Nigerians protest over high cost of living | Africanews (www.africanews.com)
First federal gender-based hate crime trial starts in South Carolina over trans woman's killing (apnews.com)
The first federal trial over a hate crime based on gender identity is set to begin Tuesday in South Carolina, where a man faces charges that he killed a Black transgender woman and then fled to New York....
CNN reporter: Biden camp focusing on ‘crazy shit that Trump says’ (thehill.com)
A CNN reporter used profane language during a live report Tuesday about President Biden’s campaign strategy as his campaign looks ahead to a potential general election showdown with former President Trump....
FBI investigates after letter with white powder sent to House Speaker Johnson's Louisiana church (apnews.com)
Federal and state authorities are investigating suspicious mail containing a white powder that was received by a north Louisiana church attended by House Speaker Mike Johnson....
Capital One to acquire Discover Financial Services in $35.3 billion all-stock deal (www.cnbc.com)
US unions target the housing affordability crisis as their ‘biggest issue’ (www.theguardian.com)
Organized labor across the country is now setting its sights on housing costs as rents and mortgages continue to soar...
Russia adds Republican senator Lindsey Graham to ‘terrorists and extremists’ list (www.theguardian.com)
South Carolina lawmaker is one of more than 12,000 individuals on list kept by Russia’s state financial monitoring agency...
Report finds most Americans do not support partisan violence (phys.org)
Ron DeSantis condemned as Florida removes sociology as core college class (www.theguardian.com)
Board of education replaces course at 12 public universities with own US history curriculum, in latest ‘anti-woke’ attack...
Alexei Navalny's body to be held for two weeks for 'chemical analysis', family told | BBC (www.bbc.com)
Oklahoma closer to passing a law that creates a database of everyone who has an abortion - International Monitor (intlmonitor.com)
Estonia thwarts ‘shadow war’ attack, Prime Minister Kaja Kallas tells CNN | CNN (edition.cnn.com)
Car insurance prices surge (www.newsweek.com)
Car insurance rates are surging as Americans struggle to pay for basic necessities and ongoing debt....
Pakistan election: PMLN and PPP reach agreement on coalition government - BBC (www.bbc.com)
Biden announces proposal to replace all lead water service lines in US within 10 years (abcnews.go.com)
The Biden administration has announced a proposal to “strengthen its Lead and Copper Rule that would require water systems to replace lead service lines within 10 years,” the White House said in a statement on Thursday....
Yemen’s Houthis claim attacks on Israeli, US ships | AlJazeera (www.aljazeera.com)
Australia unveils plan for largest navy buildup since World War II | CNN (edition.cnn.com)
Cougar attacks five mountain bikers on a trail in Washington state (www.npr.org)
A group of five cyclists were riding on a trail in Fall City, Wash., when they were attacked by at least one cougar this past weekend.
A gunman killed and injured protesters at a BLM march. Why did police blame the victims? (www.theguardian.com)
Two years after an attacker shot five volunteers before a Black Lives Matter march in Portland, Oregon, killing a 60-year-old woman and leaving one of her young friends paralyzed, a new visual investigation of the attack reveals that the assailant tried to provoke a stand-your-ground situation, daring three women to fight him,...
Russia-Ukraine latest: X suspends Navalny wife's account - as Moscow puts brother on wanted list (news.sky.com)
The widow of Alexei Navalny, Yulia Navalnaya, has had her X account suspended. Meanwhile, his brother has been put on Moscow wanted list's. Listen to a Daily podcast special on Russian opposition in the wake of Navalny's death as you scroll.
Near-record winds over the Northeast push passenger planes to speeds over 800 mph (wamu.org)
Strong high-altitude winds over the Mid-Atlantic sped up sky traffic on Saturday night, getting passengers on at least two commercial planes to their destinations early, after both aircraft hit supersonic speeds topping 800 mph....
Frozen embryos are ‘children,’ Alabama Supreme Court rules in couples’ wrongful death suits (www.al.com)
The state's highest court reversed a judge's dismissal of the case involving embryos destroyed by a wandering Mobile hospital patient.
Far-right extremism is thriving in rural areas. Here's what it looks like in Upstate NY (www.northcountrypublicradio.org)
Archived at web.archive.org/…/far-right-extremism-is-thriving…
Wisconsin Picks New Legislative Maps That Would End Years of GOP Gerrymandering (www.propublica.org)
Under legal pressure to address Wisconsin’s “Swiss cheese” and oddly shaped districts, the Legislature approved redrawn maps that promise to create a new dynamic in a state known for its pivotal role in national politics....
Baby in Missouri dies after mother mistakenly puts her in oven for nap (www.theguardian.com)
