Norway bans entry for most Russians (www.politico.eu)
Russians traveling for tourism or other nonessential reasons
13 Harvard University students who participated in pro-Palestinian encampment will not get degrees (www.cbsnews.com)
Stressed Out Mom Buys $69K Flat For Herself; Takes A Break From Family Twice A Week (www.ibtimes.co.uk)
The acquisition of a 25-square-meter flat has provided Gong with a sense of liberation, as she now spends two days a week at the property, enjoying solitude.
Political consultant behind fake Biden AI robocall faces charges in New Hampshire (www.cnn.com)
Man charged with helping Russian intelligence in UK (www.bbc.co.uk)
Supreme Court approves South Carolina congressional map previously found to dilute Black voting power (www.cnn.com)
The Supreme Court upheld a pro-Republican South Carolina congressional map Thursday, rejecting the argument raised by civil rights groups that lawmakers impermissibly used race as a proxy to bolster the GOP’s chances....
New York's high court upholds requiring insurance to cover medically necessary abortions (apnews.com)
New York can continue to require companies with health insurance plans to cover medically necessary abortions, the state’s highest court ruled Tuesday....
Justice Department sues to break up Live Nation, parent of Ticketmaster (www.cnbc.com)
CPS Protest, and Lord Walney’s protest crackdown (www.youtube.com) Akan
More than half of Americans think the U.S. is in a recession. It's not. (www.axios.com)
Michael Schumacher 'First Interview' Made By AI, Magazine Who Printed It Asked To Pay €200,000 (www.ibtimes.co.uk)
Michael Schumacher’s family won €200,000 (£170,212) in compensation after a magazine published a fake interview with the F1 legend, created using artificial intelligence (AI).
Ex-top prosecutor for Baltimore to be sentenced for mortgage fraud and perjury convictions (apnews.com)
A former top prosecutor for the city of Baltimore is to be sentenced this week for lying about her personal finances so she could improperly access retirement funds during the COVID-19 pandemic....
Families of Uvalde school shooting victims are suing Texas state police over botched response (apnews.com)
The families of 19 of the victims in the Uvalde elementary school shooting in Texas on Wednesday filed a $500 million federal lawsuit against nearly 100 state police officers who were part of the botched law enforcement response to one of the deadliest school shootings in U.S. history....
Many US dairy workers yet to receive protective gear for bird flu (www.reuters.com)
CHICAGO, May 23 (Reuters) - Many U.S. dairy farms have not yet increased health protections against bird flu for employees during an outbreak in cows, according to workers, activists and farmers, worrying health experts about the risk for more human infections of a virus with pandemic potential.
Michigan farmworker diagnosed with bird flu, becoming 2nd US case tied to dairy cows (apnews.com)
A Michigan dairy worker has been diagnosed with bird flu — the second human case associated with an outbreak in U.S. dairy cows....
American Airlines backtracks after lawyers blame girl, 9, for not seeing hidden camera in bathroom (www.fox4news.com)
Lawsuits claim 66 people were abused as children in Pennsylvania's juvenile facilities (apnews.com)
Dozens of children suffered physical and sexual abuse including violent rapes inside juvenile detention centers and similar facilities in Pennsylvania, according to four related lawsuits filed Wednesday....
In one of the US’s hottest deserts, utilities push gas rather than solar (www.theguardian.com)
In Fort Mohave, Arizona, even Republican voters are fighting gas power plants as utilities try to lock in fossil fuels...
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. invests $24,000 in GameStop in apparent play for ape vote (www.morningstar.com)
'I just invested $24,000 in GameStop from the fees I earned from suing Monsanto for their knowingly poisoning our soil and causing cancer. 'Robert F. Kennedy Jr....
Senate Democrats to force second vote on border bill that Republicans blocked (www.theguardian.com)
Legislation has next to no chance of passing but Democrats hope to show Republicans are not serious about solving border issue...
Alaskan rivers turning orange due to climate change, study finds (www.theguardian.com)
Dozens of rivers and streams in Alaska are turning rusty orange, a likely consequence of thawing permafrost, a new study finds....
Revealed: the extremist Maga lobbying group driving far-right Republican policies (www.theguardian.com)
Documents show the Conservative Partnership Institute is pushing its far-right agenda at events involving GOP members...
Nikhil Gupta: Czech court okays extradition of Indian accused of US murder plot (www.bbc.com)
The Czech Constitutional Court has rejected an Indian man’s petition against his extradition to the US over an alleged plot to assassinate an American citizen in New York....
Charlie Colin: Founder of US rock band Train dies aged 58 (www.bbc.com)
US rock band Train have paid tribute to their founding member Charlie Colin, after his death aged 58, calling him “the sweetest guy”....
Nigel Farage says he will not stand in UK general election (www.theguardian.com)
Nigel Farage has said he will not stand in the UK general election, instead focusing his efforts on getting Donald Trump re-elected in the US....
