Trinity to work towards total divestment from Israel in unprecedented win for BDS (trinitynews.ie)
Trinity has agreed to work towards total divestment from Israeli institutions in an unprecedented victory for Trinity Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS)....
Former U.S. soldier convicted in cold case murder of pregnant 19-year-old soldier on Army base in Germany (www.cbsnews.com)
Judge in Trump’s classified documents case cancels May trial date; no new date set (apnews.com)
WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal judge in Florida presiding over the classified documents prosecution of former President Donald Trump has canceled the May 20 trial date, postponing it indefinitely.
Cruise worker accused of stabbing a 75-year-old and 2 guards with scissors on vessel bound for Alaska (www.adn.com)
Man confesses to killing hospitalized wife because he couldn't afford to care for her, police say (abcnews.go.com)
Motorist charged with assault for striking CUAD protester with car at picket outside trustee’s home (www.columbiaspectator.com)
Reuven Kahane, a 57-year-old man, drove a car into a crowd of protesters on Tuesday morning at a picket organized by Columbia University Apartheid Divest in front of Barnard trustee Francine LeFrak’s home, a New York Police Department spokesperson told Spectator....
DEA leader Anne Milgram dodges questions on Biden plan to deschedule marijuana [Anna Giaritelli | May 7, 2024 | Washington Examiner] (www.washingtonexaminer.com)
Marijuana would not be decriminalized or legalized, but such a move would be a grand step forward after decades of the federal government’s war on drugs and ease legal business surrounding the drug.
Elon Musk Says He'll Reinstate Twitter Account Of Hitler-Loving White Supremacist (www.huffpost.com)
Clashes break out in pro-Palestinian rally in Greece (www.reuters.com)
Police fired teargas to disperse a small group of protesters who climbed up the gate of the Egyptian embassy opposite parliament. The clashes were brief.
House Republicans will turn to K-12 schools in latest antisemitism probe (apnews.com)
The leaders of three large public school systems will appear before Congress on Wednesday to answer questions about how they have handled incidents of antisemitism on their school campuses....
How Utah became the birthplace of the once-lucrative wilderness therapy industry for ‘troubled teens’ (www.sltrib.com)
Blinken blames social media for disrupting Israel’s narrative of war in Gaza (www.independent.co.uk)
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New Orleans man and woman accused of killing witness in insurance scheme (www.theguardian.com)
‘Red’ Harris and Jovanna Gardne allegedly involved in murder of person cooperating in inquiry into over 100 staged truck accidents...
Americans Are Racking Up 'Phantom Debt' That Wall Street Can't Track (www.bloomberg.com)
Consumers have embraced ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ products that allow them to pay for purchases in installments, but it’s not clear how many of these loans are out there....
Liberal icon Bernie Sanders is running for Senate reelection, squelching retirement rumors (apnews.com)
Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont announced Monday he will run for reelection this year, squelching speculation that the 82-year-old progressive icon might retire at a time when the Democratic Party is anxious about the advancing age of its top leaders....
The cultured wars: Why lab-grown meat is inspiring bipartisan hate (www.salon.com)
US paused bomb shipment to Israel to signal concerns over Rafah invasion, official says (apnews.com)
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. paused a shipment of bombs to Israel last week over concerns that Israel was approaching a decision on launching a full-scale assault on the southern Gaza city of Rafah against the wishes of the U.S., a senior administration official said Tuesday....
Second Boeing whistleblower dies in less than two months (www.newshub.co.nz)
New York governor said Black kids in the Bronx do not know the word ‘computer’ (www.theguardian.com)
The governor of New York, Kathy Hochul, has rapidly backtracked on remarks she made on Monday after she came under a blizzard of criticism for saying that Black children in the Bronx did not know the word “computer”....
New York is suing crisis pregnancy centers for hawking "abortion reversal" (www.motherjones.com)
FTX crypto fraud victims to get their money back (plus interest) (tcrn.ch)
Bankrupt Steward Health puts its hospitals up for sale, discloses $9 bln in debt (www.reuters.com)
Bankrupt Steward Health Care has put all of its 31 U.S. hospitals up for sale, hoping to finalize transactions by the end of the summer to address its $9 billion in total liabilities, its attorneys said at a Tuesday court hearing in Houston....
The governor of Kansas vetoed four anti-abortion measures. Republicans rammed them through anyway. (www.motherjones.com)
Judge’s warning provides dilemma for Trump over whether he will risk jail for a political point (www.cnn.com)
Donald Trump and the judge presiding over his hush money trial are staring each other down with profound implications for the former president, the coming election and the rule of law in the United States....