Pope Francis apologizes for using a homophobic slur during a meeting with bishops | CNN (www.cnn.com)
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Even as Violent Crime Drops, Lawlessness Rises as an Election Issue (www.nytimes.com)
Forecasters warn Oklahoma may see tornadoes; Texas could bake in triple-digit temperatures (apnews.com)
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Forecasters are warning of another day of heightened risk of dangerous tornadoes in the Midwest on Saturday and telling people in south Texas they may experience triple-digit temperatures — and that’s with four weeks to go before summer starts....
Crooks plant backdoor in software used by courtrooms around the world | Ars Technica (arstechnica.com)
A software maker serving more than 10,000 courtrooms throughout the world hosted an application update containing a hidden backdoor that maintained persistent communication with a malicious website, researchers reported Thursday, in the latest episode of a supply-chain attack.
Biden is hiring a meme manager and is willing to pay up to $85,000 (www.businessinsider.com)
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem is now banned from all tribal lands in her home state (www.cnn.com)
Michigan farmworker diagnosed with bird flu, becoming 2nd US case tied to dairy cows (apnews.com)
A Michigan dairy worker has been diagnosed with bird flu — the second human case associated with an outbreak in U.S. dairy cows....
Inside India’s secret campaign to threaten and harass Americans (www.vox.com)
Narendra Modi’s government is trying to silence US critics of its authoritarian turn — and it’s succeeding....
Israeli officials take down AP live shot of Gaza, US urges them to reverse block (apnews.com)
Original headline “Israeli officials seize AP equipment, citing new media law”
Trump Trial Judge Seals the Courtroom to Unload on MAGA Lawyer (www.thedailybeast.com)
U.S. student shortage, falling birth rates threaten school closures (www.axios.com)
Large U.S. cities are grappling with too many underpopulated schools, forcing school districts to make difficult decisions on closures....
Jeff Bezos revealed his secret to Amazon’s success 25 years ago: ‘I asked everyone around here to wake up terrified every morning, their sheets drenched in sweat’ (fortune.com)
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A school banned all books with LGBTQ+ parents. Now people are fighting back. (www.lgbtqnation.com)
Trump, allies are laying the groundwork to contest potential election loss (www.reuters.com)
Donald Trump and his allies are laying the groundwork to contest a potential loss in November, stoking doubts about the election’s legitimacy even as opinion polls show the Republican presidential candidate leading in battleground states....
Milo Yiannopoulos Parts Ways With Kanye West Over Yeezy Porn Plan (www.rollingstone.com)
NTSB releases report on Baltimore bridge collapse (www.cnn.com)
www.ntsb.gov/investigations/…/DCA24MM031.aspx...
DOJ requests judge order Steve Bannon to begin prison sentence (abcnews.go.com)
Bumble's billboard ads sneered at celibacy as an alternative to dating — and the company got stung (apnews.com)
The dating app Bumble got stung after running billboard ads that appeared to sneer at celibacy as an alternative to meeting people online....
Critics accuse pro-Israel Republican mega-donors of trying to tip the scales in a Democratic primary (www.salon.com)
Louisiana Supreme Court Makes It Harder For Church Abuse Survivors to Hold Priests Accountable (ballsandstrikes.org)
. . . Enter the Louisiana Supreme Court. In an opinion written by Justice James Genovese and published on March 22, the court found an absolute property right in the institutions’ right not to be sued. The Louisiana Child Victims Act, wrote Genovese, “cannot be retroactively applied to revive plaintiffs’ prescribed causes...
Rudy Giuliani Yanked Off Trump Pal’s Radio Station for Election Lies (www.thedailybeast.com)
Federal appeals court upholds Steve Bannon’s contempt of Congress conviction (www.cnn.com)
They Bought Tablets in Prison—and Found a Broken Promise (www.wired.com)
A Bureau of Prisons spokesperson reportedly issued a statement in October 2022 confirming that it was “in the process of introducing the Keefe Score 7c tablet into federal institutions, offering it for sale through the commissaries at a cost of $118.” Initially, the bureau said, the tablets could only be used for music...
Georgia appeals court agrees to review ruling allowing Fani Willis to stay on Trump election case (apnews.com)
A Georgia appeals court on Wednesday agreed to review a lower court ruling allowing Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis to continue to prosecute the election interference case she brought against former President Donald Trump....
Republican clerk charged in Michigan voting-system breach (www.reuters.com)
A Michigan township clerk was charged with multiple felonies on Wednesday, the latest turn in a state inquiry into efforts by Donald Trump supporters to tamper with voting machines to prove his false claim that he lost the 2020 election due to fraud....
