The front doors of Community Unitarian Universalist Church of Plano, 2875 E. Parker Road, which church officials say has been targeted by a hate group since at least June 25, were damaged early Sunday, July 23, in a firebomb attack, according to reports in the Dallas Morning News. The church went ahead with Sunday services […]
The Trump ally's acknowledgment came in a filing Tuesday related to the 2020 election workers' lawsuit about baseless claims of fraud that he made against them.
Federal labor officials say the McDonald’s franchise that controls 12 restaurants in metro New Orleans violated child labor laws and has hired more than 80 minors in two states.
Indictment is the first to emerge from special counsel Jack Smith’s probe of the underpinnings of the Jan. 6 riot and the campaign to reverse Joe Biden’s victory....
A federal judge has temporarily blocked Arkansas from enforcing a law that would have allowed criminal charges against librarians and booksellers for providing “harmful” materials to minors.
Guillermo Söhnleinm told Insider he has wanted to make humanity a multi-planet species since he was 11 years old, and that OceanGate was part of that ambition.
The deep Earth oxygen cycle addresses the origin and long-term exchange of oxidized species between the mantle and exosphere and creates the geochemic…
Students at dozens of Houston ISD schools will return in a few weeks without librarians and to former libraries that have been converted into disciplinary spaces.
Black man’s picture used for target practice sparks outrage | The Kan… (archive.ph)
The Supreme Court strikes down Biden's student-loan forgiveness plan, blocking debt relief for millions of borrowers (www.businessinsider.com)
The Supreme Court ruled Biden's student-loan forgiveness is illegal, meaning borrowers will resume payments without debt cancellation this year.
Fidelity has cut Reddit valuation to $5.5B from $10B (techcrunch.com)
LGBTQ-welcoming UU church in Plano firebombed - Dallas Voice (dallasvoice.com)
The front doors of Community Unitarian Universalist Church of Plano, 2875 E. Parker Road, which church officials say has been targeted by a hate group since at least June 25, were damaged early Sunday, July 23, in a firebomb attack, according to reports in the Dallas Morning News. The church went ahead with Sunday services […]
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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.
Rudy Giuliani concedes he made 'false' statements about Georgia election workers (www.nbcnews.com)
The Trump ally's acknowledgment came in a filing Tuesday related to the 2020 election workers' lawsuit about baseless claims of fraud that he made against them.
Quebec power utility studies possible reopening of Gentilly-2 nuclear reactor (www.thestar.com)
MONTREAL - Quebec’s hydroelectric utility says it is studying whether to reopen the province’s only nuclear power generating station.
Florida approves conservative PragerU lessons for schools (www.tampabay.com)
A roundup of Florida education news from around the state
McDonald's franchise in Louisiana and Texas hired minors to work illegally, Labor Department finds (apnews.com)
Federal labor officials say the McDonald’s franchise that controls 12 restaurants in metro New Orleans violated child labor laws and has hired more than 80 minors in two states.
News: Trump charged in probe of Jan. 6, efforts to overturn 2020 election (www.washingtonpost.com)
Indictment is the first to emerge from special counsel Jack Smith’s probe of the underpinnings of the Jan. 6 riot and the campaign to reverse Joe Biden’s victory....
Trump’s Plan to Save Himself: Scapegoat His Coup Lawyers - Analysis (www.rollingstone.com)
“John [Eastman] and Rudy [Giuliani] gave a lot of counsel,” one Trump advisor says ominously. “Other people can decide how sound it was”
Judge blocks Arkansas law allowing librarians to be criminally charged over ‘harmful’ materials (apnews.com)
A federal judge has temporarily blocked Arkansas from enforcing a law that would have allowed criminal charges against librarians and booksellers for providing “harmful” materials to minors.
‘This belongs in the Smithsonian’: Inside the meme video operation that swallowed Ron DeSantis’ campaign | Semafor - Analysis (www.semafor.com)
A Signal chat offers a rare glimpse inside the DeSantis campaign.
OceanGate's cofounder wants to send 1,000 people to a floating colony on Venus by 2050, and says we shouldn't stop pushing the limits of innovation (www.businessinsider.com)
Guillermo Söhnleinm told Insider he has wanted to make humanity a multi-planet species since he was 11 years old, and that OceanGate was part of that ambition.
Austrialia - Former childcare worker charged with 1,623 child abuse offences against 91 children (www.abc.net.au)
The Gold Coast man, 45, has been charged with 136 counts of rape and 110 counts of sexual intercourse with a child under 10.
The deep Earth oxygen cycle: Mass balance considerations on the origin and evolution of mantle and surface oxidative reservoirs (www.sciencedirect.com)
The deep Earth oxygen cycle addresses the origin and long-term exchange of oxidized species between the mantle and exosphere and creates the geochemic…
Inside the Republican effort to force millions of farm animals back into cages (www.vox.com)
Decades of progress for animal welfare are potentially at risk.
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Florida watchdog group’s report raises questions about use of ‘ghost candidates’ (www.tampabay.com)
Integrity Florida said there isn’t evidence of any ghost candidates in statewide races this year.
Houston ISD to eliminate librarians and convert libraries into disciplinary centers at NES schools (abc13.com)
Students at dozens of Houston ISD schools will return in a few weeks without librarians and to former libraries that have been converted into disciplinary spaces.
Trump’s Lawyers Meet With Prosecutors as Election Interference Charges Loom (archive.is)
The former president’s legal team reportedly arrived at the office of Jack Smith, the special counsel leading the inquiry.