Rare, flesh-eating bacteria has killed 5 in Tampa Bay area since January (www.wfla.com)
Five people are confirmed dead in the Tampa Bay area due to a rare, flesh-eating bacteria in the waters....
Rail whistleblowers fired for voicing safety concerns despite efforts to end practice of retaliation (apnews.com)
Marijuana and hallucinogen use, binge drinking reached record highs in middle-aged adults, survey finds (www.cnn.com)
Last year, more middle-aged adults were binge drinking, using marijuana or consuming hallucinogens than ever before, according to a new report. Cannabis use surged among young adults under 30, alongside historic rates of vaping, as well.
Brazil Found the Last Survivors of an Amazon Tribe. Now What? (www.nytimes.com)
There was virtually nothing but rainforest for miles, and then the government agents spotted it: a makeshift shelter, the fire still smoldering. There were two sets of footprints, two machetes and two spots for hammocks....
Georgia police investigating online threats to Trump grand jury (www.the-independent.com)
‘Transformative’ blood test can identify cause of fever in children in an hour (www.itv.com)
Seven killed, 90 wounded in Russian missile strike on Ukrainian city of Chernihiv (www.reuters.com)
Australian ex-priest has prison sentence extended to 40 years for molesting 72nd child victim (apnews.com)
An Australian ex-priest convicted of sexually abusing children had another 12 months added to his 39-year prison sentence on Tuesday for molesting a 72nd victim.
Hurricane Hilary threatens ‘catastrophic and life-threatening’ flooding in Mexico and California (apnews.com)
Hurricane Hilary headed for Mexico’s Baja California Saturday as the U.S, National Hurricane Center predicted “catastrophic and life-threatening flooding” for the peninsula and for the southwestern United States, where it is forecast to make land as a tropical storm on Sunday.
West Kelowna declares state of emergency and issues evacuation orders as wildfires spread (youtu.be)
West Kelowna declares state of emergency and issues evacuation orders as wildfires spread...
Police who fatally shot a pregnant woman are sued by her family in Colorado (apnews.com)
Destinee Thompson was supposed to be on her way to lunch with her stepmother in August 2021 when Colorado police, mistaking her for a robbery suspect, fatally shot the pregnant mother as she fled in her minivan.
Georgia school board fires teacher for reading a book to students about gender identity (apnews.com)
A Georgia school board voted along party lines Thursday to fire a teacher after officials said she improperly read a book on gender fluidity to her fifth grade class.
Masculine Policy: The GOP’s Plan To Outlaw ‘Porn’ And Suspend The First Amendment (www.techdirt.com)
Federal judges rule against provisions of GOP-backed voting laws in Georgia and Texas (apnews.com)
Federal judges in Georgia and Texas have ruled against key provisions of two controversial election laws passed two years ago as the Republican Party sought to tighten voting rules after former President Donald Trump’s loss in the 2020 presidential contest....
Hurricane Hilary Could Create a New Lake in Desert (www.newsweek.com)
Americans will likely run out of excess pandemic savings this quarter: study (thehill.com)
Americans will likely deplete the rest of the excess savings they accumulated during the pandemic this quarter, according to a new study from the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco....
Hurricane Hilary could dump over a year's worth of rain on parts of the Southwest (www.cnn.com)
The young Honduran drowned in Greg Abbott’s Texas had a name: Norlan Bayardo Herrera (www.inquirer.com)
We need to name the refugees needlessly killed by Texas' cruel border demagoguery.
Board votes to change Concord High School's mascot to be more inclusive (abc7news.com)
The cost to change the mascot is estimated to be around $200,000.
Space race 2.0: Russia, India, China and the U.S. are heading for the lunar south pole (www.nbcnews.com)
Uncrewed Russian and Indian spacecraft could land in the area next week, while the U.S. is trying to land astronauts there by 2025.
Belarus would use nuclear weapons in the event of 'aggression,' Lukashenko says | CNN (www.cnn.com)
62% of Student Loan Borrowers Say They're Likely to Boycott Repayments (www.commondreams.org)
Air Force awards a start-up company $235 million to build an example of a sleek new plane (apnews.com)
The U.S. Air Force will invest $235 million to help a start-up manufacturer build a jet with a blended-wing body that officials say could provide greater range and efficiency for military tankers and cargo planes and perhaps eventually be used to carry airline passengers.
New Covid vaccines are on the way as 'Eris' variant rises (www.reuters.com)
EV battery imports face scrutiny under US law on Chinese forced labor (www.reuters.com)
Mercedes-Benz USA (MBGn.DE), Volkswagen (VOWG_p.DE), Denso (6902.T), Continental AG (CONG.DE) and ZF Friedrichshafen AG (ZFF.UL) - said they had not had products detained under UFLPA....
