Banks have given almost $7tn to fossil fuel firms since Paris deal, report reveals (www.theguardian.com)
Among world’s top 60 banks those in US are biggest fossil fuel financiers, while Barclays leads way in Europe...
How Covid-19's symptoms have changed with each new variant (www.bbc.com)
What are the symptoms of JN.1 and KP.2...
Georgia State University mistakenly sends 1,500 applicants acceptance letters (www.cnn.com)
Former US military intelligence official says he resigned over Gaza war (ground.news)
A former U.S. military intelligence official released a letter on Monday that explained to his colleagues at the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) that his November resignation was in fact due to “moral injury” stemming from U.S. support for Israel’s war in Gaza and the harm caused to Palestinians.
No 'credible plan': U.S.' Blinken issues harshest criticism yet of Israel's operations in Gaza (www.cnbc.com)
Iranian film director Mohammad Rasoulof flees after jail sentence (bbc.com)
Mohammad Rasoulof was sentenced over his new film, which is to be premiered at the Cannes festival.
Team Trump Says Classified Docs Judge Aileen Cannon Is a 'Godsend' (www.rollingstone.com)
The cost-of-living crisis is so bleak that some Gen Zers genuinely fear becoming homeless (fortune.com)
Students walk out during Jerry Seinfeld’s commencement speech at Duke (www.independent.co.uk)
Sen. Lindsey Graham Suggests Nuking Gaza, Calls Hiroshima ‘the Right Decision’ (www.thedailybeast.com)
Donald Trump's obsession with control is backfiring in his criminal trial (www.salon.com)
UN says total number of deaths in Gaza remains unchanged after controversy over revised data (www.cnn.com)
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Cohen’s Testimony Makes Clear: Trump’s Greed Fueled This Whole Debacle (www.thedailybeast.com)
Trapped in Rafah, U.S. medical volunteers say they can't save lives and can't evacuate (www.npr.org)
Wisconsin Supreme Court considers expanding use of absentee ballot drop boxes (apnews.com)
The Wisconsin Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments Monday in a case pushed by Democrats to overturn a ruling that all but eliminated the use of absentee ballot drop boxes in the swing state....
Business Insider: Private school vouchers: One state is a 'cautionary tale' for the cash (www.businessinsider.com)
The prominence of school vouchers continues to surge across the country — but they might not benefit the families who need them the most....
Kristi Noem banned by two more Native tribes in South Dakota (www.theguardian.com)
Governor, plagued by dog-killing story, unwelcome in 20% of her state after she accused tribal leaders of benefiting from cartels...
Top Republican donors fund group doxxing pro-Palestinian college students (www.cnbc.com)
Inflation outlook rises, fueled by expected increases for housing costs, New York Fed survey shows (www.cnbc.com)
Douglas County sheriff says two teens missing from a group home returned (www.ky3.com)
Vladimir Putin set to transfer Sergei Shoigu from Russian defence ministry (www.bbc.com)
Mercedes workers in Alabama face anti-union message ‘barrage’ before election (www.theguardian.com)
United Auto Workers union sees two of German-owned carmaker’s plants as key in effort to unionize industry in southern US...
More children gain hearing as gene therapy for profound deafness advances | Ars Technica (arstechnica.com)
There are few things more heartwarming than videos of children with deafness gaining the ability to hear, showing them happily turning their heads at the sound of their parents’ voices and joyfully bobbing to newly discovered music. Thanks to recent advances in gene therapy, more kids are getting those sweet and triumphant...
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Trump suggests Chinese migrants are in the US to build an 'army.' The migrants tell another story (apnews.com)
It was 7 a.m. on a recent Friday when Wang Gang, a 36-year-old Chinese immigrant, jostled for a day job in New York City’s Flushing neighborhood....
