NY Post: Governor Cuomo's top aide Melissa DeRosa has resigned

NYT: Roberta Kaplan, the chairwoman of Time’s Up, resigned from the organization after facing criticism for her ties to Gov. Andrew Cuomo and her involvement in an effort to discredit a woman who accused him of sexual harassment

AP: U.S. military to require COVID vaccine for all troops by Sept. 15

KWTX: Austin judge, a Democrat, signs order to block arrests of Dems who refuse to return to Texas Capitol for special session

California Globe: California Secretary of State Devises Audit-Proof ‘Print-Your-Own Ballot From Home’ Program

Voice of America: US military deploying AC130 gunships, MQ9 Reaper drones, B52 bombers, and F18 fighter jets to strike the Taliban and strengthen Afghanistan security forces

In new court filing, DOJ admits they are withholding exculpatory evidence that has not yet been produced to J6 defendants:
"We possess some information that . . . law enforcement authorized [people] to enter the restricted grounds..."

NBC News: 18 percent of migrant families leaving Border Patrol custody tested positive for Covid, document says

BREAKING: GOP Sen. Jerry Moran of Kansas, who is up for reelection and initially endorsed the bipartisan infrastructure framework, just announced his opposition to the final bill and said he plans to vote against it (very good news, hopefully others follow)

Post Millennial: Oregon Governor signs new law allowing students to graduate without proving they can read, write, or do math

NEW: MLB Falsely Smeared Baseball Fan, Claimed he used a racial slur when he asked to take a photo with Rookies mascot named Dinger (ESPN)

Epoch Times: Law Professor with Natural Immunity Sues George Mason University for Vaccine Mandate

AP: Jeffrey Epstein accuser Virginia Giuffre files lawsuit saying Prince Andrew sexually abused her when she was 17

CWB Chicago: Emonte Morgan, 21, has been charged with first-degree murder of Chicago Police Officer Ella French, attempt first-degree murder of her partner, attempt first-degree murder of her second partner, and 2 gun felonies

Daily Mail: Mayor of Laredo, Texas, says busing illegal aliens to other parts of Texas is costing taxpayers $8,000 a day

Vineyard Gazette: Martha’s Vineyard, home of the Obama birthday bash, reports breakout of 48 new cases of Covid-19, 54% of all new cases were among the vaccinated

There has been a +112% increase in COVID cases in the USA. Ranking by state:
1) New Hampshire +310%
2) Wisconsin +259%
3) Vermont +242%
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30) Massachusetts +127%
31) New York +127%
38) California +103%
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45) Florida +84%
Data matters. Relevant data matters more.
Source: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/us/covid-cases.html

PR Newswire: Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, and Michael Bloomberg team up to form a joint venture to drill for about $1.4 trillion worth of rare natural resources for electric car batteries on Greenland's pristine land