Hundreds of Muslim Americans are imprisoned for long terms from misguided FBI frame-ups that involve paid informants and concocted crimes…--read Nobihah Maqbool’s article here
--San Francisco school board pulls cops off school campuses
--Oakland approves shifts and cuts, reducing police budget by $14 million
--The Guardian reviews police reforms in Camden and Newark, NJ, results are mixed
--in killing of Ahmaud Arbery, father son, and friend who shot video are all indicted
--NY cop who used chokehold in Rockaway 5 days ago is arrested and charged
--in separate incident on the same day, man with bipolar disorder dies after being tased multiple times
--in Michigan juvenile lockup, teen who threw a sandwich dies after being asphyxiated during restraints by staff
--3 Tucson cops resign after video shows they restrained Latino man who died of cardiac arrest; police chief also offers to resign
--with little fanfare, The Dixie Chicks drop “Dixie” from their name
--in fresh, in-depth interview, international human rights lawyer Dan Kovalik talks about “right to protect” rationalization for war
--US government expands the scope of some charges against Julian Assange, read Kevin Gosztola’s report here
--in 7-2 decision, SCOTUS denies habeas corpus appeal by Sri Lankan refugee
--federal court judge blocks deportation of Honduran boy who argues asylum is being denied due to Covid
--our daily Covid-19 report, compiled by Linda Lewis
--new report shows that Hannity viewers on Fox ‘News” were slow to respond to Covid threat
--heat wave in Siberia sets new records
--in Louisiana, anti-plastics activists are overcharged for “terrorizing” exec of plastic polluter
--in Britain, Labour Party leader is sacked after false charge of anti-Semitism
--in saber-rattling move, US destroyer patrols near Venezuela
--Pentagon boss Mark Esper treads fine line after rejecting Trump’s call to put troops on the streets
--at ConsortiumNews, Pepe Escobar offers colorful context and commentary on China-India border dispute
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