Tantalising sign of possible life on faraway world (www.bbc.com)
Nasa’s James Webb Space Telescope may have discovered tentative evidence of a sign of life on a faraway planet....
What Manchester Museum’s return of 174 Indigenous artefacts tells us about the future of museums (theconversation.com)
A focus on relationships is relatively new. But if museums are to remain relevant, trusted institutions they need to move beyond traditional models of authority.
Fetterman jokes about McCarthy impeachment inquiry: ‘Ooo don’t do it’ (thehill.com)
Sen. John Fetterman (D-Penn.) on Tuesday feigned a shocked reaction when asked about Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s (R-Calif.) announcement that he would direct House committees to open a formal impeachment inquiry into President Biden....
Customs and Border Protection Says It Will Stop Buying Smartphone Location Data (www.404media.co)
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has told Sen. Ron Wyden that it plans to stop using commercially sourced smartphone location data at the end of this month, Wyden’s office told 404 Media....
Book ban defenders use sex scenes to make their point at Senate hearing (thehill.com)
A Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on book bans took a racy turn Tuesday, as Republican senators and a witness read scenes of various sexual content into the congressional record to defend the banning of multiple titles from U.S. schools....
FDA says common over the counter decongestant phenylephrine does not work in oral form (www.nbcnews.com)
Dozens of crocodiles in China escape during floods (www.bbc.com)
Around 75 crocodiles made a break for it when a lake in Maoming, Guangdong province overflowed....
US releases $6bn in frozen Iran funds for prisoner swap (www.bbc.co.uk)
Secretary of State Antony Blinken told Congress that the money would provide "limited benefit" to Iran as it could only be used for humanitarian trade....
Watch: River of red wine flows through Portuguese village (www.bbc.co.uk)
More than 2.2 million litres of wine flowed through the streets of São Lourenço de Bairro in Portugal, after two tanks burst during transport....
Stolen Van Gogh handed to Dutch art sleuth in Ikea bag (www.bbc.co.uk)
A Van Gogh painting stolen from a Dutch museum in March 2020 is back in safe hands after a three-and-a-half-year quest to recover it....
US government fights Musk’s attempt to terminate Twitter privacy settlement (arstechnica.com)
These kids used to get the bill for their own foster care. Now that's changing (www.npr.org)
Poverty Rate Soared in 2022 as Aid Ended and Prices Rose (www.nytimes.com)
Kevin McCarthy directs House to open impeachment inquiry into Biden (www.washingtonpost.com)
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said Tuesday he is directing House committees to open an impeachment inquiry into President Biden, amid pressure from some hard-right members of the Republican caucus to do so....
Sheriff and district attorney feuding over BTK killer's possible involvement in cold case (www.nbcnews.com)
State House Candidate in Virginia Condemns Leak of Sex Tapes (www.nytimes.com)
Susanna Gibson, a Democrat running in one of seven tossup House seats in the closely divided legislature, denounced the “illegal invasion of my privacy.”...
Nobel-winning Philippine journalist Maria Ressa is acquitted in tax evasion case (www.npr.org)
Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa was acquitted of a final tax evasion charge Tuesday though she still faces two remaining legal cases she believes the former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte used to muzzle her critical reporting....
Nearly five decades after the fall of Saigon, U.S. will help Vietnam boost its military capabilities (www.cnbc.com)
Nearly fifty years after the fall of Saigon, the United States agreed to help build up Vietnam’s defense capabilities, a tacit acknowledgement that China poses a greater geopolitical challenge today to both nations than they do to each other....
Cybersecurity issue prompts computer shutdowns at MGM Resorts properties across US (apnews.com)
A “cybersecurity issue” led to the shutdown of some casino and hotel computer systems at MGM Resorts International properties across the U.S., a company official reported Monday....
California lawmakers vote to end travel ban to states with anti-LGBTQ+ laws (apnews.com)
California may soon lift a ban on state-funded travel to states with anti-LGBTQ+ laws and instead focus on an advertising campaign to bring anti-discrimination messages to red states....
Cryptoqueen: Accomplice jailed for 20 years for OneCoin financial scam (www.bbc.com)
Sebastian Karl Greenwood colluded with others, including the so-called "Cryptoqueen" who is now on the FBI's top 10 Most Wanted list, officials say....
Residents hole up, schools close as searchers zero in on escaped murderer Danelo Cavalcante (apnews.com)
Residents of a suburban Philadelphia community locked themselves in their houses and at least one school district canceled classes as authorities indicated they were closing in on an escaped murderer who has evaded capture in the region for nearly two weeks....
McDonald's plans to transition away from self-serve soda fountains in US by 2032 (www.usatoday.com)
Conservatives hope Supreme Court defangs US consumer watchdog (www.reuters.com)
The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is currently pursuing nearly two dozen lawsuits accusing prominent defendants including Fifth Third Bank (FITB.O), TransUnion (TRU.N) and Moneygram of financial misconduct. But the watchdog’s future may be in peril thanks to a case now before the U.S. Supreme Court....
