Alabama Failed to Carry Out Its Last Two Executions. It’s Trying Again This Week. (boltsmag.org)
How School Board Meetings Became Flashpoints for Anger and Chaos Across the Country (projects.propublica.org)
Roald Dahl museum condemns author's 'undeniable' racism (www.bbc.com)
The Roald Dahl Museum has condemned the racism of the author in a new statement.
China doesn’t want a trade war with the US but will retaliate against further curbs, ambassador says (abcnews.go.com)
China’s ambassador to the United States says it does not want a trade war but will retaliate against any further U.S. restrictions on technology and trade
The Senate Judiciary panel will consider ethics rules for the Supreme Court (apnews.com)
The Senate Judiciary Committee is expected to vote Thursday on a new ethics code for the Supreme Court, an attempt to respond to recent revelations about justices’ interactions with wealthy donors and others. Republicans are strongly opposed, arguing the ethics bill could “destroy” the high court.
Advocates say new Florida standards require slavery to be taught as 'beneficial' (www.wmfe.org)
The Florida Board of Education approved a new set of standards for teaching African American history in the state.
Alabama due to resume executions despite botching three last year (www.theguardian.com)
James Barber due to die on Friday but granddaughter of Dorothy Epps, the woman he murdered, doesn’t want it to happen
Poultry plant blames staffing company for hiring 16-year-old who was killed in workplace accident (www.nbcnews.com)
“The company is undertaking a thorough audit with the staffing companies to ensure that this kind of error never happens again,” Mar-Jac Poultry said in a statement.
Florida Board of Education approves new Black history standards that critics call ‘a big step backward’ (www.cnn.com)
The Florida Board of Education approved a new set of standards for how Black history should be taught in the state’s public schools, sparking criticism from education and civil rights advocates who said students should be allowed to learn the “full truth” of American history.
Pooping only every 3 or more days linked with cognitive decline, research finds (www.cnn.com)
In the first research to look at constipation’s impact on the aging brain, scientists have found some concerning links.
Johannesburg explosion: Concern over second suspected gas explosion (www.bbc.co.uk)
Address by the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev at the First Summit of the Gulf Cooperation Council and Central Asian countries (www.eureporter.co)
Victims of child sexual abuse across EU face ‘postcode lottery’ of injustice - report (www.euronews.com)
(OFFICIAL) Spanish court starts new probe against Shakira for alleged tax fraud (www.reuters.com)
Wagner mercenaries and Belarus hold military exercises near Poland's border (www.reuters.com)
Who is the Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr? (www.reuters.com)
TikTok allows Europe to access research software, with eye on EU online content rules (www.reuters.com)
This no-frills college helps students get a degree quickly, simply and affordably (www.npr.org)
Over 20,000 Wagner troops killed, 40,000 wounded in Ukraine: Prigozhin-linked channel (www.politico.eu)
Police search for suspected lion roaming Berlin area (www.bbc.co.uk)
Heat has killed at least 18 people in Arizona's Maricopa County this year (www.nbcnews.com)
69 more deaths are under investigation. The county is one of the few that has revamped its reporting to ensure heat deaths are accounted for.
Protesters storm Swedish Embassy in Baghdad ahead of planned Quran burning in Stockholm (apnews.com)
Protesters angered by the planned burning of a copy of the Quran stormed the Swedish Embassy in Baghdad early Thursday, breaking into the compound and lighting a small fire.
Xi Jinping meets Henry Kissinger as US seeks to defrost China ties (www.bbc.co.uk)
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak braced for defeats in key elections (www.reuters.com)
At least 18 wounded in Russian strike on Ukraine's Mykolaiv -governor (www.reuters.com)
