Megachurch pastor and former Trump spiritual adviser admits sexual abuse (www.theguardian.com)
Biden Campaign Ad Calls Attention to Trump’s Felon Status (www.nytimes.com)
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Russia continues the abduction of Ukrainian children at the legislative level, denies legal guardians of forcibly deported and adopted Ukrainian children (essanews.com)
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NASA Satellites Find Snow Didn’t Offset Southwest US Groundwater Loss - NASA (www.nasa.gov)
Follow Up to Lakota Language Consortioum Story (www.npr.org)
So yesterday I shared a news article about a dispute of materials and distribution of the Lakota Language Consortium. I thought it was a recent article, but in fact it was almost two years old, so it was (understandably) removed....
Trump Targets J.B. Pritzker: ‘Presided Over The Destruction And Disintegration Of Illinois’ (www.offthepress.com)
On Sunday, former President Trump targeted Illinois Democratic governor J.B. Pritzker, who has been considered a rising star in the Democratic Party but who has presided over the state while natives flee. Pritzker was inaugurated as governor of the state in January 2019; between July 2021 and July 2022, over 142,000 people left...
It's Time to Start Using the Term 'Palestinian Civilian' Correctly (www.newsweek.com)
How our brain tries to beat the heat — and why heatstroke is dangerous | Not only does heatstroke have a relatively high mortality rate, but those who recover still may face future health problems (www.washingtonpost.com)
US surgeon general calls for cigarette-style warnings on social media platforms (www.theguardian.com)
North Carolina Supreme Court Secretly Squashed Discipline of Two GOP Judges Who Admitted to Violating Judicial Code (www.propublica.org)
Last fall, out of public view, the North Carolina Supreme Court squashed disciplinary action against two Republican judges who had admitted that they had violated the state’s judicial code of conduct, according to three sources with direct knowledge of the decisions....
Realme GT 6 shipment stolen in transit, delays launch in Spain (9to5google.com)
With a high-profile European launch just a few days away, the entire first batch of Realme GT 6 retail units has been stolen en route to Spain.
The IRS wants to end another major tax loophole for the wealthy and raise $50 billion in the process (apnews.com)
The IRS plans to end a major tax loophole for wealthy taxpayers that could raise more than $50 billion in revenue over the next decade, the U.S. Treasury Department says....
Surgeon general asks Congress to require warning labels for social media, like those on cigarettes (apnews.com)
The U.S. surgeon general has called on Congress to require warning labels on social media platforms similar to those now mandatory on cigarette boxes....
The war in Gaza has wiped out entire Palestinian families. AP documents 60 who lost dozens or more (apnews.com)
He is among the very last survivors of his Gaza family, a clan so close they knew without thinking how blood and marriage bound them across generations and city blocks....
Some TikTok influencers are maligning sunscreen. Here's what to know about the claims (www.npr.org)
One survey, from the Orlando Health Cancer Institute, found that 1 in 7 American adults under age 35 believe using sunscreen daily is more harmful than direct sun exposure.
Uber and Lyft are fighting minimum wage laws. But in Minnesota, the drivers won (www.npr.org)
NATO is doing everything it can to prevent peace in Ukraine (antiimperialistnews.substack.com)
‘Making this film was forbidden’: how Agnieszka Holland’s migrant thriller inflamed the Polish right (www.theguardian.com)
Nato is in talks to deploy more nuclear weapons in the face of a growing threat from Russia and China, the head of the alliance says (www.telegraph.co.uk)
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US soldier detained in Russia pleads partially guilty in court, local media reports - ABC News (abcnews.go.com)
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Queer dolphins, penguins and bonobos: What science shows (www.axios.com)
It’s Pride month, a good time to share this reminder: It’s natural to be queer in the animal world....
University of Minnesota pauses hiring of professor who called Israel's war against Hamas 'a textbook case of genocide' (jewishinsider.com)
The University of Minnesota paused the hiring of a professor who wrote that Israel’s military operation against Hamas in Gaza after Oct. 7 was “a textbook case of genocide” to head the school’s Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies (CHGS), Jewish Insider has learned....
Australian police accused of 'unnecessary force' against demonstrators who were protesting against China during Chinese premier's visit to parliament (www.sbs.com.au)
- One protester has claimed the Australian Federal Police used “brutalising” force in Canberra, as China’s premier met with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and dignitaries at Parliament House....
Benjamin Netanyahu disbands Israeli war cabinet | CNN (www.cnn.com)
Greek coastguard threw migrants overboard to their deaths, witnesses say (www.bbc.com)
The Greek coastguard has caused the deaths of dozens of migrants in the Mediterranean over a three-year period, witnesses say, including nine who were deliberately thrown into the water....
