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Israel-Gaza war: Three soldiers killed in Kerem Shalom rocket attack (www.bbc.com)

Trump celebrates Billboard success of J6 Prison Choir recording at donor retreat (www.usatoday.com)

California police are using a controversial tactic after someone dies in their custody (www.motherjones.com)

Frank Stella, influential American artist, dies aged 87 (www.theguardian.com)

His constantly evolving works have been hailed as landmarks of the minimalist and post-painterly abstraction art movements...

University of Vermont cancels UN ambassador’s address amid Gaza protests [Tara Suter | 05/03/24 | The Hill] (thehill.com)

The University of Vermont (UVM) has canceled United Nations Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield’s commencement speech amid pro-Palestinian protests on campus as protests sweep colleges across the nation....

How a Maryland prisoner’s 15-month quest for eye surgery ended in blindness (www.thebaltimorebanner.com)

Appleby-El told a nurse at the North Branch Correctional Institution in Cumberland that his retina was detached, and he needed to be seen by an ophthalmologist. It was, he said, a medical emergency. But prison medical staff did not immediately treat it like one....

Russian troops enter base housing US military in Niger, US official says (www.reuters.com)

Whistleblower for Boeing contractor Spirit AeroSystems dies (wapo.st)

How shifting U.S. policies led to one of the deadliest incidents involving immigrants in Mexico’s history (www.texastribune.org)

Forty men were killed and more than two dozen were injured in one of the deadliest incidents involving immigrants in Mexico’s history. Investigators put the blame for the incident on the migrants who set the blaze and the guards who failed to help them. The United States urged immigrants to take heed of the tragedy and pursue...

Sports Team Owners Face New Scrutiny From IRS Over Tax Avoidance (www.propublica.org)

Campus protests: UCLA students in standoff with police as demonstrations spread across US (www.theguardian.com)

Tensions are growing at the University of California where hundreds of police in riot gear have gathered after warning pro-Palestinian protesters to disperse or face arrest, a day after their encampment was violently attacked by masked counter-protesters....

Gaetz under fire for defending antisemitism vote with antisemitic trope (www.politico.com)

Biden admin moves to protect LGBTQ+ kids in foster care (www.advocate.com)

“Forgotten” poem by C.S. Lewis published for the first time | Ars Technica (arstechnica.com)

EU probes Meta for killing tool that enables real-time election monitoring | Ars Technica (arstechnica.com)

Sleepless in Naypyitaw: Myanmar Junta Leader Lives in Fear of Assassination (www.irrawaddy.com)

Some in State Department don’t believe Israel is using US weapons in accordance with international law, source says | CNN Politics (www.cnn.com)

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Affluent Americans are driving US economy and likely delaying need for Fed rate cuts (apnews.com)

Older Americans like Harris are fueling a sustained boost to the U.S. economy. Benefiting from outsize gains in the stock and housing markets over the past several years, they are accounting for a larger share of consumer spending — the principal driver of economic growth — than ever before....

Biden grants clemency to crack, cocaine dealers (www.washingtontimes.com)

College Protests Over Gaza Deepen Democratic Rifts (www.nytimes.com)

First cargo ship passes through newly opened channel in Baltimore | AP News (apnews.com)

BALTIMORE (AP) — The first cargo ship passed through a newly opened deep-water channel in Baltimore on Thursday after being stuck in the harbor since the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed four weeks ago, halting most maritime traffic through the city’s port....

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