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Amy Coney Barrett may be poised to split conservatives on the Supreme Court... ( www.politico.com )
A rift is emerging among the Supreme Court’s conservatives — and it could thwart the court’s recent march to expand gun rights....
Boeing 737 Max crash victims ask US to impose $25bn fine ( www.bbc.com )
The families of victims in two Boeing 737 Max plane crashes have asked for prosecutions and a fine of $24.8bn for "the deadliest corporate crime in US history"....
Ecuador struck by power outage leaving 18 million in the dark ( www.theguardian.com )
A nationwide electricity outage has struck Ecuador, leaving the nation of about 18 million in the dark, including the capital’s subway system, as authorities worked to repair faulty power lines, a senior official said....
Prosecutors say Alec Baldwin was ‘engaged in horseplay’ with gun before fatal shooting ( www.theguardian.com )
Fewer than three weeks before actor Alec Baldwin is due to go on trial in Santa Fe, New Mexico, prosecutors have said that he “engaged in horseplay with the revolver”, including firing a blank round at a crew member on the set of Rust before the tragic accident occurred....
Vermont Republican secretly poured water into colleague’s bag over months ( www.theguardian.com )
A Vermont lawmaker was compelled to apologize publicly after being caught on video pouring water into her colleague’s work bag multiple times across several months....
Ethics committee investigating Matt Gaetz over alleged sexual misconduct ( www.theguardian.com )
A bipartisan Capitol Hill committee is investigating Matt Gaetz, the far-right Republican congressman and vocal Donald Trump supporter, over longstanding allegations of sexual misconduct, illicit drug use and other alleged ethical breaches, it said on Tuesday....
Israel-Gaza war live: Israel’s use of heavy bombs raises ‘serious concerns’ under laws of war ( www.theguardian.com )
In a report published on Wednesday, the OHCHR provided details on six Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip, which it said were emblematic of a concerning pattern, involving the suspected use of up to 2,000-pound bombs on residential buildings, a school, refugee camps and a market....
Poisoned trees gave a wealthy couple in Maine a killer ocean view. Residents wonder, at what cost? ( apnews.com )
Wealth and hubris fuel the tale of a politically connected Missouri couple who allegedly poisoned their neighbor’s trees to secure their million-dollar view of Camden Harbor. The incident that was unearthed by the victim herself — the philanthropic wife of L.L. Bean’s late president — has united local residents in...
Baltimore seeks to keep Dali crew from leaving US after bridge collapse ( www.bbc.com )
In a petition sent to a judge on Tuesday, the city argues that allowing the foreign crew of the Dali to leave the country could interfere with two investigations being led by the FBI and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)....
Israeli army knew of Hamas plot to take hostages before 7 Oct ( www.newarab.com )
The Israeli military had advanced notice about a plan by Hamas to raid southern Israel including accurate predictions about the number of hostages the group would seize, a new report has found....
Former Trump national security adviser urges resumption of nuclear testing ( www.theguardian.com )
White House cancels meeting, scolds Netanyahu in protest over video ( www.axios.com )
The White House canceled a high-level U.S.-Israel meeting on Iran that was scheduled for Thursday after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu released a video on Tuesday claiming the U.S. was withholding military aid, two U.S. officials tell Axios.
Prominent Palestinian doctor, Iyad Rantisi, dies during interrogation in Israel ( www.palestinechronicle.com )
Stellantis recalls nearly 1.2M vehicles to fix software glitch that disables rear camera ( www.cbc.ca )
Stellantis is recalling nearly 1.2 million vehicles in the U.S. and Canada to fix a software glitch that can disable the rear view cameras....
This HMP inmate says a rat gave birth in his pants — but it was no surprise ( www.cbc.ca )
Her Majesty's Penitentiary inmate Devon Fitzpatrick says early one morning in mid-May he woke up and felt something moving in the crotch of his pants. When he reached in, he discovered a rat had given birth there....
Fisker files for bankruptcy protection, the second electric vehicle maker to do so in the past year ( apnews.com )
Electric vehicle maker Fisker filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, the second electric startup to do so in the last year as even industry leaders struggle to lure more buyers beyond the early adapters of the technology....
New York's top court declines to hear Trump's appeal of gag order in hush money case ( apnews.com )
New York’s top court on Tuesday declined to hear Donald Trump’s gag order appeal in his hush money case, leaving the restrictions in place following his felony conviction last month. The Court of Appeals found that the order does not raise “substantial” constitutional issues that would warrant an immediate intervention....
Bird flu is highly lethal to some animals, but not to others. Scientists want to know why ( apnews.com )
In the last two years, bird flu has been blamed for the deaths of millions of wild and domestic birds worldwide. It’s killed legions of seals and sea lions, wiped out mink farms, and dispatched cats, dogs, skunks, foxes and even a polar bear....
Wisconsin Supreme Court will hear a challenge to governor's 400-year school funding veto ( apnews.com )
The Wisconsin Supreme Court will hear a challenge to Democratic Gov. Tony Evers’ partial veto that locked in a school funding increase for the next 400 years, the justices announced Monday....
US suspends avocado, mango inspections in Mexican state on security concerns ( www.reuters.com )
The United States paused safety inspections for avocados and mangos from a top-producing Mexican state due to a security incident involving U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) staff, a spokesperson for the agency said on Monday....
Right-wing host forced to remove videos after calling gay dad a 'pervert homo' ( www.advocate.com )
US tourist found dead on Greek island ( www.bbc.com )
A Dutchman was also found dead on Samos over the weekend, following the recent death of British TV presenter Dr Michael Mosley on the island of Symi....
North Carolina Supreme Court Secretly Squashed Discipline of Two GOP Judges Who Admitted to Violating Judicial Code ( www.propublica.org )
Last fall, out of public view, the North Carolina Supreme Court squashed disciplinary action against two Republican judges who had admitted that they had violated the state’s judicial code of conduct, according to three sources with direct knowledge of the decisions....
The IRS wants to end another major tax loophole for the wealthy and raise $50 billion in the process ( apnews.com )
The IRS plans to end a major tax loophole for wealthy taxpayers that could raise more than $50 billion in revenue over the next decade, the U.S. Treasury Department says....
Surgeon general asks Congress to require warning labels for social media, like those on cigarettes ( apnews.com )
The U.S. surgeon general has called on Congress to require warning labels on social media platforms similar to those now mandatory on cigarette boxes....
The war in Gaza has wiped out entire Palestinian families. AP documents 60 who lost dozens or more ( apnews.com )
He is among the very last survivors of his Gaza family, a clan so close they knew without thinking how blood and marriage bound them across generations and city blocks....
A Rare Win for Free Speech? The Stanford Internet Observatory Closes ( www.racket.news )
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