Wisconsin Supreme Court flips liberal, creating a ‘seismic shift’ ( wapo.st )
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3M Nears Settlement for About $5.5 Billion to Resolve Earplugs Complaints ( www.wsj.com )
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Tropical Storm Idalia expected to hit Florida as hurricane ( www.reuters.com )
Three killed in racially motivated shooting at Florida store, sheriff says ( wapo.st )
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Undercover With the New Alt-Right ( www.thenation.com )
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
Longtime 'Price Is Right' host Bob Barker dies at 99 ( www.npr.org )
75 Pittsburgh officers on leave after firing their weapons during hourslong standoff at eviction attempt ( www.nbcnews.com )
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....
Houston issues mandatory water restrictions due to intense heat, worsening drought | CNN ( www.cnn.com )
DOJ sues SpaceX, alleging hiring discrimination against refugees and asylum seekers ( www.cnbc.com )
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 )
Harsh penalties approved for Florida state college employees who use restrooms that don't correspond with gender assigned at birth | CNN ( www.cnn.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 )
Lahaina’s deadly fire has intensified Maui’s fight over water rights ( wapo.st )
Native Hawaiians say the tragedy is being used as a pretext to roll back their gains in securing water supplies...
Trump jokes about flying to Russia after bond set in Georgia case ( ground.news )
This might have revoked his bail.
South Carolina Supreme Court Upholds Abortion Law, Reversing Earlier Decision ( www.nytimes.com )
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‘Let Maui heal’: Grieving Hawaii residents want tourists to go home ( wapo.st )
Maui’s tourism machine never stops, but residents who are reeling from wildfires need a break...
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,...
The suspect in a California woman's murder over a Pride flag was killed in a shootout ( www.npr.org )
Authorities say that Travis Ikeguchi, a man suspected of murdering a Southern California woman over the LGBTQ+ Pride flag displayed at her clothing store, was killed in a shootout with police on Friday.
