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Appointment of Muslim judge in tiny Mississippi town brings social media attacks
No court reporter? Record the hearing, California Supreme Court rules
Mississippi Today analyzes the growing list of 2027 candidates for governor
What Candidates Have Planned for Virginia’s Coast Could Decide a Key Congressional Race
US Senate Committee Advances Bill Exempting Montana Coal Company From Environmental Standards
Surrogate asks Texas court to let her seek medical care on the baby she’s carrying, AG Paxton says
Head Start could soon be overhauled. Here’s exactly what would change.
Poindexter Ascendant
How Many More Jason Ardays Are There?
Today in Supreme Court History: August 11, 1942
Texas fights court ruling requiring that defendants get quicker access to psychiatric hospitals
Here’s how to find information about data centers in Texas
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Maternity care deserts make up nearly half of Mississippi counties, March of Dimes says
The War on Drugs Has Come to the Maternity Ward
Amid Measles Outbreak, Trump Signs Order Furthering Anti-Vaccine Movement
How to talk to your kids about body image — without toxicity
RFK Jr. Wants More FDA Oversight of Food Ingredients. It Could End Up Costing $210 Million.
After Cyclospora Outbreak, Local Black Farms See Rise in Support
Floods can leave communities facing higher overdose deaths for years
Brickbat: Stop Asking Questions
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Marshand Crisler, former interim Hinds County sheriff, is released from prison and put on house arrest
Mexican seasonal employees at Battle Fish farm in Tunica County allege labor abuses
Study: Medicare for All Would Save 114k Lives Yearly — And Save $1T in Costs
Think Tank Battling Progressive Policies Gets Funding From Insurance Industry
Federal Immigration Policy Takes Center Stage in Minnesota’s Primary Elections
Federal Court Dismisses Youth Climate Lawsuit Challenging Trump Executive Orders
DOJ Expands Executive Privilege to Include Trump’s Talks With Private Citizens
White House Reportedly Lobbied to Keep Accused Abuser Rep. Max Miller in Race
ICE Stationed Undercover Agent Outside of Ilhan Omar Town Hall Meeting, She Says
As Foodborne Illnesses Surge, People Turn to Local Farms for Certainty
New Poll Shows Strong Support for Proportional Representation Among Americans
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On ivory, follow the trafficking networks and not the headlines (commentary)
Cambodia’s banned sand trade with Singapore appears to be back
Meet the Indigenous women restoring Kenya’s Mau Forest — and reshaping gender roles
Iceland to deport antiwhaling protest ship’s crew after they interfered with whale hunt
As Singapore culls ‘nuisance’ birds, rapid urbanization continues to fuel an avian boom
Brazil’s wild cats face multiple diseases due to habitat fragmentation
What conservation looks like from the outside: A conversation with Adam Falk after his first year as CEO of WCS
New ropeways aim to save wildlife in Bangladesh’s fragmented habitats
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NPR13d
In South Carolina, GOP Voters decide who they want to replace the late Sen. Lindsey Graham
Sen. Darline Graham, who is serving out the remainder of her brother's term, faces a crowded field of candidates to replace him on the ballot as the Republican nominee for U.S. Senate in November.
The Center Square13d
California lawmakers review 2023 law to make affordable housing easier
(The Center Square) – A law passed in 2023 that sought to consolidate applications for California’s affordable housing developers received scrutiny from lawmakers on Tuesday, who looked at how effecti
The Real News Network13d
Trump doesn’t rule out ‘national security emergency for elections’ floated by far-right host
This story originally appeared in Common Dreams on Aug. 11, 2026. It is shared here under a Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0) license.
The Center Square13d
Treasury issues guidance for employer-sponsored contributions to Trump Accounts
(The Center Square) – Employers now have guidance from the Treasury Department on how to contribute to ‘Trump Accounts’ for their employees’ children, and the department says more than 50 companies ha
Waging Nonviolence13d
Why bravery and heartbreak are essential to organizing
This article Why bravery and heartbreak are essential to organizing was originally published by Waging Nonviolence.
Democracy Now!13d
Bryan Stevenson on the "Enduring Evil of Slavery" and Trump's Attempt to Rewrite History
We spend the hour with civil rights lawyer Bryan Stevenson, founder and executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative. In 2018, the organization opened the Legacy Museum in Montgomery, Alabama, t
Democracy Now!13d
Headlines for August 11, 2026
More Than 160 People Dead After a 7.4 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes ColombiaNOAA: July Was the Hottest Month Ever Documented in the U.S.More Than a Million People Evacuated as Typhoon Dolphin Makes Lan
UN News13d
After post-pandemic improvement, youth unemployment is rising again
Frustrated by skyrocketing youth unemployment, among other issues, tens of thousands of Gen Z activists took to the streets of Nepal last year, demanding a stake in the country’s economic growth. The
Reason Magazine13d
"In Its 870 Paragraphs, 269 Pages, and 63 Causes of Action," the Complaint
From Brown v. Florida Bar, decided today by Judge Anne Leigh Gaylord Moe (M.D. Fla.) (the case I posted about yesterday, see No Pseudonymity for Autistic Ex-Judge-Candidate, Alleging Failure to Accomm
Reason Magazine13d
How Flock Camera Defenders Are Missing the Point
In this segment of Free Media, Senior Editor Robby Soave and Daily Caller Editor in Chief Amber Duke tear apart The Free Press' viral video defending Flock cameras. Soave and Duke explain what the vid
Reason Magazine13d
The Trump Administration's Secret YIMBY Grant Proposal
Happy Tuesday, and welcome to another edition of Rent Free. This week's stories include:
Reason Magazine13d
Free Speech Unmuted: Can AI Libel You? The Robby Starbuck Case
For past Free Speech Unmuted episodes, see:
The Conversation13d
Flesh-eating bacteria are devouring limbs in warming waters worldwide − here’s how to protect yourself
Flesh-eating bacteria sounds like the premise of a bad horror movie, but it’s a growing – and potentially fatal – threat to people in the U.S. and beyond.
The Conversation13d
Wildfires can leave surviving homes and their water unsafe – safety tips for residents as they return
When fire evacuation orders are lifted and residents start returning to burned neighborhoods, many people assume “cleared to return” means “safe.” It rarely does.
The Conversation13d
A little-remembered Gilded Age millionaire helped make milk safe for American kids through his ‘retail giving’
The 1844 edition of the widely used schoolbook written by William H. McGuffey, “Newly Revised Eclectic Fourth Reader,” includes a dialogue about the difference between “true and false philanthropy”:
CDC Newsroom13d
HHS Secretary Kennedy's Remarks Honoring David Rose - August 7, 2026
Secretary Kennedy honors Officer David Rose's courage, sacrifice, and service at the CDC.
Inside Climate News13d
Neighbors Live in Fear After Pipeline Leak in ‘Unleashing American Energy’ Era
UPPER MAKEFIELD TOWNSHIP, Pa.— As their children ran in circles at the street corner on a clear morning, parents of Mount Eyre Manor kept watch, especially mindful of the white pickup trucks that begi
Inside Climate News13d
As Climate-Fueled Extreme Weather Spikes, Loneliness Can Be Life-Threatening
Amid heat waves, wildfire smoke warnings and sudden storms over the last few months, officials around the world have urged people to follow a fairly straightforward method for keeping safe: stay insid
Dialogue Earth13d
Theatre review: Hot Mess
What better time to see a musical about the climate crisis than during a heatwave?
Mongabay13d
Forest fires likely to continue to burn twice as much without ‘serious action’ on climate change
Elizabeth Goldman is a co-director of Global Nature Watch, previously known as Global Forest Watch, a database measuring forest loss that’s frequently cited in Mongabay reporting. She joins this week’
Texas Tribune13d
Texas cuts child care subsidy program. Here’s what that means.
Children work on letter puzzles at Kid's Castle Family Daycare and Preschool in Pflugerville on Monday, Feb. 28, 2022.
Investigate Midwest13d
Illinois farmers saw nation’s biggest jump in seasonal planting diesel costs, analysis finds
Diesel prices have remained elevated beyond the spring planting season, with farmers now approaching the fuel-intensive fall harvest. In the Midwest, on-highway diesel averaged $5.26 per gallon during
CalMatters13d
California Supreme Court says cities can’t add extra hurdles to tax refunds
The California Supreme Court ruled that cities can’t make taxpayers complete extra procedures, handing Marathon Petroleum a win in its tax battle with Carson.
Chalkbeat13d
Firms linked to 2 men convicted of public corruption have gotten campaign business from JB Pritzker and the CTU
This story was originally published by the Illinois Answers Project.
Chalkbeat13d
Memphis schools budget earns approval after more than a month of delay
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Chalkbeat13d
Free backpacks, supplies, haircuts: Newark groups host back-to-school giveaways
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Chalkbeat13d
Chicago Board of Elections rules on final challenges to school board candidacies
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Global Voices13d
The bleak picture of how Indigenous youth are treated in Australia’s justice system
Young Indigenous people continue to be ‘locked up at alarming rates and for alarming amounts of time’
Reason Magazine13d
Klein and Thompson's Abudance Shows Abundant Lack of Introspection
Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson's Abundance was one of the most talked about policy books of 2025. In broad strokes, the book makes the case for "a liberalism that builds" and thus becomes the basis for
Reason Magazine13d
New In SCOTUSBlog: The court should hold oral argument outside of the capital
My latest installment on SCOTUSBlog urges the Justices to get out of the beltway, and hold oral argument across the fruited plane.
Reason Magazine13d
I Say No To SubStack, And Chief Justice Roberts Says Yes
This morning I received an unusual email in my inbox. The subject line was "Chief Justice Roberts publishes essay on William Howard Taft for In Pursuit." For sure, I thought someone was pranking me. B