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Trump’s use of the National Guard sets up a legal clash testing presidential power. Trump envisages a country where armed soldiers patrol U.S. streets.
Pritzker digs in against Trump abuse of National Guard; warns of 2026 Trump scheme. (Video)
Federal prosecutor resists pressure from Trump to charge Letitia James. The prosecutor, Elizabeth Yusi, reportedly does not believe there is probable cause to file charges against the New York attorney general.
House of South Carolina judge criticized by Trump administration burns down. Last month, Goodstein temporarily blocked the state’s election commission from releasing its voter files to the Department of Justice.
US Supreme Court rejects Ghislaine Maxwell appeal in Epstein case.
Trump non-committal about Ghislaine Maxwell pardon, says he ‘will speak to the DOJ’. Trump said hip-hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs also asked for a pardon.
Supreme Court tells Laura Loomer, Trump’s “loyalty enforcer”, to shut up already. The Court refused to hear the far-right commentator’s censorship case.
Psychiatrists call for RFK Jr. to be replaced as health secretary. Two psychiatry organizations have released statements saying that the actions of the leader of the Department of Health and Human Services have increased stigma, instilled fear and hurt access to mental health and addiction care.
America saw ‘essentially no job growth’ last month, warns Moody’s, and any roles added were in three wealthy states.
Renewables overtake coal as world’s biggest source of electricity. Electricity demand is growing around the world but the growth in solar and wind was so strong it met 100% of the extra electricity demand, even helping drive a slight decline in coal and gas use.
USDA warns that Hello Fresh meals may contain listeria-tainted spinach.
Florida firefighter accused of throwing over 100 tampons into ex’s yard.
Unhinged racist Florida HOA Karen tries to sue 5-year-old black kid for touching a tree.
Late Night:
Keep scrolling down. Lots of interesting stuff in On This Day, Birthdays, and Deaths.
Quote of the Day:
I know everything will work out in the end, but just once, couldn’t something work out in the beginning?
--Rose Auerbach
Today’s holidays:
Bathtub Day, International Trigeminal Neuralgia Awareness Day, National Chocolate Covered Pretzel Day, National Flower Day, National Forgiveness & Happiness Day, National Frappé Day, National Fruit at Work Day, National Inner Beauty Day, National LED Light Day, National Propane Day, Team Margot Stem Cell and Bone Marrow Registration Day, You Matter to Me Day, World Cotton Day, and World Day for Decent Work.
Astronomy Picture of the Day from NASA.
On This Day:
2023 – Hamas and several other Palestinian militant groups launched an attack into Israel, initiating the Gaza war and the larger Middle Eastern crisis.
2008 – Asteroid 2008 TC3 impacted the Earth over Sudan, the first time an asteroid impact was detected prior to its entry into Earth’s atmosphere.
2008 – Music, podcast, and video streaming service Spotify was launched.
2003 – Arnold Schwarzenegger was elected Governor of California.
2001 – The U.S. invasion of Afghanistan began with an air assault and covert operations on the ground, starting the longest war in American history.
1998 – Matthew Shepard, a gay student at the University of Wyoming, was found tied to a fence after being savagely beaten by two young adults in Laramie, Wyoming. He died five days later.
1996 – Fox News Channel began broadcasting.
1993 – The flood of ‘93 ended at St. Louis, Missouri, 103 days after it began, as the Mississippi River fell below flood stage
1985 – Four men from the Palestine Liberation Front hijacked the MS Achille Lauro off the coast of Egypt.
1985 – Lynette Woodard became the first female Harlem Globetrotters player.
1983 –“Never Say Never Again,” which brought back Sean Connery as 007 for the last time, opened in U.S. theaters. (Video)
1982 –The musical “Cats” opened at the Winter Garden Theatre on Broadway, and ran for nearly 18 years. (Video)
1971 – The film “The French Connection” was released. (Video)
1964 – The Beatles appeared on an episode of “Shindig!” on ABC. (Video)
1963 – President Kennedy signed the ratification of the Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty.
1959 – The Soviet probe Luna 3 transmitted the first-ever photographs of the far side of the Moon.
1958 – The U.S. crewed space-flight project was renamed to Project Mercury.
1957 – “How to Marry a Millionaire,” the first movie to become a TV sitcom, premiered. (Video)
1955 – Poet Allen Ginsberg read “Howl” for the first time.
1952 – First “Bandstand” broadcast in Philadelphia on WFIL-TV.
1949 – East Germany was created.
1919 – KLM, the flag carrier of the Netherlands, was founded. It is the oldest airline still operating under its original name.
1916 – Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland University 222–0 in the most lopsided college football game in American history.
1913 – Ford Motor Company introduced the first moving vehicle assembly line.
(For comprehensive lists of the day’s historical events, check here, here, and here.)
Some Birthdays:
1975 – Tim Minchin, English-Australian comedian, actor, and singer (Video)
1967 – Toni Braxton, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress (Video)
1964 – Dan Savage, American LGBT rights activist, journalist and television producer
1959 – Simon Cowell, English businessman and record producer
1955 – Yo-Yo Ma, French-American cellist and educator (Video)
1952 – Vladimir Putin, Russian colonel and politician, 4th President of Russia
1951 – John Mellencamp, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (Video)
1943 – Oliver North, American colonel, journalist, and author
1942 – Joy Behar, American talk show host, comedian and television personality
1931 – Desmond Tutu, South African archbishop and activist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2021) (Video-Tutu on Peabody award winning episode of The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson.)
1927 – Al Martino, American singer and actor (died 2009) (Video)
1917 – June Allyson, American actress (died 2006)
1911 – Vaughn Monroe, American singer, trumpet player, and bandleader (died 1973)
1905 – Andy Devine, American actor (died 1977)
1900 – Heinrich Himmler, German commander and politician (died 1945)
1897 – Elijah Muhammad, American religious leader (died 1975)
1885 – Niels Bohr, Danish physicist and philosopher, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1962)
(A more complete list of today’s birthdays.)
Some Deaths:
2024 – Cissy Houston, American singer (born 1933)
2005 – Charles Rocket, American actor and comedian (born 1949)
2001 – Herblock, American cartoonist and author (born 1909)
1991 – Leo Durocher, American baseball player and manager (born 1905)
1990 – Grim Natwick, American animator of Betty Boop (born 1890)
1959 – Mario Lanza, American tenor and actor (born 1921)
1956 – Clarence Birdseye, American businessman, founded Birds Eye (born 1886)
1950 – Willis Haviland Carrier, American engineer, inventor of modern air conditioning (born 1876)
1894 – Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr., American physician, author, and poet (born 1809)
1849 – Edgar Allan Poe, American short story writer, poet, and critic (born 1809)
(A more complete list of today’s deaths.)
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