Amazon jettisoning dozens of house brands to avoid antitrust scrutiny, including 27 out of 30 house clothing brands.

"The Federal Trade Commission has been investigating Amazon over a number of its practices, and is preparing an antitrust lawsuit against the company. Amazon’s representatives are scheduled to meet with FTC commissioners next week as part of a formality often called “last rites” before the FTC drops its lawsuit next month."

https://www.wsj.com/articles/amazon-cuts-dozens-of-house-brands-as-it-battles-costs-regulators-3f6ad56d

NPR #news: DOJ asks judge to issue protective order after Trump posts apparent threat of revenge | https://www.npr.org/2023/08/05/1192336975/doj-asks-judge-issue-protective-order-after-trump-post

More than 90 percent of the children infected in last year’s measles outbreak in Ohio were unvaccinated, per the CDC

hmmmm🤔 wonder why?

https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/4137752-94-percent-of-children-in-ohio-measles-outbreak-were-unvaccinated-cdc/

Early voting in Ohio is exceptionally heavy for a midsummer special election as voters decide a Republican-pushed measure that would make it much harder to pass constitutional protections for abortion rights.

https://apnews.com/article/abortion-ohio-constitutional-amendments-voters-turnout-election-65381bfc596ab5e34c830f67cef05fc2

Flori-duh, of course...

https://www.sciencealert.com/leprosy-appears-to-be-on-the-rise-in-florida

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"most creative photos of people posing next to statues, as shared on the @statuewithfun and @lnsanereality Twitter accounts"

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NPR #news: 5 things to know about the latest charges against Donald Trump | https://www.npr.org/2023/08/02/1191507967/trump-charges-indictment-jan-6-probe

TV/Web #news : 29 inches of rain was Beijing's heaviest rainfall in at
least 140 years |
https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/29-inches-rain-saturday-wednesday-beijings-heaviest-rainfall-101938444

TV/Web #news : "Straight out of the authoritarian playbook": Hate speech
watchdog sued by Musk's X hits back |
https://www.salon.com/2023/08/02/straight-out-of-the-authoritarian-playbook-hate-speech-watchdog-sued-by-musks-x-hits-back_partner/

TV/Web #news : ‘Presidents are not kings’: Judge assigned to new Trump case
has a history with him |
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/08/02/trump-judge-tanya-chutkan-00109342

Odd #news: NRA Awards Scholarship To Toddler Who Shot Entire
Family |
https://www.theonion.com/nra-awards-scholarship-to-toddler-who-shot-entire-famil-1850692414

TV/Web #news : Scientists warn deep sea mining could be an environmental
disaster as regulation negotiations stall |
https://www.salon.com/2023/08/02/scientists-warn-deep-sea-mining-could-be-an-environmental-disaster-as-regulation-negotiations-stall/