Father and aunt waited hours to call 911 for 2-year-old who ingested fentanyl, later died, warrant shows (www.usatoday.com)
‘Danger to our democracy’: fears over Trump allies’ summit with far-right sheriffs (www.theguardian.com)
Mike Flynn, Mike Lindell and others to attend event on election fraud by Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association...
Revealed: Israel has sped up settlement-building in East Jerusalem since Gaza war began (www.theguardian.com)
Israel’s government has accelerated the construction of settlements across East Jerusalem, with more than 20 projects totalling thousands of housing units having been approved or advanced since the start of the war in Gaza six months ago, planning documents show....
Bureau of Prisons to close California women's prison where inmates have been subjected to sex abuse (apnews.com)
Bureau of Prisons Director Colette Peters said in a statement to the AP that the agency had “taken unprecedented steps and provided a tremendous amount of resources to address culture, recruitment and retention, aging infrastructure - and most critical - employee misconduct.”...
Arizona anti-abortion activists aren’t letting up after Supreme Court victory (www-nbcnews-com.cdn.ampproject.org)
The activists said they will continue protesting at clinics for the next two weeks and work to penalize self-managed abortions....
Free cash programs spread as more cities expand the anti-poverty safety net (www.nbcnews.com)
Google Workers Revolt Over $1.2 Billion Contract With Israel (time.com)
The protest group, called No Tech for Apartheid, now has more than 200 Google employees closely involved in organizing, according to members, who say there are hundreds more workers sympathetic to their goals. TIME spoke to five current and five former Google workers for this story, many of whom described a growing sense of...
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried appeals fraud conviction, 25-year prison sentence (www.cnbc.com)
Trump Media director accused of 'hacking' files in attempted corporate 'coup': lawsuit (www.cnbc.com)
A new California bill aims to ban paraquat. Yep, that toxic stuff is still around. (www.motherjones.com)
A conservative appeals court in the South seems to be exasperating the Supreme Court (www.cnn.com)
If there is a down-to-the-deadline scramble at the Supreme Court to intervene on a hot-button case with far-reaching implications, there is a good chance that the 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals is the source of the legal fracas....
Elon Musk's X pushed a fake headline about Iran attacking Israel. X's AI chatbot Grok made it up. (mashable.com)
A shocking story was promoted on the “front page” or main feed of Elon Musk’s X on Thursday:...
"Stand where he tells you to stand": Why the GOP is doubling down on misogyny in 2024 (www.salon.com)
Five Years Ago, the United States Department of Justice Declared Alabama Prisons Unconstitutional, Unsafe, and Harmful. They Still Are. (alabamaappleseed.org)
Archived at web.archive.org/…/five-years-ago-the-united-state…
In one of L.A.'s largest cash heists, burglars steal as much as $30 million. Mystery surrounds case (www.latimes.com)
In one of the largest cash heists in Los Angeles history, thieves made off with as much as $30 million in an Easter Sunday burglary at a San Fernando Valley money storage facility, an L.A. police official revealed Wednesday....
Anthony Albanese demands accountability from Israel over death of aid worker in Gaza (www.sbs.com.au)
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says the Australian government is demanding “full accountability” with a request for a call-in from the Israeli ambassador over the death of Australian aid worker Lalzawmi Frankcom in what her employers described as a “targeted” Israeli airstrike in Gaza....
Faculty and students protest Florida law that they say could keep top Chinese talent out of their grad schools (www.nbcnews.com)
“Individuals, they cannot decide where they are born. They’re only thinking of their educational opportunities," one professor said....
Transgender Day of Visibility March 31st 2024: How to celebrate and be an ally (www.usatoday.com)
ExxonMobil accused of ‘greenwashing’ over carbon capture plan it failed to invest in (www.theguardian.com)
Investigation reveals project oil giant promoted may never leave drawing board and has received no licence or government support...
Marvin Gaye: Never-before heard music resurfaces in Belgium (www.bbc.co.uk)
The story of Marvin’s Belgian connection has been told before....
Cases of Drug-Resistant Gonorrhea Have Tripled in China, Posing a Global Threat (www.usnews.com)
A strain of highly antibiotic-resistant gonorrhea first emerged in China in 2016, and cases of this tough-to-treat infection have tripled there in just five years, Chinese researchers report....
Virginia governor vetoes marijuana market bill (www.politico.com)
Dali crew still confined to ship − with no internet. They could be 'profoundly rattled.' (www.usatoday.com)
US maritime union sounds alarm over global shipping standards (www.theguardian.com)
Marine Engineers’ Beneficial Association warned of the dangers of bigger cargo vessels and smaller crews not at par with US levels...
