EU blindsided by ‘spectacular’ solar rollout (www.politico.eu)
Large majority of EU countries will hit 2030 solar targets ahead of schedule, according to new data.
US returns huge haul of stolen artefacts to Italy (www.bbc.com)
The United States has returned more than 250 ancient artifacts to Italy after police discovered that they had been stolen.
Judge warns Trump not to threaten witnesses in 2020 election subversion case (www.reuters.com)
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried jailed in New York; judge says crypto mogul tampered with witnesses (apnews.com)
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried was sent to jail Friday to await trial after a bail hearing for the fallen cryptocurrency wiz left a judge convinced that he had repeatedly tried to influence witnesses against him.
With eyes on Taiwan, new China ban shows the U.S. may be learning lessons from mistakes with Russia (www.cnbc.com)
U.S. moves to de-risk from China with a new investment ban suggest that Western allies may be learning from national security failings in Russia, according to analysts.
Central Florida is a hot spot for leprosy, report says (www.cnn.com)
According a research letter published by Nathoo and his colleagues in the journal Emerging Infectious Diseases, Central Florida has reported among the highest rates of leprosy in the United States....
FedEx pilots reject 30% pay hike proposal, but a strike isn't imminent | CNN Business (edition.cnn.com)
Pilots for FedEx have rejected a tentative labor deal. But that doesn’t mean they’re about to walk off the job just as UPS is threatened with its own strike by 340,000 drivers and other hourly ground workers.
Alabama GOP refuses to draw second Black district, despite Supreme Court order (www.nbcnews.com)
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., and Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., have been calling state legislators about the map, which could affect control of Congress.
133 Degrees and No Ac: Kids at Angola Prison Kept in Potentially Deadly Heat (theappeal.org)
Bethesda Game Studios developers form 'wall to wall' union that includes artists, designers, and programmers (www.pcgamer.com)
Christina Sandera, Clint Eastwood's longtime partner, dies at 61 (www.usatoday.com)
US Coast Guard patrol spots Chinese naval ships off Alaska island (apnews.com)
A U.S. Coast Guard cutter on routine patrol in the Bering Sea came across several Chinese military ships in international waters but within the U.S. exclusive economic zone, officials said....
"Their goal Is total ethnic cleansing of the Gaza people": Physician Mustafa Barghouti on Israel’s expulsion order for Gaza City (www.democracynow.org)
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Russia attacks Ukraine in broad daylight on Monday morning, killing at least 29 civilians and badly damaging Kyiv’s main children’s hospital in the deadliest air strike in months (www.theglobeandmail.com)
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Friends Are Fundraising for a Stormy Daniels Safe House (www.thedailybeast.com)
Supreme Court refuses to hear bite mark case (apnews.com)
The U.S. Supreme Court declined Tuesday to review the case of an Alabama man who has spent decades in prison for a murder conviction supported by recanted and discredited testimony about bite marks....
10 Major Metrics Show The American Recovery is Best in the World – And Still Improving (www.goodnewsnetwork.org)
Vance says presidents must have immunity, though possibly not Biden (www.politico.com)
Fact-checking CNN’s presidential debate: How accurate were Joe Biden and Donald Trump? (www.poynter.org)
Supreme Court rejects multibillion-dollar Purdue Pharma opioid settlement that shielded billionaire Sackler family (www.cnn.com)
Oklahoma Prepares to Kill Another Man Who Says He’s Innocent (theintercept.com)
RICHARD ROJEM JR. had 20 minutes to address the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board. Wearing a maroon prison uniform, he raised his cuffed right hand and swore to tell the truth, then gave his pitch for why his life should be spared. It would take less than 90 seconds....
Has Facebook Stopped Trying? (www.404media.co)
In spring, 2018, Mark Zuckerberg invited more than a dozen professors and academics to a series of dinners at his home to discuss how Facebook could better keep its platforms safe from election disinformation, violent content, child sexual abuse material, and hate speech. Alongside these secret meetings, Facebook was regularly...
Kamala Harris says abortion bans are creating 'a health care crisis' (www.nbcnews.com)
US prosecutors want Boeing to face criminal charges (www.bbc.com)
US prosecutors have recommended that the Department of Justice (DoJ) brings criminal charges against Boeing....
Christian nationalists are opening private schools. Taxpayers are funding them. (www.lgbtqnation.com)
