Eco warriors and politics

• U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders rallies for minimum wage hike in Nashville (TN Lookout)
• Federal judge overturns Tennessee’s ban on drag shows (TN Lookout)
• State taps private law firm for Campbell public records challenge (TN Lookout)
• New TNJ edition alert: Redistricting case update, special session wrangling, AG-approved drag shows (TN Journal)
• Stockard on the Stump: House speaker avoids questions on Cothren claims (TN Lookout)
• U.S. Senate sends Biden debt limit legislation ahead of Monday default deadline (TN Lookout)
• Second lawsuit seeks to block state law aimed at Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway (TN Lookout)
• U.S. Senate votes to block student loan relief, White House will veto (TN Lookout)
• Sumner County Commission poised to scrap county human resources department (TN Lookout)
• 5 Tennessee Republicans vote against debt ceiling deal in U.S. House (TN Journal)
• Two events to celebrate Tennessee Statehood Day (TN Journal)
• Cothren says records would show he consulted for Sexton on speaker’s bid in 2019 (TN Journal)
• New TNJ edition alert: Intimidation allegations in public corruption case, parents fret about retention law (TN Journal)
• Lee sending 100 Tennessee National Guard members to border with Mexico (TN Journal)
• 3rd grade retention: Find your school district scores here (TN Journal)
• Tenn. sets new record for business registrations, renewals (TN Journal)

Science and stuff

• A ‘vampire einstein’ tile outdoes mathematicians’ latest feat (Science News Daily)
• Weird black holes may hold secrets of the early universe (Science News Daily)
• Coral reefs host millions of bacteria, revealing Earth’s hidden biodiversity (Science News Daily)
• Measurements of a key radioactive decay nudge a nuclear clock closer to reality (Science News Daily)
• These ants build tall nest hills to help show the way home (Science News Daily)
• How a new Lyme vaccine for mice may protect people (Science News Daily)
• Quantum computers braided ‘anyons,’ long-sought quasiparticles with memory (Science News Daily)
• With tools from Silicon Valley, Quinton Smith builds lab-made organs (Science News Daily)
• Charting a course for the future of Science News (Science News Daily)
• Readers ask about AI ethics, monkey tool use and more (Science News Daily)

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