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)
U.N. Panel Says Israel Is Obstructing Its Investigation of the Oct. 7 Attack (www.nytimes.com)
Mysterious object that hit Florida man's roof was part of the International Space Station (www.cbc.ca)
Ford recalls over 456,000 Bronco Sport and Maverick cars due to loss of drive power risk (apnews.com)
Bronx shooters on scooters leave 1 dead, 3 injured (www.nbcnews.com)
Tennessee is ramping up penalties for student threats. Research shows that’s not the best way to keep schools safe. (www.propublica.org)
Zero-tolerance measures can counteract what some experts consider a crucial tool for protecting students and the larger community....
DeSantis signs bill banning local heat protections for workers (thehill.com)
Most Student Loan Borrowers Have Delayed Major Life Events (news.gallup.com)
Prosecutors’ Error May Expose Potential Scope of Disgraced Detective’s Harm - Judge to rule whether file mistakenly sent by D.A. may be shared with public (www.nytimes.com)
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Gov. Reeves proclaims Confederate Heritage Month in Mississippi (www.mississippifreepress.org)
Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves declared April 2024 as Confederate Heritage Month in Mississippi, keeping alive a 31-year-old tradition that began in 1993. Beauvoir, the Biloxi, Miss., the museum and historic home of Confederate President Jefferson Davis, announced the proclamation in a Facebook post on Friday, April 12....
Red Lobster considers bankruptcy to deal with leases and labour costs. (www.bloomberg.com)
New Mexico’s rivers are most threatened waterways in US, report finds (www.theguardian.com)
Supreme court ruling left more than 90% of state’s surface waters with no pollution protections, since they don’t run continuously...
Arizona abortion providers hope 1864 ban will spark change: ‘A blue wave is coming’ (www.theguardian.com)
Providers are optimistic for a different future for abortion in the state even as Republicans flounder in their response...
Trump supporters gather outside courthouse and ask: Who among us hasn’t paid for sex? (www.independent.co.uk)
Donald Trump has not been accused of paying for sex, but several supporters protesting outside of his trial on Monday wanted to make it clear that they have. It seems the crowds that come out to protest the persecution of the former president are getting smaller, and weirder...
‘We need more shade’: how US’s hottest city is cooling its least protected community (www.theguardian.com)
Phoenix broke several heat records last year. Now Grant Park, which has inequitable tree cover, is seeing a tree planting drive that promises some respite from 100F temperatures...
‘Danger to our democracy’: fears over Trump allies’ summit with far-right sheriffs (www.theguardian.com)
Mike Flynn, Mike Lindell and others to attend event on election fraud by Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association...
