In one of the US’s hottest deserts, utilities push gas rather than solar (www.theguardian.com)
In Fort Mohave, Arizona, even Republican voters are fighting gas power plants as utilities try to lock in fossil fuels...
Senate Democrats to force second vote on border bill that Republicans blocked (www.theguardian.com)
Legislation has next to no chance of passing but Democrats hope to show Republicans are not serious about solving border issue...
Revealed: the extremist Maga lobbying group driving far-right Republican policies (www.theguardian.com)
Documents show the Conservative Partnership Institute is pushing its far-right agenda at events involving GOP members...
He Trained Cops to Fight Crypto Crime—and Allegedly Ran a $100M Dark-Web Drug Market (www.wired.com)
Alaskan rivers turning orange due to climate change, study finds (www.theguardian.com)
Dozens of rivers and streams in Alaska are turning rusty orange, a likely consequence of thawing permafrost, a new study finds....
Major consumer divide: The rich keep spending, as poorer Americans struggle (www.axios.com)
American Airlines retreats after blaming a 9-year-old for not seeing a hidden camera in a lavatory (apnews.com)
American Airlines has distanced itself from a court filing in which the carrier said a 9-year-old girl should have noticed there was a camera taped to the seat of an airplane lavatory....
‘Butcher of Gaza’: Blinken faces grilling about Biden’s Israel policy from protesters and Senators (uk.news.yahoo.com)
Police descend on UCLA after protesters erect new pro-Palestinian encampment (www.latimes.com)
Norfolk Southern to pay over $500M for cleanup, rail safety after East Palestine derailment (www.politico.com)
Nigel Farage says he will not stand in UK general election (www.theguardian.com)
Nigel Farage has said he will not stand in the UK general election, instead focusing his efforts on getting Donald Trump re-elected in the US....
New York's high court upholds requiring insurance to cover medically necessary abortions (apnews.com)
New York can continue to require companies with health insurance plans to cover medically necessary abortions, the state’s highest court ruled Tuesday....
Michigan farmworker diagnosed with bird flu, becoming 2nd US case tied to dairy cows (apnews.com)
A Michigan dairy worker has been diagnosed with bird flu — the second human case associated with an outbreak in U.S. dairy cows....
Judge Lifts Order That Mandated Albuquerque Stop Throwing Away Homeless People’s Belongings (www.propublica.org)
Political consultant behind fake Biden AI robocall faces charges in New Hampshire (www.cnn.com)
Political consultant indicted for deep-faked Biden ad telling people not to vote (www.rawstory.com)
Police identify 12th victim buried on estate of closeted Republican murderer (www.lgbtqnation.com)
US Justice Department to Seek Breakup of Live Nation-Ticketmaster (www.bloomberg.com)
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Harvard board bars 13 pro-Palestine student protesters from graduating, overruling faculty (thehill.com)
Spanish police recover stolen Francis Bacon painting – DW (www.dw.com)
Capitol Hill shaken by vials of blood found at RNC (www.axios.com)
Louisiana Legislature approves bill classifying abortion pills as controlled dangerous substances (apnews.com)
Two abortion-inducing drugs could soon be reclassified as controlled and dangerous substances in Louisiana under a first-of-its-kind bill that received final legislative passage Thursday and is expected to be signed into law by the governor....
He Fell Ill on a Cruise. Before He Boarded the Rescue Boat, They Handed Him the Bill. (kffhealthnews.org)
Another Provocative Flag Was Flown at Another Alito Home (www.nytimes.com)
For the Women Who Accused the Trump Campaign of Harassment, It’s Been More Harassment (www.propublica.org)
