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Melinda French Gates announces $1 billion donation to support women and families, including reproductive rights (www.cbsnews.com)

T-Mobile to acquire most of U.S. Cellular in $4.4 billion deal (www.cnbc.com)

Hawaii governor signs housing legislation aimed at helping local residents stay in islands (abcnews.go.com)

In communities of color, long-covid patients are tired of being sick and neglected (www.washingtonpost.com)

It has been four years since coronavirus infections began burdening people with lingering symptoms often dismissed by medical providers.

Appeals court upholds retired NYPD officer's 10-year prison sentence for Capitol riot attack (apnews.com)

A federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld a retired New York Police Department officer’s conviction and 10-year prison sentence for assaulting a police officer during the Jan. 6, 2021, siege at the U.S. Capitol....

Ditch brightly coloured plastic, anti-waste researchers tell firms (www.theguardian.com)

Studies find red, blue and green plastic decomposes into microplastic particles faster than plainer colours...

Lawyers To Plastic Makers: Prepare For 'Astronomical' PFAS Lawsuits (yro.slashdot.org)

The obscure federal intelligence bureau that got Vietnam, Iraq, and Ukraine right (www.vox.com)

Three people shot to death in tiny South Dakota town; former mayor charged (apnews.com)

Three people were shot to death in a small South Dakota town, and a former law officer who once served as the town’s mayor is charged in the killings....

Thousands of Americans without power due to severe weather (www.bbc.com)

Tornadoes and devastating thunderstorms have left nearly 300,000 residents across seven states without power as of Monday night....

Louisiana authorities search for 2 escaped jail inmates (apnews.com)

Four inmates escaped a south Louisiana jail over the weekend and two were still missing Tuesday, authorities said....

Trump Hush-Money Trial Live Updates: Prosecution Delivers Closing Arguments (www.nytimes.com)

Mr. Trump, 77, is charged with falsifying 34 business records to hide Mr. Cohen’s reimbursement for a $130,000 hush-money payment he made to Ms. Daniels. Mr. Trump has denied the charges and the sexual encounter....

Educators Celebrate as Judge Strikes Down New Hampshire 'Banned Concepts' Law (www.commondreams.org)

White House says Rafah strike does not violate Biden’s warnings to Israel (wapo.st)

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Missouri attorney general is investigating providers of gender-affirming care to youth (www.advocate.com)

Pope Francis apologizes for using a homophobic slur during a meeting with bishops | CNN (www.cnn.com)

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ADHD diagnoses are rising. 1 in 9 U.S. kids have gotten one, new study finds (www.npr.org)

White House assessing if Israel violated "red line" with Rafah strike (www.axios.com)

Spying, hacking and intimidation: Israel’s nine-year ‘war’ on the ICC exposed (www.theguardian.com)

When the chief prosecutor of the international criminal court (ICC) announced he was seeking arrest warrants against Israeli and Hamas leaders, he issued a cryptic warning: “I insist that all attempts to impede, intimidate or improperly influence the officials of this court must cease immediately.”...

Former South Dakota mayor charged in triple-murder shooting (thehill.com)

Kansas Abortion Providers Sue to Block New Intrusive Reporting Law (feminist.org)

Trump trial moves toward end: 5 takeaways on the closing arguments (thehill.com)

The prosecution contends the reimbursements were falsely classified as legal expenses to conceal their true nature — part of a hush-money deal with Daniels. Prosecutors also say this was done to affect the election’s outcome, not merely to save Trump personal embarrassment, and therefore amounts to election interference....

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