Teen Arrested for Bloody Attack on UCLA’s Pro-Palestine Encampment (www.thedailybeast.com)
Egypt agrees to resume aid to Gaza through Israel after U.S. pressure (www.axios.com)
What’s really happening in America’s economy (Trump and Biden spin aside) (www.cnn.com)
US intelligence agencies' embrace of generative AI is at once wary and urgent (apnews.com)
Long before generative AI’s boom, a Silicon Valley firm contracted to collect and analyze non-classified data on illicit Chinese fentanyl trafficking made a compelling case for its embrace by U.S. intelligence agencies....
Gavin Newsom signs bill to help people in Arizona get abortions in California (www.theguardian.com)
Under new law, doctors licensed to perform the procedure in Arizona can provide abortion care for their patients in California...
Israeli officials fear ICJ will rule to halt Gaza fighting, brace for sanctions (www.haaretz.com)
Senior Israeli officials voiced concern Thursday over the tougher stance that the International Court of Justice may take in its ruling, to be announced Friday afternoon, against Israel’s military offensive in Gaza....
Trump allies face skepticism as they try appealing to disaffected Arab Americans in Michigan (apnews.com)
Facing a room of Arab American activists from across the country angry at President Joe Biden’s response to the Israel-Hamas war, a well-known adviser to Donald Trump was asked this week what the former president would have done differently had he been in office....
Louisiana House Passes Sneaky Bill to Criminalize Possession of Medication Abortion (www.jezebel.com)
FDIC Chair Martin Gruenberg to resign after damning workplace harassment probe (www.cnbc.com)
Allegations of widespread sexual harassment and misconduct within the agency led to calls for Gruenberg to step down....
New Caledonia tourists 'ecstatic' as rescue planes arrive (www.thecentralvirginian.com)
For days, they monitored the latest news – which brought alarming reports of six dead and hundreds injured – while struggling to get help from Australian consular staff....
Americans are down on the economy (again), with inflation topping election concerns (www.washingtonpost.com)
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Medicaid “Unwinding” Disproportionately Affects Disabled People, Advocates Say (truthout.org)
First Black astronaut candidate, now 90, reaches space in Blue Origin flight (www.theguardian.com)
Ex-air force captain Ed Dwight, passed over by Nasa in 1961, now oldest person to reach edge of space with Jeff Bezo’s space firm...
Could bird flu in cows lead to a human outbreak? Slow response worries scientists (www.nature.com)
Researchers also say more sampling is needed. Almost 50 herds of dairy cattle across 9 US states have had confirmed cases of H5N1, and one infected person has been linked to the outbreak. But the actual numbers are probably much higher, scientists say. “There’s almost certainly been a lot more human cases than just the...
Anti-LGBTQ+ Moms for Liberty wins $70K in settlement after library kicked them out (www.lgbtqnation.com)
A Columbia University protester says the NYPD made her remove her hijab—despite new policy (www.motherjones.com)
"Fun mom" no more: Republican "parental rights" activist gets probation for giving vodka to teens (www.salon.com)
A Palestinian converted to Judaism. An Israeli soldier saw him as a threat and opened fire (apnews.com)
University of Georgia pulls out of ‘Cop City’ lawsuit requesting public records (www.theguardian.com)
Dean of law school orders first amendment clinic to curtail core work, including on Atlanta Police Foundation case...
Justice Dept. makes arrests in North Korean identity theft scheme involving thousands of IT workers (apnews.com)
The Justice Department announced Thursday multiple arrests in a series of complex stolen identity theft cases that officials say are part of a wide-ranging scheme that generates enormous proceeds for the North Korean government, including for its weapons program....
Business titans privately urged NYC mayor to use police on Columbia protesters, chats show (www.washingtonpost.com)
A group of billionaires and business titans working to shape U.S. public opinion of the war in Gaza privately pressed New York City’s mayor last month to send police to disperse pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia University, according to communications obtained by The Washington Post and people familiar with the group....
Family of California Navy veteran who died after officer knelt on his neck settles lawsuit for $7.5M (apnews.com)
Family members of a Navy veteran who died in 2020 after a police officer pressed a knee to his neck for nearly five minutes while he was in a mental health crisis have settled a federal lawsuit against the Northern California city of Antioch for $7.5 million, their attorneys said Wednesday....
Justice Department to seek tougher sentences for AI-fueled election crimes (www.cnn.com)
Federal prosecutors will pursue tougher sentences in cases in which artificial intelligence is used to commit an election-related crime, including threatening violence against election workers and voter suppression, Deputy US Attorney General Lisa Monaco said Monday....
There’s another Chinese electric vehicle threat: Buses (www.politico.eu)
Business Insider: Private school vouchers: One state is a 'cautionary tale' for the cash (www.businessinsider.com)
The prominence of school vouchers continues to surge across the country — but they might not benefit the families who need them the most....
