Elon Musk’s X is testing an annual fee for unverified accounts (www.cnn.com)
Trump 'does not have the right to say and do exactly what he pleases,' Judge Chutkan says, issuing gag order (www.cnn.com)
A federal judge on Monday issued a gag order on former President Donald Trump, limiting what he can say about special counsel Jack Smith’s federal prosecution into his alleged attempt to subvert in the 2020 presidential election....
Hamas' social media following has skyrocketed since its attack. America is powerless to stop it (www.cnn.com)
New Zealand shifts right as voters punish ruling party (www.cnn.com)
New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins has conceded his Labour party lost Saturday’s election, as voters punished the government and took the country rightwards nine months after his predecessor Jacinda Ardern suddenly resigned....
Oil prices fluctuate as concerns mount over Middle East tensions | CNN Business (www.cnn.com)
FDA plans to propose ban on hair-straightening chemical products linked to health risks (www.cnn.com)
The US Food and Drug Administration is planning to propose a ban on certain hair-straightening products, such as chemical relaxers and pressing products, that have been linked to health risks, according to an entry in the Unified Agenda, which lists actions that administrative agencies plan to issue....
US approves first-ever military aid to Taiwan through program typically used for sovereign nations (www.cnn.com)
The Biden administration has approved funding for the first-ever transfer of US military equipment to Taiwan under a program typically saved for sovereign nations, according to a notification sent to Congress on Tuesday....
X illegally fired worker over return to office protest, US labor agency says (www.cnn.com)
Elon Musk’s social media company, X (formerly known as Twitter), broke the law when it fired one of its employees for “exercising their right to protected concerted activity” following X’s return-to-office mandate, according to a complaint from the National Labor Relations Board....
Man attacked by grizzly bear in Montana to return home after losing his lower jaw, says he's ready for 'round 2' (www.cnn.com)
Rudy Noorlander, who lost part of his jaw in a grizzly bear attack in Montana last month, says he’s looking forward to a special treat as he prepares to leave the hospital....
The military conducted testing in their neighborhood during the Cold War. Now, these former residents are demanding answers - and restitution (www.cnn.com)
In the 1950s and 1960s, the Army sprayed chemicals around the Pruitt-Igoe housing development as part of secret Cold War-era testing. Chester Deanes, left, and Ben Phillips lived in the development and say the chemicals, which the Army maintains were nontoxic, have made people sick.
Israeli official says government cannot confirm babies were beheaded in Hamas attack | CNN (www.cnn.com)
The Israeli government has not confirmed the specific claim that Hamas attackers beheaded babies during the attack on Saturday, contradicting an earlier statement by the Prime Minister’s office. An Israeli official stated that while there have been cases of Hamas militants committing brutal acts, they cannot confirm the...
A Stanford University instructor has been removed from the classroom amid reports they called Jewish students colonizers and downplayed the Holocaust (www.cnn.com)
An instructor at Stanford University has been removed from teaching duties as the school investigates reports that during a discussion on the conflict between Israel and Hamas, the instructor downplayed the Holocaust and singled out students “based on their backgrounds and identities.”...
HHS awards more than $500 million to study Covid-19 vaccine nasal sprays and more (www.cnn.com)
In the future, some Covid-19 vaccines may not be jabs in the arm. They could be a nasal spray or even a patch on the skin. Those are just two examples of the kind of next-generation vaccine technology that federal health officials are hoping to help advance....
NATO: Western militaries running out of ammunition for Ukraine (www.cnn.com)
Israeli airstrike kills Reuters journalist Issam Abdallah in southern Lebanon, wounds 6 others. (www.cnn.com)
Gaza's sole power plant shuts down due to shortage of fuel under Israeli blockade (www.cnn.com)
Names and faces of Harvard students linked to an anti-Israel statement were plastered on mobile billboards and online sites (www.cnn.com)
A billboard truck drove near Harvard’s campus Wednesday displaying the names and photos of Harvard students whose organizations signed a statement blaming solely Israel for the deadly attacks by Hamas....
Blinken says Israeli actions are not retailatory but defensive (www.cnn.com)
Despite rocky rollout, more than 7 million Americans have received updated Covid-19 vaccines, HHS says (www.cnn.com)
This year’s uptake of the updated Covid-19 vaccine appears to be somewhat slower than last year’s, according to data from the US Department of Health and Human Services and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention....
Authorities arrest mother of 3 'Soldiers of Christ' charged for the abuse and murder of South Korean woman, marking seventh arrest in case | CNN (www.cnn.com)
Israel’s history suggests the clock is ticking for Netanyahu after Hamas attack failures (www.cnn.com)
In his more than three decades in politics, Benjamin Netanyahu has accrued almost as many nicknames as he has election wins....
More than 1,000 birds killed in one night after hitting the same Chicago building (www.cnn.com)
In just one night, more than a thousand migrating birds died after crashing into a single building in Chicago, due to what experts say was a deadly combination of migration season, difficult weather, and a lack of “bird-friendly” building measures....
Children found ‘butchered’ in Israeli kibbutz, IDF says, as horror of Hamas’ attacks near border begins to emerge (www.cnn.com)
Bodies of Israeli residents and Palestinian attackers lay outside burned-out homes in the Israeli kibbutz Kfar Aza on Tuesday, days after Hamas launched a large-scale surprise assault on Israel....