Russian forces capture first American M1A1 Abrams tank in Ukraine | Ukraine - Russia conflict war 2022 | analysis focus army defence military industry army (armyrecognition.com)
Young Americans' wealth has soared since the pandemic (www.axios.com)
USDA says it is testing beef for H5N1 bird flu virus (www.cnn.com)
Americans are falling behind on their payments (www.cnn.com)
China’s New Aircraft Carrier Pulls Away From Its Pier Ahead Of Sea Trials (www.twz.com)
China’s latest aircraft carrier, the Fujian, appears poised to leave port to begin initial sea trials. The development comes soon after five aircraft mockups appeared on the deck of the flattop, as you can read about here, and a little over three months since we got our best view of the warship in its completed form. Once the...
Pro-Palestinian Columbia students occupy academic building (www.politico.com)
The move recalls a 1968 student occupation of the same building by civil rights and anti-war protesters.
FCC fines wireless carriers millions for sharing user locations without consent (www.cnn.com)
Some in State Department don’t believe Israel is using US weapons in accordance with international law, source says | CNN Politics (www.cnn.com)
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Columbia University threatens suspension over pro-Palestinian protests (www.aljazeera.com)
Columbia University, a prestigious Ivy League school in the United States, has announced that its negotiations with student protesters has fallen through, opening up the potential for severe consequences for those involved in a pro-Palestinian encampment on campus....
Appeals court says state health-care plans can’t exclude gender-affirming surgery (wapo.st)
Florida’s 6-week abortion ban set to take effect this week (www.cnn.com)
A stricter abortion law is set to take effect in Florida on Wednesday — dropping the state’s 15-week ban to a six-week ban — and it will likely affect thousands of people seeking abortion care within the first month alone....
Gaetz gets last-minute primary challenger in Florida (thehill.com)
Sexsomnia: An embarrassing sleep disorder no one wants to talk about (www.cnn.com)
A 38-year-old man repeatedly tries to force his wife to have sex in the middle of the night but has no memory of his actions when he wakes up....
‘Do not bow’: ex-Black Panther praises pro-Palestinian student protesters from prison (www.theguardian.com)
In a powerful and rousing live address to students at the City University of New York (CUNY) on Friday night, the incarcerated Black political activist Mumia Abu-Jamal praised the pro-Palestinian movement growing at US colleges as being on the right side of history....
US Marshal killed and multiple officers struck by gunfire in active shooting situation in Charlotte, report says (www.independent.co.uk)
Biden offers 'second chances' to 16 people jailed for nonviolent drug sentences (eu.usatoday.com)
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Leaked U.S. Memos Say Israel May Be Violating International Law In Blocking Gaza Aid (www.huffpost.com)
Though NSM-20 imposes no new legal requirements, it also asks Secretary of State Antony Blinken to report to Congress by May 8 on whether he believes Israel has complied with the assurances....
Southern California woman pleads guilty in $150-million counterfeit postage scheme (www.latimes.com)
A San Gabriel Valley woman who was accused of using counterfeit postage on tens of millions of packages pleaded guilty Friday to defrauding the United States Postal Service out of more than $150 million....
Tennessee Passes Bill to Criminalize Abortion Support for Minors: ‘Terror Is the Intent’ (www.jezebel.com)
Jupiter may be the reason why Earth has a moon, new study hints | Live Science (www.livescience.com)
It would appear that the so-called “great instability” event that wreaked chaos among the planets, sending the gas giants careening through space until they settled into the orbits we know today, occurred between 60 and 100 million years after the birth of the solar system. This is the conclusion of some careful scientific...
Affluent Americans are driving US economy and likely delaying need for Fed rate cuts (apnews.com)
Older Americans like Harris are fueling a sustained boost to the U.S. economy. Benefiting from outsize gains in the stock and housing markets over the past several years, they are accounting for a larger share of consumer spending — the principal driver of economic growth — than ever before....
Philips pays $1.1bn to settle respirator case (www.bbc.com)
Dutch medical products maker Philips says it has reached a $1.1bn (£877m) deal to settle lawsuits in the US relating to potentially faulty breathing devices....
Williams-Sonoma must pay almost $3.2 million for violating FTC's 'Made in USA' order (apnews.com)
Home products retailer Williams-Sonoma will have to pay almost $3.2 million for violating a Federal Trade Commission “Made in USA” order....
Analysis: Misinformation has created an alternative world for some Americans (www.cnn.com)
There’s a tendency in this heated political climate to simply reject people who are saying false things and to write off conspiracy theorists writ large....