In Gaza, where nearly half of the population is under 18, a children's rights crisis is unfolding (www.insider.com)
Louisiana man accused of setting New Orleans house fire that killed his 3 kids (www.nbcnews.com)
The children’s mother called 911 from work late Tuesday and said he was threatening to set the house on fire and to please hurry, audio played by local media shows....
BBC News: Alec Baldwin may be recharged with Rust gun death because of 'additional facts'
BBC News - Alec Baldwin may be recharged with Rust gun death because of ‘additional facts’ www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-67141319
Record chicken prices squeeze US shoppers, benefit Tyson Foods (www.reuters.com)
Chicken prices at U.S. grocery stores have hit record highs and should stay elevated as Tyson Foods and other companies dial back poultry production to boost margins while inflation-weary shoppers buy chicken instead of beef and pork....
Two Swedes shot dead in Brussels, Belgium raises terror alert to top level (www.reuters.com)
One Belgian newspaper said it was likely that the victims were two soccer supporters. Belgium were hosting Sweden in a Euro 2024 qualifying match on Monday evening. The match was suspended at halftime due to security reasons. Further information will follow shortly, UEFA said on its website....
New pill helps COVID smell and taste loss fade quickly (www.nature.com)
New clinical-trial data suggest that an antiviral pill called ensitrelvir shortens the duration of two unpleasant symptoms of COVID-19: loss of smell and taste. The medication is among the first to alleviate these effects and, unlike other COVID-19 treatments, is not reserved only for people at high risk of severe illness.
Elon Musk Says X, Formerly Twitter, Will Test Charging Users $1 Dollar a Year to Post, Like, or Share (www.inc.com)
Access to HIV preventive drugs sees boost (thehill.com)
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released preliminary data that found 36 percent of people who could benefit from taking PrEP received a prescription in 2022....
Berkeley Lab to lead US hunt for element 120 after breakdown of collaboration with Russia (www.chemistryworld.com)
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) is setting its sights on creating element 120 as part of a new US effort to discover the first elements in row eight of the periodic table. The move follows the breakdown of the US–Russian partnership, which had previously discovered the five heaviest elements, following the Russian...
People diagnosed with ADHD as adults could be ‘at greater risk of dementia’ (www.theguardian.com)
Study does not establish cause and effect, and experts say it highlights need for further research...
GOP donor known for racist tweet, American flag outfit dies in attempted murder-suicide (www.miamiherald.com)
A Republican activist who has been a reliable donor to Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis — despite a racist tweet that put him on the outs with DeSantis’ predecessor, Rick Scott — shot a woman and then himself in the parking lot of a Palm Beach County restaurant, according to sheriff’s deputies....
What Real Estate Slowdown? Here Are the U.S. Cities Where Homes Are Actually Selling Faster Now (www.realtor.com)
Trump committed egregious intelligence breach, ex-UK spy tells court (www.reuters.com)
Steele said in a witness statement that Trump’s decision to declassify his 2017 testimony to Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation was “one of the most egregious breaches of intelligence rules and protocol by the US government in recent times”....
Arizona House Republican [Debbie Lesko] won’t run for reelection: DC ‘is broken’ (thehill.com)
Rep. Debbie Lesko (R-Ariz.) announced Tuesday that she would not be seeking reelection in 2024 because “Washington, D.C. is broken,” she said in a statement....
Global electricity grid must be upgraded urgently to hit climate goals, says IEA (www.theguardian.com)
Ministers have been urged to “open their eyes” to the need to build a vast network of new electricity grids to allow countries to hit climate goals, the chief of the world’s energy watchdog has said....
Scientists propose sweeping new law of nature, expanding on evolution (www.reuters.com)
Joran van der Sloot, suspect in Natalee Holloway case, pleads guilty to extortion charges (abcnews.go.com)
Automakers blast US plan to hike fuel efficiency rules (www.reuters.com)
The Alliance for Automotive Innovation said the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) proposal was unreasonable and requested significant revisions....
It’s not just Paris. There’s a "global resurgence" of bedbugs. (www.vox.com)
It’s a bedbug’s world now. We’re just sleeping in it.
Republican Jim Jordan's bid for speaker falling short in US House (www.reuters.com)
With voting underway, at least nine Republicans had cast ballots against his bid, likely leaving him short of the 217 votes he would need to win the job. More rounds of voting are expected if he does not prevail on the first vote....
Whatever unfolds in Gaza war, judgment day looms for Netanyahu (www.reuters.com)
The shock Oct. 7 massacre by Hamas gunmen has rallied Israelis to one another. But there is little love shown for a government being widely accused of dropping the country’s guard and engulfing it in a Gaza war that is rattling the region....
Landlord charged with hate crime, accused of stabbing 6-year-old tenant to death allegedly because family is Muslim (www.cnn.com)
Scoop: White House has discussed U.S. military response if Hezbollah attacks Israel (www.axios.com)
College athletes are fighting to get a cut from the billions they generate in media rights deals (apnews.com)
At a reception attended by several university presidents in Manhattan, Arizona State President Michael Crowe was asked to ponder a not-too-distant future where Sun Devils football and basketball players get a cut from the billions of dollars their sports generate in media rights deals....
Feds slap fine on Kentucky warehouse accused of allowing child to operate forklift (thehill.com)
The Labor Department said in a press release that it fined Win.IT America Inc. for $30,276 in civil money penalties after violating child labor provisions in the Fair Labor Standards Act. Investigators found that the company employed two children, an 11-year-old and a 13-year-old, for months at its distribution center.
