Sen. Lindsey Graham Suggests Nuking Gaza, Calls Hiroshima ‘the Right Decision’ (www.thedailybeast.com)
Vladimir Putin set to transfer Sergei Shoigu from Russian defence ministry (www.bbc.com)
Americans are choking on surging fast-food prices. "I can't justify the expense," one customer says (www.cbsnews.com)
Kevin Roberts remembers when he could get a bacon cheeseburger, fries and a drink from Five Guys for $10. But that was years ago. When the Virginia high school teacher recently visited the fast-food chain, the food alone without a beverage cost double that amount....
Idaho doctor with love of adventure dies in avalanche he apparently triggered while skiing (www.nbcnews.com)
Emergency room doctor Terrence “Terry” O’Connor connected awe-inspiring adventure to a greater sense of altruism through his podcast and a Tedx Talk....
Former US Marine pilot arrested in Australia worked with Chinese hacker, lawyer says (www.reuters.com)
A former U.S. Marine pilot fighting extradition from Australia on U.S. charges of training Chinese military pilots to land on aircraft carriers, unknowingly worked with a Chinese hacker, his lawyer said....
Trump trial fans show up for 'spectacle' and 'to witness history' (www.bbc.com)
A Scottish woman on vacation. A retiree carrying a Trump puppet. A 22-year-old film producer. A former criminal defence attorney....
Thousands protest in Israel amid anger at Netanyahu over hostages held in Gaza (www.theguardian.com)
Medical residents are increasingly avoiding states with abortion restrictions (kffhealthnews.org)
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Google blasted for AI that refuses to say how many Jews were killed by the Nazis (nypost.com)
Google is coming in for sharp criticism after video went viral of the Google Nest assistant refusing to answer basic questions about the Holocaust — but having no problem answer questions about the Nakba.
The unravelling of the New York Times ‘Hamas rape’ story | TV Shows | Al Jazeera (www.aljazeera.com)
Critics accuse pro-Israel Republican mega-donors of trying to tip the scales in a Democratic primary (www.salon.com)
Target Pride merchandise only available at select stores after rightwing backlash (www.theguardian.com)
Company, which operates roughly 2,000 stores, declined to disclose number of stores where merchandise will not be available...
Migrants, real and imagined, grip US voters, 1,500 miles north of border (www.theguardian.com)
Few residents of this Wisconsin small city have seen a migrant but some are blaming Biden for an ‘invasion’ regardless and elsewhere in the state an influx of foreigners is not all it seems...
Local governments struggle to distribute their share of billions from opioid settlements (apnews.com)
Settlement money to help stem the decades-long opioid addiction and overdose epidemic is rolling out to small towns and big cities across the U.S., but advocates worry that chunks of it may be used in ways that don’t make a dent in the crisis....
Kristi Noem Now Banned in More Than 90 Percent of All South Dakota Tribal Lands (www.thedailybeast.com)
The Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate Tribe became the fifth Sioux tribe this year to ban South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem from setting foot in their territory, making Noem an outlaw in more than 16 percent of South Dakota and in more than 90 percent of her state’s tribal lands....
Roger Corman, Pioneering Independent Producer and King of B Movies, Dies at 98 (variety.com)
Renters need to make roughly $20,000 more a year to afford the typical rent than they did 5 years ago (fortune.com)
California says restaurants must bake all of their add-on fees into menu prices (www.wshu.org)
Need this nationwide. I hate having fees added on to the price of what I’m ordering.
Trump-appointed judge halts Biden administration credit card late fee cap (thehill.com)
Fox News won’t bother mentioning this to their viewers.
Putin’s Surprise Attack Leaves Ukraine in ‘Incredibly Difficult’ Position (www.thedailybeast.com)
Russia attacked with airstrikes in Vilcha, Liptsy, Liman, Izbitskoye, Veseloye, Petrovka, Kazachya Lopan, Sinelnikovo, Volchansk in Kharkiv, according to an assessment from the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Suspect who allegedly lassoed and raped Bronx woman arrested by NYPD (www.foxnews.com)
The video, which circulated widely online Thursday, shows the masked man sneak up behind his victim, snag her around the throat with a looped belt and drag her to the ground.
Universities brace for another weekend of graduations following protests, dismantling of encampments (www.nbcnews.com)
During Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s commencement address at Virginia Commonwealth University, dozens of students got out of their seats and walked out.
'Let her go! Let her go!' Fontana officer shoots armed man who put his partner in a headlock (www.yahoo.com)
Seconds later, a shout rang out: “He’s got a gun!”...
Trump May Owe $100 Million From Double-Dip Tax Breaks, Audit Shows (www.nytimes.com)
A previously unknown focus of an I.R.S. audit is a dubious accounting maneuver that effectively meant taking the same write-offs twice on a Chicago skyscraper....