“The cruelty is the point” of campus protest crackdowns (redphoenixnews.com)
Whistleblower for Boeing contractor Spirit AeroSystems dies (wapo.st)
Does the American Diabetes Association work for patients or companies? A lawsuit dared to ask | Neil Barsky (www.theguardian.com)
The ADA just settled an explosive legal case accusing the organization of betraying people with diabetes
Wisconsin police kill student who came to middle school with a gun (www.theguardian.com)
Authorities described the student as a juvenile male but did not provide further identification or specifics pending an investigation...
Russian troops enter base housing US military in Niger, US official says (www.reuters.com)
Biden condemns campus violence: 'Order must prevail' (www.nbcnews.com)
Whistleblower Josh Dean of Boeing supplier Spirit AeroSystems has died (www.seattletimes.com)
Joshua Dean, a former quality auditor at Boeing supplier Spirit AeroSystems and one of the first whistleblowers to allege Spirit leadership had ignored manufacturing defects on the 737 MAX, died Tuesday morning after a struggle with a sudden, fast-spreading infection....
AM radio law opposed by tech and auto industries is close to passing | Ars Technica (arstechnica.com)
A controversial bill that would require all new cars to be fitted with AM radios looks set to become a law in the near future. Yesterday, Senator Edward Markey (D-Mass) revealed that the “AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act” now has the support of 60 US Senators, as well as 246 co-sponsors in the House of Representatives, making...
US remains committed to diplomacy despite North Korea’s nuclear escalation (www.voanews.com)
Boeing’s deliberately defective fleet of flying sky-wreckage (pluralistic.net)
Arizona senate passes repeal of 1864 near-total abortion ban (www.theguardian.com)
Democrats pick up support of two Republicans to repeal law reinstated three weeks ago, with governor expected to ratify repeal...
Mistrial Declared in Abu Ghraib Torture Suit Against US Contractor (www.commondreams.org)
Exclusive: Russian troops enter base housing US military in Niger, US official says (www.reuters.com)
Russian military personnel have entered an air base in Niger that is hosting U.S. troops, a senior U.S. defense official told Reuters, a move that follows a decision by Niger’s junta to expel U.S. forces from the country....
Anti-LGBTQ+ laws lead to 'public health crisis' with higher suicide rates among queer youth (www.advocate.com)
Ikea is rolling out its third round of price cuts in a year across thousands of products as it eases shoppers’ inflation pain (uk.finance.yahoo.com)
House passes antisemitism bill with broad bipartisan support amid campus arrests (www.nbcnews.com)
House passes bill to expand definition of antisemitism amid growing campus protests over Gaza war (apnews.com)
‘If passed by the Senate and signed into law, the bill would broaden the legal definition of antisemitism to include the “targeting of the state of Israel, conceived as a Jewish collectivity.’"...
At least 2,000 people arrested at pro-Palestinian protests on US campuses, AP tally shows (apnews.com)
Police shoot rubber bullets at UCLA protesters as encampment cleared (www.newsweek.com)
JPMorgan says its Russia assets may be seized after lawsuits in Russia, US (www.reuters.com)
JPMorgan Chase said in a filing on Wednesday that its assets in Russia may be seized after lawsuits in Russian and U.S. courts....
Sports Team Owners Face New Scrutiny From IRS Over Tax Avoidance (www.propublica.org)
Union plans strike vote over crackdown on University of California Gaza protests (www.theguardian.com)
Harvey Weinstein faces New York retrial after 2020 rape conviction overturned (www.theguardian.com)
Manhattan district attorney, Alvin Bragg, says his team is determined to retry case against the disgraced movie mogul...
Columbia University community 'shattered' after police raid (www.bbc.com)
Police and private security throng every entrance but one. Steel barriers line the streets. Students pack up belongings in their cars and leave for home - classes are cancelled, and exam plans are up in the air....
All the ways streaming services are aggravating their subscribers this week | Ars Technica (arstechnica.com)
Streaming services like Netflix and Peacock have already found multiple ways to aggravate paying subscribers this week....
