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House passes sweeping defense policy bill that includes 5.2% pay raise for members of the military (www.cnn.com)

The House voted Thursday to pass a critical defense policy bill known as the National Defense Authorization Act, which sets the policy agenda and authorizes funding for the Department of Defense annually....

‘Britain is broken.’ Dire poverty could usher in Victorian-era inequality (www.cnn.com)

BP buys $100 million worth of Tesla chargers (www.cnn.com)

BP buys $100 million worth of Tesla chargers::Oil and gas company BP has agreed to purchase $100 million worth of electric vehicles from Tesla. This marks the first time Tesla has ever sold chargers to another company, according to an announcement from BP.

Yelp sues Texas to defend its labeling of crisis pregnancy centers | CNN Business (www.cnn.com)

Yelp sues Texas to defend its labeling of crisis pregnancy centers | CNN Business::Yelp is suing Texas to ensure it can continue to tell users that crisis pregnancy centers listed on its site do not provide abortions or abortion referrals, opening a new front in the fight between states and the tech industry over abortion...

Schumer in talks with McConnell as shutdown fears grow: ‘We may now have to go first’ (www.cnn.com)

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer told CNN that his chamber might have to take matters in its own hands and push through a must-pass bill to fund the government amid deep divisions in the House and a looming shutdown by next weekend....

Little Rock schools will allow African American class to count for graduation, in break from Arkansas state officials (www.cnn.com)

In a sharp break from Arkansas education officials, the Little Rock School District said in a news release it will offer AP African American Studies for credit.

Playing football may increase risk of Parkinson’s disease, study suggests (www.cnn.com)

Using data from a large online survey sponsored by the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research, researchers found that participants who had a history of playing organized tackle football were 61% more likely to report a Parkinson’s disease diagnosis or parkinsonism, an umbrella term for symptoms like tremors and...

At least 39 dead after blast rips through political gathering in Pakistan | CNN (www.cnn.com)

Biden administration’s new protections for LGBTQ+ students blocked in 6 more states (www.cnn.com)

The Biden administration cannot enforce new protections for LGBTQ+ students in Ohio, Virginia and four other states, a federal judge ruled Monday, becoming the latest court to rebuff efforts to expand the scope of a decades-old law that prohibits sex-based discrimination....

Blinken expresses frustration at changes to Gaza ceasefire deal requested by Hamas (www.cnn.com)

Two far-right Israeli ministers threaten to topple the government if it accepts Biden peace plan (www.cnn.com)

Dupont is splitting into 3 organizations. (www.cnn.com)

Israel shuts down live camera facing Gaza under its restrictive new law (www.cnn.com)

Helicopter carrying Iran’s president suffers a ‘hard landing,’ state TV says without further details (www.cnn.com)

A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi suffered a “hard landing” on Sunday, Iranian state television reported, without immediately elaborating....

Routine jobs raise the risk of cognitive decline by 66% and dementia by 37%, study says (www.cnn.com)

Russian airstrikes destroy Kyiv’s largest power plant (www.cnn.com)

Russia destroyed the largest power-generating plant in Ukraine’s Kyiv region in a missile attack on Thursday, as President Volodomyr Zelensky accused the West of “turning a blind eye” to his country’s need for more air defenses....

US preparing for significant Iran attack on US or Israeli assets in the region as soon as next week (www.cnn.com)

Italian island overrun by goats is offering them free to anyone who can catch them (www.cnn.com)

Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun to step down in wake of ongoing safety problems (www.cnn.com)

In major shakeup of Boeing’s leadership, CEO Dave Calhoun said Monday he intends to leave the beleaguered company by the end of the year. The company’s chairman and head of the commercial airplane unit are also leaving....

NBC hires former RNC chair Ronna McDaniel, who has demonized the press and refused to acknowledge Biden was fairly elected (www.cnn.com)

Biden administration discussing using Guantanamo Bay to process possible influx of Haitian migrants (www.cnn.com)

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Passenger on Boeing flight that suddenly dropped says pilot told him he lost control after instrument failure (www.cnn.com)

The pilot of a terrifying flight from Australia to New Zealand told those on board he temporarily lost control of his Boeing 787 after one of its instruments failed, a passenger said Monday, as authorities investigate what caused a sudden drop that threw travelers around the cabin, injuring dozens....

Israel claims a tunnel ran through this Gaza cemetery it destroyed. A visit to the site raised more questions than answers | CNN (www.cnn.com)

A spokesman for the Israeli military said they would provide video of the tunnel shaft in the enormous hole, but never did....

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