Fourth person killed by agents from Trump’s Memphis anticrime taskforce Federal agents killed a man at a Memphis motel on Wednesday morning in a Drug Enforcement Administration operation with the Memphis Safe Task Force, the fourth officer-involved death since the anticrime initiative began in September.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/08/memphis-federal-anticrime-agents-kill-manKentucky Governor Demands Health Update on Mitch McConnellMr. McConnell, 84, has been in the hospital since June 14, when medics were called to his Washington address to respond to a report of an unconscious individual. A worker later informed his supervisor over emergency radio that CPR was “in progress.” Mr. McConnell’s staff members have not disclosed what prompted his hospitalization or what treatment he is receiving. On Tuesday, several Republicans said they had spoken to Mr. McConnell for about 20 minutes each.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/08/us/beshear-mcconnell-kentucky-health.htmlhttps://archive.ph/gRc5FFelony charges brought against 47 animal rights activists after Ridglan Farms raidIn the detailed, 47-page complaint, prosecutors outline the alleged individual roles that activists played, from cutting fences at the facility to driving vans to assist in the scheme, to carrying dogs out to posting about the day’s events on social media.
https://www.wpr.org/news/ridglan-farms-animal-rights-activists-raid-dane-county-felony-chargesFord Falsely Accuses Diabetic Worker of Stealing Cookie, Then Fires HimKurt Kromm, 60, worked at Ford’s Kentucky Truck Plant in Louisville, Kentucky for 11 years, Shifting Gears reported. Kromm told the publication that he noticed his blood sugar had dropped at around 3:30am during a 12-hour shift on 9 May and so decided to buy a Grandma’s chocolate chip cookie, which cost $1.95 (£1.47).
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