F.D.A. Plans to Ban Hair Straighteners With Formaldehyde - The New York Times

The products, often marketed to Black women, have been linked to an increased risk of uterine cancer.

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A Look Inside Wildlife Crime Scene Investigators | Science| Smithsonian Magazine

Scientists are using the latest in DNA fingerprinting to combat the multibillion-dollar business of trafficking plants and animals

Journalist casualties in the Israel-Gaza conflict - Committee to Protect Journalists

CPJ is investigating all reports of journalists killed, injured, detained, or missing in the war, including those hurt as hostilities spread to neighboring Lebanon. As of October 17, at least 15 journalists were among the more than 4,000 dead on both sides since the war began on October 7. Journalis..

Pennsylvania rolls out automatic voter registration

Eligible voters getting a new driver’s license or ID card in Pennsylvania will now be automatically registered to vote, starting Tuesday.

African Parks to rewild 2,000 rhinos from controversial breeding program

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Ron DeSantis Announces Plan That Would Turn The US Southern Border Into East Germany

Gov. Ron DeSantis is now pledging to shoot migrants carrying backpacks if they get past Trump's border wall and try to cross into the United States.

Biden administration extends temporary legal status for Ukrainians living in U.S. | PBS NewsHour

The Homeland Security Department says the move is expected to make 166,700 Ukrainians eligible for Temporary Protected Status, up from about 26,000 currently.

Special counsel obtained search warrant for Donald Trump's Twitter account | CNN Politics

The special counsel investigation into Donald Trump secured a search warrant of the former president’s Twitter account, @realDonaldTrump, according to a newly unsealed court filing.

Twitter fined for failing to turn over Trump’s data in Jan. 6 probe - The Washington Post

An unsealed ruling shows that the special counsel investigating Jan. 6 requested the records under seal in January.

Ex-GOP Gov Candidate Calls For ‘Firing Squad’ For Transgender Allies

Robert Foster called for the execution of political foes who support the rights of transgender people by firing squad.

Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for August 06, 2023 - GoComics

View the comic strip for Doonesbury by cartoonist Garry Trudeau created August 06, 2023 available on GoComics.com

Two migrants dead, 30 missing after shipwrecks off Italian coast - BBC News

The Italian coastguard recovered the bodies of a one-year-old baby and a woman from the Ivory Coast.

New species of ancient whale found in Peru may be heaviest animal ever, scientists say | PBS NewsHour

A new species of ancient whale might be the heaviest animal ever found. Scientists reported Wednesday that the creature could challenge the blue whale's title as the heaviest animal to live on Earth.

Michigan prosecutors charge Trump allies with felonies involving voting machine tampering | PBS NewsHour

Prosecutors say those charged worked to illegally take five vote tabulators from various Michigan counties. Some of those accused had argued that local clerks gave them permission to take the machines.

The New Trump Indictment Will Supercharge His War on American Democracy – Mother Jones

Trump was aided and abetted by millions of co-conspirators: the MAGA Republicans who bought his lies and still do.

Fulton County DA says fake Trump electors are incriminating one another | CNN Politics

The Fulton County District Attorney's office said some fake electors for Donald Trump have implicated each other in potential criminal activity and is seeking to disqualify their lawyer, according to a new court filing.

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