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North Carolina bill to curb mask-wearing in protests could make it illegal for medical reasons too (apnews.com)
People wearing a mask during protests in North Carolina could face extra penalties if arrested, under proposed legislation that critics say could make it illegal to wear a mask in public as a way to protect against COVID-19 or for other health reasons....
Russia finds vast oil and gas reserves in British Antarctic territory (www.telegraph.co.uk)
Reserves 10 times the North Sea’s output raise fears over drilling in protected region...
The conflict between Ecuador and Mexico brings new uncertainty to migrants crossing into the US (english.elpais.com)
Human rights lawyers wonder who will issue vital documents now that Ecuador has closed its diplomatic missions on Mexican territory in protest over last month’s assault on the embassy in Quito...
France launches manhunt after deadly ambush on prison van (www.dw.com)
Police are searching for fugitives they say ambushed a prison van to free a drug dealer known as “The Fly.” At least two prison guards died and three more are seriously injured....
Georgia defies EU and backs law targeting ‘foreign agents’ (www.politico.eu)
Brussels warns new curbs on civil society flout “European values” as protests grow in Tbilisi....
Cybercriminals claim hack of EU police agency, posting data online (www.politico.eu)
Sensitive data from the EU’s police agency appeared for sale on a cybercrime forum....
Stormy Daniels wore a bulletproof vest to Trump’s hush money trial, attorney says (www.independent.co.uk)
Earlier this year, porn star said she accepted hush money so Donald Trump could not have her killed...
FAA bill would force the agency to craft 'real world' rules for airplane evacuations (www.wpr.org)
If an airplane has to be evacuated, the Federal Aviation Administration says all passengers must be capable of getting outwithin 90 seconds....
Florida man sentenced to 3 years in prison for firebombing California Planned Parenthood clinic (apnews.com)
A 21-year-old Florida man was sentenced Monday to three and a half years in prison for firebombing a Southern California Planned Parenthood clinic in 2022, federal prosecutors said....
US home prices have soared 47% so far this decade, outpacing all of the growth seen in the 1990s and 2010s (www.businessinsider.com)
US home prices have soared 47% so far this decade....
AP Investigation: In hundreds of deadly police encounters, officers broke multiple safety guidelines (apnews.com)
In hundreds of deaths where police used force meant to stop someone without killing them, officers violated well-known guidelines for safely restraining and subduing people — not simply once or twice, but multiple times....
US support for abortion rights up four points to 60% since fall of Roe v Wade (www.theguardian.com)
New polling data from Pew shows shift in Americans’ opinion since loss of constitutional right to abortion in June 2022...
Revealed: US university lecturer behind far-right Twitter account and publishing house (www.theguardian.com)
Guardian investigation identifies Jonathan Keeperman, a former lecturer at the University of California, Irvine, as ‘Lomez’...
Alabama follows DeSantis' lead in banning lab-grown meat (www.cbsnews.com)
Alabama has become the second U.S. state to say no to cultivated meat, an alternative protein made from animal cells....
Biden announces 100% tariff on Chinese-made electric vehicles (www.theguardian.com)
White House levy to protect US makers from cheap imports likely to inflame trade tensions...
EU completes migration reform, as Poland and Hungary vote against (www.euronews.com)
The European Union has completed the reform of its migration and asylum policy, a watershed moment that for a decade proved stubbornly elusive....
Hungary teases veto over new EU Russian gas sanctions (www.politico.eu)
Budapest opposes measures “that might have a negative impact on EU gas market” — a stance that could kill the EU’s effort to squeeze Moscow’s gas revenue....
Blinken arrives in Kyiv to reassure Ukraine of US support (www.cnn.com)
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Kyiv on Tuesday, marking the first visit of a Biden administration official to Ukraine following the long-delayed passage of US supplemental funding to the war-torn country....
Biden bans China crypto-miner from land near nuclear missile base (www.bbc.com)
US President Joe Biden has ordered a Chinese-owned cryptocurrency miner and its partners to sell land they own near a US nuclear missile base, citing spying concerns....
Kristi Noem banned by two more Native tribes in South Dakota (www.theguardian.com)
Governor, plagued by dog-killing story, unwelcome in 20% of her state after she accused tribal leaders of benefiting from cartels...
Far right cries censorship after exclusion from EU election debate (www.politico.eu)
European Broadcasting Union says Anders Vistisen cannot debate because the far right does not endorse the Spitzenkandidat system....
French campaign urges men: 'Drive like a woman!' (www.dw.com)
There is a perception in society that men are safer drivers than women, according to the Victims and Citizens association. But French road accident statistics suggest otherwise....
Parishioners stopped teen with a rifle from entering church with 60 children inside (www.nbcnews.com)
Children were inside St. Mary Magdalen in Abbeville, Louisiana, waiting to take their first Holy Communion, the church said....
US airlines are suing the Biden administration over a new rule to make certain fees easier to spot (apnews.com)
U.S. airlines are suing to block the Biden administration from requiring greater transparency over fees that the carriers charge their passengers, saying that a new rule would confuse consumers by giving them too much information during the ticket-buying process....
Trump, reciting songs and praising cannibals, draws yawns and raises eyebrows (www.yahoo.com)
Smoke from Canadian wildfires reaches US, Minnesota under air quality alert (abcnews.go.com)
With over 100 active wildfires burning in Canada, wildfire smoke has drifted across the border into the United States, prompting Minnesota officials to issue the state’s first air quality alert of 2024....
Feds probing Amazon self-driving robotaxi unit Zoox after 2 rear-end crashes (www.cbsnews.com)
Amazon’s self-driving robotaxi unit is being investigated by the U.S. government’s highway safety agency after two of its vehicles braked suddenly and were rear-ended by motorcyclists....
Jury selection to begin in the corruption trial of Sen. Bob Menendez (apnews.com)
ury selection was scheduled to start Monday in the trial of Sen. Bob Menendez, a Democrat charged with accepting bribes of gold and cash to use his influence to deliver favors that would aid three New Jersey businessmen....
Furious Brussels wants answers over ban on EU flags at Eurovision (www.euronews.com)
The European Commission has expressed anger over a ban on EU flags at the Eurovision Song Contest and demands explanations....
Trump suggests Chinese migrants are in the US to build an 'army.' The migrants tell another story (apnews.com)
It was 7 a.m. on a recent Friday when Wang Gang, a 36-year-old Chinese immigrant, jostled for a day job in New York City’s Flushing neighborhood....
Thousands told to evacuate due to British Columbia, Canada wildfire (www.bbc.com)
Thousands of Canadians have been ordered to leave their homes in Fort Nelson, British Columbia due to the threat of a wildfire....
French government says Kristi Noem lied about cancelling meeting with Macron (www.theguardian.com)
A French official said there is no record of a scheduled meeting with the South Dakota governor – nor had they invited her...
Texas man reclaims world’s oldest skydiver record at 106 years old (www.theguardian.com)
Alfred ‘Al’ Blaschke, who first broke the Guinness World Record for at 103 in 2020, reached an altitude of 9,000ft in November...
German court upholds AfD 'suspected' extremist status (www.dw.com)
The designation could allow Germany’s intelligence agency to surveil and investigate members of the far-right party. The AfD says it plans to appeal the ruling....
Mercedes workers in Alabama face anti-union message ‘barrage’ before election (www.theguardian.com)
United Auto Workers union sees two of German-owned carmaker’s plants as key in effort to unionize industry in southern US...
Parents of over 900 Israeli soldiers urge IDF to call off ‘death trap’ Rafah attack (www.theguardian.com)
Letter sent to defence minister and IDF chief says assault on city ‘appears to be nothing short of recklessness’...
Amnesty: Repression against Chinese students abroad grows (www.dw.com)
Students from China and Hong Kong living in Europe and North America are being repressed by the government in Beijing, according to a new Amnesty International report. Students in Germany have also been affected....
David Cameron urges BBC to describe Hamas as terrorist organisation (www.theguardian.com)
Foreign secretary’s call comes after group releases video of British-Israeli hostage it says died after being wounded in Israeli airstrike...
When the water runs dry: Why France is freaking out over a tiny Swiss dam (www.politico.eu)
Water-rich Switzerland controls Western Europe’s taps — and wants it to stay that way. Its drought-ridden neighbors are getting nervous....
EU prosecutors threaten to sue Commission in spending spat (www.politico.eu)
European Public Prosecutor’s Office says budget move means it may no longer be able to focus on its investigative operations....
Fake news on the rise leading up to EU election (www.dw.com)
Ahead of the European Parliament elections in June, fake news is becoming increasingly prevalent online. DW Fact Check explores four examples of how cybercriminals are spreading disinformation.
US commander appeared to suggest UK special forces were operating in Ukraine (www.businessinsider.com)
A US commander appeared to suggest UK special forces were operating in Ukraine....
Russian defence minister and long-time Putin ally Sergei Shoigu to be replaced (news.sky.com)
Sergei Shoigu, who has served as defence minister since 2012, will be moved to another role as Vladimir Putin makes some changes to his top team. Parliament’s approval of the new appointments are all but guaranteed, as there is virtually no opposition....
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....
How dirty Russian money taught Latvia to get serious on sanctions (www.politico.eu)
Centralizing the policing of sanctions could serve as a model for other EU countries....
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....