Michigan State

Columbus, OH

The Independent

 Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel discussed Kamala Harris’ record defending the rights of LGBTQ+ Americans — and channeled the movie star and gun rights activist Charlton Heston to deliver a message to Republicans who are trying to take away those rights.Nessel, the state’s first openly gay attorney general, took the stage at the third night of the DNC on Wednesday to tout Harris’ record protecting same sex marriage when she was attorney general in California.“In 2011, she refused to defend California’s ban on same sex marriage. She refused to argue that some families should have fewer rights than other...

Michigan AG delivers message to Supreme Court: ‘You can pry this wedding band from my cold, dead, gay hand!’

The Guardian

Election-denying Matthew DePerno withdraws from race and ex-chair Kristina Karamo escorted out as division boils

Michigan’s Republican convention removes chair amid party tensions

South Carolina State

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Florida State

Akeena

Recent data from the U.S. Census Bureau reveals a significant trend: Florida is experiencing a substantial outflow of residents. According to the latest figures, over 275,000 individuals left Florida for other states in 2022.

Florida Sees Surge in Departures as Hundreds of Thousands Move Out

Wisconsin State

The Associated Press

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A federal judge has rejected Republican legislators’ calls to give counselors at Wisconsin’s troubled youth prison more leeway in controlling and punishing inmates after a counselor was killed during a fight at the facility this summer. U.S. District Judge James Peterson sent a...

Judge rejects GOP call to give Wisconsin youth prison counselors more freedom to punish inmates

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Total Apex Sports & Entertainment

Virgo season will progress well on August 27. Three struggling zodiac signs will tap Gemini’s immense energy which will help them end their grief. The Half Moon will test their resolve to heal and desire to continue facing hardships. Still, Gemini’s healing vibe will inspire them to end their hardships and change existing circumstances.

3 Zodiac Signs Whose Hardships End on August 27, 2024

TheDailyBeast

The Supreme Court has blocked the Biden administration’s new rules on gender discrimination in education to allow a battle over transgender teens’ rights to play out. The move stops a federal blockade on so-called “bathroom bans,” which prevent transgender students using facilities— including changing rooms and bathrooms—which align with their gender identity. The court ruled 5-4 to put the entire 1577-page rule on how to enforce Title IX—which bans discrimination by gender in education—on ice while lower courts consider the transgender rights measures. Justice Neil Gorsuch, a Trump appointee, split from the conservative block to unsuccessfully vote with liberals for...

Supreme Court Blocks Biden Administration’s Bid to End Bathroom Bans

Texas State

Missouri State

CJ Coombs

When I learned the brown tarantula is also native to Missouri, I gasped, and when I say I'm not too fond of spiders of any genus is an understatement. It's psychological. They have too many legs.

It's mating season for the Texas brown tarantula also known as the Missouri tarantula

POLITICO

In a 5-4 ruling, the justices kept in place lower court rulings preventing the Title IX rule from being implemented.

Supreme Court declines to lift blocks on Biden administration’s education anti-discrimination rule

The Lens

This year’s area of low oxygen in the Gulf of Mexico is larger than average, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced on Thursday. The “dead zone” is approximately 6,705 square miles , as measured last week. Within NOAA’s 38 years of measuring the dead zone, this year’s assessment marks the 12th-largest area of low to no oxygen, which can kill fish and marine life.

Gulf ‘dead zone’ larger than average, larger than expected for 2024, scientists announce

Denver, CO

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David Heitz

More dangerous substances are entering the Denver drug supply, Harm Reduction Action Center warned in a newsletter this week. “The Iron Law of Prohibition posits that as law enforcement becomes more intense, the potency of prohibited substances increases,” HRAC Executive Director Lisa Raville wrote in the newsletter. That is exactly what is happening, she said.

Dangerous substances entering Denver drug supply

Salem, OH

Northern Kentucky Tribune

Every day, 8-year-old Emma sits in a small garden outside her grandmother’s home in Salem, Ohio, writing letters to her mom and sometimes singing songs her mother used to sing to her.

Thousands of parents die of overdoses; advocates say their kids need more help

Chicago, IL

NewsNinja

Some people have had a flattering experience of being well-over 21 and being carded at a local bar or restaurant. But one woman was more confused than thrilled when it happened at her local Target.

'I have to ask': Target shopper gets stopped by security guard at entrance. She is puzzled as to why

Georgia State

Daily Coffee Press

According to officials with the Southern District of Georgia, two recently unsealed federal indictments have charged 23 defendants in a series of broad conspiracies involving the use of drones to smuggle methamphetamine, marijuana, and cell phones into state prisons in Georgia.

23 Defendants Charged in Federal Indictments for Drone-Smuggling Drug Operation in Georgia

Colorado State

A bill quietly introduced this spring in the Colorado legislature to decriminalize the possession of drug paraphernalia obtained by harm reductionists has become law. As low-key as the legislation was introduced, the bill was signed into law without fanfare June 6. It garnered little to no media attention.

Colorado legalizes needles, pipes for meth and crack if obtained by harm reduction group

New York City, NY

Sometimes, people are curious as to who invented the “divide and rule” strategy. I feel that Indians created it centuries ago through its caste system. In that system, the so-called lowest of the low, are untouchables who are also called Dalits and who do menial jobs from generation to generation. It is sad to see that one of the three ancient civilizations in the world continues that system.

When ‘India Day Parade’ in New York Refused to Let Me Display a Banner Denouncing Caste Discrimination

Kentucky State

Secretary of State Michael Adams announced that participation in Kentucky’s Safe at Home Program has increased by 460 percent in the first year since the General Assembly expanded the program at his request.

Kentucky’s safe at home program sees 460 percent participation increase in first year

Arizona State

The Hill

An informational pamphlet for Arizona voters about a constitutional amendment to create a right to abortion can use the words “unborn human being” to describe a fetus, the state Supreme Court ruled Wednesday. The justices ruled the language was impartial, reversing a lower court’s decision and siding with...

Arizona Supreme Court allows ‘unborn human being’ language for abortion amendment voter pamphlet

Massachusetts State

Dianna Carney

Sandy Paws Rescue Inc., a foster-based rescue in Massachusetts, recently introduced Juney, an inspiring dog who has been through so much in his short life and is now looking for a forever home. Juney's story is one of remarkable resilience and the unwavering spirit of a dog who has overcome unimaginable adversity.

Meet The Sweet Dog Who Survived a Machete Attack Now Looking For Love

NewsBreak

Michigan Governor Whitmer Proclaims August 26 as Women's Equality Day Amid Legislative Efforts to Empower Women

Reflecting on a century's struggle for gender equality, Governor Gretchen Whitmer appointed August 26 as Women's Equality Day, marking the passage of 104 years since the...

Michigan Governor Whitmer Proclaims August 26 as Women's Equality Day Amid Legislative Efforts to Empower Women

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