Inside the graffiti-covered L.A. skyscrapers that drew global attention (www.washingtonpost.com)
Americans face ‘increased financial stress’ as credit card, auto bills pile up (creditnews.com)
Live audio of the US Supreme Court: oral arguments to decide if Trump is eligible to run for president (www.supremecourt.gov)
How the Rockefellers and Billionaire Donors Pressured Biden on LNG Exports (www.wsj.com)
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NASA launches a billion-dollar Earth science mission Trump tried to cancel (arstechnica.com)
NASA found a super-Earth. It's in a tantalizing place. (mashable.com)
A Mississippi poultry plant is being sued by a woman whose 16-year-old son died working there (apnews.com)
Why isn’t the Biden administration suing Texas for taking over the job of Border Patrol? (www.nbcnews.com)
The Biden administration has not sued. It did win a Supreme Court ruling that it could take down the razor wire that Texas has deployed in Shelby Park and elsewhere, which the administration said has led to drowning deaths among migrants. It has now cut razor wire in some sections of the border, but not in Shelby Park, which it...
Cargo train locomotive derails in Colorado, spilling 100s of gallons of diesel (apnews.com)
The locomotive of a cargo train derailed in northern Colorado early Wednesday, spilling hundreds of gallons of diesel, authorities said....
Canadians worry US democracy cannot survive Trump's return to White House, poll finds - Reuters (news.yahoo.com)
OTTAWA (Reuters) - About two-thirds of Canadians surveyed this month said American democracy cannot survive another four years of Donald Trump in the White House, and about half said the United States is on the way to becoming an authoritarian state, a poll released on Monday said....
Republicans are redefining the word ‘equal’ in an Iowa anti-trans bill (www.theguardian.com)
Silicon Valley county becomes first in U.S. to declare loneliness a health emergency (www.nbcnews.com)
A mountain of research has linked loneliness to an increased risk of dementia, depression, anxiety, heart disease, stroke and early death....
Israel’s Ruthless Propaganda Campaign to Dehumanize Palestinians (theintercept.com)
New Study Finds Subsidizing Transit Actually Makes It More Efficient (usa.streetsblog.org)
McDonald's stock price drops after CEO promises affordability during latest earnings call (abcnews.go.com)
Quick and cheap are two of the first words that come to mind when thinking about fast food. But some McDonald’s customers have criticized the restaurant giant over recent higher menu prices, prompting the CEO to address the issue of affordability during the company’s latest earning call....
Chinese hackers spent 5 years waiting in U.S. infrastructure, ready to attack, agencies say (www.nbcnews.com)
The report is one of the first public indications that Chinese hackers have had years of access to U.S. infrastructure....
New York Spends Biden Cash on Highways Over Public Transit (nysfocus.com)
Finally NY is adding the lanes necessary to reduce congestion!
A listener's guide to Supreme Court arguments over Trump and the ballot (apnews.com)
There will be no cameras in the courtroom when the Supreme Court hears arguments over whether Donald Trump can be kept off the ballot because of his efforts to overturn the 2020 election results.
U.S. renters are taking corporate landlords to court for collusion (www.cnbc.com)
FBI: Self-proclaimed ‘sniper’ planned attack on Texas-Mexico border (www.valleycentral.com)
According to the complaint, Perry’s phone was seized, and showed extensive contact with Faye leading up to his arrest....
17-year-old shot and killed by officer conducting welfare check (abcnews.go.com)
Not wearing a mask during COVID-19 health emergency isn’t a free speech right, appeals court says (abcnews.go.com)
A federal appeals court has shot down claims that there’s a First Amendment right not to wear face masks during the COVID-19 outbreak...
Authorities investigating online threats made to potential witness related to Trump classified docs case (abcnews.go.com)
Inside the underground compound in Khan Younis where Israel says hostages were held | CNN (edition.cnn.com)
‘Just horrific’: CNN producer describes being in room where hostages were held...