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Alabama’s Self-Proclaimed ‘AI Watchman’ Unseats Incumbent Public Service Commissioner
Alabama Governor Names Four New PSC Members, Including Its First Two Black Appointees
Utah National Monument Survives Attempt to Rescind its Management Plan
How Worried Should We Be About a Socialist Mayor in D.C.?
Adam Schiff Wants Federal Tax Credits for Movie and TV Production
What would a Declaration of Independence rooted in belonging look like?
Former Texas Tribune board member killed in Laredo plane crash
Education Department changes are leaving millions of vulnerable students at risk
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Bipartisan JAWBONE Act Targets Government Censorship Threats
Today in Supreme Court History: June 17, 1963
More Than 770,000 Children Are No Longer Receiving SNAP Benefits After Trump Changes Federal Food Program
Former employee’s ethics complaint alleges age discrimination in Rep. Troy Nehls’ office
As data centers seek to tap Texas’ energy, grid regulators are close to approving a new way of vetting requests
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Allen Siegler wins award for investigation into Mississippi’s opioid settlement funds
Georgia Republican legislative leaders reject governor’s call for 2028 redistricting
Mississippi’s largest private health insurer updates guidelines for HIV prevention medication
Construction Companies May Be Aiding and Abetting Israel’s War Crimes in Lebanon
ICE Releases New Detention Regulations Benefiting For-Profit Prison Companies
Trump Justifies War by Citing Nuclear Promise Iran Already Made Before It Began
Trump’s Ballroom Price Soars to $600 Million — Half of Which Taxpayers Will Fund
Leaked Iran Agreement Contradicts Trump’s Claims About $300B Postwar Aid
Trump Admin Admits to Using Grok to Bomb Iran In Federal Lawsuit Backing Musk
Minnesota Trade Unionists Are Among the Federally Indicted ICE Observers
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Illegal miners adapt their strategies in Yanomami Amazon territory
Protect Antarctic krill to preserve the health of Africa’s coastal communities (commentary)
Africa’s community-led marine organizations on which 30×30 depends
In South Africa, a village learns to live with baboons — but it may be the exception
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The Center Square23d
Contra Costa County voters could see transit tax on ballot
(The Center Square) – A California bill expanding a transit tax on Contra Costa County received support in an Assembly hearing Wednesday.
The Center Square23d
WATCH: Younger girls, more violent traffickers: Reality of sex trade in Washington
(The Center Square) - The girls are getting younger and the traffickers are getting more violent.
The Center Square23d
Parents group calls on Congress to examine fed funding of science academies
(The Center Square) – The American Parents Coalition is calling on Congress to examine federal funding of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, stating in its letter that the
Texas Tribune23d
West Texas organization sues Trump administration to stop border wall in Big Bend
A canoe serves as a protest sign against a border wall in Redford on June 5, 2026.
The Real News Network23d
Germany is leading Europe toward World War III
This story originally appeared in Professor Glenn Diesen’s Substack on May 31, 2026. This transcript of his conversation has been lightly edited for clarity and is shared here with permission.
Global Voices23d
Invisible strategies: How fear of being outed shapes LGBTQ+ life online in Serbia
For many queer people, social media is both a space of connection and risk
Reason Magazine23d
How the FDA Created a Peptide Black Market
People are excited about peptides.
The Real News Network23d
Minnesota trade unionists among those targeted in federal indictments of ICE observers
This story originally appeared in Workday Magazine on June 16, 2026. It is shared here with permission.
Reason Magazine23d
Disclosing One's HIV+ Status Isn't Criminal Harassment of Ex
From In re Gregorwicz v. Villa-Kennedy, decided today by Arizona Court of Appeals Judge Veronika Fabian, joined by Presiding Judge Michael J. Brown and Vice Chief Judge David D. Weinzweig:
Reason Magazine23d
England Fans Warned Not To Chant 'Keir Starmer's a Wanker' at World Cup
The British are coming! England fans have descended on Dallas ahead of Wednesday's England World Cup opener against Croatia. Almost 15,000 England supporters are expected to have journeyed to the Lone
Reason Magazine23d
Pennsylvania S. Ct. Finds Pattern of "Lack of Candor" in Philadelphia D.A. Krasner's Filings Urging Reversal of Murder Convictions
From yesterday's decision in Commonwealth v. Brown, written by Justice Kevin Dougherty, joined by Justices Sallie Updyke Mundy, Kevin Brobson, and Daniel McCaffery; all the opinions put together come
Reason Magazine23d
Shrexting: Free Speech or Criminal Harassment?, on Free Speech Unmuted
For more on the general question of listener protection and criminal harassment, see my Protecting Listeners from Unwanted One-to-One Speech, pp. 1432-33 (So. Cal. L. Rev. 2025) and, in much more deta
The Conversation23d
Bonfires, Maypoles and a saint’s day: How Europe celebrates the longest day of the year
Whether cities or villages, many communities across Europe spend the day and night of June 24 celebrating Midsummer. Congregating around bonfires, or sometimes maypoles, sporting handwoven wreaths of
Truthout23d
Corporate Media Covers AI as a Contest of Elites. In That Framing, We All Lose.
Corporate news outlets frequently frame stories about artificial intelligence (AI) as contests. The most basic version of this frame — metaphorical “races” between rival tech companies or nations, in
The Conversation23d
Heat waves increase wildfire risk – a new study explains how much, and it’s not a small number
When heat waves hit the Western United States, the risk of wildfires quickly rises. The prolonged heat dries out vegetation, but that’s only part of the cause – heat waves also play other roles in spr
Waging Nonviolence23d
The data center backlash that’s uniting America
This article The data center backlash that’s uniting America was originally published by Waging Nonviolence.
Inside Climate News23d
‘We Just Want Clean Water’: Residents Sue a North Carolina County Over Landfill Contamination
This story was published by the Border Belt Independent in collaboration with Inside Climate News.
Mongabay23d
Trump administration repeals rule that allowed bison to graze on public lands
U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration recently repealed the 2024 Public Lands Rule, which established that conservation should have equal priority with industry when it comes to accessing lease
Mongabay23d
Eastern Washington wildfire forces evacuations and destroys homes
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — High winds drove a wildfire into an eastern Washington neighborhood, forcing the evacuation of about 1,500 people and destroying some homes, fire officials said Wednesday. ItR
Dialogue Earth23d
As India gets hotter, clothing adds a layer to caste inequality
Inside the narrow lanes of Shahbad Dairy, a suburb outside north-west Delhi, is a concrete maze of houses packed tightly together. Trees are scarce. A breeze is hardly able to pass through these cramp
Capital B23d
Georgia Republicans Back Away From Redistricting Plan After Outcry
Efforts to begin redrawing Georgia’s voting district maps through a special session of the General Assembly have been canceled.
Federal Reserve23d
Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement
Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement
Federal Reserve23d
Federal Reserve Board and Federal Open Market Committee release economic projections from the June 16-17 FOMC meeting
Federal Reserve Board and Federal Open Market Committee release economic projections from the June 16-17 FOMC meeting
Outlier Media23d
Outlier Media wins major awards from WSU’s Journalism Institute for Media Diversity, SPJ Detroit
Staff received significant local awards including Journalist of the Year and Working in the Spirit of Diversity.
Chalkbeat23d
Samuels turns to local communities for advice on making NYC schools safe, rigorous, and integrated
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Chalkbeat23d
Research on AI tutoring ran into a problem: Most students wouldn’t use it
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The Real News Network23d
‘Gaining consent by promising force’: Late fascism and Gramsci
In Part 2 of a conversation between Mansa Musa (former political prisoner and Black Panther) and Alberto Toscano (professor of critical theory and author of Late Fascism), the two discuss how consent
Next City23d
Inside Atlanta’s Ambitious Plan To End Decades of Taxpayer-Subsidized Displacement
Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens, shown here speaking during an election night watch party after winning reelection in 2025. (Photo by Mike Stewart / AP)
Reason Magazine23d
"The President is Legally Barred from Waiving Iranian Sanctions as Pledged in the Iran [Memorandum of Understanding]"
So argues Prof. Jack Goldsmith (Harvard) in his Executive Functions post. An excerpt:
Reason Magazine23d
New York City Has a History of Public Bathroom Failures. Will This New Plan Flush Away More Tax Dollars?
New York City mayors have attempted to solve the city's public bathroom problem for decades. Now, Mayor Zohran Mamdani is taking his turn.
Reason Magazine23d
Over 100,000 Kids Have Died Due to Greenpeace Blocking Genetically Enhanced Rice, New Calculation Shows
Greenpeace and its activists allies have blocked for more than two decades the adoption of Golden Rice, which is genetically enhanced to produce the vitamin A precursor beta-carotene. The result, acco
Reason Magazine23d
Louisiana Cops Threatened To Arrest a Man for Handing Out Religious Leaflets. They Got Qualified Immunity.
Six years ago, Richard Hershey was distributing religious leaflets on a public sidewalk in a public park surrounding a public arena in Bossier City, Louisiana, when he was accosted by police officers