Media
Meta Caught Trying to Paywall Free Smart Glasses Accessibility Tool
Meta backed off paywalling an on-device accessibility feature only after users caught them red-handed. Classic Big Tech playbook.
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Education
Arkansas Parents Pull $309M from Public Schools, Union Monopoly Cracks
Universal school choice lets 44,000 families fund schools that match their values.
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Politics
Maine Dems Bypass 200K Voters to Install Jackson as Senate Pick
Party insiders used closed convention to coronate Jackson after Platner's exit — no primary, no voter say, just the machine.
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Culture War
Van Plows Into Berlin Pride Crowd, Kills One, Driver Vanishes
One dead after a van rams Berlin's pride parade and the driver escapes on foot—a glaring security failure in a nation fractured by cultural upheaval.
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Economy
Queens Fire Kills One in Century-Old Housing While City Hall Spends Elsewhere
One dead, 21 injured as aging row homes burn—city hall funds other priorities
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Top Stories
Border & Immigration
Rabid Bats Surge in Southern California While Officials Fret Over Ecosystem
Rabies-positive bat counts already top last year's totals, but health authorities seem more worried about the ecosystem.
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Border & Immigration
Newport Beach Braces for Round Two After July 4 Chaos Left 400 Arrested
Social media-fueled chaos left 400 arrested and a grocery store looted—officials warn another invasion is coming this weekend
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Opinion
A Mississippi Teen Drowned. The Press Made It About Race.
Mississippi authorities found no foul play. The Boston Globe found a narrative.
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Media
U.S. Strikes Iran, Press Covers Katy Perry's TikTok
A pop star's social media grievance dominates headlines while a regional war escalates and nobody asks the cost
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Crime & Justice
Repeat Offenders, Lenient Courts: Standoffs, Murder, Mayhem
Wanted criminals with long rap sheets terrorized multiple states this weekend — free until police finally stepped in.
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Crime & Justice
Tennessee Man Killed Father, Walked Free 8 Months Before Surrendering
James Brewington Jr. surrendered eight months after a head-on crash killed Dustin McLeod and injured his family.
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Politics
Obama Judge's Block on Trump Mail-In Order Stands in 23 States
Obama-appointed judge's injunction stands; DOJ may escalate to Supreme Court before November.
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Politics
Hawaii Lt. Gov. Indicted for COVID Bribery; Gov Delayed Resignation Call
Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke allegedly pocketed $35K to steer COVID contracts, but Gov. Josh Green only demanded her resignation once the grand jury sealed her fate.
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