From New York to LA, Housing Insecurity Is Undermining Immigrant Students (truthout.org)
The hornet has landed: Scientists combat new honeybee killer in US (arstechnica.com)
‘A catastrophe’: Greenpeace blocks planting of ‘lifesaving’ Golden Rice (www.theguardian.com)
Scientists have warned that a court decision to block the growing of the genetically modified (GM) crop Golden Rice in the Philippines could have catastrophic consequences. Tens of thousands of children could die in the wake of the ruling, they argue....
Grayson Murray's parents say the two-time PGA Tour winner died of suicide (www.independent.co.uk)
K-12 Schools in New Jersey Are Becoming a Battlefield Over Palestine Advocacy (truthout.org)
National Park Service reverses Pride ban for employees in uniform after backlash from LGBTQ+ community (www.advocate.com)
Ohio governor calls special session to pass legislation ensuring President Biden is on 2024 ballot (apnews.com)
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio’s Republican Gov. Mike DeWine said Thursday that he is calling a rare special session of the General Assembly next week to pass legislation ensuring that President Joe Biden is on the state’s 2024 ballot....
Diplomats pay respects in Djerba year after deadly attack on Jewish worshipers (www.timesofisrael.com)
On May 9, 2023, a Tunisian policeman opened fire on Jewish worshipers gathered for an annual pilgrimage on the Jewish holiday of Lag B’Omer, killing two and injuring four.
Idaho drag performer awarded $1.1 million in defamation case against far-right blogger (apnews.com)
A jury has awarded more than $1.1 million to an Idaho drag performer who accused a far-right blogger of defaming him when she falsely claimed that he exposed himself to a crowd, including children, during a Pride event in June 2022....
Nine Takeaways From Our Investigation Into 3M’s Forever Chemicals (www.propublica.org)
30-Year-Old Pro Golfer Grayson Murray Exits PGA Tournament, Then Dies (www.thedailybeast.com)
Eight taken to hospital after turbulence on flight from Doha to Dublin (www.theguardian.com)
Eight people have been taken to hospital after a flight from Doha to Dublin experienced turbulence....
Samuel Alito’s wife claimed upside-down flag was ‘international sign of distress’ (www.theguardian.com)
Senate Democrats seek meeting with Chief Justice John Roberts to discuss issue and seek Alito’s recusal on January 6 cases...
A woman took her sick puppy to a Maryland shelter to be euthanized. The dog is up for adoption again. (www.nbcnews.com)
Kristie Pereira said she’s tried to get Beau back after learning he was never euthanized but said the rescue organization she got him from has refused to rehome the dog with her....
Pronouns and tribal affiliations are now forbidden in South Dakota public university employee emails (apnews.com)
A new South Dakota policy to stop the use of gender pronouns by public university faculty and staff in official correspondence is also keeping Native American employees from listing their tribal affiliations in a state with a long and violent history of conflict with tribes....
Family members infected with brain worms after eating undercooked bear meat (www.cbsnews.com)
A number of family members who shared a meal of bear meat that one of the family members had harvested earlier were subsequently infected with brain worms, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Pronouns and tribal affiliations are now forbidden in South Dakota public university employee emails (apnews.com)
A new South Dakota policy to stop the use of gender pronouns by public university faculty and staff in official correspondence is also keeping Native American employees from listing their tribal affiliations in a state with a long and violent history of conflict with tribes....
Prosecutors accuse Weinstein’s lawyer of witness intimidation (www.salon.com)
Congress Just Made It Basically Impossible to Track Taylor Swift’s Private Jet (gizmodo.com)
$150m paid in police misconduct claims shows violent response to 2020 protests, experts say (www.theguardian.com)
In the four years since mass protests broke out over the killing of George Floyd, cities across the US have settled more than 130 lawsuits involving police misconduct with payouts totaling nearly $150m to protesters, journalists, legal observers and bystanders, according to an analysis of the lawsuits published this week....
Forecasters warn Oklahoma may see tornadoes; Texas could bake in triple-digit temperatures (apnews.com)
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Forecasters are warning of another day of heightened risk of dangerous tornadoes in the Midwest on Saturday and telling people in south Texas they may experience triple-digit temperatures — and that’s with four weeks to go before summer starts....
Texas' governor is spending millions & using anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric to defund public education (www.lgbtqnation.com)
U.S. screens record 2.95 million airline passengers in single day (www.nbcnews.com)
The TSA said Friday’s travel broke a record set in November of nearly 2.91 million air passengers screened....
Saw The Eclipse And Aurora? Now Comes A Third Once-In-A-Lifetime Event (www.forbes.com)
More Than 1 Million Pounds of Aid Moved Into Gaza Via DOD's Temporary Pier (www.defense.gov)
