Conferences for the .1% breed skepticism (www.bloomberg.com)
“…These kinds of private conferences, where business and cultural leaders interview one another free from the pesky, prying grasp of the press or public, are becoming increasingly common.”
Soldiers Charged With Violent Crimes Will Now Face More Scrutiny Before They Can Simply Leave the Army (www.propublica.org)
Louisiana lawmakers vote to remove lunch breaks for child workers, cut unemployment benefits (www.nola.com)
A Louisiana House committee voted Thursday to repeal a law requiring employers to give child workers lunch breaks and to cut unemployment benefits — part of a push by Republicans to remove constraints on employers and reduce aid for injured and unemployed workers....
Israel has attacked Iran, US official tells CNN (www.cnn.com)
Something strange has been happening with jobless claims numbers lately (www.cnbc.com)
Organizers in Idaho Are Readying for an Abortion Rights Ballot Initiative (truthout.org)
More and more Americans are becoming 'ALICEs.' They can't afford rent and groceries but are falling through the cracks in the country's safety net. (www.businessinsider.com)
Hyundai pauses X ads over pro-Nazi content on the platform (www.nbcnews.com)
Trump Eyes Social Security Cuts By Slashing Payroll Tax (www.commondreams.org)
US vetoes Palestinian request for full UN membership (www.theguardian.com)
The US has vetoed a Palestinian request to the United Nations security council for full UN membership, blocking the world body’s recognition of a Palestinian state....
Unhoused Man Builds Entire House On The Side Of A Los Angeles Freeway (jalopnik.com)
Georgia lawmaker runs secret election-conspiracy Telegram channel (www.theguardian.com)
Bridget Thorne, a Republican elected in Fulton county in 2022, has spread election fraud lies and accused county employees of crimes...
Once praised, settlement to help sickened BP oil spill workers leaves most with nearly nothing (apnews.com)
These workers were exposed to crude oil and the chemical dispersant Corexit while picking up tar balls along the shoreline, laying booms from fishing boats to soak up slicks and rescuing oil-covered birds....
Ilhan Omar's daughter suspended from university over pro-Palestine activism (www.middleeasteye.net)
Three Barnard College students, including US lawmaker Ilhan Omar’s daughter Isra Hirsi, have been suspended for participation in an ongoing Gaza solidarity protest encampment at Columbia University in New York City....
Cops can force suspect to unlock phone with thumbprint, US court rules (arstechnica.com)
Elon Musk is making millions from verified neo-Nazi X accounts (www.lgbtqnation.com)
Israeli missiles hit site in Iran, explosions heard in Isfahan (www.aljazeera.com)
U.S. likely to enact a law soon that could ban TikTok nationwide, President Joe Biden vowed to sign it into law (www.nbcnews.com)
After Ten-Year Battle, a Younger Generation Leads the Way at Volkswagen (prospect.org)
‘This is a violent attack against women’: Florida Senate candidate seeks to channel abortion outrage (www.theguardian.com)
Democrat Debbie Mucarsel-Powell is challenging incumbent Rick Scott and highlighting his ‘unapologetic and proud’ support for the state’s six-week ban...
Man sets himself on fire outside Trump trial courthouse (thehill.com)
Black death row inmates suffer botched executions at twice rate of whites in US (www.theguardian.com)
A glaring racial disparity is evident in the 73 botched procedures involving lethal injections since 1976, report by Reprieve finds...
ABC4.com: Students walk out of Utah middle school to protest 'furries' (www.abc4.com)
“A lot of the information that’s been put out there is completely incorrect and inaccurate,” Nebo School District Public Information Officer Seth Sorensen told ABC4.com....
California readies itself as ‘abortion sanctuary’ while Arizona gears up for ban (www.theguardian.com)
Golden state expanded abortion access after Roe was repealed in 2022 while neighboring state is set to enact near-total ban...
‘Wake-up call’: pipeline leak exposes carbon capture safety gaps, advocates say (www.theguardian.com)
Estimated 2,548 barrels of carbon dioxide leaked from Exxon pipeline in Louisiana on 3 April, triggering alarm among residents...
