Thursday, the 6th of August
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At the top of the news, Legal aid groups alarmed as Trump administration awards $150M migrant child contract to Texas firm.
Also in the digest... Meta, Whoopi Goldberg, and United States.
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Lead Stories
World
US law enforcement gave false information in case against woman charged in anti-ICE protest
Politics
Memphis Mother Charged With Murder Over Shooting Man Under Daughter's Bed, Teacher Later Says He Had Special Needs
Michael Joseph Simpson
Florida man gets in argument over lobster diving spot. So, he allegedly decides to cut off fellow diver’s oxygen supply
World
Aipac-linked Super Pacs spend millions in California to thwart progressive candidate
Ice
‘It Wasn’t Right.’ Car Wash Workers Cope With Lingering Impacts of SoCal ICE Raids.
World
Snake sightings at Georgia school shuts down entire district
World
US federal judge halts order for Trump to turn over financial records to BBC
Business
FCC scraps limit on local TV ownership in win for media conglomerates
NASCAR
Remembering one of the strangest finishes in NASCAR history at Iowa
World
Leipzig drone bomb was found near Ukrainian plane carrying ammunition, say police
World
Russia accuses France of ‘silencing dissent’ over journalist expulsion
Anthony Fauci
Fauci contempt vote clears key Senate committee in COVID probe; why is he being questioned now?
Politics
Church Treasurer Stole Nearly $150,000 From Minnesota Congregation and Only Repaid $716
World
US Senate panel votes to hold Fauci in contempt of Congress over Covid hearing
Anthony Fauci
Republicans vote to hold Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress as Democrats blast ‘McCarthy-esque’ hearing
World
‘He should resign’: unease in Republican Max Miller’s Ohio district amid domestic abuse allegations
World
Organ Donation Group Accused of Trying To Harvest Organs From Patients Still Showing Signs of Life
World
Senate committee says it has copy of Fauci’s phone as it weighs holding him in contempt
National
New kind of flu shot is on the way as the FDA approves Moderna's mRNA-based vaccine
World
First Thing: Democrats look forward after progressive El-Sayed victory in Michigan
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