Nine Google employees arrested after eight-hour sit-in protest (www.theverge.com)
'Psychic' conman jailed for swindling 1.3m Americans (www.bbc.com)
The Attacks on HBCUs Extend Beyond Tennessee (www.themarysue.com)
We know Republicans hate diversity. We see attacks on everything from voting rights to DEI initiatives to teaching accurate American history in schools. Education is, of course, a favorite target for the GOP. In the state of Tennessee, Governor Bill Lee just dissolved the board at the state’s only HBCU, Tennessee State...
Progressive candidates are increasingly sharing their own abortion stories after Roe’s demise (www.chicagotribune.com)
For decades, only three people knew Gloria Johnson had had an abortion....
Maine lawmakers face down death threats & advance bill protecting gender-affirming care (www.lgbtqnation.com)
The Chief Prosecutor in Elkhart, Indiana, Is Accused of Misconduct for Making Contradictory Allegations (www.propublica.org)
A new motion has accused the elected prosecutor in Elkhart, Indiana, of misconduct, alleging she presented contradictory versions of the truth against two men in connection with a shooting that occurred more than 20 years ago....
Two former execs of the company behind the Truth Social merger are caught up in a messy hacking lawsuit (www.theverge.com)
OJ Simpson, fallen football hero acquitted of murder in ‘trial of the century,’ dies at 76 (www.13abc.com)
LAS VEGAS (AP) — O.J. Simpson, the decorated football superstar and Hollywood actor who was acquitted of charges he killed his former wife and her friend but later found liable in a separate civil trial, has died. He was 76....
A crucial report Wednesday is expected to show little progress against inflation (www.cnbc.com)
Landmark ruling: Switzerland’s climate policy violates human rights (www.swissinfo.ch)
In a much-anticipated ruling, the European Court of Human Rights has decided that Swiss authorities are responsible for not implementing efficient climate change policies[…]...
Arrests Expose Rift Between N.Y.P.D. and ‘Violence Interrupters’ (www.nytimes.com)
Archived at ghostarchive.org/archive/F5lre
Broken record: March is 10th straight month to be hottest on record, scientists say (apnews.com)
For the 10th consecutive month, Earth in March set a new monthly record for global heat — with both air temperatures and the world’s oceans hitting an all-time high for the month, the European Union climate agency Copernicus said....
Unauthorized ACA plan switches drive call for action against rogue agents (www.npr.org)
"Safety crisis": Food delivery's simmering violence problem (www.salon.com)
How Mississippi’s Jim Crow Laws Still Haunt Black Voters Today (www.themarshallproject.org)
Archived at web.archive.org/…/mississippi-voting-rights-histo…
Kremlin-Financed Political Influence Network in Europe Scandal Widens, 24 Officials Named (www.kyivpost.com)
cross-posted from: sopuli.xyz/post/11147940...
Last survivor of USS Arizona from Pearl Harbor attack dies at 102 (www.denver7.com)
Metro Bank UK stole software (www.theguardian.com)
Metro Bank UK stole software and linked it to their online banking system.
America’s largest companies are fueling record inequality, says new study (www.cnn.com)
Looking at a solar eclipse can be dangerous without eclipse glasses. Here’s what to know (apnews.com)
Millions of people along a narrow band in North America will look up when the sky darkens during a total solar eclipse on April 8. When they do, safety is key....
Kansas Legislature Bans Trans Kids From Accessing Gender-Affirming Care (truthout.org)
HPAI Detection in Idaho Dairy Herd - Idaho State Department of Agriculture (agri.idaho.gov)
Concerning primarily because H5N1 appears to be moving from cow to cow. It could only be a matter of time before it gets a foothold in humans.
A bus has plunged off a bridge in South Africa, killing 45 people. (npr.org)
Alabama Civil Rights Groups Scramble to Fight Back Against New Voting Law (boltsmag.org)
Archived at web.archive.org/…/alabama-law-absentee-voting-law…