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It specifically mentions him, don’t let the felon fool you. | It seems like Project 2025 is everywhere. But what is it?
What will climate feel like in 60 years?
Trump Amplifies Calls to Jail Top Elected Officials, Invokes Military Tribunals (Gift Article)
A post that Mr. Trump circulated on Sunday called for Liz Cheney to be prosecuted by a military court reserved for enemy combatants and war criminals.
Boeing will plead guilty to fraud related to fatal 737 Max crashes
Boeing agreed to take a plea deal offered by the Justice Department to avoid a trial for its role in fatal plane crashes in 2018 and 2019 that killed 346 people.
Under pressure on plane safety, Boeing is buying stressed supplier Spirit for $4.7 billion
Boeing has announced plans to acquire key supplier Spirit AeroSystems for $4.7 billion. It says the move will improve plane quality and safety. Boeing previously owned Spirit, and the purchase would reverse a longtime Boeing strategy of outsourcing key work on its passenger planes.
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Students Target Teachers in Group TikTok Attack, Shaking Their School (Gift Article)
Seventh and eighth graders in Malvern, Pa., impersonating their teachers posted disparaging, lewd, racist and homophobic videos in the first known mass attack of its kind in the U.S.
First look: America's smartest highway
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July 03, 2024 at 06:44AM
In wake of Supreme Court ruling, Biden administration tells doctors to provide emergency abortions
A copy of the letter was obtained by the Associated Press. It comes after the Supreme Court failed to settle a legal dispute.
Scientists drilled an ice core from Antarctica and were alarmed by what they found | CNN
Evidence from a 2,000-foot-long ice core shows rapid past melting — a stark warning for potential sea level rise as temperatures soar
Supreme Court Rules That Presidents Have Absolute Immunity for “Core Constitutional Powers”
I don’t even know what to say about this. From Justice Sotomayor’s dissent (starting on page 68):
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Supreme Court says Trump has absolute immunity for official acts only
Facial Recognition Led to Wrongful Arrests. So Detroit Is Making Changes. (Gift Article)
The Detroit Police Department arrested three people after bad facial recognition matches, a national record. But it’s adopting new policies that even the A.C.L.U. endorses.
NASA and SpaceX misjudged the risks from reentering space junk
“Safety tends to not be on the front burner until it really needs to be on the front burner.”
Supreme Court guts agency power in seismic Chevron ruling
The ruling on the doctrine will weaken the impact of statues for a wide array policy areas.
Michigan’s $23B education deal
Michigan Democrats cap a 19-hour marathon session with approval of an education budget they say will put money back into classrooms. Some school groups opposed the plan, along with all Republicans.
COVID-19 cases hospitalizations climb in US during summer: Where Michigan stands
COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations climb in US during summer: Where Michigan stands
Cough, cough. Sniff, sniff. Summer typically is not the season for respiratory infections, but it is the time when people get together for reunions, barbecues and graduation parties, plus celebrate weddings and travel.
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June 27, 2024 at 12:14PM
Supreme Court tosses out claim Biden administration coerced social media companies to remove content
The court overturned an injunction that would have limited contacts between government officials and social media companies on a wide range of issues.
Finally | Biden pardons potentially thousands of ex-service members convicted under now-repealed gay sex ban
President Joe Biden is pardoning potentially thousands of former U.S. service members convicted of violating a now-repealed military ban on consensual gay sex.
Death toll at Hajj pilgrimage rises to 1,300 amid scorching temperatures
More than 1,300 people died during this year’s Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia as the faithful faced soaring temperatures at Islamic holy sites in the desert kingdom.
Boeing CEO Testifies, New Mexico Wildfires, Ascension Hospital Hacks — Up First | NPR #Ascension #InfoSec
Juneteenth advances as state holiday despite enduring opposition
Juneteenth, a day commemorating the emancipation of enslaved people in Texas, has gained recognition across more states following George Floyd's murder.
US laws created during slavery are still on the books • Michigan Advance
As the story of Juneteenth is told by modern-day historians, enslaved Black people were freed by laws, not combat. Union Gen. Gordon Granger said as much when he read General Order No. 3 in Galveston, Texas, in front of enslaved people who were among the last to learn of their legal freedom. According to the […]
Heatwave Map Spotlight: Northeastern and Southwestern US
There are heat advisories and excessive heat warnings in place for much of the United States. See where the heatwave is expected and how it will affect your air quality.
Drugmaker to testify on why weight-loss drugs cost 15x more in the US
Bernie Sanders cancels subpoena vote.
Midwest Northeast to experience hottest weather in years as temps near 100 F
Midwest, Northeast to experience hottest weather in years as temps near 100 F
AccuWeather meteorologists have all the details on how hot it will get and how long the sizzling weather will last as the region's first official heat wave of the season kicks into high gear. Many parts of the Northeast will face temperatures in the high 90s as mid-June arrives.
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June 18, 2024 at 09:51AM
Banks Are Finally Realizing What Climate Change Will Do to Housing
Extreme weather threatens the investment value of many properties, but financing for climate mitigation efforts are only just getting going.
Vladimir Putin's rumoured North Korea visit could happen soon
Russia's president is due to meet Kim Jong Un next week, his first visit to North Korea since 2000.
Why am I not shocked? | North Carolina Supreme Court Secretly Squashed Discipline of Two GOP Judges Who Admitted to Violating Judicial Code
The decisions came despite the Judicial Standards Commission’s recommendations to publicly reprimand the judges, and these are likely the only times in more than a decade in which the court didn’t follow the commission’s guidance.
Y’all fixing to send me on a congressional run. Shooting was “random” | What we know about the mass shooting at Rochester Hills splash pad -- and other news
Morning 4 is a quick roundup of stories we think you should know about to start your day.