Three men charged with preparing terrorist act in Leeds (www.ft.com)
Prosecutors allege the accused had discussed a plan to target an Islamic education centre in the city in northern England
Firefighters needed so much water that a Minnesota town's people were asked to go without (apnews.com)
Firefighters needed so much water to battle a huge grain elevator blaze that they had to ask the whole town to go without — even canceling school to conserve the water supply, officials said....
Oklahoma banned trans students from bathrooms. Now a bullied student is dead (www.independent.co.uk)
Suspect in Georgia nursing student's murder is accused of "disfiguring her skull," court documents say (www.cbsnews.com)
The suspect in the killing of a nursing student on the University of Georgia campus used an object as a weapon in the crime and is also accused of “disfiguring her skull,” according to newly filed arrest affidavits....
Supreme Court casts doubt on GOP-led states' efforts to regulate social media platforms (apnews.com)
The Supreme Court cast doubt Monday on state laws that could affect how Facebook, TikTok, X, YouTube and other social media platforms regulate content posted by their users. The cases are among several this term in which the justices could set standards for free speech in the digital age....
Idaho lawmakers move to protect IVF as backlash grows against Alabama decision (www.aol.com)
Idaho lawmakers from both parties are moving to protect in vitro fertilization procedures in the state after an Alabama court ruled earlier this month that embryos produced through IVF should be treated legally as children, McClatchy and the Idaho Statesman have learned....
Zurich Just Paid Its Workers Double in $200 Million Bank Glitch - BNN Bloomberg (www.bnnbloomberg.ca)
Supreme Court weighs free speech challenges to GOP-backed social media restrictions (www.nbcnews.com)
Laws enacted in Texas and Florida would restrict social media companies’ ability to decide what user content they wish to publish....
Eye ointments sold nationwide recalled due to infection risk (www.cbsnews.com)
Bassem Youssef tells Arab-Americans: Abandon Biden over Gaza (www.newarab.com)
This ballot measure would restore Roe. Abortion rights groups are attacking it. (www.vox.com)
South Dakota organizers want to repeal their total ban....
Tuition will be free at a New York City medical school thanks to a $1 billion gift (www.npr.org)
Students in their fourth year at Einstein, located in the Bronx in New York City, will be reimbursed for the spring 2024 semester, and beginning in August, tuition will be free “in perpetuity,” the school said Monday.
500 businesses could stop destruction of tropical forests. They are failing (www.independent.co.uk)
Man in Air Force uniform set himself on fire in front of Israeli embassy (taskandpurpose.com)
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Everything in the garden of elections is not lovely, after years of electoral democracy, citizens are witness to attempts to subvert the electoral process (www.thehindu.com)
Mexico City may be just months away from running of out water (www.cnn.com)
Supreme Court justices express free speech concerns about GOP-backed social media laws (www.nbcnews.com)
Laws enacted in Texas and Florida would restrict social media companies’ ability to decide what user content they wish to publish....
Brooklyn preacher goes on trial for fraud charges prosecutors say fueled lavish lifestyle (www.independent.co.uk)
A Brooklyn preacher who prosecutors say looted a parishioner’s retirement savings and tried to extort a businessman to fuel his lavish lifestyle is set to go on trial in Manhattan federal court...
The Spy War: How the CIA Secretly Helps Ukraine Fight Putin (news.yahoo.com)
After Nonbinary Student’s Death, Schools Chief Defends Strict Gender Policies (www.nytimes.com)
Columbia Scolds Students for “Unsanctioned” Gaza Rally Where They Were Attacked With Chemicals (theintercept.com)
Texas’s San Antonio airport will get a 420lb autonomous security robot (www.theguardian.com)
After 2-year-old girl shoots self, man becomes first person charged under Michigan's gun storage law (apnews.com)
A Michigan man whose 2-year-old daughter shot herself in the head with his revolver last week pleaded not guilty after becoming the first person charged under the state’s new law requiring safe storage of guns....
First responders in a Texas town are struggling to cope with the trauma of recovering bodies from the Rio Grande (www.nbcnews.com)
After a record-breaking year of migrant crossings, Eagle Pass is applying for a grant to help pay for therapy and other mental health services....
‘Disinformation on steroids’: is the US prepared for AI’s influence on the election? (www.theguardian.com)
Robocalls of President Biden already confused primary voters in New Hampshire – but measures to curb the technology could be too little too late...
