Born in the USA
Latinos are excited about Harris, but she has work to do to win the crucial voting bloc, experts say
Latino voters and leaders say they are enthusiastic about Kamala Harris as the Democratic presidential nominee, but for her to win their crucial support, they want to know where she stands on issues like the economy, immigration and education.
AP News
I’ve Been To Over 20 Homeschool Conferences. The Things I’ve Witnessed At Them Shocked Me.
“I am 20 minutes into the presentation when a woman interrupts me. ‘When are you going to talk about God in all of this?’ she asks.”
Huffpost
Sonya Massey’s death: How race, police and mental health collided in America’s heartland
Experts say Massey’s death reflects a longstanding reality in many police departments: A shoot-first mentality when it comes to interactions with the Black community.
USA Today
The CDC Is Finally Recommending Pain Management For Excruciatingly Painful IUD Insertions
Doctors and nurses ignoring women’s pain is nothing new, and if you know anything about the bloody history of obstetrics and gynecology, you’ll know that it’s steeped not only in misogyny but anti-Blackness as well. It seems that it took people literally recording their shrieks of pain to get the medical establishment to finally start paying attention.
Futurism
Text messages reveal police conversations following the Uvalde school shooting
More than two years after the deadly massacre at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, the city on Saturday released bodycam and dashcam videos, audio recordings of 911 calls and radio communication, documents and text messages related to the shooting.
CNN
Everyone agrees there’s a homeless crisis in the US. Plans to address it vary among mayor candidates
“You can truly change the reputation of San Francisco from a place that today people believe they can come to our city, pitch a tent and stay as long as they want, to a city where — if that is the lifestyle they’re choosing — they look elsewhere,” said Mark Farrell, perhaps the most conservative of the challengers.
AP News
Water scarcity in Texas reservoirs are not only due to Mexico’s lack of deliveries, data shows
Drought conditions and lower inflows from the U.S. side of the river have also impacted water levels at both the Amistad and Falcon International reservoirs
The Latin Times
Trump’s Crucial Power Has Been Neutralized
If you’re compiling a list of the head-spinning, gob-smacking, I’ve-never-seen-this-before events of the 2024 campaign, here’s one more potentially decisive factor to add: A sitting vice president has become the “change” candidate.
Politico
Tim Walz demonstrates his fierce support for IVF at a rally with touching personal story
At a campaign rally in Philadelphia, vice presidential candidate and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz spoke to a roaring crowd about his personal experiences with in-vitro fertilization (IVF), a fertility treatment that many Republicans are scrambling to support in fear of losing voters.
LGBTQ Nation
Homophobic GOP Candidate Roasted After She Loses Primary—And It Wasn’t Even Close
Valentina Gomez, a GOP candidate and known homophobe vying to be the next Secretary of State of Missouri who was once roasted for telling people not to be “weak and gay,” was mocked online after her homophobic rhetoric backfired and cost her the primary.
And it wasn’t even close—Gomez received 47,931 votes, amounting to just 7.5% of all those who voted in Missouri’s GOP primary election. State Senator Denny Hoskins was declared the winner, winning 24.4% of the vote.
Comic Sands
America’s Oldest And Largest Latino Civil Rights Organization Endorses Kamala Harris For President
In an unprecedented move since its establishment in 1929, the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), the nation’s oldest and largest Latino civil rights organization, has officially endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris for President of the United States.
Shine My Crown
Republicans For Harris Gains Traction With Notable GOP Supporters
Just days into her campaign, Vice President Kamala Harris (D) has gained significant backing from a surprising place – Republicans for Harris.
The Harris campaign revealed that they had more than two dozen endorsements from the GOP. These endorsements include governors, Congress members and former administration for former President Donald Trump.
UPolitics
President Biden speaks on the stakes of the 2024 election, and on his place in history
In his first interview since withdrawing from his re-election bid last month, President Biden told “CBS Sunday Morning” that he made his decision, in part, so that the Democratic Party could fully concentrate on what he believes is an urgent task at hand: preventing former President Donald Trump from regaining the White House.
CBS News
Vance says ‘nothing wrong’ with Trump ‘complimenting’ leaders like Xi, Putin
Republican vice presidential candidate Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) brushed off concerns about former President Trump’s praise for world leaders such as Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin, arguing there is “nothing wrong” with such remarks.
The Hill
US colleges are cutting majors and slashing programs after years of putting it off
The cuts mean more than just savings, or even job losses. Often, they create turmoil for students who chose a campus because of certain degree programs and then wrote checks or signed up for student loans.
AP News
Roam Around the World
Rwanda’s President Kagame sworn in to extend lengthy tenure
Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame was sworn into office on Sunday for a five-year term, after a landslide win in last month’s election extended his near quarter century in office.
Reuters
Fleeing Russians tell of panic after Ukraine’s invasion of Kursk region
Strategic push into Russian territory is a blow to morale, with tens of thousands of people rushing to escape advance.
The Telegraph
World must confront Maduro’s ‘campaign of terror’, Venezuelan opposition leader says
World must confront Maduro’s ‘campaign of terror’, Venezuelan opposition leader says
The Guardian
Argentina shuts down anti-discrimination agency months after rightwing president elected
The agency helped address claims of anti-LGBTQ+ discrimination and push for pro-LGBTQ+ legislation.
LGBTQ Nation
Far-right Israeli lawmaker defends violent settler attack on Palestinian family
A far-right Israeli member of Knesset defended the attack, saying the Palestinian family could have been spies.
The New Arab
Germany’s Scholz warns Netanyahu against spiral of violence
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Sunday expressed concern about the danger of a regional war in the Middle East during a telephone call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, a government spokesman said in Berlin.
dpa International
Ukraine president acknowledges military incursion into Russia as fighting continues
In his night video address, Zelenskyy said he discussed the ongoing incursion “to push the war onto the aggressor’s territory” with top Ukrainian commander Oleksandr Syrskyi.
CBS News
