After two climate-decimated harvests, southern peach farmers wonder how to regroup (www.theguardian.com)
Warmer winters, late freezes and wildly variable rainfall have formed a perfect storm to wreck the one of the region’s favorite fruits...
1 in 5 women report mistreatment from medical staff during pregnancy (www.npr.org)
The women reported being verbally abused, having their requests for help go unanswered and having their physical privacy infringed upon, according to a CDC survey.
3D eye scans at opticians could identify those at risk of Parkinson’s, study finds (www.theguardian.com)
3D eye scans widely used in high street opticians could help to identify people at high risk of developing Parkinson’s disease up to seven years before they have symptoms, data has suggested....
Record-setting U.S. heat dome places 143 million under alerts (www.axios.com)
About 143 million people in the U.S. were under heat alerts Tuesday as a dangerous heat dome lingers over a major swath of the Midwest, South and Southwest.
Troop Deaths and Injuries in Ukraine War Near 500,000, U.S. Officials Say (www.nytimes.com)
The total number of Ukrainian and Russian troops killed or wounded since the war in Ukraine began 18 months ago is nearing 500,000, U.S. officials said, a staggering toll as Russia assaults its next-door neighbor and tries to seize more territory....
Attacks at US medical centers show why health care is one of the nation's most violent fields (apnews.com)
…Data shows American health care workers now suffer more nonfatal injuries from workplace violence than workers in any other profession, including law enforcement.
Education Dept. Opens Civil Rights Inquiry Into Harvard’s Legacy Admissions (www.nytimes.com)
An inquiry into admissions preference for family of alumni and donors began after the Supreme Court’s decision last month limiting affirmative action.
How desperate US prisoners try to escape deadly heat (www.bbc.co.uk)
Unilever will let Russia employees be conscripted (www.bbc.co.uk)
Judge orders Montana health clinic to pay nearly $6 million over false asbestos claims (abcnews.go.com)
A judge has ruled that a health clinic in a Montana town plagued by deadly asbestos contamination must pay the government almost $6 million in penalties and damages after submitting hundreds of false asbestos claims
Chick-fil-A changing its chicken sparks backlash (www.newsweek.com)
Fast-food chain Chick-fil-A has sparked a social media backlash after announcing that it will soon allow certain antibiotics in the chickens it raises, citing supply issues....
No place in the US is safe from the climate crisis, but a new report shows where it’s most severe (www.cnn.com)
Suella Braverman sacked as home secretary after article criticising police (www.theguardian.com)
Anti-Defamation League director: 388 percent increase in antisemitism (www.politico.com)
Last operating US prison ship, a grim vestige of mass incarceration, set to close in NYC (abcnews.go.com)
A little-known New York City jail believed to be the last operating prison ship in the country is set to shutter the week...
Man stabbed to death in Devon street as two teens arrested (www.cornwalllive.com)
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Gaza receives largest aid shipment so far as deaths top 8,000 and Israel widens military offensive (apnews.com)
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Maine passed a law to try to prevent mass shootings. Some say more is needed after Lewiston killings (apnews.com)
Barely four years before a gunman’s deadly rampage in Maine, a state that is staunchly protective of gun rights, the governor signed a law aimed at preventing a mass shooting like the one Wednesday night that claimed at least 18 lives....
A retired Vermont university dean was shot to death on a trail near campus. Now police are looking for her killer (www.cnn.com)
A retired university dean was found shot in the head on a hiking trail near the Vermont State University Castleton Campus where she’d worked, and authorities are searching for clues to help lead them to whoever killed the beloved educator.
Michigan's 1st 3D printed home is in Detroit — and almost complete (www.freep.com)
Bus crash near Venice kills 21 people (www.cnn.com)
At least 21 people were killed, including two children, when a passenger bus plunged from a bridge in Mestre, Italy, near Venice on Tuesday, in what has been described as an “apocalyptic scene.”
14 year old kills at least 3 in mass shooting in downtown bangkok (www.theguardian.com)
Address by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on the Day of Defenders of Ukraine — Official website of the President of Ukraine (www.president.gov.ua)
Fellow citizens!...
'Be careful with feeding wildlife': Jupiter man attacked by rabid otter (www.wpbf.com)
Jupiter, Florida that is. He wasn’t an alien.
Black plaintiffs file lawsuits for wrongful arrests or jailing due to facial recognition technology (www.nbcnews.com)
Randal Quran Reid is among at least five Black plaintiffs who say they were misidentified by facial recognition technology and then wrongly arrested....
