Alexei Navalny's body to be held for two weeks for 'chemical analysis', family told | BBC (www.bbc.com)
Two police officers and firefighter fatally shot after call in Minneapolis suburbs (www.theguardian.com)
Ex-Illinois lawmaker abruptly pleads guilty to fraud and money laundering, halting federal trial (apnews.com)
Former Illinois lawmaker and gubernatorial candidate William “Sam” McCann abruptly pleaded guilty on Thursday to nine felony counts of wire fraud, money laundering and tax evasion, halting his federal corruption trial over misusing up to $550,000 in campaign contributions....
Greece becomes first Orthodox Christian country to legalize same-sex civil marriage (apnews.com)
Greece on Thursday became the first Orthodox Christian country to legalize same-sex civil marriage, despite opposition from the influential, socially conservative Greek Church....
Former FBI informant charged with lying about Biden business (www.washingtonpost.com)
Special counsel David Weiss — who has previously filed criminal charges against President Biden’s son Hunter — announced new charges Thursday against a former FBI informant who officials say lied about the Bidens’ business dealings....
Biden administration looks to expand student loan forgiveness to those facing 'hardship' (apnews.com)
Americans who are struggling to repay federal student loans because of financial hardship could get some of their debt canceled under President Joe Biden’s latest proposal for widespread loan forgiveness....
Gov. Newsom touts early success of police surge in Oakland (www.kron4.com)
Last week’s temporary law enforcement surge operation netted arrests of 71 suspects, the recovery of 145 stolen vehicles and the seizure of four crime-linked firearms, the governor’s office said. There were $60,000 worth of stolen electronics recovered, and one of the four firearms seized was a ghost gun, CHP said....
Anti-abortion centers raked in $1.4bn in year Roe fell (www.theguardian.com)
The CDC may be reconsidering its COVID isolation guidance (www.npr.org)
The states keeping their children hungry (www.newsweek.com)
Inside the graffiti-covered L.A. skyscrapers that drew global attention (www.washingtonpost.com)
A listener's guide to Supreme Court arguments over Trump and the ballot (apnews.com)
There will be no cameras in the courtroom when the Supreme Court hears arguments over whether Donald Trump can be kept off the ballot because of his efforts to overturn the 2020 election results.
70 New York public housing employees took bribes from contractors, US alleges (www.reuters.com)
Federal prosecutors charged 70 current and former employees of the New York City Housing Authority, the largest public housing agency in North America, on Tuesday with taking bribes in exchange for awarding no-bid contracts....
China's chances of overtaking US economy "declining" (www.newsweek.com)
The possibility that China will overtake the United States as the world’s biggest economy is declining as the country faces an obvious slowdown, according to Cornell professor and former International Monetary Fund (IMF) official Eswar Prasad....
US appeals court finds Bayer not shielded from Roundup lawsuit (www.reuters.com)
A U.S. appeals court on Monday refused to dismiss a Georgia doctor’s lawsuit claiming that Bayer AG’s Roundup weedkiller caused cancer, the latest setback in the German company’s efforts to fend off thousands of similar cases carrying potentially billions of dollars in liability....
Off-duty Nebraska police officers shoot and kill two men (slatereport.com)
Two off-duty police officers in Nebraska’s largest city shot and killed two men in an SUV, though authorities have provided few details about the confrontation....
Mark Zuckerberg to earn $700M a year from Meta dividend despite child safety backlash (nypost.com)
Louisiana Law Gives Judges a Financial Incentive to Set High Bail and Secure Convictions (www.typeinvestigations.org)
Archived at web.archive.org/…/louisiana-judges-financial-ince…
Syphilis cases rise to their highest levels since the 1950s, CDC says (www.mprnews.org)
The number of syphilis cases in the U.S. are on the rise. According to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, cases increased by nearly 80 percent to more than 207,000 between 2018 and 2022....
Christopher Steele: UK High Court throws out Trump ex-spy dossier case (www.bbc.com)
The former president had been seeking to use data protection laws to sue the company run by Christopher Steele but the High Court has thrown out the case....
Elon Musk’s $50 Billion Tesla Pay Was Struck Down. What Happens Next? (www.nytimes.com)
The company’s board of directors will now decide whether to appeal the decision, change where Tesla is incorporated or negotiate a new pay package....
Activist who led ouster of Harvard president linked to ‘scientific racism’ journal (www.theguardian.com)
Christopher Rufo recommends a newsletter to his readers that has published several supporters of discredited genetics theory
Indiana Lawmakers Trying to Kill Historic Suit Seeking Gun Industry Accountability (www.propublica.org)
Archived at web.archive.org/…/indiana-guns-gary-lawsuit-gunma…
Elon Musk cannot keep Tesla pay package worth more than $55 billion, judge rules (apnews.com)
Police officers mock body-worn video of semi-naked woman (www.bbc.com)
Officers viewed footage showing woman’s groin without valid reason, but avoided misconduct hearings.
