Jack Dorsey departs Bluesky board. (techcrunch.com)
University of Mississippi: ‘abhorrent’ counter-protesters condemned (www.theguardian.com)
Supreme Court leaves in place a Texas law requiring pornographic websites to verify users' ages (www.seattletimes.com)
The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to block a Texas law requiring pornographic websites to verify the age of their users....
6 months after Illinois ended cash bail, jail populations are down as courts settle into new patterns (www.chicagotribune.com)
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Supreme Court rejects Elon Musk over agreement with SEC to vet social media posts (www.nbcnews.com)
The EPA is again allowing summer sales of higher ethanol gasoline blend, citing global conflicts | AP News (apnews.com)
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency cleared the way Friday for a higher blend of ethanol to be sold nationwide for the third summer in a row, citing global conflicts that it says are putting pressure on the world’s fuel supply....
Why Idaho's hospitals are having pregnant patients airlifted out of state (www.nbcnews.com)
Since January, Dr. Stacy Seyb, a maternal-fetal medicine specialist in Boise, Idaho, has had at least four of his patients wheeled onto emergency flights and airlifted out of the state while experiencing severe pregnancy complications....
US Supreme Court to decide if Trump has immunity in election interference case (www.bbc.co.uk)
WNBA star Brittney Griner opens up about harrowing Russian detention in exclusive '20/20' special (abcnews.go.com)
Supreme court appears to side with Starbucks in fight over fired employees (www.theguardian.com)
As Trump mulls his VP pick, an abortion-rights group warns about 'extremist' candidates (www.nbcnews.com)
EMILY’s List President Jessica Mackler said voters are living in a “state of chaos and cruelty” because of Trump’s record on reproductive rights....
Next pandemic likely to be caused by flu virus, scientists warn (www.theguardian.com)
Influenza is still the biggest threat to global health as WHO raises fears about the spread of avian strain...
Man Set Himself on Fire Outside of Trump Trial (www.rollingstone.com)
Trump hush-money trial: Juror excused over concerns identity made public - BBC News (www.bbc.com)
Jury is shrinking, not growing...
United Airlines says Boeing Alaska blowout cost it $200m (www.bbc.com)
United Airlines has blamed Boeing for a $200m (£161m) hit to its earnings in the first three months of this year....
Kansas women allegedly killed by group calling themselves 'God's misfits' (www.bbc.com)
Alcohol consumption lowering each decade in the EU (www.euronews.com)
US woman arrested, accused of targeting young boys in $1.7M sextortion scheme (arstechnica.com)
Judge awards $23.5 million to undercover St. Louis officer beaten by colleagues during protest (abcnews.go.com)
Texas surgeon accused of secretly blocking patients from getting transplants (arstechnica.com)
The motive for the alleged data manipulation is unknown....
80 Percent of Global CO2 Emissions Come From Just 57 Companies, Report Shows (www.smithsonianmag.com)
A new analysis released last week by the international non-profit InfluenceMap reveals an overwhelmingly unequal share of fossil fuel pollution worldwide. From 2016 to 2022, 80 percent of global carbon dioxide emissions were produced by just 57 companies.
Solar Eclipse: Anticipation grows as millions hope for clear skies (www.bbc.com)
Eclipse watchers are keeping a close eye on the weather ahead of a solar eclipse that will plunge a wide strip of North America into daytime darkness on Monday....
Russia accused of using chemical gas attacks against Ukrainian soldiers (www.theguardian.com)
Ukraine soldiers describe ‘almost daily’ illegal gas attacks as invaders seek to dislodge them from embedded positions...
‘Building an authoritarian axis’: the Trump ‘envoy’ courting the global far right (www.theguardian.com)
Richard Grenell’s shadow foreign policy campaign is unsettling diplomats and threatens to collapse US interests...
Donald Trump's $175m bond rejection raises questions (www.newsweek.com)
Donald Trump’s problematic $175 million bond to cover his New York civil fraud appeal has raised questions about what exactly led to the rejection of his insurer’s paperwork, says a legal analyst....
