Incarcerated people died 3.5 times more frequently at Covid peak than those outside – report (www.theguardian.com)
Study from University of California, Irvine and Brigham and Women’s Hospital shows prison mortality rate spiked at least 50%...
California cracks down on water pumping: ‘The ground is collapsing’ (www.theguardian.com)
Farm region near Tulare Lake has been put on ‘probation’ as overpumping of water has caused faster sinking of ground...
Routine jobs raise the risk of cognitive decline by 66% and dementia by 37%, study says (www.cnn.com)
Nike’s ‘hoo haa’ Olympic uniforms reveal everything, including sexism in sport (www.theguardian.com)
Red Lobster considers bankruptcy to deal with leases and labour costs. (www.bloomberg.com)
US is reimposing oil sanctions on Venezuela, officials say (www.yahoo.com)
Justice Department to File Antitrust Suit Against Live Nation [Ticketmaster] (www.wsj.com)
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‘You are my son, I love you’: stabbed Sydney bishop forgives attacker (www.scmp.com)
Bronx shooters on scooters leave 1 dead, 3 injured (www.nbcnews.com)
Boeing’s problems were as bad as you thought (www.vox.com)
Marjorie Taylor Greene is an idiot. She is trying to wreck the GOP (www.foxnews.com)
*** Technically this is news from a far right-wing source. In reality it’s priceless comedy. ***...
Georgia beach town, Tybee Island, trying to curb Orange Crush, large annual gathering of Black college students (www.cbsnews.com)
Thousands of Black college students expected this weekend for an annual spring bash at Georgia’s largest public beach will be greeted by dozens of extra police officers and barricades closing off neighborhood streets. While the beach will remain open, officials are blocking access to nearby parking....
US and UK impose fresh Iran sanctions in wake of Israel attack (www.politico.eu)
Can homeless people be fined for sleeping outside? A rural Oregon city asks the US Supreme Court (apnews.com)
The scenes were emblematic of the crisis gripping the small, Oregon mountain town of Grants Pass, where a fierce fight over park space has become a battleground for a much larger, national debate on homelessness that has reached the U.S. Supreme Court....
Leaked Cables Show White House Opposes Palestinian Statehood (theintercept.com)
Ahead of the United Nations Security Council action to consider the Palestinian Authority’s application to become a full member of the international body, the United States is lobbying nations to reject such membership, hoping to avoid an overt “veto” by Washington. The lobbying effort, revealed in copies of unclassified...
Texas poised to get America's first bullet train (www.newsweek.com)
President Joe Biden is reportedly seeking to revive a project that would construct a high-speed railway from Houston to Dallas in Texas utilizing Japanese bullet trains....
Person comes forward to claim $1.3 billion Powerball jackpot in Oregon (apnews.com)
A person with a ticket matching all six Powerball numbers in Saturday’s $1.3 billion jackpot came forward Monday to claim the prize, Oregon officials said....
Supreme Court makes it easier to sue for job discrimination over forced transfers (apnews.com)
The Supreme Court on Wednesday made it easier for workers who are transferred from one job to another against their will to pursue job discrimination claims under federal civil rights law, even when they are not demoted or docked pay....
‘Danger to our democracy’: fears over Trump allies’ summit with far-right sheriffs (www.theguardian.com)
Mike Flynn, Mike Lindell and others to attend event on election fraud by Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association...
After mass layoffs, Tesla asks again to approve Elon Musk’s $56 billion pay package (www.fastcompany.com)
Maui's deadly wildfires fueled by lack of preparedness, communication breakdowns (www.usatoday.com)
Challenges to communication and evacuation, unprecedented weather conditions and the lack of a “heightened sense” of emergency about fire warnings from the National Weather Service are just a few of the factors that contributed to the devastating fires on Maui last August laid out in two reports released this week....
Google fires 28 employees after sit-in protest over Israel cloud contract (www.theverge.com)
The Latest | Iran president warns of 'massive' response if Israel launches 'tiniest invasion' (apnews.com)
President Ebrahim Raisi spoke Wednesday at an annual army parade that was moved to a barracks north of the capital, Tehran, from its usual venue on a highway in the city’s southern outskirts. Iranian authorities gave no explanation for its relocation, and state television didn’t broadcast it live, as it has in previous...