3 Palestinian students were shot in Vermont. Civil rights groups are calling for a close look at the motive (www.cnn.com)
Three Palestinian college students were shot in Burlington, Vermont, on Saturday evening, prompting calls from civil rights organizations and the victims’ families for authorities to look into possible bias by the attacker....
Sweden Caves to Tesla’s License Plate Demands in Union Fight (gizmodo.com)
Harvard under fire for helping elite skip the queue (www.bbc.com)
Australian Christian group fights claim it was linked to leader of Kenya starvation massacre doomsday cult (www.theguardian.com)
America’s skinniest state poised to ban fatphobia (www.telegraph.co.uk)
Detained in the desert: migrants stuck in camps in the extreme climate of the US-Mexico border (www.theguardian.com)
Stamped from the Beginning review – tracing racism throughout American history (www.theguardian.com)
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Researcher explains connection between ultra-processed foods and depression (www.pbs.org)
Vermont Police Arrest Suspect in Shooting of 3 Palestinian Students (www.democracynow.org)
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Queens high school students storm halls after learning teacher attended pro-Israel protest (thehill.com)
Students at a high school in Queens, N.Y., reportedly stormed the hallways after learning a teacher attended a pro-Israel protest Monday.
Suspect arrested in shooting of 3 students of Palestinian descent in Vermont, police say (abcnews.go.com)
Court document claims Meta knowingly designed its platforms to hook kids, reports say (apnews.com)
Why is the US ramping up production of plutonium ‘pits’ for nuclear weapons? (www.theguardian.com)
US Navy seizes attackers who held Israel-linked tanker (www.bbc.com)
Israel and Hamas look to extend truce after more hostages are freed (www.japantimes.co.jp)
U.S. leader Joe Biden backed prolonging the pause, saying it’s allowing for the delivery of 'critically needed” aid to Gaza and the recovery of hostages.
Three-year cruise canceled weeks before shoving off, after one woman sold her apartment to join unique voyage (www.foxbusiness.com)
Passengers who booked trips have been told refunds will be issued in monthly installments...
False 'crisis actor' claims spread about Israel-Hamas war : NPR (www.npr.org)
UAE reportedly planned to use COP28 climate summit to lobby for oil and gas deals (www.cnbc.com)
The United Arab Emirates planned to use its role as the host of the biggest and most important annual climate conference as a platform to lobby foreign government officials for oil and gas deals, according to a cache of internal documents obtained by a not-for-profit investigative journalism organization....
Boston man arrested after vandalism spree that included Holocaust Memorial, Paul Revere's tombstone (www.nbcboston.com)
46-year-old Lawrence Hawkins has been charged with multiple counts of destruction of property, destruction of a place of worship and defacing a burial site, Boston police say.
Targeting the Messenger to Kill the Message (www.counterpunch.org)
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SEC v. Jarkesy: The Threat to Congressional and Agency Authority (www.americanprogress.org)
SEC v. Jarkesy is quietly one among a trio of important Supreme Court cases this term that could deal major blows to executive and congressional power.
Biden says 4-year-old Abigail Edan was released by Hamas. He hopes more U.S. hostages will be freed (apnews.com)
President Joe Biden confirmed Sunday that Abigail Edan, a 4-year-old American girl held hostage by Hamas after her parents were killed, was released as part of the cease-fire deal in the Israel-Hamas war....
Post-affirmative action, Asian American families are more stressed than ever about college admissions (www.latimes.com)
Parents who didn't grow up in the American system, and who may have moved to the U.S. in large part for their children's education, feel desperate and in-the-dark. Some shell out tens of thousands of dollars for consultants as early as junior high.