Google removing links to California news websites as part of test in response to pending legislation (www.cnbc.com)
Biden Is 'Considering' Ending Assange Case (consortiumnews.com)
Biden is considering Ending Assange Case
Evers vetoes bill that would have eliminated work permits for younger teens • Wisconsin Examiner (wisconsinexaminer.com)
As expected, Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers vetoed legislation Monday that would have eliminated the requirement for work permits for 14- and 15-year-old teens who take a job....
Without support, many menopausal workers are quitting their jobs (www.bbc.com)
Menopause-related symptoms can be debilitating. Many workers say they lack employer programmes – and have no choice but to leave their roles....
Dying for a bag of flour: Videos and eyewitness accounts cast doubt on Israel’s timeline of deadly Gaza aid delivery | CNN (edition.cnn.com)
CNN collected testimonies and videos from 22 eyewitnesses, many of whom had traveled from other cities across Gaza in the hopes of finding something for their families to eat. When the convoy passed through an Israeli checkpoint on Al Rashid Street, the main north-south route designated by the Israeli military for humanitarian...
Migrant Farmworker who survived mass shooting at Northern California mushroom farm sues company and owner (apnews.com)
Pedro Romero Perez, 24, was in the shipping container that served as his and his brother’s home at California Terra Gardens in Half Moon Bay when authorities say Chunli Zhao barged in and opened fire, killing his brother Jose Romero Perez and shooting him five times, including once in the face....
The Latest | Netanyahu vows to carry out Rafah invasion, which US says would be a mistake (apnews.com)
“It will happen. There is a date,” Netanyahu said in a video statement Monday, without elaborating....
Scientists confirm record highs for three most important heat-trapping gases (www.theguardian.com)
Global concentrations of carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide climbed to unseen levels in 2023, underlining climate crisis...
Ben-Gvir rejects holding those who killed WCK staff accountable (www.middleeastmonitor.com)
Israeli Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir on Friday rejected measures to hold the officers responsible for the killing of the World Central Kitchen crew in the central Gaza Strip on Monday accountable....
Border Patrol must care for migrant children who wait in camps for processing, a judge says (www.pbs.org)
Migrant children who wait in makeshift camps along the U.S.-Mexico border for the Border Patrol to process them are in the agency’s custody and are subject to a long-standing court-supervised agreement that set standards for their treatment, a judge ruled....
Top Israeli official Ron Dermer began yelling during a meeting with U.S. officials on Gaza, Israel plans for a ground invasion of Rafah (www.nbcnews.com)
‘Lavender’: The AI machine directing Israel’s bombing spree in Gaza (www.972mag.com)
In 2021, a book titled “The Human-Machine Team: How to Create Synergy Between Human and Artificial Intelligence That Will Revolutionize Our World” was released in English under the pen name “Brigadier General Y.S.” In it, the author — a man who we confirmed to be the current commander of the elite Israeli intelligence...
Palisades Nuclear Plant in Michigan Plans to Reopen With $1.5 Billion Loan (www.nytimes.com)
The Biden administration announced on Wednesday that it had agreed to provide a $1.52 billion loan guarantee to help a company restart a nuclear power plant in Michigan — the latest step in the government’s effort to revive the nation’s reactors....
The battle over banda music heats up on the beaches of Mazatlán Mexico as protestors fight gentrification from foreigners (mexiconewsdaily.com)
How Texas’ cash bail system and under-resourced jails can wreak havoc on women who are poor (www.texastribune.org)
About three in every four Texans in county jails are awaiting the resolution of their cases, according to data from the Texas Commission on Jail Standards, the state agency that oversees local jails. That number has surpassed pre-pandemic levels and is 14% higher than in January 2017....
Finland shooting: Child, 12, wounds three in Vantaa school shooting (www.bbc.com)
Police say they responded to the incident at Viertola school before 09:00 (06:00 GMT) on Tuesday and urged local residents to remain indoors....
Israeli air strike destroys Iranian consulate in Syria (www.bbc.com)
England A&E [accident and emergency department] wait times led to needless deaths of up to 14,000, data suggests (www.theguardian.com)
RCEM calculates 268 people are likely to have died each week in 2023 while waiting up to 12 hours for a bed...
Closing The Book On The College Bookstore Scam (www.forbes.com)
Colleges Are Facing an Enrollment Nightmare (www.theatlantic.com)
Enough blame to go around....
Texas appeals court blocks state from investigating families seeking gender-affirming care for trans youth (www.cnn.com)
A Texas appeals court upheld two injunctions in a pair of legal cases Friday, in an order blocking the state’s Department of Family and Protective Services from investigating families of transgender youth who are seeking gender-affirming medical care for their children.
Closed bridges highlight years of neglect, backlog of repairs awaiting funding (apnews.com)
After a yearlong closure, a bridge over the Puyallup River reopened in 2019 with a sturdy new span and a brand new name. It even won a national award....
Axios: Little Rock teacher sues Sarah Huckabee Sanders over "indoctrination" ban (www.axios.com)
What’s inside: The section of the LEARNS Act in question bans critical race theory. It defines “prohibited indoctrination” as communication by a public school employee, representative or guest speaker that compels a person to adopt, affirm or profess an idea that people are inferior or superior based on protected classes...