Jam Master Jay: Two Men Found Guilty in Murder of Run-D.M.C. DJ (www.rollingstone.com)
Bill filed in Kentucky House would ease near-total abortion ban by adding rape and incest exceptions (apnews.com)
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Legislation aimed at easing Kentucky’s near-total abortion ban by creating limited exceptions for pregnancies caused by rape or incest was introduced Monday in the GOP-dominated House, as lawmakers wrangle with an issue at the forefront of last year’s campaign for governor....
Majority of Alabama Mercedes workers join UAW as Southeast’s union battle heats up (thehill.com)
Scientists warn that a crucial ocean current could collapse, altering global weather (www.latimes.com)
Scientists are sounding the alarm that a crucial component of the planet’s climate system is in gradual decline and could one day reach a tipping point that would radically alter global weather patterns....
Letitia James live tweets daily interest charges on Trump’s $464m fraud ruling (www.independent.co.uk)
New York Attorney General trolls former president as interest starts accruing on monster judgment...
United Daughters of the Confederacy would lose Virginia tax breaks, if Youngkin signs off (apnews.com)
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Legislation that would end tax benefits for the United Daughters of the Confederacy — the Richmond-based women’s group that helped erect many of the country’s Confederate monuments — is on its way to Republican Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin, who hasn’t said whether he supports it....
Boeing's safety culture falls short despite the company's efforts to fix it, according to experts (apnews.com)
When it comes to safety culture at Boeing, there is a “disconnect” between senior management and workers, and employees responsible for checking the company’s planes question whether they can raise issues without fear of retaliation, according to a panel of outside experts....
Firefighters needed so much water that a Minnesota town's people were asked to go without (apnews.com)
Firefighters needed so much water to battle a huge grain elevator blaze that they had to ask the whole town to go without — even canceling school to conserve the water supply, officials said....
West Virginia Senate passes bill that would remove marital exemption for sexual abuse (www.wandtv.com)
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Married people in West Virginia could be charged with certain acts of sexual abuse against their spouses for the first time under a bill passed by the state Senate. The bill pushed by former prosecuting attorney Republican Sen. Ryan Weld would remove marriage as a defense to first- and third-degree...
Russian businessman Antipov questioned in fraud case - agencies (www.reuters.com)
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Kellogg’s CEO advice to cash-strapped shoppers: Let them eat Corn Flakes for dinner (www.cnn.com)
Explosive device detonated outside Alabama attorney general’s office (www.theguardian.com)
Alabama’s attorney general on Monday said that an explosive device had been detonated outside his offices over the weekend in the state’s capital city of Montgomery....
Bronx medical school students receive free tuition after $1 billion donation (abcnews.go.com)
Three men charged with preparing terrorist act in Leeds (www.ft.com)
Prosecutors allege the accused had discussed a plan to target an Islamic education centre in the city in northern England
Oklahoma students walk out after trans student’s death to protest bullying policies (www.nbcnews.com)
Supreme Court casts doubt on GOP-led states' efforts to regulate social media platforms (apnews.com)
The Supreme Court cast doubt Monday on state laws that could affect how Facebook, TikTok, X, YouTube and other social media platforms regulate content posted by their users. The cases are among several this term in which the justices could set standards for free speech in the digital age....
Utah School Districts Discourage Teachers from Informing Parents of Student Gender Transitions (www.nationalreview.com)
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Researchers have developed a Very Big Disc™ that can store up to 200 terabytes of data and may represent a return to optical media for long term storage (www.pcgamer.com)
A college is removing its vending machines after a student discovered they were using facial-recognition technology (www.businessinsider.com)
The University of Waterloo is expected to remove smart vending machines from its campus....
US sues to block merger of grocery giants Kroger and Albertsons, saying it could push prices higher (apnews.com)
Idaho lawmakers move to protect IVF as backlash grows against Alabama decision (www.aol.com)
Idaho lawmakers from both parties are moving to protect in vitro fertilization procedures in the state after an Alabama court ruled earlier this month that embryos produced through IVF should be treated legally as children, McClatchy and the Idaho Statesman have learned....
Trump appeals New York civil fraud verdict (www.cnbc.com)
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Zurich Just Paid Its Workers Double in $200 Million Bank Glitch - BNN Bloomberg (www.bnnbloomberg.ca)
FTC sues to block Kroger-Albertsons merger, saying it could push grocery prices higher (www.cbsnews.com)
The Federal Trade Commission on Monday sued to block a proposed merger between grocery giants Kroger and Albertsons, saying the $24.6 billion deal could result in higher prices for millions of American consumers....
U.S. Air Force member who set himself on fire outside Israeli Embassy in D.C. has died (www.nbcnews.com)
The airman, who filmed the incident and could be heard yelling “Free Palestine,” was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries after collapsing to the ground....
