Martin Myers tried and failed to steal a cigarette. Why has he spent 18 years in prison for it? (www.theguardian.com)
Biden left without an easy solution as campus protests heat up (www.cnn.com)
Arizona's Democratic leaders get enough votes to repeal 19th century abortion ban (apnews.com)
Police Fire Rubber Bullets at UCLA’s Pro-Palestine Protesters (www.thedailybeast.com)
UCLA clashes: Police criticised for 'delayed' response to violence (www.bbc.com)
The office of California’s governor has criticised the police response to violence on campus at the University of California, Los Angeles....
Fix The Tix: 300 Musicians Back New Senate Bill for Reforming Concert Ticket Sales in the ‘Fans First Act’ (www.goodnewsnetwork.org)
Wisconsin school district says active shooter 'neutralized' outside middle school, lockdown ordered (apnews.com)
'Horrific' violence at UCLA after counter-protesters attack pro-Palestinian camp (www.bbc.com)
Violence erupted at the University of California, Los Angeles after pro-Israeli counter-demonstrators attacked a pro-Palestinian campus encampment. Bubbling tensions on the campus boiled over following the alleged breach of a “buffer zone” between the rival groups.
Could student protesters turn the 2024 election? (www.theguardian.com)
Hello, and welcome to the Guardian’s brand new US election newsletter....
EPA Proposes Ban on Pesticide Widely Used on Fruits and Vegetables (www.propublica.org)
The Environmental Protection Agency unveiled a proposal this week to ban a controversial pesticide that is widely used on celery, tomatoes and other fruits and vegetables....
Republican Congresswoman Greene launches effort to oust Johnson following passage of Ukraine aid (kyivindependent.com)
Any allegations that Greene is transparently working as a Russian agent are entirely unsubstantiated.
Coming soon to Dave & Buster's: Betting. New app function allows customers to wager on games. (www.usatoday.com)
Protesters vandalize Portland State office, Pioneer Courthouse Square (www.koin.com)
Around 6:30 p.m. a group of pro-Palestinian protesters — plus some that were dressed in all black — left the South Park blocks and started marching through Downtown Portland....
How shifting U.S. policies led to one of the deadliest incidents involving immigrants in Mexico’s history (www.texastribune.org)
Forty men were killed and more than two dozen were injured in one of the deadliest incidents involving immigrants in Mexico’s history. Investigators put the blame for the incident on the migrants who set the blaze and the guards who failed to help them. The United States urged immigrants to take heed of the tragedy and pursue...
Sports Team Owners Face New Scrutiny From IRS Over Tax Avoidance (www.propublica.org)
GOP attorney general throws support behind 8th-graders who protested trans girl’s right to compete (www.lgbtqnation.com)
Revealed: Tyson Foods dumps millions of pounds of toxic pollutants into US rivers and lakes (www.theguardian.com)
'This Will Ruin My Life and Career': Cheating Site Ashley Madison Is Overflowing With Sextortionists (gizmodo.com)
Armored police clear Pro-Palestinian encampment on Tulane's campus in New Orleans, Louisiana (www.nola.com)
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Pentagon's reduction in military medical costs is criticized as going too far (www.npr.org)
In the past decade, the Pentagon tried to tame its massive health care costs by pushing medical care, especially for family members, into the private sector....
Boy Scouts’ police Explorer program has faced over 200 sexual misconduct accusations (www.nbcnews.com)
Birchmore’s case is among at least 194 allegations that law enforcement personnel, mostly policemen, have groomed, sexually abused or engaged in inappropriate behavior with Explorers since 1974, an ongoing investigation by The Marshall Project has found. The vast majority of those affected were teenage girls — some as young...
In This Police Youth Program, a Trail of Sexual Abuse Across the U.S. (www.themarshallproject.org)
The youth program that introduced Birchmore to the officers is among hundreds of such chapters at police agencies around the country. Created by the Boy Scouts of America decades ago, law enforcement Explorer posts are designed to help teens and young adults learn about policing....
Campus protests: UCLA students in standoff with police as demonstrations spread across US (www.theguardian.com)
Tensions are growing at the University of California where hundreds of police in riot gear have gathered after warning pro-Palestinian protesters to disperse or face arrest, a day after their encampment was violently attacked by masked counter-protesters....
It’s Not Just Gaza: Student Protesters See Links to a Global Struggle (www.nytimes.com)
Violence breaks out at UCLA after officials declare pro-Palestinian encampment 'unlawful' (www.latimes.com)
STATEMENT FROM BESIEGED UCLA PALESTINE SOLIDARITY ENCAMPMENT: x.com/PplsCityCouncil/status/1785620846700351510
