The fertility crisis is here and it will permanently alter the economy ( www.cnn.com )
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Listen: Biden says he is ‘first black woman to serve with a black president’ ( www.telegraph.co.uk )
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Texas Secessionsts Win GOP Backing for Independence Vote: 'Major Step' ( www.newsweek.com )
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27% of Americans Are Skipping Meals Because of Skyrocketing Food Costs ( www.foodandwine.com )
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Progressive African American journalist fired for pro-Palestine stance ( www.workers.org )
The Hill’s firing of Gray was in retaliation for an interaction between her and Yarden Gonen, whose sister was allegedly taken hostage during the al-Aqsa Flood. Throughout the interview, Gray calmly and cordially disagreed with Gonen, who was espousing Islamophobic and anti-Arab bigotry, as well as repeating the debunked...
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A heat wave currently roasting the southeastern US is expected to spread into the country’s Midwest and northeast, potentially affecting nearly 250 million people, with temperatures up to 40C. ( www.theguardian.com )
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40% of US DoD (dept. of defense) weapons system and infrastructure supply chains rely on Chinese semiconductors ( cdn.prod.website-files.com )
All-in costs for troubled F-35 fighter jet program price tag likely to top $2 trillion, GAO says ( www.washingtontimes.com )
Top Oklahoma educator says teachers who won't teach Bible could lose license ( www.nbcnews.com )
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Biden tells Democratic governors he needs more sleep and plans to stop scheduling events after 8 p.m. ( www.cnn.com )
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13-year-old killed by police after officers say teen fled and pointed replica handgun at them | CNN ( www.cnn.com )
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The Lockbit ransomware group announced that it had breached the US Federal Reserve and exfiltrated 33 TB of sensitive data. ( securityaffairs.com )
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Lawsuit reveals Chiquita’s rôle in financing Colombian death squads ( www.workers.org )
The AUC didn’t just receive funding and weaponry from the U.S. and Chiquita. [Herzlian] settlers traveled to Colombia to train AUC gunmen. Fifty of the AUC’s most effective assassins were sent to [the Middle East] on “scholarship” to train with [a neocolonial] military. In May 2002, an [imperialist] defense contractor...
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Two astronauts wait to come home as Boeing races to understand spacecraft issues. ( www.cnn.com )
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Whistleblower says Boeing lost hundreds of faulty parts -- and some may be on new 737 Max planes ( www.independent.co.uk )
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US Ports Warn White House of ‘Grave’ Economic Risks With China Crane Tariff ( www.bloomberg.com )
US ports are urging the Biden administration to reconsider a proposed 25% tariff on Chinese-made cranes, arguing it will increase costs by over $130 million and hurt their competitiveness. They argue there are no alternatives to Chinese cranes and the tariff will negatively impact efficiency, capacity, and the overall economy....
U.S. Supreme Court decided that the US Constitution does not protect homeless people against cruel and unusual punishment ( homelesslaw.org )
In a profoundly disappointing ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court today decided that the US Constitution does not protect homeless people against cruel and unusual punishment, even when they have no choice to sleep in public using things like blankets or pillows....
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June jobs report: US labor market adds 206,000 jobs, unemployment rate rises to 4.1% ( finance.yahoo.com )
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Project 2025 leader promises 'second American Revolution' ( www.newsweek.com )
Seems like the next U.S. president could very well be their equivalent of Gorbachev.
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Supreme Court ruling criminalizes homelessness ( www.workers.org )
Homelessness has been increasing exponentially in Oregon since the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent cost-of-living crises. There are not enough accommodations for the large homeless population, and as a result unsheltered homelessness is the fastest growing form of homelessness in Oregon....
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The White House won't explain why a Parkinsons' specialist visited 8 times in 8 months ( www.businessinsider.com )
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Beryl to intensify as deadly storm barrels towards Texas coast ( www.aljazeera.com )
While no deaths were reported in Mexico, Beryl killed at least 11 people across the Caribbean after its strong winds and heavy rains lashed Jamaica, Grenada, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and northern Venezuela....
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NYT asks the important questions, does America need a president? 😂 ( www.nytimes.com )
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American democracy: Voters to pick between two poisons, strychnine or cyanide ( www.presstv.ir )
In the past, Americans could argue that they possessed a vibrant democracy. But no longer. A “simple lie” was stripped bare on the world stage on June 27, exposing a “complex truth”: American “democracy” is represented by two repugnant geriatrics yelling at each other....
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