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Who’s winning California’s statewide races? Here’s what we know so far
Shaw, Barrera take commanding lead in state superintendent race
Kim, Allen lead in California insurance watchdog race
Will Trump’s waning popularity pull down California Republicans? Tuesday’s election offers a clue
California House races could decide the majority in Congress. Who survived the primary?
In New Jersey, Sherrill Agrees to Delay Protections Against Sea Level Rise
Victorious Paxton goes to Washington as former GOP foes open their doors — and wallets
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Trump's Ennui
Court Rejects Claim That Rwandan Speech Restrictions Will Prevent Rwandan Witnesses in U.S. Perjury Trial "from Speaking Freely About the Genocide"
How To Sell a War
Today in Supreme Court History: June 2, 1952
Announcing our next round of can’t-miss speakers for September’s TribFest
Announcing our next round of can’t-miss speakers for September’s TribFest
1776 All-Stars: Benjamin Franklin Reminds Us To Just Do Things
Eight data centers threaten to transform this small Texas county. Local officials say they have no power to stop them.
Why is this Trump official dead set on saving a failing California dam?
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Parents rally around Canton charter school facing possible state closure
Russia Taking Advantage of Shortage of US Interceptor Missiles to Attack Ukraine
GOP Senate Majority Leader Says Trump Will Withdraw “Anti-Weaponization” Fund
Trump Adviser Hassett Claims Americans Are “Optimistic” About State of Economy
Michigan Governor Joins AI CEOs at Ceremony for Controversial Data Center
Trump Appoints Loyalist With Zero Experience to Top Intelligence Role
Texas AG Orders Hospital to Set Up Detransition Clinic for Transgender Patients
A Movement Is Growing to Close the Largest ICE Jail on the East Coast
“60 Minutes” Correspondent Pelley Calls Out CBS Execs for “Murdering” Program
Pentagon Announces Policy Designating Its Press Office as a “Classified Area”
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Descendants of people pushed out for DRC national park lead forest conservation efforts
New book offers tips to translate climate science into political gains
Fisheries and climate research would be hit hard in Trump’s proposed budget
Uncertainty about weakening Atlantic currents isn’t a reason to wait but to act (commentary)
Survivors sue Indonesian government over response to catastrophic Sumatra floods
Amazon oil drilling plan excludes unique hybrid manatees too big for rescue
In Java, a women’s collective is helping save gibbons through forest-inspired textiles
TribCast: Can Austin’s Project Connect get back on track?
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The Center Square38d
Law firm: California's gender policies violate Constitution
(The Center Square) – A law firm is putting California Attorney General Rob Bonta on notice about keeping parents in the dark about their children's gender transitions.
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WATCH: Group challenges gender ideology policies in New Mexico schools
(The Center Square) – As New Mexico students continue to rank among the lowest in the nation in academic proficiency, some parents are questioning why gender ideology has become a focus in K-12 school
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Supreme Court rules for Texas in Rio Grande River lawsuit
(The Center Square) - The U.S. Supreme Court has handed Texas a win in a lawsuit first brought by Gov. Greg Abbott when he was attorney general.
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WATCH: Few answers one week after Longview mill plant disaster
(The Center Square) - A week after the disaster at Longview’s Nippon Dynawave site, the Washington Department of Labor and Industries finally has full access to the property to begin the agency’s inve
The Real News Network38d
‘Absolutely crazy’: Horror as Trump moves to dismantle crucial ocean monitoring system
This story originally appeared in Common Dreams on June 02, 2026. It is shared here under a Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0) license.
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350.org responds to WMO warning on developing El Niño
Responding to a new warning from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) that El Niño conditions are strengthening and likely to drive more extreme weather in the coming months.
Global Voices38d
Rubbish as a resource: How communities in Mozambique transform waste into climate solutions
Transforming waste into resilience, creativity, and climate solutions in Mozambican communities
Democracy Now!38d
"The Overseer Class": Steven Thrasher on Black Cops, Pro-Palestine Protests, DEI & More
We speak with journalist, academic and author Steven Thrasher about his new book, The Overseer Class, in which he explores how members of historically marginalized groups rise to positions of power wi
Reason Magazine38d
Fewer Migrants, Fewer Homeless
Happy Tuesday, and welcome to another edition of Rent Free.
Reason Magazine38d
Free Speech Unmuted: The First Amendment and Privacy Rights
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Court Issues Preliminary Injunction Protecting Group Flying "8647" Flag
From yesterday's decision (which strikes me as correct) in Accountability Now USA v. Griess, by Judge Randolph Moss (D.D.C.):
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Suggestion That Rabbi Endorses Jews for Jesus May Be Defamatory
From Amitay v. Jews for Jesus, decided Thursday by the California Court of Appeal (Justice Marla Miller, joined by Justices James Richman and Tara Desautels):
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Bernie Sanders' AI Wealth Fund Bill Shows That He Doesn't Understand AI or Wealth
On Monday, in a New York Times op-ed, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I–Vt.) announced plans to introduce the American A.I. Sovereign Wealth Fund Act "in the coming weeks." Sanders' bill would give Americans a "
NSF News38d
NSF commits $8B to sustain U.S. scientific presence in Antarctica
The U.S. National Science Foundation announced today it awarded KBR Services LLC (KBR) the Antarctic Science and Engineering Support Contract to provide planning, management and execution support...
The Conversation38d
A lot of ‘recycled’ plastic is being burned overseas – and causing widespread pollution linked to health problems
Picture a pile of trash the size of Manhattan and taller than one and a half Empire State Buildings. That’s how much plastic waste the world is predicted to be generating every year by 2050 if nothing
The Conversation38d
Hybrid work is not always the golden compromise employees expect – even as more companies implement it
A truce of sorts has quelled the return-to-office wars that have raged in the post-pandemic workplace.
Inside Climate News38d
Supreme Court’s Limitation on Wetlands Protection Will Make Flooding Worse
The destruction of wetlands in the United States has increased the amount of flood insurance claims by $10 billion over the past 40 years, a phenomenon expected to worsen in tandem with climate change
Inside Climate News38d
Heat Is a Growing Threat to the Hajj—Even in Spring
More than 1.7 million people participated last week in the annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia—consistently one of the world’s largest mass gatherings.
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Screwworms are closer than ever to Texas, but not 1 mile away as lawmaker claims
Communities along the U.S-Mexico border are bracing for the New World screwworm, a fly that poses a major threat to Texas' billion-dollar cattle industry.
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From pledges to road maps, nations organize around fossil fuel phaseout
A group of 57 nations mostly from the Global South, describing themselves as “coalition of the willing” intent on making the Transition Away From Fossil Fuels, or TAFF, convened in the Colombian city
Federal Reserve38d
Agencies remove additional references to reputation risk
Agencies remove additional references to reputation risk
Capital B38d
What a New Poll Reveals About Black Women in Mississippi and America’s Future
Over the years, Gabrielle Wyatt has heard directly from Black women nationally who described wealth as not only earnings, but about the conditions to live fully with financial freedom, abundance of ch
Chalkbeat38d
Shootings often rise in Philly when school’s out. Violence prevention groups have plans to change that.
Ian Dugan remembers James Easterling as “loud” with “a lot of smiles”. The young man used to be a regular in the Salvation Army Kroc Center computer lab where Dugan is an instructor.
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NYC families can now apply for 2-K. Here’s what you need to know.
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Colorado’s ‘first public Christian school’ closes permanently
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RSVP for P.S. Weekly Live: NYC student reporters take the mic on June 11
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Where Have All the Good Lawyers Gone?
I continue to find one small detail of the Slush Fund affair (Slushfundgate?) of particular interest.
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The Cigar Lounge That Bureaucracy Almost Killed
Jimmy Lewis had dreamt of opening his own cigar lounge since college, when he noticed a gap in the Virginia market: People were driving over an hour from Roanoke to Lynchburg just to buy cigars and si
Reason Magazine38d
Eventually, the Steam Drill Always Wins: "Law Professors Prefer AI Over Peer Answers"
From a draft by Stanford law professor Julian Nyarko and others:
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The Enhanced Games Proved Enhancement Works But Youth Works Better
The Enhanced Games, in which elite athletes were allowed under medical supervision to use various pills and injections to boost their performance, took place in Las Vegas over Memorial Day weekend. Th