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Pennsylvania Lawmakers Plan Latest Version of Psilocybin Reform Bid ( filtermag.org )

US allows Israeli citizens to travel to US visa-free as Israel joins a select group of countries ( apnews.com )

Hollywood Writers reach tentative deal with studios to end strike after nearly 150 days ( www.cnbc.com )

Mother gets 78-year prison term for killing daughters, 15 and 5, in Virginia ( apnews.com )

California Leads the Way in Low-Carbon School Meals ( civileats.com )

Striking auto workers pulled off a major coup before their strike, baiting America’s largest auto manufacturers into self-sabotage. ( theintercept.com )

Facing program cuts and layoffs, WVU faculty overwhelmingly pass ‘no confidence’ vote in Gee - West Virginia Watch | Ghostarchive ( ghostarchive.org )

US and the dwindling home affordability ( ghostarchive.org )

Family of bullied teen who died after student punched him reaches historic $27 million settlement, lawyers say. "Diego Stolz's family" ( www.nbcnews.com )

Alex Jones spent over $93,000 in July. Sandy Hook families who sued him have yet to see a dime ( apnews.com )

U.S. poverty spiked in 2022, reversing gains, Census Bureau data shows ( wapo.st )

The poverty rate increased to 12.4 percent, from 7.8 percent in 2021, reflecting the end of some pandemic relief programs....

No progress on hunger in D.C. region since pandemic, new report finds ( wapo.st )

About one-third of residents experienced food insecurity in 2022 for the third year in a row, according to the Capital Area Food Bank’s Hunger Report...

Good night and good luck — the final editorial of the Clayton Crescent ( claytoncrescent.org )

For three years and four months, I have singlehandedly provided high-quality, professional news coverage to, for, and about this community. This began out of necessity because I knew no one else would do it if I didn’t. When I was laid off from the Clayton News during COVID-19, I immediately went into my home office, found a...

FDA okays new coronavirus vaccine as respiratory illness season nears ( wapo.st )

The updated shot targets omicron subvariants that are circulating throughout the United States...

Bond revoked in WVSP whistleblower's domestic violence case ( wchstv.com )

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Georgia Attorney General brings RICO indictments against 61 activists ( atlpresscollective.com )

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Sarah Wunsch, Dogged Defender of Civil Liberties, Dies at 75 ( www.nytimes.com )

NYT gift article expires in 30 days....

California moves to decriminalize use of magic mushrooms and other natural psychedelics ( www.latimes.com )

Record Summer Heat Causes Costly Damage to State Water Infrastructure ( www.texasobserver.org )

Hundreds Set to Launch Hunger Strike Inside Stewart Detention Center ( unicornriot.ninja )

Alex Murdaugh wants a new trial, accusing the clerk of court of jury tampering ( www.npr.org )

Defense lawyers for convicted South Carolina lawyer Murdaugh say Clerk of Court Rebecca Hill violated her oath of office as well as their client's constitutional right to an impartial jury.