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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

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

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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.

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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

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...

Reason

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.

WEKU

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…

Los Angeles Times

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.

Reason

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

The Independent UK

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.

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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’.

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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.

The Independent UK

Alex Jones bizarrely calls $4.1m Sandy Hook judgment a ‘victory for truth’ as punitive damages loom

First of three trials against conspiracy theorist broadcaster over Sandy Hook lies

WEKU

GOP governors sent buses of migrants to D.C. — with no plan for what came next

For months, governors of Texas and Arizona have been sending charter buses full of migrants to Washington, D.C. Neither the local nor federal government greets them when they arrive.

Reason

An Update on Judge Silberman's Complaint Against A Federal Judge Picking Other Federal Judges

Can an active federal judge serve on a committee with the power to nominate another federal judge over the President's objection? You might think the answer is obviously no, but the D.C. Home Rule Act authorizes just such a process. And Judge Emmitt Sullivan (D.D.C.) chairs that committee. In 2020,…

Reason

NYC and San Francisco Prioritize 'First Doses First' for Monkeypox Vaccine. Why Won't the CDC Do the Same?

The CDC and FDA, when confronted with scarce vaccine supply, refuse to learn from their COVID-19 mistakes.

Salon

Trump pick ousts GOP impeachment voter

Rep. Peter Meijer's defeat comes after the DCCC painted his opponent as being “too conservative for West Michigan"

Evening Standard

Marvel president backs Batgirl directors after Warner Bros scraps film, plus all the internet backlash

The HBO Max movie has been cancelled and everyone’s got something to say about it

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