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The richest Dutch pay 28% tax while the rest pay 40% or more (www.dutchnews.nl)

I thought we should bring some attention to this.

Students reported her for a lesson on race. Then she taught it again. (www.washingtonpost.com)

Non-paywall link...

Far-right extremism is thriving in rural areas. Here's what it looks like in Upstate NY (www.northcountrypublicradio.org)

Archived at web.archive.org/…/far-right-extremism-is-thriving…

Trump Amplifies Call for "Citizens Arrest" of Judge and Prosecutor in New York Civil Case (www.meidastouch.com)

Teen’s death after eating a single chip highlights risks of ultra-spicy foods (arstechnica.com)

The hot pepper linked to teen's death can cause arteries in the brain to spasm.

Woman who shoved Broadway vocal coach to her death in New York City is sentenced to 8 years (www.nbcnews.com)

A woman who killed an 87-year-old Broadway vocal coach by pushing her to the ground in New York City pleaded guilty Wednesday and will be sentenced to eight years in prison, the district attorney said....

MTG Says Trump Is a 'Convicted Felon' Just Like Jesus (www.rollingstone.com)

Some people are being given thousands of dollars with no strings attached in universal basic income trials. They mostly spend the cash wisely. (www.businessinsider.com)

Conjoined twin Abby Hensel is now married (www.nbcnews.com)

Abby and Brittany Hensel, who documented their lives in the TLC reality series “Abby & Brittany,” have a new member of the family....

Why Americans are bummed out about the economy (www.cnn.com)

US consumers remain unimpressed with this progress, however, because they remember what they were paying for things pre-pandemic. Used car prices are 34% higher, food prices are 26% higher and rent prices are 22% higher than in January 2020, according to our calculations using PCE data....

Benjamin Netanyahu Just Said “From the River to the Sea”, rejects the premise of a Palestinian state and promised that Israel will take over the entire region it currently occupies (newrepublic.com)

GOP senator says Biden ‘may not be’ impeachable since he wasn’t in office during accused actions (www.washingtontimes.com)

Younger veterans feel uncomfortable when told thank you for service: Poll (thehill.com)

A majority of younger veterans said they feel uncomfortable when they are told “thank you for your service,” a new poll found....

Ohio voters enshrine abortion access in constitution in latest statewide win for reproductive rights (apnews.com)

Right turn on red? With pedestrian deaths rising, US cities are considering bans (apnews.com)

US campuses in uproar as Israel-Palestine conflict exposes divide (www.theguardian.com)

Tensions spill across universities like Columbia and Harvard as students on each side accuse the other of a kind of bloodlust...

Biden says he 'screwed up' debate but vows to stay in election (www.bbc.com)

“I’m the nominee of the Democratic Party. No one’s pushing me out. I’m not leaving," he said in a call to the broader campaign

Analysis: The fertility crisis is here and it will permanently alter the economy | CNN Business (www.cnn.com)

Animal homosexual behaviour under-reported by scientists, survey shows (www.theguardian.com)

'Your Name' Movie Producer Confesses To Have Paid Over 20 Underage Girls For Sexual Favors - Animehunch (animehunch.com)

The Wakayama Prefectural Police revealed on May 8, 2024 that Your Name. movie producer Koichiro Itou has been referred to prosecutors for additional violation of Child Prostitution & Pornography law in Japan, after it came to light that he had paid an underage girl for sexual intercourse....

Some Colleges Will Soon Charge $100,000 a Year. How Did This Happen? (www.nytimes.com)

Feds Recently Hit Cargo Giant In Baltimore Disaster For Silencing Whistleblowers (www.levernews.com)

The company that chartered the cargo ship that destroyed the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore was recently sanctioned by regulators for blocking its employees from directly reporting safety concerns to the U.S. Coast Guard — in violation of a seaman whistleblower protection law, according to regulatory filings reviewed by...

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