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Big Farms and Flawless Fries Are Gulping Water in the Land of 10,000 Lakes ( www.nytimes.com )

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Disney Changes Gears in Suits Against DeSantis and Allies ( www.nytimes.com )

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SEC Grapples with Approval of Bitcoin Spot ETFs. ( newsnotfound.com )

How this tiny rural town saved its only grocery store ( wapo.st )

When the store opened in 1940, it was one of four grocery stores in town. Now, it’s the last one standing....

Kansas reporter sues police chief over newspaper raid ( www.tucsonsentinel.com )

Poll: Majority of Americans Support Unions and Support Strikes ( newrepublic.com )

Water Main Break in Midtown Manhattan Floods Subway System ( www.nytimes.com )

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Union leaders demand change following Kroger employee death ( www.fox13memphis.com )

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Hate crime: 3 killed in shooting at Jacksonville store by gunman with swastika-painted AR-15 ( www.news4jax.com )

JSO confirms shooter died from self-inflicted gunshot

Storms kill at least 5 people in Michigan as tornado tears across I-96 ( wapo.st )

Areas southeast of Lansing, including Williamston, were hardest hit; more than a million people lost power from Michigan to Pennsylvania...

Kaiser Permanente frontline workers to vote on strike ( thehill.com )

Since the International Brotherhood of Teamsters averted a strike when it ratified a new contract with UPS on Tuesday, the Kaiser coalition is currently embroiled in the largest single-employer negotiations in the U.S....

US Central states, Texas in danger of power shortages in heat wave ( www.reuters.com )

Cook's Corner: At least 3 killed, 6 hospitalized in shooting at historic biker bar in Trabuco Canyon ( www.cbsnews.com )

Despite Major Reform to Military Justice System, Navy Still Leaves Public in Dark ( www.propublica.org )

L.A. County sheriff's deputy accused of trying to cover up DUI crash of fellow deputy ( www.latimes.com )

1 in 5 women report mistreatment from medical staff during pregnancy ( www.npr.org )

This is disheartening, on so many levels. The 1-in-5 is bad enough, but then the breakdown of race and financial status is shameful. The US needs universal healthcare, and also lowered student loan rates so more doctors can afford to go to med school. The US needs more doctors.

Five of Little Rock Nine on Arkansas’ attempt to erase Black history ( www.washingtonpost.com )

‘We are burned out’: UAW ready to take on automakers in contract negotiations ( www.theguardian.com )

"The forced overtime – we are working to death. We are working 12-hour shifts, seven days a week, every day, week after week, month after month, year after year. We are burned out,” added Ferdinandsen. “These companies are profiting the way that they are and trying to convince the American people that they’re hurting,...

Airline Close Calls Happen Far More Often Than Previously Known ( www.nytimes.com )

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More than 800 people still listed as missing from Maui wildfires ( wapo.st )

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Disney-DeSantis feud takes another turn with new damages claim ( www.axios.com )

Pentagon study calls for reforms at US military academies to combat wave of sexual assaults ( thehill.com )

An independent commission team released its report after investigating and reviewing procedures at three military academies that reported a surge in sexual assaults and misconduct cases this year: the U.S. Naval Academy, the U.S. Military Academy and the U.S. Air Force Academy....

'It’s A Terrible Thing': DC Flash Flood Kills Dogs At Pet Care Site ( patch.com )

Heavy rains caused flash flooding in Washington D.C. that inundated a dog daycare business called District Dogs. Six feet of floodwater pushed in a wall and collapsed, allowing water to fill the building. Firefighters rescued seven employees and 20 dogs from the flooding, but some dogs unfortunately drowned due to the sudden...