In Mexico, a mayoral candidate is murdered on her first day of campaigning (www.nbcnews.com)
Mayoral candidate Gisela Gaytán had requested security protection from authorities and had not received a response....
Amazon increased US plastic packaging despite global phase-out, report says (www.theguardian.com)
The same year, 2022, company replaced plastic sleeves in EU with paper and cardboard, and cut plastic packaging globally by 11.6%...
‘In 24 Hours, You’ll Have Your Pills’: American Women Are Traveling to Mexico for Abortions (www.wired.com)
Since the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, more women have been crossing the border to Mexico for abortion medications and procedures....
Judge rejects Donald Trump's request to delay hush-money trial until Supreme Court rules on immunity (apnews.com)
A judge on Wednesday rejected Donald Trump’s bid to delay his April 15 hush money criminal trial until the Supreme Court rules on presidential immunity claims he raised in another of his criminal cases — spurning another of the former president’s ploys to put off the historic trial. Several more are pending....
Greenlandic women sue Danish state for contraceptive ‘violation’ (www.theguardian.com)
José Andrés Says Israel Targeted World Central Kitchen Workers 'Systematically' (www.rollingstone.com)
World Central Kitchen founder José Andrés said in an interview with Reuters on Wednesday that the seven World Central Kitchen workers who were killed by an Israeli strike while delivering aid Gaza earlier this week were targeted “systematically, car by car.”...
California schools forced to compete with fast food industry for workers after minimum wage hike (apnews.com)
Bodies of 6 aid workers killed in Israeli strike transported from Gaza as fallout grows (abcnews.go.com)
Indian company sold contaminated shrimp to U.S. grocery stores, ‘whistleblower’ says (www.nbcnews.com)
In one of L.A.'s largest cash heists, burglars steal as much as $30 million. Mystery surrounds case (www.yahoo.com)
In one of L.A.'s largest cash heists, burglars steal as much as $30 million. Mystery surrounds case (www.latimes.com)
In one of the largest cash heists in Los Angeles history, thieves made off with as much as $30 million in an Easter Sunday burglary at a San Fernando Valley money storage facility, an L.A. police official revealed Wednesday....
All billionaires under 30 have inherited their wealth, research finds (www.theguardian.com)
As obesity rises, Big Food and dietitians push ‘anti-diet’ advice (www.washingtonpost.com)
"Hitler level stuff": Kanye West faces new lawsuit alleging antisemitism and abuse at Donda Academy (www.salon.com)
Top Israeli official Ron Dermer began yelling during a meeting with U.S. officials on Gaza, Israel plans for a ground invasion of Rafah (www.nbcnews.com)
For Red State Holdouts Like Kansas, Is Expanding Medicaid Within Reach? (www.nytimes.com)
Hillary Clinton tells voters to 'get over yourself' when it comes to Biden-Trump rematch (www.cnn.com)
With a electoral system like Ranked Choice voting, people would feel safe to vote for whomsoever they wish, as their vote would still be counted even if their preference didn’t win....
US Navy Veteran Who Feds Say Rammed FBI Headquarters Had QAnon-Linked Online Presence (www.wired.com)
He’s on Death Row for Murders. Prison Workers Say He Should Be Spared. (www.nytimes.com)
Lawsuits Accuse 2 Michigan Jails of Banning Family Visits to Increase Revenue (www.nytimes.com)
The Pro-Trans Activists Buying Up Ad Space Across Right-Wing Media (www.rollingstone.com)
Man who used megaphone to lead attack on police during Capitol riot gets more than 7 years in prison (apnews.com)
A Washington state man who used a megaphone to orchestrate a mob’s attack on police officers guarding the U.S. Capitol was sentenced on Wednesday to more than seven years in prison....
Prosecutors in Trump's classified documents case sharply rebuke judge's unusual and 'flawed' order (apnews.com)
In an unusual order, U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon had asked prosecutors and defense lawyers to formulate proposed jury instructions for most of the charges even though it remains unclear when the case might reach trial. She asked the lawyers to respond to two different scenarios in which she appeared to accept the...
Chef Jose Andres says Israel targeted his aid workers 'systematically, car by car' (www.reuters.com)
Celebrity chef Jose Andres told Reuters in an emotional interview on Wednesday that an Israeli attack that killed seven of his food aid workers in Gaza had targeted them “systematically, car by car.”...
More students are dropping out of college, money is a main concern (www.cnbc.com)
