Rep. Neil Friske released from jail amid investigation into sexual assault, gun charges (www.freep.com)
This is the sober, clear-eyed proper reporting of the incident. The much more fun-to-read-one is over here....
Charges announced over alleged $120K bribe attempt during pandemic relief fraud trial (abcnews.go.com)
Boebert faces first election Tuesday since switching districts and the vaping scandal (apnews.com)
U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert faces voters in Colorado’s GOP primary election Tuesday after she fled a tough reelection race to run in a more Republican-leaning district, harried along the way by accusations of carpetbagging and still bruised by an embarrassing video....
Man accused of attempted murder in hammer attack over online gaming argument (www.nbcnews.com)
Bolivia coup attempt fails after military assault on presidential palace (www.reuters.com)
Earlier in the day, military units led by General Juan Jose Zuniga, recently stripped of his military command, had gathered in the central Plaza Murillo square, home to the presidential palace and Congress. A Reuters witness saw an armored vehicle ram a door of the presidential palace and soldiers rush in....
Dutch foreign ministry calls in Israeli ambassador over ICC spying claims (www.theguardian.com)
Israel’s ambassador to the Netherlands was asked to “report” to the Dutch foreign affairs ministry to explain allegations of a secret surveillance and espionage campaign by Israeli spy services against the international criminal court, it has emerged....
Biden stung by student loan legal loss days before taking effect (www.newsweek.com)
A Republican-led effort to block one of President Joe Biden’s student loan debt relief programs in court has succeeded just days before it was set to go into effect....
Novo Nordisk to build $4.1 billion North Carolina facility to boost output of Wegovy, Ozempic (www.cnbc.com)
During Trump Interview, Newsmax Runs Disclaimer About 2020 Election Results Being ‘Legal and Final’ (www.mediaite.com)
UAE to legalise abortion in cases of rape and incest in landmark reform (tribune.com.pk)
Women have more rights now in UAE than US?
Coffee recalled nationwide due to risk of fatal food poisoning (thehill.com)
Uber and Lyft are fighting minimum wage laws. But in Minnesota, the drivers won (www.npr.org)
Oklahoma Supreme Court Blocks First US Religious Public Charter School (www.commondreams.org)
Court appears to dismiss Idaho's emergency abortion ban, leaving federal protection in place - SCOTUSblog (www.scotusblog.com)
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Pollution from Ohio train derailment reached 110 million Americans (grist.org)
New York’s Fat Beach Day gives plus-size people a space to be themselves (www.theguardian.com)
Jacob Riis Beach hosts the day of body positivity and fun, in the city at the heart of the fat acceptance movement...
'It's Horrifying': West Virginia Judge Revokes Bond of White Couple Who Reportedly Kept Their Black Adopted Children Locked In Shed In 'Despicable' Conditions with No Water, Lights and Little Food (atlantablackstar.com)
A white couple from rural West Virginia is back behind bars after a judge revoked the initial bond and raised it to $500,000 apiece — more than double the amount they faced last year when police arrested the pair on charges of locking their adopted Black children in a barn and forcing them to work as “slaves.”...
Supreme Court appears poised to allow emergency abortions in Idaho for now: Report (abcnews.go.com)
Protecting just 1.2% of Earth’s land could save most-threatened species, says study (www.theguardian.com)
Study identifies 16,825 sites around the world where prioritising conservation would prevent extinction of thousands of unique species...
Oral ketamine tablets effective for treating depression, new study finds (www.statnews.com)
Trump’s endorsement is starting to show its limits (www.politico.com)
Tuesday was a rough primary night for Donald Trump — and he wasn’t even on the ballot....
Autopsy report rules 12-year-old's death at camp for troubled adolescents a homicide (www.nbcnews.com)
NTSB chair says Norfolk Southern interfered with derailment probe after botching vent-and-burn call (apnews.com)
The head of the National Transportation Safety Board said Tuesday that Norfolk Southern repeatedly tried to interfere with the agency’s investigation into the East Palestine derailment and shape its conclusions about the flawed decision to blow open five tank cars and burn the vinyl chloride inside....