting teenage girl in Okinawa ( www.cbsnews.com )
Japan's government is calling for stricter oversight of U.S. troops stationed in the country after a soldier was charged over the alleged sexual assault of a Japanese teenager in Okinawa. Prosecutors in the southern island region charged the U.S. soldier in March, top government spokesman Yoshimasa Hayashi told reporters on...
Rate of Young Women Getting Sterilized Doubled After ‘Roe’ Was Overturned ( kffhealthnews.org )
A 988 crisis lifeline for LGBTQ youths launched a year ago. It's been swamped. ( www.usatoday.com )
CNN faces backlash for allegedly excluding Black-owned media from presidential debate ( www.11alive.com )
CNN is facing mounting criticism after several Black media outlets accused the longstanding news giant of excluding them from covering Thursday night's presidential debate, fueling claims that the network is barring access from underrepresented groups. ...
DeSantis vetoes bill to bolster warnings about Florida’s polluted waters ( www.tampabay.com )
Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday night vetoed a measure that would have increased warnings for Floridians and tourists when a beach or public waterway is polluted....
