Black Army Soldier Killed By Exonerated White Army Cop Is Finally Given Full Military Funeral 83 Years Later (newsone.com)
‘The Wire’ Creator David Simon Rips Into Baltimore Bridge Conspiracists, Calls Marjorie Taylor Greene A “Complete Submoronic Pratfall Of A Human Being’ (deadline.com)
Right-Wing Media Blames Bridge Collapse on ‘Open Border’ and COVID Lockdowns (www.thedailybeast.com)
Kermit the Proto-Frog? Scientists name ancient amphibian ancestor after the iconic Muppet | Salon.com (www.salon.com)
Kids as young as 14 were found working at a Tennessee factory that makes lawn mower parts (www.nbcnews.com)
The company, Tuff Torq, was fined nearly $300,000 for hiring 10 children. It must also set aside $1.5 million to help the immigrant minors who were illegally employed....
Qatari royal invested about $50 million in pro-Trump network Newsmax (www.washingtonpost.com)
Her son died by suicide. Responding police took a photo of his body and it ended up online, lawsuit says. (www.inquirer.com)
NY judge issues gag order on Trump in hush money trial (www.cnn.com)
A New York judge has imposed a gag order on Donald Trump, limiting the former president from making statements about potential witnesses in the criminal trial relating to hush money payments scheduled to begin next month....
Meet the influencer who "reverses" lupus—with smoothies (www.motherjones.com)
Trump faces gag order in New York hush money criminal case (www.reuters.com)
Strippers' bill of rights bill signed into law in Washington state (apnews.com)
Legislation in Washington state known as the strippers’ bill of rights, which advocates say includes the most comprehensive statewide protections in the nation, was signed into law on Monday....
Church Attendance Has Declined in Most U.S. Religious Groups (news.gallup.com)
Three in 10 U.S. adults attend religious services regularly, led by Mormons at 67%...
Trump’s Truth Social is now a public company. Experts warn its multibillion-dollar valuation defies logic | CNN Business (edition.cnn.com)
Trump Media & Technology Group, the owner of struggling social media platform Truth Social, is began its long-delayed journey as a public company at Tuesday’s opening bell under the ticker symbol “DJT.”...
Supreme Court signals it is likely to reject a challenge to abortion pill access (www.nbcnews.com)
The Biden administration is defending FDA decisions that lifted restrictions on mifepristone, including one that made it available by mail....
The next pandemic? It’s already here for Earth’s wildlife (theconversation.com)
cross-posted from: feddit.de/post/10410270...
Bird Flu Found in Dairy Cows in Texas, Kansas and New Mexico (www.medicinenet.com)
Utah forced to move hotels at NCAA Tournament after ‘racial hate crimes’ (www.theguardian.com)
Green said the team, cheerleaders and members of the school band were walking to dinner when a truck approached the group, revved its engines before someone in the vehicle shouted the n-word....
Cargo ship that hit Baltimore bridge was involved in Antwerp collision in 2016 (www.theguardian.com)
The Dali was reportedly detained in Belgium after scraping side of quay and significantly damaging part of hull in good weather...
Google will no longer back up the Internet: Cached webpages are dead (arstechnica.com)
Meta is the world’s ‘single largest marketplace for paedophiles’, says New Mexico attorney general (www.theguardian.com)
A diplomat’s visits to Oklahoma highlight contacts between Chinese officials and community leaders accused of crimes (www.propublica.org)
After a mass murder at a marijuana farm, a Chinese diplomat visited an organization that has been the subject of investigations. The meetings reflect an international pattern of contacts between Chinese officials and suspected criminal networks....
Millions of Americans caught up in Chinese hacking plot - US (www.bbc.com)
Millions of Americans’ online accounts have been caught up in a “sinister” Chinese hacking plot that targeted US officials, the justice department and FBI said on Monday....
Charity steps in to rehome 300 cats from ‘overwhelmed’ man in Canada (www.theguardian.com)
An animal welfare charity in western Canada is scrambling to secure the resources needed to care for about 300 cats – all of them seemingly in good condition – after a call came in from a man who described himself as being “overwhelmed” by the sheer number of cats and kittens in his home....
Russia extends arrest of US reporter Evan Gershkovich after almost a year in jail (www.independent.co.uk)
Gershkovich is being held at Moscow’s Lefortovo prison, which is notorious for its harsh conditions...
Baltimore Key Bridge collapses after struck by cargo ship; 2 rescued, several others believed in water (www.fox5dc.com)
At a press update near the bridge, officials said two people had been rescued, but others are believed to still be in the water. The number of those missing fluctuated between seven and 20....
