Masturbation abstinence is popular online. Doctors and therapists are worried (www.npr.org)
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US counties are blocking the future of renewable energy: These maps, graphics show how (www.usatoday.com)
Ohio, Michigan Republicans In Released Audio: "Endgame" Is To Ban Trans Care "For Everyone" (www.erininthemorning.com)
In audio released Friday evening, senators and representatives from Ohio and Michigan revealed the "endgame" is to ban transgender care "for everyone."
California Governor Newsom Proclaims State of Emergency in Southern California As Powerful Storm Makes Landfall (www.gov.ca.gov)
Biden-Harris Admin: Nearly $72 Million in Largest Single Investment to Support America’s Hydropower Facilities (cleantechnica.com)
US and UK hit 30 Houthi targets in Yemen in second set of strikes in region (www.theguardian.com)
The United States and Britain struck at least 30 Houthi targets in Yemen on Saturday in a second wave of assaults meant to further disable Iran-backed groups that have relentlessly attacked US and international interests in the wake of the Israel-Hamas war, American officials told the Associated Press....
US says strikes on Iran-linked militias just ‘the beginning’ of its response (www.theguardian.com)
US airstrikes on Iranian-backed militias in the Middle East were just the beginning of a sustained response, the White House national security adviser warned on Sunday, as he refused to rule out strikes on Iranian soil....
Armies of bots battled on Twitter over Chinese spy balloon incident (www.newscientist.com)
Large proportions of users posting on Twitter – now X – about the Chinese balloon that drifted over the US and Canada in 2023 were bots attempting to shape the debate...
Senators Release Border Deal to Unlock Ukraine Aid, but Fate Remains Uncertain (www.nytimes.com)
Senate Republicans and Democrats on Sunday cemented a compromise plan to crack down on unlawful migration across the U.S. border with Mexico and cleared a critical hurdle to an aid package for Ukraine, but the deal faces long odds in a Congress deeply divided over both issues....
Mark Zuckerberg to earn $700M a year from Meta dividend despite child safety backlash (nypost.com)
Wisconsin Democrats inch closer to overturning Republican-drawn legislative maps (apnews.com)
Wisconsin Democrats are inching closer to overturning Republican-drawn legislative maps that the GOP has used over the past 13 years to grow their majorities and advance their agenda....
Wellness influencers fueled pandemic misinformation. Now they have another big conspiracy in their sights (www.cnn.com)
When wildfire ripped through Hawaii’s Maui last August, the impact was devastating: a whole town reduced to ashes, more than 100 lives lost. The inferno was described as the “largest natural disaster in state history.”...
The RNC chairwoman calls for unity as the party faces a cash crunch and attacks by some Trump allies (apnews.com)
McDaniel spoke at the RNC’s winter meeting in Las Vegas behind closed doors on Friday, addressing a gathering of state chairmen and other top party members in what’s expected to be a critical swing state in the November election....
Most Republicans aren’t aware of Trump’s various legal issues (www.washingtonpost.com)
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Students reported her for a lesson on race. Then she taught it again. (www.washingtonpost.com)
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Roberta Kaplan says Trump threw papers across table at Mar-a-Lago deposition because his legal team agreed to feed her lunch (www.cnn.com)
Attorney Roberta Kaplan said former President Donald Trump threw papers across a table and stormed off during a deposition at Mar-a-Lago after learning that his legal team had agreed to provide her lunch....
Javier Milei overcomes first obstacle in Congress to his mega-reform bill (english.elpais.com)
6-year-old girl in Gaza goes missing after she is caught in fighting (www.nbcnews.com)
Protests in Argentina as lawmakers debate Milei's sweeping reform bill (www.france24.com)
How shrinking populations fuel divisive politics: A look into the future shows the importance of immigration (www.nytimes.com)
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New Mexico: Failed election candidate paid me to shoot officials, gunman says (www.bbc.com)
A man in the US state of New Mexico has pleaded guilty to helping a defeated Republican candidate carry out drive-by shootings at the home of Democrats....
4 Things To Know About The Atmospheric River Storm In California (www.forbes.com)
The National Weather Service is not mixing words. The graphic above tells the story. This particular storm has the potentioal for dangerous and threatening flooding Sunday and Monday. In parts of southern California, the nation’s weather agency is calling for 3 to 6 inches of rainfall, with up to a foot in elevated terrain....
Walnut, a white-naped crane with a Smithsonian zookeeper as a mate, dies at age 42 (www.theguardian.com)
Long-lived member of the vulnerable species was coaxed into reproducing by her zookeeper and eventually hatched eight chicks...
Biden sanctions Israeli settlers over West Bank violence (www.bbc.com)
He signed an executive order on Thursday, saying violence had reached “intolerable levels”....
South Dakota tribe bans governor from reservation over US-Mexico border remarks (apnews.com)
“Due to the safety of the Oyate, effective immediately, you are hereby Banished from the homelands of the Oglala Sioux Tribe!” Tribe President Frank Star Comes Out said in a Friday statement addressed to Noem. “Oyate” is a word for people or nation....
