After winning a school board seat in a deeply red Texas county, Courtney Gore was shocked by what she found — and didn’t find — in her school district’s curriculum.

The pervasive indoctrination of children she had railed against simply did not exist. propub.li/3UXUKjc

NC Senate votes to ban people from wearing masks in public for health reasons wral.com/story/nc-senat…

The Toronto Public Library and the CN Tower have partnered up to provide free admission to the tower with a library card as a part of a new program.

Starting on Thursday library card holders will be able to use their cards to reserve free passes. trib.al/W3F1TJs

Executives at major food companies say they haven't seen an impact from the boycott, with one supplier noting higher than normal sales so far this month. trib.al/WC1ScQj

There is literally no greater story right now than the NYC-Dublin portal. The flasher who got it shut down was also the woman who went viral in 2020 for licking an airplane toilet seat on TikTok nypost.com/2024/05/15/us-…

Every few years, tech companies invent “the bus” cnbc.com/2024/05/15/ube…

After 17 years.

After five Olympic trials.

At 32 years old it looks like Jeremy Bagshaw has finally made the Canadian Olympic team.

My favourite conversation tonight. About chasing your dreams. And not letting delay be defeat.

The Mirage casino, which ushered in an era of Las Vegas Strip megaresorts in the '90s, is closing apnews.com/article/mirage…

Extremely NYC specific story:

Central Park is introducing new pizza box shaped recycling bins so people can recycle their pizza boxes, in an effort to stem the rat tide

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Sherbourne St. earlier today…. I should have mentioned I watched this same van as I was riding down from afar pull into the bike lane mutiple times. $150 ticket to be served in the mail 📬 #BikeTO #StayOutOfTheBikeLane #Toronto

Got the chance to eulogize the squirrel that knocked out power in downtown Toronto today (I’m naming him Benjamin)

Some B-roll that didn’t make it into the article in the 🧵 below. (CW: dead squirrel)

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I’m learning more about the problems that led to chaos on Line 2 on Monday. The details are concerning. It’s just not acceptable that so many people’s lives are being disrupted by frequent subway delays & shutdowns. I’ll be asking tough questions at tomorrow’s TTC board meeting.

Messi, the dog from the film ‘Anatomy of a Fall,’ walked up and down the Cannes carpet ahead of the opening ceremony. Lines of tuxedo-clad photographers called out 'Messi! Messi' while the border collie strolled past and climbed the stairs to the Palais des Festivals.

St. Louis Police Chief Robert Tracy gets more than 1/3 of his annual pay from an outside foundation of business owners.

Experts say this is unheard of for a U.S. police chief. (It’s far more common for coaches at elite college athletic programs.) propub.li/3JWRUVe

Here’s an idea for better cities: Make owners of big SUVs & pickups pay more for parking permits.

That's what's happening in Montreal, the first North American city to try it.

In Bloomberg CityLab, I explored a novel way to fight back against car bloat. 🧵

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Morehouse College President David Thomas said that he is prepared to shut down Sunday’s commencement exercises rather than have it disrupted before a national audience and with President Joe Biden on the stage. #gapol ajc.com/black-atlanta-…

Free bikes!

Bike Share Toronto is celebrating the start of summer by offering free unlimited 90-minute rides this Friday.

Follow Tangerine to find out more. See you on the cycle tracks 🚲

In a compound for Palestinian evacuees in Doha, residents are not far from the war. Children try to reconnect with their childhood despite physical scars. Their mothers tell Jomana Karadsheh Scott they barely eat or sleep while the rest of their families are sheltering in tents in Gaza.

New Guardian US and Lucy Osborne: Alleged victims of David Copperfield accuse the magician of drugging and fondling them. theguardian.com/us-news/ng-int…

#Mississauga #MiWay transit is about to get a $2.7-million boost in service, including 44 more bus drivers. But the union says it’s still not enough. mississauga.com/news/mississau…