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Glacier basin flooding destroys two structures in Alaskan capital of Juneau and prompts local emergency declaration (www.cnn.com)
Record-breaking river flooding has destroyed at least two structures in Juneau, Alaska, and prompted local evacuations after a sudden outburst from a glacier-dammed lake inundated the region, officials say.
Henrietta Lacks' descendants reach a settlement over the use of her 'stolen' cells (www.npr.org)
The family of Henrietta Lacks has reached a settlement with a science and technology company that it says used cells taken without Lacks’ consent in the 1950s to develop products it later sold for a profit.
Ukraine and Croatia agree on use of Croatian ports for grain exports (www.reuters.com)
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A New Hampshire nurse and her child have been kidnapped in Haiti (www.npr.org)
Twitter Suspends, Then Unsuspends, Popular Right-Wing User Who Tweeted Image Of Child Sexual Abuse (www.forbes.com)
Twitter suspended, then quickly unsuspended, a right-wing user known for spreading conspiracy theories after he posted a screenshot from a video depicting child sexual abuse—which he claims was to “save the kids”—with the platform first drawing outrage from the right for allegedly censoring the user, and then anger from...
1 in 3 US Asians and Pacific Islanders faced racial abuse this year, AP-NORC/AAPI Data poll shows (apnews.com)
Despite ongoing advocacy and legislation to combat anti-Asian racism that arose after the pandemic, about a third of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders say they have experienced an act of abuse based on their race or ethnicity in the last year, including being on the receiving end of verbal harassment, slurs, physical threats...
US military aircraft crashes in training accident in eastern Mediterranean Sea (www.cnn.com)
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EXCLUSIVE: San Lorenzo school board responds after special needs kids lost by staff (abc7news.com)
SAN LORENZO, Calif. (KGO) – We’re hearing from San Lorenzo Unified School District board members after a 5-year-old boy with special needs wandered from Del Rey Elementary School without staff noticing and was found a third of a mile away from the school by a driver.
Mpox (monkeypox) circulated for five years before global explosion in 2022, research finds (www.theguardian.com)
Is Israel repeating America's post-9/11 mistakes? | Spencer Ackerman talks with DW (www.youtube.com)
FDA warns about giving probiotics to preterm babies after infant death, other injuries (apnews.com)
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning health care providers and the public about injuries and at least one death in premature infants who were given probiotic products in the hospital....
Newly-elected Speaker Mike Johnson comments on Lewiston shootings (youtu.be)
Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., addressed the shootings in Lewiston, Maine, that killed at least 18 people, calling it a “horrific tragedy.”
Attack Ends Israel’s Hope That Hamas Might Come to Embrace Stability (www.nytimes.com)
Since its founding, Hamas has declared that Israel has no right to exist, that there are no Israeli civilians and that every Israeli citizen is a soldier of the state, and thus a legitimate target....
In Illinois, a system meant to protect against elder financial exploitation is failing (www.injusticewatch.org)
New York City mayor heads to Latin America with message for asylum seekers: 'We are at capacity' (apnews.com)
New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Tuesday said he will travel to Latin America to discourage people from seeking asylum in the city as it struggles to handle a massive influx of migrants that have overwhelmed its shelter system and strained financial resources....
UN to vote on resolution to authorize one-year deployment of armed force to help Haiti fight gangs (apnews.com)
WORLD NEWS UN to vote on resolution to authorize one-year deployment of armed force to help Haiti fight gangs...
US allows Israeli citizens to travel to US visa-free as Israel joins a select group of countries (apnews.com)
The Biden administration is admitting Israel into a select group of countries whose citizens are allowed to travel to the United States without getting a visa in advance....
SEC collects Wall Street's private messages as WhatsApp probe escalates (www.reuters.com)
The two-year crackdown into potential breaches of record-keeping rules initially targeted broker dealers, netting regulators over $2 billion in fines....
Migrants’ DNA Is Fueling a Massive Expansion of the FBI’s Genetic Database (www.motherjones.com)
Ever since the Trump administration scaled up DNA collection from migrants in federal custody, immigration officials have been pouring massive quantities of genetic data into the FBI’s national law enforcement database. New submissions to CODIS—short for the Combined DNA Index System—have grown so voluminous that the...
First global survey reveals who is doing ‘gain of function’ research on pathogens and why (www.nature.com)
As US policymakers spar over how to regulate research involving potentially harmful pathogens, a report finds that it will be difficult to do so without compromising studies that are necessary for creating vaccines and life-saving therapies....
High gas prices push up inflation, but prices overall are slowly moving in the right direction (apnews.com)
Inflation jumped last month largely because of a spike in gas prices but other costs rose more slowly, suggesting price pressures are easing at a gradual pace....
Watch: River of red wine flows through Portuguese village (www.bbc.co.uk)
More than 2.2 million litres of wine flowed through the streets of São Lourenço de Bairro in Portugal, after two tanks burst during transport....
At risk from rising seas, Norfolk, Virginia, plans massive, controversial floodwall (www.npr.org)
The city is now moving forward with a massive floodwall project to protect itself, in partnership with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The project will include tide gates, levees, pump stations and nature-based features like oyster reefs and vegetation along the shoreline. It’s one of the biggest infrastructure efforts in...
The breakout song by an artist who goes by Oliver Anthony laid the groundwork to open the first Republican presidential debate for the 2024 election. But the song has notes of conspiracy theories. (www.npr.org)
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