Elevated mpox cases spur efforts to avoid summer spread, vaccination rates lag (thehill.com)
Routine jobs raise the risk of cognitive decline by 66% and dementia by 37%, study says (www.cnn.com)
Why San Francisco is considering a bill that would let shoppers sue grocers closing stores (www.salon.com)
US is reimposing oil sanctions on Venezuela, officials say (www.yahoo.com)
Police loom as pro-Palestine students occupy Columbia University (www.motherjones.com)
Attorney general won't file criminal case against LA officer in 2021 shooting that killed teen (abcnews.go.com)
Biden wants to triple China tariffs on steel, aluminum imports (www.cnbc.com)
The GOP Is Blocking A Last Ditch Effort To Bring Cheap Broadband To Poor Americans (www.techdirt.com)
NSA ’just days from taking over the internet’ warns Edward Snowden (cointelegraph.com)
Leaked Cables Show White House Opposes Palestinian Statehood (theintercept.com)
Ahead of the United Nations Security Council action to consider the Palestinian Authority’s application to become a full member of the international body, the United States is lobbying nations to reject such membership, hoping to avoid an overt “veto” by Washington. The lobbying effort, revealed in copies of unclassified...
Johnson Needs Democrats on Ukraine, Handing Them Power to Shape Aid Plan (www.nytimes.com)
Speaker Mike Johnson’s elaborate plan for pushing aid to Ukraine through the House over his own party’s objections relies on an unusual strategy: He is counting on House Democrats and their leader, Representative Hakeem Jeffries of New York, to provide the votes necessary to clear the way for it to come to the floor....
Father and aunt waited hours to call 911 for 2-year-old who ingested fentanyl, later died, warrant shows (www.usatoday.com)
Gov. DeSantis signs new law requiring instruction in public schools on the history and ‘dangers’ of communism (www.news4jax.com)
Vince McMahon is taking vacations and in touch with Trump as WWE tries to move on from scandal-plagued ex-CEO (www.cnbc.com)
Trump gripes he can't reject 'unlimited' jurors in New York hush money trial (www.cnbc.com)
Chaos in Dubai as UAE records heaviest rainfall in 75 years | CNN (edition.cnn.com)
Voting machine company Smartmatic and OANN settle defamation suit (www.nbcnews.com)
Owner of ship in Baltimore bridge collapse asks cargo owners to help cover salvage costs (apnews.com)
Nine Google employees arrested after eight-hour sit-in protest (www.theverge.com)
The Latest | Iran president warns of 'massive' response if Israel launches 'tiniest invasion' (apnews.com)
President Ebrahim Raisi spoke Wednesday at an annual army parade that was moved to a barracks north of the capital, Tehran, from its usual venue on a highway in the city’s southern outskirts. Iranian authorities gave no explanation for its relocation, and state television didn’t broadcast it live, as it has in previous...
Boeing put under Senate scrutiny during back-to-back hearings on aircraft maker's safety culture (apnews.com)
The Senate Commerce Committee heard from members of an expert panel that found serious flaws in Boeing’s safety culture. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, said the public wants the Federal Aviation Administration and lawmakers to ensure that boarding one of the company’s planes has not become more dangerous....
Reformers hoped to curtail US domestic spying; lawmakers are poised to expand it (www.reuters.com)
Reformers had hoped that the debate over the reauthorization of a key U.S. domestic surveillance law would lead to new safeguards protecting Americans’ data....
Israel will defend itself, Netanyahu says, as West calls for restraint (www.reuters.com)
Israel will make its own decisions about how to defend itself, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday, as Western countries pleaded for restraint in responding to a volley of attacks from Iran....
Ukraine was in trouble already — now it openly admits it's on track to lose (www.businessinsider.com)
FAA grounds all Alaska Airlines flights nationwide because of computer issues (www.nbcnews.com)
