‘The Onion’ Stands With Israel Because It Seems Like You Get In Less Trouble For That (www.theonion.com)
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Biden signs historic order moving prosecution of military sexual assault outside chain of command (www.cnn.com)
President Joe Biden on Friday ordered a historic change to the Uniform Code of Military Justice by transferring key decision-making authorities outside the military chain of command in cases of sexual assault, domestic violence, child abuse, murder and other serious crimes.
The wife of Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito leased a plot of land to an oil and natural gas company while the judge was weakening the powers of the Environmental Protection Agency, report says (news.yahoo.com)
Megatopic: Wagner marches to Rostov-on-don (possibly beyond?)
There have been too many different topics on this Wagner marches to Rsotov-on-don situation. I'd like to centralize discussion here. Lets post updates all in this thread....
Wagner boss Prigozhin killed in plane crash in Russia (www.bbc.co.uk)
Daily Beast has picked up the story: Kansas Newspaper Slams ‘Gestapo Tactics’ After Police Raid - Update: Co-Owner Has Died (www.thedailybeast.com)
“We will be seeking maximum sanctions under the law possible,” Marion County Record’s publisher said after the entire local police department seized reporting materials....
Evangelicals are now rejecting 'liberal' teachings of Jesus (www.newsweek.com)
AAA pulls back from offering insurance in Florida, following Farmers (www.cbsnews.com)
More insurance companies are fleeing the state because of the growing threat from natural disasters.
Amazon deforestation dropped 34 percent, reversing trend (www.pbs.org)
Lula campaigned last year with pledges to rein in illegal logging and undo the environmental devastation under former President Jair Bolsonaro.
Exclusive: Georgia prosecutors have messages showing Trump’s team is behind voting system breach (www.cnn.com)
Whoops! somebody got the soot on their hands this time
Senate committee approves legislation to impose stronger ethics standards on Supreme Court justices (apnews.com)
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court would have to abide by stronger ethics standards under legislation approved on Thursday by the Senate Judiciary Committee, a response to recent revelations about donor-funded trips by justices. The bill faced united opposition from Republicans, who said it could “destroy” the court.
Johnson and Johnson attempts to sacrifice millions of lives by restricting life saving tuberculosis drug (www.youtube.com)
“Multidrug resistant tuberculosis is a growing threat, and bedaquiline is essential to curing it. Generic bedaquiline will drive down the cost of the drug by over 60%, allowing far more communities to access and distribute treatment. Evergreening the patent will cost so many lives over the next four years, which Johnson &...
New record set for world's hottest day - as scientist warns milestone is a 'death sentence' (au.news.yahoo.com)
The world has experienced its hottest day on record, according to meteorologists....
Woman Sues Anti-Abortion 'Pregnancy Center' After Her Ectopic Pregnancy Ruptured (jezebel.com)
The woman claims the Massachusetts facility failed to diagnose her pregnancy as ectopic and, as a result, she lost a fallopian tube during emergency surgery.
Putin’s plane has left Moscow for St. Petersburg. Looks like he is fleeing from the advancing Wagner Group military column (twitter.com)
A California store owner was shot and killed over a Pride flag displayed at her shop (www.npr.org)
Sheriff's deputies said the suspect was later killed in "a lethal force encounter" with authorities. Tributes continue to pour in honoring the victim, Lauri Carleton.
Like a hot tub: Water temperatures off Florida soar over 100 degrees (www.nbcnews.com)
A buoy near Manatee Bay recorded an astounding 101.1-degree water temperature Monday, a temperature common for hot tubs.
FDA approves Opill, the first daily birth control pill without a prescription (www.npr.org)
The Food and Drug Administration approved a daily oral contraceptive pill for use without a prescription on Thursday, a landmark event that comes as some U.S. states have sought to restrict access to birth control and abortion.
Farmers Insurance pulls out of Florida, affecting 100,000 policyholders | CNN Business (www.cnn.com)
Farmers Insurance will stop offering its policies in Florida, which includes home, auto and umbrella, in a change that will affect 100,000 people.
Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene removed from US House Freedom Caucus (www.reuters.com)
U.S. Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, a staunch ally of former President Donald Trump, has been voted out of the hardline House Freedom Caucus group after clashing with a fellow lawmaker, a caucus member said.
Andrew Tate charged with rape and human trafficking (www.bbc.com)
Andrew Tate charged with rape, human trafficking and forming organised crime group to sexually exploit women
Kim Davis is ordered to pay $100,000 to same-sex couple she denied marriage license (www.npr.org)
The former clerk in Rowan County, Ky., was sued by two same-sex couples to whom she refused to grant marriage licenses, claiming it violated her religious beliefs. Her attorney says she will appeal.
Group sues to block Trump from 2024 ballot in Colorado citing 14th Amendment and Jan. 6 (abcnews.go.com)
CREW on Wednesday filed a lawsuit seeking to bar Trump from the 2024 ballot in Colorado under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment based on his alleged involvement in Jan. 6