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Norfolk Southern, victims reach $600M settlement for 2023 East Palestine train derailment (www.usatoday.com)

Turkey imposes export restrictions on Israel until Gaza ceasefire (www.reuters.com)

Turkey restricted exports of a wide range of products to Israel on Tuesday until a ceasefire is declared in Gaza, in Ankara’s first significant measure against Israel after six months of war....

EPA seeks to cut “Cancer Alley” pollutants (arstechnica.com)

Unauthorized ACA plan switches drive call for action against rogue agents (www.npr.org)

Peter Higgs, who predicted the existence of the Higgs Boson, has died at 94 (mailings.ed.ac.uk)

German art museum fires worker for hanging his own painting in gallery (www.theguardian.com)

The 51-year-old man had smuggled his work into the display at Munich’s Pinakothek der Moderne “in the hope of achieving his artistic breakthrough”, the German newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung reported, citing police sources.

A crucial report Wednesday is expected to show little progress against inflation (www.cnbc.com)

Bloomberg: Republican Senators Poised to Kill $78 Billion Tax-Cut Deal (www.bloomberg.com)

I’m so confused as to what Republicans stand for that is legit and can be worked into a compromise....

Saying prosecutors should focus on Antifa, judge frees white supremacist in beating (www.usatoday.com)

In his sentencing memo Thursday, U.S. District Judge Cormac J. Carney made it clear why he was letting Tyler Laube off lightly....

‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Director Fesses Up To Unplanned Cameo In Episode 502 (trekmovie.com)

Surveillance as a Service: The Global Impact of Israeli “Defense” Technologies on Privacy and Human Rights | Tor Project (blog.torproject.org)

Motorola confirms April 16 event for Edge 50 series announcement (m.gsmarena.com)

Iran says Israeli presence in the UAE is a threat. (www.middleeastmonitor.com)

Yellen Junks 200 Years of Economics to Block China Clean Tech (www.bloomberg.com)

Magnets are switching up the keyboard game with an additional keystroke setting (techcrunch.com)

These keyboards rely on magnets and springs and activate by sensing changes in the magnetic field. Popularized by Dutch keyboard startup Wooting, these switches rely on the Hall Effect and have actually been around since the 1960s....

U.S. sends Ukraine seized Iranian-made weapons (wapo.st)

The Pentagon has provided Ukraine with thousands of Iranian-made weapons seized before they could reach Houthi militants in Yemen, U.S. officials said Tuesday. It’s the Biden administration’s latest infusion of emergency military support for Kyiv while a multibillion-dollar aid package remains stalled in the Republican-led...

China Installed More Solar Panels Last Year Than the U.S. Has in Total (www.ecowatch.com)

China Installed More Solar Panels Last Year Than the U.S. Has in Total::China installed more new solar capacity last year than the total amount ever installed in any other country.

The Catfish Scandal Rocking an Illinois School Board (www.thedailybeast.com)

Michigan school shooter's parents sentenced to at least 10 years in prison (apnews.com)

NOTE: article updated....

Will China flood globe with EVs, green tech? What's behind latest US-China trade fight (mainichi.jp)

China has sharply ramped up its production of cheap electric vehicles, solar panels, and batteries just as the Biden administration has pushed through legislation supporting many of those same industries in the United States. ⠀...

After CPAP Recall, Philips Must Institute New Safeguards in Agreement With U.S. Justice Department (www.propublica.org)

Migrant Farmworker who survived mass shooting at Northern California mushroom farm sues company and owner (apnews.com)

Pedro Romero Perez, 24, was in the shipping container that served as his and his brother’s home at California Terra Gardens in Half Moon Bay when authorities say Chunli Zhao barged in and opened fire, killing his brother Jose Romero Perez and shooting him five times, including once in the face....