Nepal earthquake: More than 150 killed in remote western Nepal (www.bbc.com)
US museum criticized for postponing Islamic art exhibit due to Israel-Hamas war (www.theguardian.com)
Strikes on south Gaza: BBC verifies attacks in areas of ‘safety’ (www.bbc.com)
The BBC has analysed four strikes in south Gaza, where civilians were told to evacuate to.
She Heeded Biden’s Warning to Migrants. Will She Regret It? (www.nytimes.com)
… Ms. Cuauro took the Biden administration’s message to heart: The journey north is incredibly dangerous. Don’t risk it. Stop, and apply to come to the United States the legal way....
Apple Cancelled Jon Stewart Because Feckless Tech Executives Were Afraid Of The Pesky Truth (www.techdirt.com)
Last week, the New York Times reported that Apple had cancelled “The Problem With Jon Stewart.” More importantly, the Times noted that Apple executives, clearly not at all worried about the need for a healthy editorial firewall, had grown uncomfortable with the way that the program was planning to cover issues such as China...
F.B.I. Tracks Increased Threats to Jews and Muslims After Hamas Attack (www.nytimes.com)
‘Your argument just confuses me’: judge questions Montana TikTok ban (www.theguardian.com)
Federal judge seems to side with ACLU and Electronic Frontier Foundation that ban is unenforceable and unconstitutional...
Newsom signs laws to fast-track housing on churches’ lands, streamline housing permitting process (apnews.com)
Religious institutions and nonprofit colleges in California will be allowed to turn their parking lots and other properties into low-income housing under a new law aimed at combating the ongoing homeless crisis....
The Marines are moving gradually and sometimes reluctantly to integrate women and men in boot camp (apnews.com)
Under a scorching sky at Marine Base Parris Island, two young recruits grapple awkwardly in hand-to-hand combat inside an Octagon training structure. Circling them, the drill instructor barks orders, “Hit her! Punch her! DO something!”...
11 arrested in protest at Sen. Bernie Sanders’s office over war in Ukraine (www.washingtonpost.com)
Eleven antiwar protesters were arrested Wednesday after they occupied the office of Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Capitol Hill to demand the senator support efforts at diplomacy over sending further U.S. aid, such as weapons, to Ukraine....
Congress passes stopgap bill to avert shutdown ahead of midnight deadline (www.cnn.com)
Congress passed a stopgap bill to avert a government shutdown just hours ahead of a critical midnight deadline when funding for federal agencies was set to run out....
The Milky Way's Mass is Much Lower Than We Thought (www.universetoday.com)
What is the mass of the Milky Way galaxy? It is difficult to measure the mass of a galaxy, and previous estimates appear to have been inaccurate. There is a new study that has used data from the Gaia spacecraft to calculate a more accurate mass for the Milky Way. The study found that the Milky Way is much less massive than...
The Sheriff, His Girlfriend and His Illegal Subpoenas (www.nytimes.com)
In 2014, Bryan Bailey, the sheriff of Rankin County, Miss., made what seemed like a series of routine requests of the local district attorney’s office....
Apple removes app created by Andrew Tate (www.theguardian.com)
Apple has withdrawn an app created by Andrew Tate after accusations that it encouraged misogyny and could be an illegal pyramid scheme....
Biden impeachment inquiry: What we know about the case (www.bbc.com)
Republicans want to investigate the "culture of corruption" they claim surrounds the president.
This car was stolen from a driveway in Canada. We found it in West Africa (www.cbc.ca)
The call from Ghana woke Len Green at the Toronto home where his prized vehicle had been stolen a year earlier....
5 million bees fall off a truck near Toronto and drivers are asked to close windows (www.npr.org)
Police west of Toronto on Wednesday warned drivers to keep their car windows closed after a truck spilled crates carrying 5 million bees onto a road....
Millions of additional salaried workers could get overtime pay under Biden proposal (www.npr.org)
The proposed rule would raise the threshold under which workers are automatically eligible for overtime pay to about $55,000 a year, from the current level of about $35,000.
[All Clear Issued, Suspect in Custody] University of North Carolina police respond to ‘an armed and dangerous person on or near campus’ (www.cnn.com)
Edit: AlertCarolina issued an all clear message at 4:15pm local time....
U.S. approves possible sale of F-16 search and track systems to Taiwan (www.cnbc.com)
The U.S. State Department has approved a possible $500 million sale to Taiwan of infrared search and track systems for F-16 fighter jets, as well as other equipment, the Pentagon said on Wednesday....
Gender Surgeries Nearly Tripled From 2016 Through 2019, Study Finds (www.nytimes.com)
The number of gender-affirming surgeries, intended to align patients’ physical appearance with their gender identity, nearly tripled in the United States between 2016 and 2019, according to a new analysis published in JAMA Network Open on Wednesday....
Republican feud over 'root canal' spending cuts raises US gov't shutdown risk (www.reuters.com)
Members of the hardline House Freedom Caucus are pushing to cut spending to a fiscal 2022 level of $1.47 trillion, $120 billion less than President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy agreed to in their May debt ceiling compromise....
"Sound of Freedom" creators pay funder accused in child kidnapping (www.newsweek.com)
Investigation continues after couple became the target of harassment, stalking by eBay employees (www.cbsnews.com)
Trump boasts at Alabama fundraiser that he needs ‘one more indictment to close out this election’ (apnews.com)
Former President Donald Trump, fresh off his third appearance in court as a criminal defendant, delivered a speech full of defiance and bluster on Friday night, insulting prosecutors and declaring that the charges he faces only help his 2024 presidential campaign.
