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Samuel Alito’s wife claimed upside-down flag was ‘international sign of distress’ (www.theguardian.com)
Senate Democrats seek meeting with Chief Justice John Roberts to discuss issue and seek Alito’s recusal on January 6 cases...
Family members infected with brain worms after eating undercooked bear meat (www.cbsnews.com)
A number of family members who shared a meal of bear meat that one of the family members had harvested earlier were subsequently infected with brain worms, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Utah man declined $100K offer to travel to Congo on 'security job' that was covert coup attempt (apnews.com)
The friend of a prominent Congolese opposition leader’s son said he turned down a six-figure offer to travel there from the U.S. as part of the family’s security detail in what turned out to be a failed coup attempt....
U.S. screens record 2.95 million airline passengers in single day (www.nbcnews.com)
The TSA said Friday’s travel broke a record set in November of nearly 2.91 million air passengers screened....
A woman took her sick puppy to a Maryland shelter to be euthanized. The dog is up for adoption again. (www.nbcnews.com)
Kristie Pereira said she’s tried to get Beau back after learning he was never euthanized but said the rescue organization she got him from has refused to rehome the dog with her....
Pronouns and tribal affiliations are now forbidden in South Dakota public university employee emails (apnews.com)
A new South Dakota policy to stop the use of gender pronouns by public university faculty and staff in official correspondence is also keeping Native American employees from listing their tribal affiliations in a state with a long and violent history of conflict with tribes....
Russia smashes train tracks in a battered Ukrainian border region where children are being evacuated (apnews.com)
A nighttime Russian attack destroyed train tracks and rolling stock in Ukraine’s northeastern Kharkiv region, officials said Friday, and authorities organized the evacuation of children from the area that is being pummeled by the Kremlin’s forces in a powerful new offensive....
A tired, testy and fractured Supreme Court prepares for more drama (www.cnn.com)
As Supreme Court justices try to resolve more than a dozen major cases over the next month, including whether Donald Trump must stand trial for election subversion, they appear mired in antagonism and distrust....
Australian judge rules that social media platform X must answer to hate speech complaint (apnews.com)
An Australian judge has ruled that the social media platform X is subject to a state’s anti-discrimination law even though it does not have an office in Australia....
The 'Appeal to Heaven' flag evolves from Revolutionary War symbol to banner of the far right (apnews.com)
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito is embroiled in a second flag controversy in as many weeks, this time over a banner that in recent years has come to symbolize sympathies with the Christian nationalist movement and the false claim that the 2020 presidential election was stolen....
Farmers in India are weary of politicians' lackluster response to their climate-driven water crisis (apnews.com)
On a stifling hot day this May, farm worker Shobha Londhe is reminded of the desperate conditions that led her husband to take his own life. It’s the hottest and driest summer in years, she said, and for farm workers that often means little to no income, rising debts and intolerable heat....
Norway sued over deep-sea mining plans (www.theguardian.com)
WWF says the government has breached the law ‘without adequately assessing the consequences’...
Gavin Newsom signs bill to help people in Arizona get abortions in California (www.theguardian.com)
Under new law, doctors licensed to perform the procedure in Arizona can provide abortion care for their patients in California...
At least 66 members of far-right group in rural Oregon standing for office (www.theguardian.com)
Revealed: anti-government People’s Rights Network, founded by Ammon Bundy, appearing to follow ‘entryism’ strategy...
Singapore Airlines: More than twenty treated for spinal injuries after turbulence flight (www.bbc.com)
More than 20 people who were on a Singapore Airlines flight hit by severe turbulence are in intensive care with spinal injuries, the head of a Bangkok hospital has said....
USS Harder: WW2 submarine wreck found off Philippines (www.bbc.com)
The wreckage of a US Navy submarine that sank the most Japanese warships during World War Two has been found in the South China Sea, some 80 years after it was sunk by enemy forces....
Mexico: Heat wave kills several people, hotter days ahead (www.dw.com)
The so-called “heat dome” weather phenomenon has trapped hot air over the country, causing temperatures to soar to 45 degrees Celsius in some areas....
German police investigate 'racist' video on vacation island (www.dw.com)
A viral video shows people singing racist lyrics and performing Nazi salutes at a club on the northern German island of Sylt. The club has condemned the incident...
Europe’s new political consensus: We need to make more weapons (www.politico.eu)
The war in Ukraine has shifted thinking — both among politicians and the public — on the need to spend more on defense....
A $50B US-EU deal for Ukraine is in sight (www.politico.eu)
G7 nations are coalescing around a plan to use frozen Russian assets to secure an enormous loan....
The US is thinking about letting Ukraine use its weapons to strike Russia, even if it enrages Putin: report (www.businessinsider.com)
US officials are considering letting Ukraine strike Russia with US weapons, The New York Times reports....
Supreme Court approves South Carolina congressional map previously found to dilute Black voting power (www.cnn.com)
The Supreme Court upheld a pro-Republican South Carolina congressional map Thursday, rejecting the argument raised by civil rights groups that lawmakers impermissibly used race as a proxy to bolster the GOP’s chances....
New York's high court upholds requiring insurance to cover medically necessary abortions (apnews.com)
New York can continue to require companies with health insurance plans to cover medically necessary abortions, the state’s highest court ruled Tuesday....
Baltic Sea countries remain vigilant after Moscow mulls border changes (www.euronews.com)
Baltic leaders reacted warily on Wednesday to reports that Russia could revise the borders of its territorial waters in the region....
Bosnian Serb leader threatens secession ahead of UN genocide vote (www.euronews.com)
The leader of Bosnia’s Serb-controlled territory reiterated a threat to secede from the Balkan country on Wednesday, a day ahead of UN vote on whether to establish an annual memorial day for the 1995 Bosnian genocide....
Ex-top prosecutor for Baltimore to be sentenced for mortgage fraud and perjury convictions (apnews.com)
A former top prosecutor for the city of Baltimore is to be sentenced this week for lying about her personal finances so she could improperly access retirement funds during the COVID-19 pandemic....
Families of Uvalde school shooting victims are suing Texas state police over botched response (apnews.com)
The families of 19 of the victims in the Uvalde elementary school shooting in Texas on Wednesday filed a $500 million federal lawsuit against nearly 100 state police officers who were part of the botched law enforcement response to one of the deadliest school shootings in U.S. history....
Michigan farmworker diagnosed with bird flu, becoming 2nd US case tied to dairy cows (apnews.com)
A Michigan dairy worker has been diagnosed with bird flu — the second human case associated with an outbreak in U.S. dairy cows....
In one of the US’s hottest deserts, utilities push gas rather than solar (www.theguardian.com)
In Fort Mohave, Arizona, even Republican voters are fighting gas power plants as utilities try to lock in fossil fuels...
Senate Democrats to force second vote on border bill that Republicans blocked (www.theguardian.com)
Legislation has next to no chance of passing but Democrats hope to show Republicans are not serious about solving border issue...
Revealed: the extremist Maga lobbying group driving far-right Republican policies (www.theguardian.com)
Documents show the Conservative Partnership Institute is pushing its far-right agenda at events involving GOP members...
Nikhil Gupta: Czech court okays extradition of Indian accused of US murder plot (www.bbc.com)
The Czech Constitutional Court has rejected an Indian man’s petition against his extradition to the US over an alleged plot to assassinate an American citizen in New York....
Charlie Colin: Founder of US rock band Train dies aged 58 (www.bbc.com)
US rock band Train have paid tribute to their founding member Charlie Colin, after his death aged 58, calling him “the sweetest guy”....
Tsai Ing-wen: The president who reset Taiwan’s relationship with China (www.bbc.com)
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Latin American voters ditch socialism for free enterprise (www.dw.com)
Jose Raul Mulino’s election victory in Panama confirms a shift in Latin America economic policies. Disenchanted with years of state intervention in the economy, voters now hope free markets will improve their lives....
China holds military drills around Taiwan as a 'punishment' (www.dw.com)
Beijing say the drills are a “strong punishment” for “separatist acts,” three days after Taiwan’s new President Lai Ching-te was sworn in. Taiwan has condemned the “irrational provocations.”...
Germany’s Ukraine air defense initiative falls flat (www.politico.eu)
Berlin promised to help Ukraine source crucial air defenses, but the reality has been disappointing....
Europe’s far right is splintering (www.politico.eu)
On the eve of the EU election, France’s National Rally party sees it as too risky to team up with Alternative for Germany....
Parents called for mental health help. Police arrived and fatally shot their son. (www.nbcnews.com)
Less than 10 seconds after officers opened the door, police shot Yong Yang in his parents’ Koreatown home while he was holding a knife during a bipolar episode....
Inside India’s secret campaign to threaten and harass Americans (www.vox.com)
Narendra Modi’s government is trying to silence US critics of its authoritarian turn — and it’s succeeding....
More than half the world cannot speak freely, report finds (www.theguardian.com)
Half the world’s population cannot freely speak their mind according to a new report on freedom of expression....
Secure cages and Swat teams: Arizona county’s drastic steps to protect the vote (www.theguardian.com)
Extraordinary measures turn Maricopa county elections office into fortress ahead of 2024 vote to protect staff and ballots...
Russia is waging a shadow war on the West that needs a collective response, Estonian leader says (apnews.com)
Perched on the open ramp at the rear of a British Chinook helicopter, Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas flew home from the annual Spring Storm military exercises, pleased to see NATO allies cooperating. But she later said that other types of warfare were on her mind....
Ukraine ‘urgently’ needs more air defenses, says German foreign minister (www.politico.eu)
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock warned Tuesday that Ukraine “urgently” requires further air defense systems to protect itself against Russian strikes....
Biden administration canceling student loans for another 160,000 borrowers (apnews.com)
The Biden administration is canceling student loans for another 160,000 borrowers through a combination of existing programs....
Ex-Royal Marine charged with spying for Hong Kong found dead in park (www.theguardian.com)
Matthew Trickett, 37, who was charged with surveillance of activists, was found on Sunday evening in Maidenhead park...
Egypt changed terms of Gaza ceasefire deal presented to Hamas, surprising negotiators, sources say (www.cnn.com)
Egyptian intelligence quietly changed the terms of a ceasefire proposal that Israel had already signed off on earlier this month, ultimately scuttling a deal that could have released Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners, and set a pathway to temporarily end the fighting in Gaza, according to three people familiar with the...