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GOP governors bus migrants to blue cities, but many exit in red states

Since April, thousands of migrants have arrived by bus in New York City and Washington, D.C., sent north by Republican governors in Texas and Arizona as a political gambit to blame Democrats for the migrants’ presence in the country.

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Life expectancy in US dropped by nearly 2 years in 2020, CDC says

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Life expectancy in US dropped by nearly 2 years in 2020, CDC says

Life expectancy dropped in 2020 by nearly two years across the United States — mostly due to COVID-19 and drug overdoses, according to new data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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CBS will broadcast NWSL final during prime time

The championship game will be aired nationally in prime time for the first time in the 10-year-old league’s history.

Chicago Sun-Times

Top Chef alum hits out as she’s denied entry into restaurant over her Birkenstocks

Washington DC restaurant Shōtō claimed Birkenstocks were in violation of its ‘no flip flops’ dress code

The Independent UK

Pentagon rejects DC request for National Guard migrant help

The Pentagon has once again denied a request from the District of Columbia seeking National Guard assistance in dealing with thousands of migrants being bused to the city from Texas and Arizona

The Independent UK

Top Chef alum hits out as she’s denied entry into restaurant over her Birkenstocks: ‘Sexist/classist/elitist/racist’

Washington DC restaurant Shōtō claimed Birkenstocks were in violation of its ‘no flip flops’ dress code

The Independent UK

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DC's pioneering 'Baby Bonds' plan aims to narrow wealth gap

A landmark social program is being pioneered in the nation’s capital

The Independent UK

Wife of Navy officer jailed in Japan for killing to pedestrians takes pleas for his release to DC

Navy Lieutenant Ridge Alkonis’s wife, Brittanny Alkonis, relatives and friends rallied outside of the White House for his release

The Independent UK

Plácido Domingo linked to criminal ring in Argentina, prosecutors say

Media in Argentina have broadcast audio recordings of police wiretaps that prosecutors say includes the voice of the famed singer making plans for a sexual encounter arranged by the crime ring.

WEKU

Sole survivor of DC lightning strike that killed three speaks out: ‘I don’t know why I survived’

Amber Escudero-Kontostathis, 28, opened up about her survivor’s guilt as she recovers from injuries

The Independent UK

Tickle fetishists say their kink is no laughing matter

People into tickling are sick and tired of being either ignored or mocked by more "hardcore" BDSM practitioners on TikTok.

Input

Delta cites ongoing crew sick calls driving summer flight cancellations

Delta Air Lines said pilots and flight attendants called out sick in June at a rate 50% higher than June 2019 levels, with the effects of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic straining its operations and contributing to flight cancellations.

Tribune News Service

Federal Court Upholds Washington, DC Regulation Requiring Child Care Workers to Have College Degrees

The decision may be in accordance with Supreme Court precedent. But if so, it underscores that precedent's flaws.

Reason

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Federal Appeals Court Upholds College Degree Requirement for Child Care Staff

Plus: how voters respond to vague criticism, U.S. lawmakers still at war with TikTok, and more...

WEKU

The 'Gun Dude' and a Supreme Court case that changed who can own firearms in the U.S.

An individual right to own a gun for personal protection is an idea deeply ingrained in American culture, but until Dick Heller came along, there was little actual legal framework to back that belief.

Los Angeles Times

A young crypto billionaire's political agenda goes well beyond pandemic preparedness

In May, an eccentric 30-year-old cryptocurrency billionaire named Sam Bankman-Fried made a startling proclamation. In a podcast interview, Bankman-Fried said he would spend as much as $1 billion of his estimated $12.8-billion fortune on American politics by the 2024 election, joining the ranks of megadonors such as George Soros and…

Reason

CDC No Longer Recommends Social Distancing, Masks in Schools Unless Spread Is High

New guidance from the Centers for Disease Control finally acknowledges that the pandemic is over for most people.

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The Independent UK

CDC drops quarantine, screening recommendations for COVID-19

The nation’s top public health agency is relaxing its COVID-19 guidelines and dropping the recommendation that Americans quarantine themselves if they come into close contact with an infected person

Tribune News Service

Scott Fowler: For new Panthers radio announcer Anish Shroff, this is the job of a lifetime

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — When you first turn on a Carolina Panthers radio broadcast this year, you’re going to hear an unfamiliar voice.

The Independent UK

Nick Kyrgios wins Citi Open singles and doubles titles

The 27-year-old dropped just one set in five matches of singles, never had his serve broken and led the tournament with 96 aces

Tribune News Service

DC mayor’s request for federal assistance for influx of migrants sent by Texas is denied

WASHINGTON — The Department of Defense denied D.C. Mayor Murial Bowser’s request for the National Guard to assist in the influx of migrants sent by charter buses from Texas, a day after Gov. Greg Abbott criticized the mayor at the Conservative Political Action Conference.

The Independent UK

Police officer accidentally shot and killed by retired lieutenant during training exercise at DC library

Detectgives investigating how trainer allegedly shot victim with one live round of ammunition

Al Jazeera

Texas and Arizona bus thousands of migrants to US capital

The move by Republican governors protesting Biden’s US border policies has been dismissed by some as ‘political stunt’.

The Texas Tribune

Gov. Greg Abbott says Texas is now busing migrants to New York City

Abbott made the announcement Friday in the state’s latest confrontation with an East Coast city that is steeped in politics.

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