In Florida’s Hot Political Climate, Some Faculty Have Had Enough (www.nytimes.com)
Liberal-leaning professors are leaving coveted jobs with tenure. And there are signs that recruiting scholars has become harder....
Hamas Held Some Female Hostages Fearing They Would Tell Public With What Really Happened, US Official Suggests (themessenger.com)
Supreme Court tackles Sackler family liability protections in opioid settlement (www.nbcnews.com)
Companies say they're closing in on nuclear fusion as an energy source. Will it work? (www.npr.org)
For decades, government scientists have toiled away trying to make nuclear fusion work. Will commercial companies sprint to the finish?
Purdue Pharma bankruptcy plan that shields Sackler family faces Supreme Court review (www.cbsnews.com)
Long before Purdue Pharma filed for bankruptcy, before the series’ “Dopesick” and “Painkiller” brought the Sackler family and devastation of the opioid crisis into Americans’ living rooms, and before her son died of a drug overdose at the age of 33, Ellen Isaacs was sounding the alarm about the opioid epidemic....
Man plotted 'mass casualty' attack at Cybertruck event attended by Elon Musk in Texas, officials say (www.nbcnews.com)
COVID-19 now increasing again, especially in Midwest and Mid-Atlantic, CDC says (www.cbsnews.com)
Several key COVID-19 trends that authorities track are now accelerating around the country, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Friday. It’s the first major nationwide uptick in the spread of the virus seen in months....
South Korea conducts 3rd solid-fuel space rocket test (www.aa.com.tr)
Large part of U.S. Osprey that crashed in Japan reportedly found with 5 more crew members' bodies inside (www.cbsnews.com)
Switzerland's Banque Pictet admits hiding billions from US tax authorities (www.reuters.com)
According to prosecutors, U.S. taxpayers with Pictet accounts in Switzerland and elsewhere evaded about $50.6 million in taxes between 2008 and 2014. As part of the agreement, Banque Pictet agreed to pay $122.9 million to the U.S. Treasury....
Former chair of Ohio utility regulator surrenders in $60 million bribery scheme linked to energy bill (www.pbs.org)
Ohio’s former top utility regulator surrendered Monday in connection with a $60 million bribery scheme related to a legislative bailout for two Ohio nuclear power plants that has already resulted in a 20-year prison sentence for a former state House speaker....
Over £280,000 raised for Deliveroo hero who stopped Dublin child knife attack (www.independent.co.uk)
The father-of-two said he ‘didn’t have time to be afraid’
Samuel Paty: Six French teenagers on trial over teacher's murder (www.bbc.com)
The suspects are accused of inciting the murder and pointing out the teacher to the killer.
Why is the US ramping up production of plutonium ‘pits’ for nuclear weapons? (www.theguardian.com)
Former US ambassador to Bolivia arrested for acting as foreign agent for Cuba for 40 years, DOJ says (abcnews.go.com)
Federal prosecutors say as early as 1981 and continuing to present day, former U.S. Ambassador to Bolivia Manuel Rocha secretly supported Cuba and its intelligence services by serving as an agent for the communist government against the U.S....
Undercover in Saudi Arabia’s secretive program to keep the world burning oil (climate-reporting.org)
Saudi Arabia publicly claims to support the Paris climate change agreement, which aims to limit global temperature increases to 1.5C or 2C – requiring an almost total transformation of the way in which the world produces and consumes energy. The Crown Prince [Mohammed bin Salman], also known as MBS, has said that the Kingdom...
US Osprey aircraft crashes off coast of Japan with eight on board | CNN (www.cnn.com)
'Burns me to a crisp': Farmers allege link between popular herbicide paraquat and Parkinson's disease (abcnews.go.com)
Americans are 'doom spending' — here's why that's a problem (www.cnbc.com)
Grand Ole Opry in Glasgow votes to ban use of Confederate flag (www.bbc.com)
Trump targets wife of New York judge overseeing civil fraud trial (thehill.com)
And still, the gag-order is in limbo…...
Novelist Tim Dorsey, who mixed comedy and murder in his Serge A. Storms stories, dies at 62 (apnews.com)
Refugee camp reportedly hit as Israel bombards Gaza | Reuters Video (www.reuters.com)
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US joins in other nations in swearing off coal power to clean the climate (apnews.com)
The United States committed Saturday to the idea of phasing out coal power plants, joining 56 other nations in kicking the coal habit that’s a huge factor in global warming....
