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But Monday's rollout of the site by Republican Secretary of Editorial Roundup: United States 07/30/2024 07:44pm • Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: July 26 The Washington Post on Biden's SCOTUS reform plan In an Oval Office speech on Wednesday, President Biden announced that he supports reforming the Supreme Court, ���because this is critical to our democracy.��� But how? There ar Florida school board suspends employee who allowed her transgender daughter to play girls volleyball 07/30/2024 07:32pm • PLANTATION, Fla. (AP) ��� A Florida school employee who let her transgender daughter play on her high school���s girls volleyball team is being suspended for 10 days after the district���s board found on Tuesday that she violated state law but said firing her would be too severe. The Broward County Guardians add starting pitcher before deadline, acquire RHP Alex Cobb from Giants for prospects 07/30/2024 07:32pm • CLEVELAND (AP) ��� Sticker shock kept the Guardians from trading for an elite pitcher at the deadline. They opted for an experienced one instead. Priced out of the market for one of the top available starters, the Guardians added much-needed depth to their rotation by acquiring right-hander Alex Cob Yankees acquire relievers Mark Leiter Jr. and Enyel De Los Santos, deal away Caleb Ferguson 07/30/2024 07:05pm • PHILADELPHIA (AP) ��� The New York Yankees didn't make any splashy moves at Tuesday's trade deadline but retooled their bullpen in search of more strikeouts. New York acquired right-handers Mark Leiter Jr. from the Chicago Cubs and Enyel De Los Santos from the San Diego Padres while dealing left-han San Francisco police and street cleaners take aggressive approach to clearing homeless encampments 07/30/2024 06:56pm • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) ��� Police in San Francisco will start clearing out homeless residents living in public areas under new policies announced Tuesday by the office of Mayor London Breed, who has pledged a more aggressive approach to tent encampments following a key U.S. Supreme Court decision. In a Families seek answers after inmates' bodies returned without internal organs 07/30/2024 06:43pm • MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) ��� Agolia Moore was shocked to get a call telling her that her son was found dead in an Alabama prison of a suspected drug overdose. She had spoken to him to earlier that evening and he was doing fine, talking about his hope to move into the prison���s honor dorm, Moore said. Steelers QB Russell Wilson returns to practice at training camp 07/30/2024 06:39pm • LATROBE, Pa. (AP) ��� Russell Wilson stepped up under center, barking out the play call. He took a snap and turned to his left to hand it off to reserve running back Aaron Shampklin, then backpedaled quickly so as to remove himself from the play. It was as nondescript as any 11-on-11 rep over the f Police recruit who lost both legs in 'barbaric hazing ritual' sues Denver, paramedics and officers 07/30/2024 06:33pm • DENVER (AP) ��� A police recruit who had to have both of his legs amputated after losing consciousness and repeatedly collapsing during fight training at Denver���s police academy is suing those who allegedly forced him to continue the ���barbaric hazing ritual��� after paramedics ignored warning si