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Tractor-trailers with no one aboard? The future is near for self-driving trucks on US roads (apnews.com)

Some in State Department don’t believe Israel is using US weapons in accordance with international law, source says | CNN Politics (www.cnn.com)

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Amid college protests and arrests over Gaza, White House says they don't want 'anybody hurt' (abcnews.go.com)

Russian forces capture first American M1A1 Abrams tank in Ukraine | Ukraine - Russia conflict war 2022 | analysis focus army defence military industry army (armyrecognition.com)

US Marshal killed and multiple officers struck by gunfire in active shooting situation in Charlotte, report says (www.independent.co.uk)

Tennessee Passes Bill to Criminalize Abortion Support for Minors: ‘Terror Is the Intent’ (www.jezebel.com)

FCC fines wireless carriers millions for sharing user locations without consent (www.cnn.com)

Florida’s 6-week abortion ban set to take effect this week (www.cnn.com)

A stricter abortion law is set to take effect in Florida on Wednesday — dropping the state’s 15-week ban to a six-week ban — and it will likely affect thousands of people seeking abortion care within the first month alone....

Appeals court says state health-care plans can’t exclude gender-affirming surgery (wapo.st)

Gaetz gets last-minute primary challenger in Florida (thehill.com)

China’s New Aircraft Carrier Pulls Away From Its Pier Ahead Of Sea Trials (www.twz.com)

China’s latest aircraft carrier, the Fujian, appears poised to leave port to begin initial sea trials. The development comes soon after five aircraft mockups appeared on the deck of the flattop, as you can read about here, and a little over three months since we got our best view of the warship in its completed form. Once the...

Police and public capture runaway zebras in Washington state, but one is still missing (www.nbcnews.com)

Columbia University president says negotiations with protesters have stalled, school will not divest from Israel (www.nbcnews.com)

55% of all Americans now say they see Trump’s presidency as a success. (www.cnn.com)

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Affluent Americans are driving US economy and likely delaying need for Fed rate cuts (apnews.com)

Older Americans like Harris are fueling a sustained boost to the U.S. economy. Benefiting from outsize gains in the stock and housing markets over the past several years, they are accounting for a larger share of consumer spending — the principal driver of economic growth — than ever before....

Demonstrations roil US campuses ahead of graduations as protesters spar over Gaza conflict (www.seattletimes.com)

Protests are roiling college campuses across the U.S. as upcoming graduation ceremonies are threatened by disruptive demonstrators, with students and others sparring over Israel’s military offensive in Gaza and its mounting death toll....

Yet another dubious election deadline maneuver, in Florida (wapo.st)

Bird flu has now jumped to cows - and their milk. Could humans be next? (www.sciencefocus.com)

A strain of bird flu known as H5N1 or highly pathogenic avian influenza has made a worrying leap to cattle herds across the US over the past month. This development has sparked “enormous concern” among health experts, including the World Health Organization’s (WHO) chief scientist, who warned of the virus’ “extremely...

Peter Navarro’s get-out-of-jail request is again rejected by the Supreme Court (www.cnn.com)

Leaked U.S. Memos Say Israel May Be Violating International Law In Blocking Gaza Aid (www.huffpost.com)

Though NSM-20 imposes no new legal requirements, it also asks Secretary of State Antony Blinken to report to Congress by May 8 on whether he believes Israel has complied with the assurances....

Young Americans' wealth has soared since the pandemic (www.axios.com)

Jupiter may be the reason why Earth has a moon, new study hints | Live Science (www.livescience.com)

It would appear that the so-called “great instability” event that wreaked chaos among the planets, sending the gas giants careening through space until they settled into the orbits we know today, occurred between 60 and 100 million years after the birth of the solar system. This is the conclusion of some careful scientific...

They’re back: Cohen and Avenatti return to spotlight at Trump trial (www.theguardian.com)

As Donald Trump’s hush-money trial enters its second week, jurors will be asked to focus on the testimony of his former Mr Fixit – the disbarred lawyer Michael Cohen....

Prosecutors seek to jail Miami mom for posting news stories about cop who shot son (www.miamiherald.com)

Calling her “an inherent danger to the community,” prosecutors on Friday asked a Miami judge to throw a 51-year-old mother back into jail for posting news articles on Facebook recounting her arrest on charges of stalking a Miami-Dade police officer who had shot and killed her mentally ill son. Prosecutors say Gamaly Hollis...