Climate damages by 2050 will be 6 times the cost of limiting warming to 2° (arstechnica.com)
Columbine school shooters glorified by young followers: Inside the scary online obsession (www.usatoday.com)
An Atlanta Movie Exec Praised for His Diversity Efforts Sent Racist, Antisemitic Texts (www.propublica.org)
Indiana will test a highway that can charge moving vehicles (www.motherjones.com)
Mexico, facing US pressure, will halt incentives to Chinese EV makers (www.reuters.com)
Proposed changes to state Medicaid plans could shake up health coverage for 1.8 million low-income Texans (www.texastribune.org)
The move, which has not been finalized, would drop three large health plans run for two decades by nonprofit children’s hospitals....
California cracks down on water pumping: ‘The ground is collapsing’ (www.theguardian.com)
Farm region near Tulare Lake has been put on ‘probation’ as overpumping of water has caused faster sinking of ground...
America’s animal shelters are overwhelmed. Pets – and staff – are at breaking point (www.theguardian.com)
Just a warning, this article has some unpleasant parts to read
California won't prosecute LAPD officer who shot teenage girl in store's dressing room (calmatters.org)
The California Justice Department announced today that it has found no cause to file chargesagainst a Los Angeles police officer who, while aiming at a suspect, shot and killed a 14-year-old girl hiding in a department store fitting room....
Blinken Is Sitting on Staff Recommendations to Sanction Israeli Military Units Linked to Killings or Rapes (www.propublica.org)
A special State Department panel recommended months ago that Secretary of State Antony Blinken disqualify multiple Israeli military and police units from receiving U.S. aid after reviewing allegations that they committed serious human rights abuses....
Tesla Seeks to Revive Musk’s $47 Billion Pay Deal After Judge Says No (www.nytimes.com)
Stephen Miller epically roasted for calling Donald Trump a “style icon” (www.lgbtqnation.com)
Why San Francisco is considering a bill that would let shoppers sue grocers closing stores (www.salon.com)
Graduation rates for low-income students lag while their student loan debt soars (theconversation.com)
Dickey Betts, Allman Brothers Band Singer-Guitarist, Dead at 80 (www.rollingstone.com)
Boeing’s problems were as bad as you thought (www.vox.com)
The GOP Is Blocking A Last Ditch Effort To Bring Cheap Broadband To Poor Americans (www.techdirt.com)
NSA ’just days from taking over the internet’ warns Edward Snowden (cointelegraph.com)
Leaked Cables Show White House Opposes Palestinian Statehood (theintercept.com)
Ahead of the United Nations Security Council action to consider the Palestinian Authority’s application to become a full member of the international body, the United States is lobbying nations to reject such membership, hoping to avoid an overt “veto” by Washington. The lobbying effort, revealed in copies of unclassified...
Researchers Develop AI to Predict Resignation Risk With New Recruits (lemmings.world)
This seems fine. What could go wrong?
Arizona Republicans again block effort to repeal 1864 near-total abortion ban (www.theguardian.com)
After decrying state supreme court ruling on ban with no exceptions for rape or incest, lawmakers ensure its potential to take effect...
Kale, watermelon and even some organic foods pose high pesticide risk, analysis finds (www.theguardian.com)
A new analysis by Consumer Reports shows that pesticides have contaminated the US fruit and vegetable supply – even some organics...