Blinken orders crackdown on leaks (www.politico.com)
Blinken crackdown on leaks, leaked to the press
'That did not happen': CBS host busts J.D. Vance on Trump's jobs record (www.rawstory.com)
Iranian President Raisi feared dead as helicopter wreckage found (www.yahoo.com)
(Reuters) -Hopes are fading that Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his foreign minister have survived a helicopter crash in mountainous terrain and icy weather, an Iranian official said on Monday after search teams located the wreckage. “President Raisi’s helicopter was completely burned in the crash … unfortunately, all...
Americans are down on the economy (again), with inflation topping election concerns (www.washingtonpost.com)
Paywall removed: archive.is/oFXIl
Judge Cannon says she's 'disappointed' in Special Counsel Jack Smith in new Trump filing (www.rawstory.com)
Zombie 2nd mortgages are coming to life, threatening thousands of Americans' homes (www.npr.org)
Disneyland Workers Form Union In Landslide Election Win (www.huffpost.com)
Gig companies spent $224 million to write their own labor law. The state Supreme Court could throw it out (calmatters.org)
Medicaid “Unwinding” Disproportionately Affects Disabled People, Advocates Say (truthout.org)
The lunch rush is dead as Americans live for the weekend, office workers are pinching lunchtime pennies (www.nbcnews.com)
Rescuers struggle to find helicopter carrying Iranian president (live updates) (www.washingtonpost.com)
A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi** **crashed in foggy weather Sunday, according to state-run media, which said Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and other officials were also on board. Their condition is not yet known, and the helicopter has not been found.
What happened to OpenAI’s long-term AI risk team? (arstechnica.com)
Former team members have either resigned or been absorbed into other research groups.
College Professors Are Being Fired for Activism on Gaza War (theintercept.com)
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Two people caught on camera stealing artifacts at national park (www.sfgate.com)
NYPD officer caught on video punching pro-Gaza protester during Brooklyn rally (www.independent.co.uk)
[US Representative] Stefanik Loses It When Fox News Host Reminds Her She Called Trump a 'Whack Job' (www.rollingstone.com)
‘Scary’: public-school textbooks the latest target as US book bans intensify (www.theguardian.com)
Judge strikes down Long Island county’s anti-trans sports ban (www.lgbtqnation.com)
WNBA investigating Las Vegas Aces after every player received $100,000 in sponsorship (www.usatoday.com)
U.S. student shortage, falling birth rates threaten school closures (www.axios.com)
Large U.S. cities are grappling with too many underpopulated schools, forcing school districts to make difficult decisions on closures....
“A Crockett Clapback Collection": Insults directed at MTG launch a swag collection (www.salon.com)
First Black astronaut candidate, now 90, reaches space in Blue Origin flight (www.theguardian.com)
Ex-air force captain Ed Dwight, passed over by Nasa in 1961, now oldest person to reach edge of space with Jeff Bezo’s space firm...
Could bird flu in cows lead to a human outbreak? Slow response worries scientists (www.nature.com)
Researchers also say more sampling is needed. Almost 50 herds of dairy cattle across 9 US states have had confirmed cases of H5N1, and one infected person has been linked to the outbreak. But the actual numbers are probably much higher, scientists say. “There’s almost certainly been a lot more human cases than just the...