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Suspects sought in shooting of 2 girls, ages 9 and 11, caught in the crossfire on a New York City playground (abcnews.go.com)

The young victims are among 324 children 11 years old or younger who have been shot in incidents across the nation in the first five months of the year, including 94 who were killed, according to the Gun Violence Archive, a website that tracks all U.S. shootings

Biden signs executive order dramatically tightening border (www.nbcnews.com)

Fires set off by Hezbollah rockets spread through northern Israel (www.reuters.com)

Israel’s parks authority said earlier on Monday that fires had already covered hundreds of acres. The national fire service said its firefighters were operating late into the night in several spots, including in the town of Kiryat Shmona, where they were trying to protect a line of houses.

200-to-1: Gap Between CEOs and Workers Grew Even Wider in 2023, Analysis Finds (www.commondreams.org)

Sonoma County jail inmates began a hunger strike a week ago, alleging jail staff weren't following COVID protocols. The jail is now quarantined with at least three positive cases. (www.pressdemocrat.com)

Archived at web.archive.org/…/sonoma-county-jail-hunger-strik…

A growing California wildfire spanning 14,000 acres is forcing residents to evacuate (www.cnn.com)

Supersharers of fake news on Twitter (www.science.org)

Sanders reups vow to boycott ‘war criminal’ Netanyahu’s address to Congress (www.thehill.com)

San Diego ponders a bid to take over its for-profit energy utility (grist.org)

The Average American Enjoys Over 100 ‘Extraordinary Days’ in a Year (www.goodnewsnetwork.org)

Texas’ Attorney General Is Increasingly Using Consumer Protection Laws to Pursue Political Targets (www.propublica.org)

‘Heads, we win; tails, you lose’: how rightwing hush-money trial coverage boosts Trump (www.theguardian.com)

Arizona official uses deepfake version of himself to warn voters about AI misinfo (www.independent.co.uk)

Lawsuit seeks to block Washington ‘parental rights’ initiative (washingtonstatestandard.com)

I understand why our legislature made the choice it did - so they could retain power over the bill and hopefully change it next session - but very grateful for the ACLU stepping in here to block the bill from going into effect at all. Fingers crossed they succeed in the courts.

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....

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