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Famed forensic pathologist Dr. Cyril Wecht dies at age 93 - CBS Pittsburgh (www.cbsnews.com)

Jury selection to begin in the corruption trial of Sen. Bob Menendez (apnews.com)

ury selection was scheduled to start Monday in the trial of Sen. Bob Menendez, a Democrat charged with accepting bribes of gold and cash to use his influence to deliver favors that would aid three New Jersey businessmen....

The unravelling of the New York Times ‘Hamas rape’ story | TV Shows | Al Jazeera (www.aljazeera.com)

Kristi Noem Now Banned in More Than 90 Percent of All South Dakota Tribal Lands (www.thedailybeast.com)

The Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate Tribe became the fifth Sioux tribe this year to ban South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem from setting foot in their territory, making Noem an outlaw in more than 16 percent of South Dakota and in more than 90 percent of her state’s tribal lands....

Madhya Pradesh: Summer Storm Damages World's Largest Floating Solar Plant at Omkareshwar Dam (Watch Video) (wattsupwiththat.com)

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29% of US households have jobs but struggle to cover basic needs: They are 'one emergency from poverty,' one expert says (www.cnbc.com)

How Paul Manafort Tried to Make Money With a Project Supposedly Tied to the Chinese Regime (www.motherjones.com)

Virginia judge to decide whether state law considers embryos as property (apnews.com)

A trial is underway in Virginia that will determine whether state law allows frozen embryos to be considered property that can be divided up and assigned a monetary value....

CFPB rule to save Americans $10 billion a year in late fees faces possible last-minute freeze (www.cnbc.com)

Naming names, it’s up to Texas Judge Mark T. Pittman.

Family of Air Force airman, 23, fatally shot by Florida sheriff's deputy demands release of bodycam video (www.nbcnews.com)

Clashes break out in pro-Palestinian rally in Greece (www.reuters.com)

Police fired teargas to disperse a small group of protesters who climbed up the gate of the Egyptian embassy opposite parliament. The clashes were brief.

Tel Aviv Pride Parade won’t be held this year, will be replaced with assembly for hostages (www.timesofisrael.com)

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[Pay Wall] Metro areas in the West are growing. So is their wildfire risk. [Avery Ellfeldt | 05/08/2024 | E&E News] (www.eenews.net)

US report on Israel’s wartime conduct in Gaza delayed, aides say (www.politico.com)

The Biden administration’s report on whether Israel has violated U.S. and international humanitarian law during the war in Gaza has been delayed and will no longer be released Wednesday as planned, three Senate aides and a House aide told POLITICO....

Rapper Macklemore blasts Biden over Gaza in new song with graphic video [Tara Suter | 05/07/24 | The Hill] (thehill.com)

Xi Jinping begins first European tour in five years in France [6 May 2024 | Al Jazeera] (www.aljazeera.com)

Democratic convention organizers work to balance free speech with safety amid tensions over protests (www.nbcnews.com)

[META] Looking for new mods that reside in APAC/AUS region

As this community continues to grow, we are noticing periods of time that moderation isn’t as responsive, due to most of the moderators being asleep at that time. If you want to help us, and live in Asia/Asia Pacific/Australia/New Zealand area, please comment here that you’re interested, why you think you’d be a good fit...

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