Indigenous Pacific wildfire survivors on Maui can finally get FEMA help (grist.org)
Florida Supreme Court upholds state’s 15-week abortion ban, but voters will soon have a say (apnews.com)
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The Florida Supreme Court on Monday cleared the way for the state to ban abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, before many women know they are pregnant, while also giving voters a chance to remove restrictions in November....
The 2024 solar eclipse is next week! Here's everything you need to know. (www.freep.com)
The April 8, 2024 total solar eclipse will cross the United States, with millions of Americans witnessing the spectacle. Here’s info on the eclipse’s time, path, how to find glasses and more....
CNBC: Turkey's opposition stuns in sweeping local elections victory over Erdogan's party (www.cnbc.com)
In a speech Sunday night, Erdogan admitted his party had “lost altitude” and would work to rectify its errors....
US regulator issues highest alert for heart pump linked to 49 deaths (www.bbc.com)
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued its highest-level alert about a heart pump that has been linked to 49 deaths and 129 injuries....
Children among cancer patients fearing being sent back to Gaza by Israel (www.theguardian.com)
Cancer patients from Gaza, including children, are living in a state of limbo in a hospital in East Jerusalem after Israeli authorities threatened to send them back....
A very bad year for press freedom (www.vox.com)
Wall Street Journal marks one year since Evan Gershkovich's arrest in Russia (www.motherjones.com)
NYC’s AI Chatbot Tells Businesses to Break the Law (themarkup.org)
Russian veto brings an end to the UN panel that monitors North Korea nuclear sanctions (apnews.com)
Sounds like Russia is getting desperate for armaments.
How an obscure 19th Century law is being weaponized against bodily autonomy and abortion rights (www.salon.com)
The Leadership Vacuum That Led to the Ronna McDaniel Fail at NBC (www.hollywoodreporter.com)
Conde’s professional experience has largely been focused on the board room, rather than the newsroom. (He sits on the boards of directors of both Walmart and PepsiCo, as well as on the Council on Foreign Relations.) A veteran of the company since 2013, Conde had overseen NBCUniversal’s international businesses and later its...
New Guam report finds judicial influence over indigent defense (6ac.org)
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Biden admin has no plans to change how it treats Haitian migrants despite anger from advocates (www.nbcnews.com)
State department official’s resignation highlights rifts over US Gaza policy (www.theguardian.com)
A human rights official has resigned from the US state department over Gaza saying the Biden administration is flouting US law by continuing to arm Israel, and is hushing up evidence that the US had seen on Israeli human rights abuses....
Settlement reached in lawsuit between Disney and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' allies (apnews.com)
‘Yo Soy la Mamá’: A Migrant Mother’s Struggle to Get Back Her Son (www.nytimes.com)
Under an interstate compact, Massachusetts formally asked Florida to approve the relocation. Florida said no. Though a caseworker found Olga to have a clean record, a proper home and sufficient income, she denied the move because Olga was not a legal U.S. resident....
States must adhere to obligations under Genocide Convention to prevent further loss of life in Gaza, says Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese (www.ohchr.org)
Israel has destroyed Gaza during five months of military operations, the Special Rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territory, Francesca Albanese said today....
'Heroes' scrambled to stop traffic before Baltimore bridge collapsed; construction crew feared dead (apnews.com)
It was the middle of the night when a dispatcher’s 12-second warning crackled over the radio: A massive cargo ship had lost its steering capabilities and was heading toward the Francis Scott Key Bridge....
Biden administration’s Gaza strategy panned as ‘mess’ amid clashing goals (www.theguardian.com)
The Biden administration’s policy on Gaza has been widely criticised as being in disarray as the defense secretary described the situation as a “humanitarian catastrophe” the day after the state department declared Israel to be in compliance with international humanitarian law....
Hurry up and wait: Servers speed-walk through Paris, reviving a century-old race (www.npr.org)
Black Army Soldier Killed By Exonerated White Army Cop Is Finally Given Full Military Funeral 83 Years Later (newsone.com)
Purported interrogation of Moscow shooting terrorist
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Louisiana coroner accused of child abuse cuts sexual assault exam program (www.theguardian.com)
Christopher Tape, indicted in 2022 before charges were dismissed, says office will stop giving exam that helps collect key evidence...