Bill filed in Kentucky House would ease near-total abortion ban by adding rape and incest exceptions (apnews.com)
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Legislation aimed at easing Kentucky’s near-total abortion ban by creating limited exceptions for pregnancies caused by rape or incest was introduced Monday in the GOP-dominated House, as lawmakers wrangle with an issue at the forefront of last year’s campaign for governor....
United Daughters of the Confederacy would lose Virginia tax breaks, if Youngkin signs off (apnews.com)
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Legislation that would end tax benefits for the United Daughters of the Confederacy — the Richmond-based women’s group that helped erect many of the country’s Confederate monuments — is on its way to Republican Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin, who hasn’t said whether he supports it....
500 businesses could stop destruction of tropical forests. They are failing (www.independent.co.uk)
Scientists warn that a crucial ocean current could collapse, altering global weather (www.latimes.com)
Scientists are sounding the alarm that a crucial component of the planet’s climate system is in gradual decline and could one day reach a tipping point that would radically alter global weather patterns....
Letitia James live tweets daily interest charges on Trump’s $464m fraud ruling (www.independent.co.uk)
New York Attorney General trolls former president as interest starts accruing on monster judgment...
Supreme Court justices express free speech concerns about GOP-backed social media laws (www.nbcnews.com)
Laws enacted in Texas and Florida would restrict social media companies’ ability to decide what user content they wish to publish....
UAW president Shawn Fain on labor's comeback: "This is what happens when workers get power", says 'billionaires should not exist' (www.cbsnews.com)
“I don’t think billionaires should exist,” he said. “No one needs that much money. I think it’s inhumane. Pick any city, walk around, you know, you see people starving, people without basic necessities. There’s no excuse for that. And it’s not because people are lazy or don’t want to work. The billionaires that...
Brooklyn preacher goes on trial for fraud charges prosecutors say fueled lavish lifestyle (www.independent.co.uk)
A Brooklyn preacher who prosecutors say looted a parishioner’s retirement savings and tried to extort a businessman to fuel his lavish lifestyle is set to go on trial in Manhattan federal court...
Boeing's safety culture falls short despite the company's efforts to fix it, according to experts (apnews.com)
When it comes to safety culture at Boeing, there is a “disconnect” between senior management and workers, and employees responsible for checking the company’s planes question whether they can raise issues without fear of retaliation, according to a panel of outside experts....
Firefighters needed so much water that a Minnesota town's people were asked to go without (apnews.com)
Firefighters needed so much water to battle a huge grain elevator blaze that they had to ask the whole town to go without — even canceling school to conserve the water supply, officials said....
West Virginia Senate passes bill that would remove marital exemption for sexual abuse (www.wandtv.com)
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Married people in West Virginia could be charged with certain acts of sexual abuse against their spouses for the first time under a bill passed by the state Senate. The bill pushed by former prosecuting attorney Republican Sen. Ryan Weld would remove marriage as a defense to first- and third-degree...
Eye ointments sold nationwide recalled due to infection risk (www.cbsnews.com)
Kellogg’s CEO advice to cash-strapped shoppers: Let them eat Corn Flakes for dinner (www.cnn.com)
Bronx medical school students receive free tuition after $1 billion donation (abcnews.go.com)
FTC sues to block Kroger-Albertsons merger, saying it could push grocery prices higher (www.cbsnews.com)
The Federal Trade Commission on Monday sued to block a proposed merger between grocery giants Kroger and Albertsons, saying the $24.6 billion deal could result in higher prices for millions of American consumers....
Columbia Scolds Students for “Unsanctioned” Gaza Rally Where They Were Attacked With Chemicals (theintercept.com)
Explosive device detonated outside Alabama attorney general’s office (www.theguardian.com)
Alabama’s attorney general on Monday said that an explosive device had been detonated outside his offices over the weekend in the state’s capital city of Montgomery....
Oklahoma students walk out after trans student’s death to protest bullying policies (www.nbcnews.com)
Utah School Districts Discourage Teachers from Informing Parents of Student Gender Transitions (www.nationalreview.com)
“That isn’t happening”
Researchers have developed a Very Big Disc™ that can store up to 200 terabytes of data and may represent a return to optical media for long term storage (www.pcgamer.com)
A college is removing its vending machines after a student discovered they were using facial-recognition technology (www.businessinsider.com)
The University of Waterloo is expected to remove smart vending machines from its campus....
Series of recent DOJ cases show foreign operatives plotting assassinations in U.S. (www.npr.org)
It sounds like a fanciful script for a Hollywood thriller: foreign government agents plotting assassinations in the United States....