EPA seeks to cut “Cancer Alley” pollutants (arstechnica.com)
Unauthorized ACA plan switches drive call for action against rogue agents (www.npr.org)
A crucial report Wednesday is expected to show little progress against inflation (www.cnbc.com)
Bloomberg: Republican Senators Poised to Kill $78 Billion Tax-Cut Deal (www.bloomberg.com)
I’m so confused as to what Republicans stand for that is legit and can be worked into a compromise....
Saying prosecutors should focus on Antifa, judge frees white supremacist in beating (www.usatoday.com)
In his sentencing memo Thursday, U.S. District Judge Cormac J. Carney made it clear why he was letting Tyler Laube off lightly....
U.S. sends Ukraine seized Iranian-made weapons (wapo.st)
The Pentagon has provided Ukraine with thousands of Iranian-made weapons seized before they could reach Houthi militants in Yemen, U.S. officials said Tuesday. It’s the Biden administration’s latest infusion of emergency military support for Kyiv while a multibillion-dollar aid package remains stalled in the Republican-led...
The Catfish Scandal Rocking an Illinois School Board (www.thedailybeast.com)
Michigan school shooter's parents sentenced to at least 10 years in prison (apnews.com)
NOTE: article updated....
After CPAP Recall, Philips Must Institute New Safeguards in Agreement With U.S. Justice Department (www.propublica.org)
Migrant Farmworker who survived mass shooting at Northern California mushroom farm sues company and owner (apnews.com)
Pedro Romero Perez, 24, was in the shipping container that served as his and his brother’s home at California Terra Gardens in Half Moon Bay when authorities say Chunli Zhao barged in and opened fire, killing his brother Jose Romero Perez and shooting him five times, including once in the face....
The Influential Conservative Group Making it Harder for Idaho Districts to Fix Their Schools (www.propublica.org)
J.K. Rowling will not be arrested for comments about transgender women, police say (www.nbcnews.com)
The “Harry Potter” author slammed a newly enacted hate-crime law in Scotland in a series of posts on X in which she referred to transgender women as men....
One state’s big plan to fix the high cost of college (www.vox.com)
The bloody turtle video that sparked a plastic straw revolution (www.bbc.com)
Bloody and in pain, when a plastic straw became lodged in the nostril of a turtle, a video showing its removal shook the world – sparking a movement to rid the world of plastic straws....
Major mail delivery delays raise concerns about voting in the 2024 elections (www.nbcnews.com)
Residents and businesses nationwide have been reporting slowdowns in mail and package delivery by the U.S. Postal Service, raising concerns that mail-in ballots could be affected in the upcoming election....
Broken record: March is 10th straight month to be hottest on record, scientists say (apnews.com)
For the 10th consecutive month, Earth in March set a new monthly record for global heat — with both air temperatures and the world’s oceans hitting an all-time high for the month, the European Union climate agency Copernicus said....
Sean 'Diddy' Combs' son accused of sex assault in lawsuit that also names music mogul as defendant (www.nbcnews.com)
A woman alleges she was attacked while working on a yacht in late 2022....
Chicago Officials Confirm Tuberculosis Cases At Migrant Shelters (borderlessmag.org)
Archived at web.archive.org/…/tuberculosis-chicago-migrants-s…
Sen. Bernie Sanders's office in Vermont caught fire. Arson is suspected, but the motive is unclear (apnews.com)
Saying prosecutors should focus on Antifa, judge frees white supremacist in beating (www.usatoday.com)
US wildfires are getting bigger and more complex, prompting changes in firefighting workforce (apnews.com)
Just in the first three months of the year, more than 2,669 square miles (6,912 square kilometers) were charred in the United States. That’s more than half of last year’s total, and forecasters are predicting elevated risk of fires over the coming months in the Great Lakes region, parts of the Midwest, Southwest and in...
Arrests Expose Rift Between N.Y.P.D. and ‘Violence Interrupters’ (www.nytimes.com)
Archived at ghostarchive.org/archive/F5lre
On Fox News, the eclipse is—somehow—about migrants at the border (www.motherjones.com)
The Latest | Netanyahu vows to carry out Rafah invasion, which US says would be a mistake (apnews.com)
“It will happen. There is a date,” Netanyahu said in a video statement Monday, without elaborating....
South Carolina’s Dawn Staley comes out supporting transgender athletes ahead of championship game (www.advocate.com)
