Saudi Arabia Threatened to Sell Off Europe’s Bonds If EU Seized Russian Assets (www.kyivpost.com)
New York, other states implementing laws to ban mini plastic shampoo bottles in hotels (www.scrippsnews.com)
U.S. to again ship 500-pound bombs to Israel, reversing suspension (www.washingtonpost.com)
The United States is resuming a shipment of 500-pound bombs to Israel that had been held up since May, when the Biden administration suspended delivery of two types of large, airdropped weapons amid concerns about the ballooning scale of civilian casualties in Gaza, said U.S. officials familiar with the matter....
Biden’s political position is rapidly deteriorating as critical news conference looms (www.cnn.com)
In a first, Japan arrests Russian national over suspected illegal exports of technology that could be diverted for military use in Russia's war in Ukraine (japannews.yomiuri.co.jp)
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Latvian and Estonian court documents show how the Russian government is recruiting Baltic citizens to vandalize and set fire to targets in the West (theins.press)
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State Farm Seeks Enormous Rate Increases in California to Prevent Insolvency | KQED (www.kqed.org)
House bill to ban noncitizens from voting as Musk suggests execution for opponents (www.independent.co.uk)
Voting rights group warn that the measure could end up suppressing eligible voters...
Utah drag queen Tara Lipsyncki was forced to sell her childhood home & go into hiding after far-right attacks (www.advocate.com)
Robin Roberts feared coming out, almost refused marriage equality interview with Obama (www.advocate.com)
Federal appeals court rules cops who handcuffed 10-year-old girl for drawing offensive picture must face excessive force lawsuit (lawandcrime.com)
Secret Service notified as Alex Jones hosts show with 'assassinate Biden' in title (www.rawstory.com)
[US] Physician burnout drops below 50% for first time since 2020, AMA poll finds (www.fiercehealthcare.com)
He shot up a gay bar during a festival. Now he's going away for a long time. (www.lgbtqnation.com)
Congress OKs bill overhauling oversight of troubled federal Bureau of Prisons (apnews.com)
The Senate passed legislation Wednesday to overhaul oversight and bring greater transparency to the crisis-plagued federal Bureau of Prisons following reporting from The Associated Press that exposed systemic corruption in the federal prison system and increased congressional scrutiny....
Woman used severed thumb of murdered ‘sugar daddy’ to steal money, police say (www.independent.co.uk)
Amazon Ramps Up Security to Head Off Project Nimbus Protests (www.wired.com)
She was put in a body bag and sent for embalming while still alive. Her horrified family wants answers (www.independent.co.uk)
NYPD recruit dies during Bronx training exercise in sweltering heat (www.independent.co.uk)
Anti-LGBTQ+ GOP governor candidate allegedly endangered kids at his childcare center (www.lgbtqnation.com)
Hundreds Say Nebraska Group Tricked Them Into Signing Anti-Abortion Ballot (www.jezebel.com)
Elon Musk beats one lawsuit seeking severance for laid-off Twitter employees (arstechnica.com)
Donald ‘I Know Nothing About Project 2025’ Trump Said He’s ‘Bringing Back’ Project 2025 Contributor (www.jezebel.com)
Judge signals he’s likely to dismiss Rudy Giuliani’s bankruptcy case (www.politico.com)
Sacramento high school biology final includes racist questions, targets students (www.sacbee.com)
A Luther Burbank High School freshman was surprised to read his full name included on a biology final. Not only that, but he was being ridiculed. “In high school, there are individuals who are cross-eyed like (the name of a fellow student) and (the name of the student previously mentioned), which is a dominant trait. We call...