Commented

Education Dept. Opens Civil Rights Inquiry Into Harvard’s Legacy Admissions (www.nytimes.com)

An inquiry into admissions preference for family of alumni and donors began after the Supreme Court’s decision last month limiting affirmative action.

Travis King: How the US negotiates with North Korea (www.bbc.co.uk)

Ghana parliament votes to abolish death penalty (www.bbc.co.uk)

DOJ sues Texas and Gov. Greg Abbott over Rio Grande barrier (www.politico.com)

The lawsuit alleges that Abbott violated the law by building structures in the Rio Grande River without authorization, creating an obstruction in U.S. waters.

Tennessee toughens voting rules for people with felony convictions (www.theguardian.com)

Italy PM Meloni says illegal migrant flows damage all nations (www.reuters.com)

Federal jury convicts 4 Florida men for selling bleach solution as ‘miracle’ cure for diseases (www.miamiherald.com)

The 1975 cancels Indonesia and Taiwan shows after Malaysia LGBT row (www.bbc.co.uk)

The fight over Alabama's congressional redistricting now shifts back to federal court (apnews.com)

Standing at an Alabama Statehouse microphone before lawmakers voted on new congressional districts, state Rep. Chris England said that change in the Deep South state has often happened only through federal court order....

Judge orders Montana health clinic to pay nearly $6 million over false asbestos claims (abcnews.go.com)

A judge has ruled that a health clinic in a Montana town plagued by deadly asbestos contamination must pay the government almost $6 million in penalties and damages after submitting hundreds of false asbestos claims

Greece fires: Thousands flee homes and hotels on Rhodes as fires spread (www.bbc.co.uk)

Who is Mila Antonova, Russian bridge player who had alleged affair with Bill Gates? (nypost.com)

Tony Bennett, masterful stylist of American musical standards, dies at 96 (apnews.com)

Alabama carries out first execution since pause after Supreme Court declines to intervene (thehill.com)

The Supreme Court early Friday morning allowed Alabama to move forward with its first lethal injection since the state paused executions last year over concerns about the procedure.

Grassley releases full FBI memo with unverified claims about Hunter Biden's work in Ukraine (www.detroitnews.com)

Lisa Mascaro Associated Press Washington — Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley released an unclassified document Thursday that Republicans claim is significant in their investigation of Hunter Biden as they probe the financial affairs of the president’s son and revive previously debunked claims of wrongdoing. “The American...

Israel Bombs Yemen Saturday in Escalation with Houthis. (www.commondreams.org)

CFPB cracks down on popular paycheck advance programs. Here's what that means for workers (www.cnbc.com)

Judge throws out rightwing affirmative action lawsuit against Texas university (www.theguardian.com)

UK Urged to Cut Off Arms Sales to Israel After Restoring UNRWA Funds. (www.commondreams.org)

Drug Traffickers Said They Backed an Early Campaign of Mexico’s President. But U.S. Agents Were Done Investigating. (www.propublica.org)

Still empty a year later, Omaha’s new $27M juvenile jail might never open as planned (apnews.com)

A year after the controversial project’s completion, the $27 million center remains empty....

Philippines and Japan finalize bi-lateral security pact over China’s increasingly aggressive behaviour in South China Sea and Taiwan Strait (www.lowyinstitute.org)

The newly-signed Reciprocal Access Agreement (RAA) is a de facto visiting forces deal, since it establishes procedures for the cooperative activities, while the force of one country is visiting the other country and defines a legal status of the visiting force. Accordingly, it allows the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and...

news