Three men charged with preparing terrorist act in Leeds (www.ft.com)
Prosecutors allege the accused had discussed a plan to target an Islamic education centre in the city in northern England
Idaho lawmakers move to protect IVF as backlash grows against Alabama decision (www.aol.com)
Idaho lawmakers from both parties are moving to protect in vitro fertilization procedures in the state after an Alabama court ruled earlier this month that embryos produced through IVF should be treated legally as children, McClatchy and the Idaho Statesman have learned....
“This Is What Our Ruling Class Has Decided Will Be Normal” (web.archive.org)
Lawsuits claim South Carolina kids underwent unnecessary genital exams during abuse investigations (kffhealthnews.org)
Three ongoing federal lawsuits filed in South Carolina accuse the state of forcing boys and girls to undergo traumatic genital exams during child abuse investigations, even when no allegations of sexual abuse have been raised....
Lawyer of girl who died in CBP custody alleges ‘systemic problems’ with agency (www.borderreport.com)
Judge hands NCAA another loss, says compensation rules likely violate antitrust law, harm athletes (apnews.com)
The NCAA lost another legal battle Friday as a federal judge barred the organization from enforcing its rules prohibiting name, image and likeness compensation for recruits by granting a preliminary injunction demanded by the states of Tennessee and Virginia....
UNRWA reaches 'breaking point' as US intel says 'low confidence' about Israeli claims (thecradle.co)
Questions continue to arise about Israeli claims that UNRWA has ‘ties to Hamas,’ an accusation that prompted over a dozen western nations to cut vital funding for the agency
University of Georgia cancels classes after woman found dead on campus (apnews.com)
The University of Georgia canceled classes after authorities say a woman was found dead on campus after a friend told police she had not returned from a morning run.
Sanctuaries Can Protect Animals From Abuse, but Not From Climate Change (www.nytimes.com)
A growing number of animal refuges are being forced to move in the face of extreme rainfall, droughts and hurricanes caused by the planet’s warming....
How U.S. Pressure Helped Save Brazil’s Democracy (foreignpolicy.com)
No Questions, Multiple Denials: This Mississippi Court Appoints Lawyers for Just 1 in 5 Defendants Before Indictment (www.propublica.org)
Archived at web.archive.org/…/this-mississippi-court-appoints…
Election officials in the US face daunting challenges in 2024. And Congress isn't coming to help (apnews.com)
With election season already underway, some state election officials are expressing frustration that Congress has yet to allocate federal money they have come to rely on to help cover the costs of securing their systems from attacks, updating equipment and training staff....
First federal trial for a hate crime based on gender identity starts over trans woman's killing (apnews.com)
Archived at web.archive.org/…/hate-crime-south-carolina-trans…...
Opposition seeks to impeach Lula over ‘hostile’ Holocaust analogy - International Monitor (intlmonitor.com)
FBI investigates after letter with white powder sent to House Speaker Johnson's Louisiana church (apnews.com)
Federal and state authorities are investigating suspicious mail containing a white powder that was received by a north Louisiana church attended by House Speaker Mike Johnson....
More than half the world faces high measles risk, WHO says (www.reuters.com)
More than half the world’s countries will be at high or very high risk of measles outbreaks by the end of the year unless urgent preventative measures are taken, the World Health Organization warned on Tuesday....
Israel holds female Palestinian rights lawyer without trial or charge (www.aljazeera.com)
A NY-bound flight is forced to return to Toronto because of fire (www.seattletimes.com)
TORONTO (AP) — A flight heading from Toronto to New York City earlier this month had to turn around because of a “burnt electrical smell” in the cockpit....
Idaho asks Supreme Court to let it enforce ban on transgender care (www.cnn.com)
Idaho officials asked the Supreme Court to let the state enforce a strict ban on gender-affirming treatments for minors in an emergency request made public Monday by one of the groups involved in the case....
Crew abandon British-registered cargo ship off Yemen after Houthi attack (www.bbc.com)
Europe seeks to sway Trump camp on NATO, Ukraine aid (www.reuters.com)
Even as they insist they are not dancing to Donald Trump’s tune on NATO, European leaders are singing from a song sheet designed to appeal to the former U.S. president and his Republican supporters....
Egypt setting up area at Gaza border which could be used to shelter Palestinians, sources say (www.reuters.com)
Egypt is preparing an area at the Gaza border which could accommodate Palestinians in case an Israeli offensive into Rafah prompts an exodus across the frontier, four sources said, in what they described as a contingency move by Cairo....
Greece legalizes same-sex marriage in a first for an Orthodox Christian country (www.cnn.com)
Some Pregnant Women and Infants Received the Wrong R.S.V. Shots (www.nytimes.com)
Al Jazeera journalist, cameraman wounded in Israeli strike on Gaza (www.aljazeera.com)
The two journalists were hit by an Israeli drone strike in Miraj, north of Rafah city. They were documenting the condition of displaced Palestinians crammed into the area as Israel intensifies its attacks by land, sea and air across the besieged enclave, killing more than 28,000 people....
