2025.07.17
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lsandersonVance Boelter — the man accused of killing late DFL Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband and wounding another lawmaker and his wife — plans to plead not guilty to the charges according to his attorney, WCCO TV reports. Via MinnPost.
Boelter, 57, is due in federal court for his arraignment on Sept. 12 under an order issued late Tuesday, hours after a grand jury indicted him on six counts of murder, stalking and firearms violations. The murder charges could carry the federal death penalty. Via MinnPost.
https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/vance-boelter-plea-federal-trial-lawmakers-shootings/
Trump supporters burn Maga hats after he dismisses Epstein files furor as ‘hoax’
Mike Pence is latest prominent figure to call for release of files on sex offender once close to president
Joseph Gedeon in Washington
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/17/trump-jeffrey-epstein-republicans-maga
Maurene Comey: prosecutor in Jeffrey Epstein case fired by DoJ
There was no specific reason given for her termination from the US attorney’s office in the southern district of New York
Cecilia Nowell and agencies
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/16/maurene-comey-fired-sources
How Trump’s anti-immigrant policies could collapse the US food industry - visualized
The president is threatening to deport essential farm workers, grocery clerks and food delivery drivers. But without them, shelves could go empty and prices could soar
Rita Liu and Nina Lakhani
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jul/17/how-many-immigrants-food-industry-workers
Republicans wanted fewer abortions and more births. They are getting the opposite
Judith Levine
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jul/17/republicans-abortions-dobbs-births
Rodent wars: US city where ground squirrels outnumber people fights back
Residents of Minot, North Dakota, exasperated by proliferation of furry foot-long neighbors
Associated Press
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/17/ground-squirrels-minot-north-dakota
‘It feels cool to be a cog in change’: how doughnut economics is reshaping a Swedish town
A casual mention of Kate Raworth’s theory has grown into the basis for decision making in Tomelilla
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jul/17/doughnut-economics-tomelilla-sweden-decision-making-town-planning
Even Neanderthals had distinct preferences when it came to making dinner, study suggests
Analysis of bones from two caves shows prehistoric people butchered the same animals in different ways
Nicola Davis Science correspondent
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/jul/17/even-neanderthals-had-distinct-preferences-when-it-came-to-making-dinner-study-suggests
‘Time to get excited!’ Why Stranger Things could be back to its best for its final episodes ever
The Netflix show’s last season just dropped a trailer full of heavy metal, demons, tornados and flamethrowers. And even better – it might have rediscovered its devastatingly emotional core
Stuart Heritage
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2025/jul/17/time-to-get-excited-why-stranger-things-could-be-back-to-its-best-for-its-final-episodes-ever
‘He told us to just tell the truth’ – behind a revealing Billy Joel documentary
In HBO’s five-hour portrait, the chart-dominating singer-songwriter gives unusual insight into his career with support from his A-list friends and collaborators
Jesse Hassenger
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/jul/17/billy-joel-documentary-hbo
Connie Francis was a trailblazing pop star haunted by tragedy
Bob Stanley
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/jul/17/connie-francis-dead-pop-star-legacy
Boelter, 57, is due in federal court for his arraignment on Sept. 12 under an order issued late Tuesday, hours after a grand jury indicted him on six counts of murder, stalking and firearms violations. The murder charges could carry the federal death penalty. Via MinnPost.
https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/vance-boelter-plea-federal-trial-lawmakers-shootings/
Trump supporters burn Maga hats after he dismisses Epstein files furor as ‘hoax’
Mike Pence is latest prominent figure to call for release of files on sex offender once close to president
Joseph Gedeon in Washington
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/17/trump-jeffrey-epstein-republicans-maga
Maurene Comey: prosecutor in Jeffrey Epstein case fired by DoJ
There was no specific reason given for her termination from the US attorney’s office in the southern district of New York
Cecilia Nowell and agencies
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/16/maurene-comey-fired-sources
How Trump’s anti-immigrant policies could collapse the US food industry - visualized
The president is threatening to deport essential farm workers, grocery clerks and food delivery drivers. But without them, shelves could go empty and prices could soar
Rita Liu and Nina Lakhani
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jul/17/how-many-immigrants-food-industry-workers
Republicans wanted fewer abortions and more births. They are getting the opposite
Judith Levine
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jul/17/republicans-abortions-dobbs-births
Rodent wars: US city where ground squirrels outnumber people fights back
Residents of Minot, North Dakota, exasperated by proliferation of furry foot-long neighbors
Associated Press
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/17/ground-squirrels-minot-north-dakota
‘It feels cool to be a cog in change’: how doughnut economics is reshaping a Swedish town
A casual mention of Kate Raworth’s theory has grown into the basis for decision making in Tomelilla
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jul/17/doughnut-economics-tomelilla-sweden-decision-making-town-planning
Even Neanderthals had distinct preferences when it came to making dinner, study suggests
Analysis of bones from two caves shows prehistoric people butchered the same animals in different ways
Nicola Davis Science correspondent
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/jul/17/even-neanderthals-had-distinct-preferences-when-it-came-to-making-dinner-study-suggests
‘Time to get excited!’ Why Stranger Things could be back to its best for its final episodes ever
The Netflix show’s last season just dropped a trailer full of heavy metal, demons, tornados and flamethrowers. And even better – it might have rediscovered its devastatingly emotional core
Stuart Heritage
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2025/jul/17/time-to-get-excited-why-stranger-things-could-be-back-to-its-best-for-its-final-episodes-ever
‘He told us to just tell the truth’ – behind a revealing Billy Joel documentary
In HBO’s five-hour portrait, the chart-dominating singer-songwriter gives unusual insight into his career with support from his A-list friends and collaborators
Jesse Hassenger
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/jul/17/billy-joel-documentary-hbo
Connie Francis was a trailblazing pop star haunted by tragedy
Bob Stanley
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/jul/17/connie-francis-dead-pop-star-legacy
