elections Presidential fundraising scorecard: who's raising the most and who is most beholden to the ultra-wealthy and corporations? Cory Doctorow

texas A prison in Texas accidentally drained the entire water supply of a nearby town Thom Dunn

the desantis ick factor Ron DeSantis further crumbles as he (again) slashes his campaign staff, losing one-third Carla Sinclair

gardening Things I have done right, and wrong, in the garden this year Jason Weisberger

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crime Owner of Jekyll and Hyde theme restaurant faces up to 30 years in prison for using COVID relief money to buy Nantucket home Ruben Bolling

politics Gavin Newsom accuses Ron DeSantis of kidnapping migrants: "You small, pathetic man…" Carla Sinclair

ev Route 66, America's historic highway, to be rehabbed Rusty Blazenhoff

mississippi Come for the pickles, stay for the agricultural history lesson Jennifer Sandlin

twitter Musk's attempt to monetize Twitter has failed Jason Weisberger

Republicans Most of Marjorie Taylor Greene's donors come from out of state Jason Weisberger

amazon The Bezos biopic is as boring as the man who inspired it Greg Nussen

trump "Country Trumpkin" imagines country music hits from the former president Elías Villoro

facebook Disney shuts down its "Metaverse" division Rob Beschizza

books In LA this weekend? Come to the California International Antiquarian Book Fair Mark Frauenfelder

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crime Fraudsters stole $45.6 billion in pandemic assistance Rob Beschizza

Matt Damon Crypto.com fighting to get $10.5M mistaken refund back Jason Weisberger