From Jenna Orkin

Ocean animals face a mass extinction from climate change, study finds

Covid deaths no longer overwhelmingly among unvaccinated as toll on elderly grows

Politics and More Podcast Can Liberal Democracy Survive?

China reports first human case of H3N8 bird flu

Exercise Cold Response 2022 – NATO and partner forces face the freeze in Norway

UK foreign secretary 'appalled' by arrest of British Virgin Islands premier in DEA drug sting

UN atomic agency says it is investigating 'extremely serious' claim that a missile flew directly over a Ukrainian power plant

The Japanese yen used to be a 'safe haven'. But it has just crashed to a 20-year low as the dollar soars.

McDonald's has lost around $100 million in wasted food and other inventory after shutting its Russian and Ukrainian restaurants

Manhattan DA prosecutors seem to have stopped trying to build a criminal case against Trump, suggesting he won't be charged, report says

A growing number of European countries are signaling they have enough energy to stop relying on Russia

The Czech Republic, Poland, and Bulgaria are the latest to say they have energy reserves, moving them towards independence from Russia's supply.

A sanctioned billionaire sold his family's stake in the digital bank he founded to Russia's richest person

China and Russia are working on homegrown alternatives to the SWIFT payment system. Here's what they would mean for the US dollar.

 

From Jenna Orkin

US women of color increasingly seeking alternatives to hospital births – study

Severe maternal morbidity has also increased in recent years, especially among people of color, according to NPWF report

Russia is using dolphins to protect Black Sea naval base, satellite photos suggest

U.S. economy shrinks 1.4 percent in first quarter, raising fears of recession

Russia’s tanks in Ukraine have a ‘jack-in-the-box’ design flaw. And the West has known about it since the Gulf war

Global warming risks most cataclysmic extinction of marine life in 250m years

1. Harvard acknowledged that slavery was 'integral' to its history in a new report that also said the university conducted disturbing eugenics experiments and 'race science'

   Meta just detailed its plan to save its advertising business from Apple's privacy crackdown

   Mark Zuckerberg tries to reassure investors that Facebook's metaverse isn't a money pit, after shocking Wall Street with billions of dollars in losses from the Reality Labs division

   People are chartering private jets to get their pets out of Hong Kong as the city-state faces peak exodus

   Russia has made $66bn from fuel exports since Ukraine invasion

From Jenna Orkin

More than half the U.S. population has been infected with the coronavirus at least once since the pandemic began, according to data released by federal health officials. Many of the cases — among roughly 190 million people — are likely to have been asymptomatic or with few symptoms, but the data show infections have been more than double the official count.

Elon Musk Thinks Social Media Isn’t Rocket Science

Meet three women on very different paths to fight for Mother Earth

Biden's new pick for US ambassador to Saudi Arabia will be considered an insult by MBS, ex-official says, as US-Saudi relations hit new low

Poland and Bulgaria say they won't bow down to Russia after Gazprom shut off their gas supply

Russian energy giant Gazprom said its services will not be restored until both countries make payments in Russian rubles.

Amazon will not receive a fine after one of its warehouses collapsed in a tornado, killing 6 workers

OSHA investigators found Amazon met "minimal federal safety guidelines" inside its Edwardsville warehouse.

Four European gas buyers have paid Russia in rubles for supplies, bucking the EU's urging in the energy face-off

Ten European companies have opened accounts at Russia's Gazprombank as a means to meet Putin's payment demands, Bloomberg said.

European gas prices have surged 28% since Russia halted supplies to Poland and Bulgaria

The Ukraine conflict has triggered the biggest commodities price shock in nearly 50 years and the impact on food and energy is set to last until 2024, the World Bank says

The Russia-Ukraine war has spurred a crackdown on 'golden passports.' Here's what they are and why the EU is trying to ban them.

Putin meets with UN chief at Kremlin's impractically long table 

From Jenna Orkin

China’s Pandemic Response Set the Stage for a Worldwide Wave of Censorship

Harvard leaders and staff enslaved more than 70 people, report finds

Now, a new variable has been introduced: the TV network that allows ex-officials to take jobs as lobbyists and sign on for paid on-air contributor gigs at the same time.

Microplastics in humans: After blood, scientists find traces in the lungs

The real victim of Shanghai’s COVID lockdown? Intra-Asia trade pipeline

UKRAINE BANS BITCOIN PURCHASES WITH NATIONAL CURRENCY AMID MARTIAL LAW

Germany to deliver anti-aircraft tanks to Ukraine

Moldova holds urgent security meeting after Transnistria blasts

Explosions in Transnistria have the 'signature' of Russian military intelligence, former Moldova defense minister says

Russian troops in Mariupol are making local Ukrainians dig mass graves in exchange for food and water, mayor says

 

From Jenna Orkin

How America’s largest Catholic hospital system is moonlighting as a private equity firm

the 23 nurses and pharmacists were fired and some were referred to their state licensing boards for possible further disciplinary action. 

Daily Comment The Real Meaning of Emmanuel Macron’s Victory The fact is that, in difficult circumstances, Macron has managed to win the Presidency twice.

Man charged with threatening Merriam-Webster for redefining ‘girl’

Why a tiny Pacific nation’s China deal is getting global attention

Homeowners should shoot burglars to ‘save taxpayer’s money,’ Florida sheriff says

Foxconn’s Key iPhone Plant Operating in Locked-Down China Region

Google reinstates job offers to students in Russia, after withdrawing them over the invasion of Ukraine

Indonesia is banning palm oil exports and Ukraine may lose half its grain harvest. 2 experts lay out why food security is now a major investing theme and how to tap into it

Jeff Bezos speculates whether Tesla's ties to China will give the country any leverage over a Musk-owned Twitter

 

From Jenna Orkin

The Bitter Russian Truths of “Navalny”

A new documentary contains a scene in which the prominent Putin critic Alexey Navalny calls the men who allegedly planned the poisoning that nearly killed him.

As world reopens, North Korea is one of two countries without vaccines

Department of Justice Announces the End of the China Initiative

Ransomware Attacks on Agricultural Cooperatives Potentially Timed to Critical Seasons

Tesco to ration cooking oil purchases as war in Ukraine hikes food prices

Trump fumes about dishwashers at Ohio rally and claims Americans are unable to use the bathroom properly due to low water pressure

United and American Airlines are replacing planes with buses on some routes in an attempt to tackle the pilot shortage

Russia reported a large fire at an oil depot in the same area that its officials claimed was earlier attacked by Ukrainian helicopters

Putin is no longer interested in negotiating with Ukraine and just wants to seize as much territory as possible instead, report says

The US finally nominated an ambassador to Ukraine after 2 years of leaving the post empty

 

From Jenna Orkin

Michigan residents asked to take down bird feeders as avian flu cases spread

Israel adds Chinese RMB to Central Bank reserves for first time, cuts USD holdings

Cooking-Oil Chaos Exacerbates a Looming World Hunger Crisis

The Rich, Black Soil That Fed a Growing China Is Washing Away

The Diamond World Is Scrambling to Keep Buying Russian Gems

Zelenskyy warns that Moscow wants to conquer other countries after Russian military leader hints at expansion into Moldova

Elon Musk said his Neuralink brain chip could help treat morbid obesity. Scientists say it's a long shot – but not an impossibility.

Biden is sending Ukraine secret 'Phoenix Ghost' drones built by the USAF to combat Russian forces massing in Donbas region, say reports

Inside Amazon's flailing brick-and-mortar ambitions: missed projections, pressure to cut costs, and a war with Whole Foods

'The seeds have already been sown': A 49-year market vet breaks down why stocks are about to enter a 'once-in-a-generation' rally over the next 3-6 months before ultimately crashing as much as 80% as growth slows in an already fragile economy

 

From Jenna Orkin

Fire at California food plant prompts evacuations

Locked-down, Shanghai residents skirt censorship to vent online

Northern Arizona may see drinking water cutoff as Lake Powell continues to dry up

CNN+ Is Shutting Down One Month After Launch (EXCLUSIVE)

Seven killed in fire at Russian defense research institute - TASS

Yellen Warns EU About Banning Russian Oil

Three Chinese energy firms are in talks to buy Shell's stake in a huge Russian natural gas export project, a report says

Boris Johnson admits 'realistic possibility' that Russia could win the war in Ukraine, and that it may last until the end of 2023

Inside Amazon's flailing brick-and-mortar ambitions: missed projections, pressure to cut costs, and a war with Whole Foods

EU asks people to use less air conditioning, drive slower, and work from home to help reduce reliance on Russian energy

2 Russian oligarchs found dead alongside wives, children: reports 

From Jenna Orkin

Vaccine Medical Exemptions Are Rare. Thousands of Nursing Home Workers Have Them.

Unsettling footage shows children in Shanghai wearing hazmat suits on way to school

The Long Holy War Behind Putin’s Political War in Ukraine Eastern Orthodox and Catholic leaders in the U.S. weigh in on the Russian invasion—and the Russian Orthodox Church.

Israel adds China's yuan for the first time ever while cutting its dollar holdings in biggest currency reshuffle in a decade

These whales are on the brink. Now comes climate change — and wind power.

Taiwanese TV station apologises for falsely reporting attack from mainland China

Russia tests nuclear-capable missile that Putin calls world's best

What happens to weapons sent to Ukraine? The US doesn’t really know

The State Department has its own 'special agents' to protect diplomats under fire

The Diplomatic Security Service is little-known but has a long reach, with offices in 29 US cities and in 270 locations around the world.

Ukraine's sinking of Russia's Black Sea Fleet flagship ushers in a new era of naval warfare

Carlyle-backed Dept just made its biggest acquisition to date as it races to become the leading digital ad agency