Texas Is the Largest GOP Stronghold Without Pro-School Voucher Legislation. Gov. Abbott Is on a Crusade to Change That. (www.propublica.org)
Cathal Crotty: No justice says victim as soldier avoids jail (www.bbc.co.uk)
Lockheed Martin subsidiaries reach $70 million settlement for claims they overcharged Navy for parts (apnews.com)
Two Lockheed Martin subsidiaries have agreed to pay the federal government $70 million for overcharging the Navy for aircraft parts, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Friday....
Ukraine faces rolling blackouts after Russia attacks its power grid (www.pbs.org)
Ukraine, including Kyiv, is struggling to cope with a new wave of rolling blackouts after relentless Russian attacks took out half the country’s power generation capacity....
U.S. puts Japan back on currency manipulator watch list after 1 year (english.kyodonews.net)
Beaten schoolchildren, military training, and Kremlin propaganda: new report accuses Russia of violating international law through 'Russification' of Ukrainian education system (www.hrw.org)
Russian authorities are imposing the Russian curriculum and Kremlin propaganda in Ukrainian schools in occupied areas of Ukraine and have retaliated against school workers if they refuse to implement the imposed Russian curriculum, a report published by Human Rights Watch days....
Turns out Corporations aren't made of money they can hand out for unskilled labor - California's $20 Minimum Wage Forces Owner to Shut Down Iconic Arby's After 55 Years: 'Final Nail in the Coffin' (www.thegatewaypundit.com)
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Arm found on Illinois beach identified as belonging to Milwaukee student dismembered on first date (www.independent.co.uk)
Lawsuit Filed Challenging Constitutionality Of Vast Network Of Illinois License Plate Readers (www.techdirt.com)
Rep. Robert Garcia urges FBI & DHS to protect LGBTQ+ people from anti-Pride extremists (www.lgbtqnation.com)
Man who vowed to 'put a cap' in and 'stomp' Maxine Waters sentenced (lawandcrime.com)
'Manufacturing Obituaries': Media Falsely Reports Noam Chomsky's Death (www.commondreams.org)
NLRB orders Station Casinos to bargain with union after election interference including serving workers steaks branded 'VOTE NO!' (www.huffpost.com)
More than 200 arrested in Kenya protests over proposed tax hikes in finance bill | Africanews (www.africanews.com)
Civil society groups say that despite the arrests, demonstrations and a planned sit-down outside the parliament buildings will continue....
‘Terrified of losing their rights’: abortion is a leading issue for Arizona’s Latino voters (www.theguardian.com)
Organizers hope those disillusioned by electoral politics will vote with an eye on abortion rights after fall of Roe...
Federal judge blocks Iowa law that allows authorities to criminally charge people facing deportation (www.nbcnews.com)
A federal judge on Monday temporarily blocked an Iowa law that allowed law enforcement in the state to file criminal charges against people with outstanding deportation orders or who previously had been denied entry to the U.S....
Bird flu is highly lethal to some animals, but not to others. Scientists want to know why (apnews.com)
In the last two years, bird flu has been blamed for the deaths of millions of wild and domestic birds worldwide. It’s killed legions of seals and sea lions, wiped out mink farms, and dispatched cats, dogs, skunks, foxes and even a polar bear....
First tropical storm watch of the season issued for South Texas and Mexico (thehill.com)
Follow Up to Lakota Language Consortioum Story (www.npr.org)
So yesterday I shared a news article about a dispute of materials and distribution of the Lakota Language Consortium. I thought it was a recent article, but in fact it was almost two years old, so it was (understandably) removed....
Australian police accused of 'unnecessary force' against demonstrators who were protesting against China during Chinese premier's visit to parliament (www.sbs.com.au)
- One protester has claimed the Australian Federal Police used “brutalising” force in Canberra, as China’s premier met with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and dignitaries at Parliament House....
US designates Nordic neo-Nazi group [NRM/PVL] as terrorist organisation (yle.fi)
In a single hour, Israeli snipers killed seven bystanders at the Jenin refugee camp (www.haaretz.com)
Jenin has endured plenty of rough days lately, but May 21 outdid them all. In the course of one hour in the morning, snipers killed seven of the city's residents, all of them innocent passersby, even though the streets were quiet and the soldiers had no cause to open fire....
Indiana Weighs Hospital Monopoly as Officials Elsewhere Scrutinize Similar Deals (kffhealthnews.org)
UI friction with this forum
There doesn’t seem to be much going on in this forum. I wonder if one reason is that the UI UX is a bit clunky. At least I’m finding it challenging to use NVDA with it. I’m used to having a learning curve for NVDA use on practrically all new websites I visit. But this forum seems more challenging than even Reddit (and...