From Jenna Orkin Previous research has quantified the contribution of carbon emissions traced back to a set of 88 major fossil fuel producers and cement manufacturers to historical global mean temperature rise. In this study, we extend that research into the domain of forest fires. We use a global energy balance carbon-cycle model, a suite of climate models, and a burned area (BA) model to determine the contribution of emissions traced to the major carbon producers to the long-term increase in VPD during 1901–2021 and to cumulative forest fire area during 1986–2021 in the western US and southwestern Canada. Based on climate model data, we find that emissions traced to these carbon producers contributed 48% (interquartile range (IQR) 38%–63%) of the long-term rise in VPD between 1901 and 2021. More Latino Americans Are Losing Their Religion The Rise of Latino White Supremacy The revolt of the Christian home-schoolers When he kept pestering their boats, they took a closer look and noticed he was wearing a harness with “Equipment of St. Petersburg” inscribed on it, State Farm has stopped accepting homeowner insurance applications in California Russian Wagner Group is using American social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter to recruit new members around the world, according to new report Central Banks Are Buying Gold at Record Pace, What Does That Mean for Inflation? Fast dreimal so viele Ukrainerinnen und Ukrainer eingebürgert wie 2021 Faced With New Round of Demonetization Indians Turn to Gold

From Jenna OOrkin The Patient’s Dilemma in an Age of Specialization Anger As Laura Loomer Says Casey DeSantis' Cancer Battle 'Over Exaggerated' In Gold We Trust: Zimbabwe’s Gold-Backed Digital Currency Backgrounder: Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Kosovo: Fresh clashes as Nato troops called in to northern towns Waters in Venice’s Grand Canal turn bright green, prompting investigation Crime Up Double Digits in All Suburban Counties Bordering Philly from 2021 to ‘22 Russia issues arrest warrant for Lindsey Graham after Ukraine comments Old Navy to Close Downtown San Francisco Store At Philadelphia’s 30th Street Station, the last newsstand stopped selling newspapers

From Jenna Orkin Wagner Chiefs Feud with Military Cracks Putin's Image of Control A decoder that uses brain scans to know what you mean — mostly Physicists engineer an atom laser that can stay on forever Dangerous slowing of Antarctic ocean circulation sooner than expected 3 reasons why even China doesn't want the yuan to replace the dollar as the world's reserve currency Ban on Weight Discrimination Becomes Law in New York Europe’s green transition impossible without China, says Dutch minister Medical systems are set up to put people on drugs, not take them off The Unravelling of an Expert on Serial Killers Tribes, Contacted and Un-

From Jenna Orkin Western civilization, instead of being the origins of civilization, turns out to be a detour from the Near East and the Asian civilizations that were able to prevent this kind of financialized Dark Age from developing. Germany falls into recession as inflation, higher interest rates curb demand Unprecedented ruling about releasing evidence in Nashville school shooting could lead to 'slippery slope': Experts James Comey’s first thriller keeps its hands clean What Would Happen if a Robot Tried to Write ‘Law & Order’? Just a third of Americans say that Biden winning in 2024 would be a step forward or a triumph for the country (33%). Nuclear Security: DOE Should Take Actions to Fully Implement Insider Threat Program Baltimore summer youth curfew takes effect Memorial Day weekend 2SLGBTQI+ terminology – Glossary and common acronyms Corporate misconduct declines when social-media presence rises, a study suggests.

From Jenna Orkin Serbian border troops on high alert after ethnic clashes inside Kosovo Florida orange producers record worst year since 1930s Scientists Find a Way to Harvest Clean Energy From Nothing But Air Russia signs deal to deploy tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus Ukraine claims that Russia plans to fake a major nuclear accident at the Zaporizhzhia power plant and force a ceasefire While there are no reliable estimates of the overall quantities of medical products that are trafficked in different ways and forms in the Sahel countries, studies point to a percent- age of substandard and falsified medicines in the medical market of between 19 and 50 per cent. Some 40 per cent of the substandard and falsified medical products reported in the Sahel countries between 2013 and 2021 was discovered in the regulated supply chain. Ukrainian women training for war can kill Russians with 'office supplies,' resistance group leader says Bank of Russia Chief Visits Iran in Rare Trip Abroad Since War JPMorgan kept Epstein as client for years after warnings, deposition shows The Line Between Support for Ukraine and War With Russia Just Gets Thinner

From Jenna Orkin Rail That Supplies BMW, Ford in South Africa Crippled by Theft 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝’𝐬 𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐧𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐥 𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐥 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐔.𝐒. 𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐍𝐨𝐫𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐎 𝐞𝐱𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐬 Jeffrey Sachs The War in Ukraine Was Provoked Why Masha Gessen Resigned from the PEN America Board Layoffs.FYI Pancreatic cancer is one of the deadliest cancers of all. A new mRNA vaccine could prevent tumors from returning after surgery. Heightened cognitive ability may be causally associated with lower inflammation among young adults ‘We can’t escape the reality’: France is preparing for 4°C of warming by 2100 Oath Keepers leader Rhodes sentenced to 18 years for Jan. 6 seditious conspiracy What is long covid? For the first time, a new study defines it.

From Jenna Orkin Global loss of wildlife is ‘significantly more alarming’ than previously thought, according to a new study Yes, There’s Another Accidental Death In Russia 'Nobody imagined it would go on this long': Bud Light sales continue to plummet over Mulvaney backlash The deepening radicalization of Donald J. Trump Post analysis finds new factors in Uvalde massacre led to 77-minute delay We can avoid default with these last-minute belt-tightening measures! World is on track for 2.7C and ‘phenomenal’ human suffering, scientists warn A suspect is charged after crashing a truck into barriers near the White House Two Weeks at the Front in Ukraine Poland 'Ready' To Train Ukraine Pilots On F-16 Jets

From Jenna Orkin EU Plans To Jointly Buy Key Minerals And Hydrogen After Gas Purchase Success Papua New Guinea, US sign defence and maritime pact South Korea signals its chipmakers can fill gap after China’s ban on Micron Fifth Fleet Admiral Transits Strait of Hormuz on Warship with UK, French Commanders Texas pushes church into state with bills on school chaplains, Ten Commandments As funds run short, Treasury asks agencies if payments can be made later The little-known unintended consequence of recycling plastics Spies can’t work from home — and that’s hurting recruitment in Germany Why you should buy everything used Central Bank Gold Reserves Chart Biggest Increase Since 1950 in 2022

From Jenna Orkin Houthis Sign Deal With China For Oil Exploration In Yemen ‘No Labels’ Eyes a Third-Party Run in 2024. Democrats Are Alarmed. Indian court seeks BBC response in Modi documentary defamation case What We Owe Our Trees Additional Phones Offered to Senators for Security Disney is beginning a 3rd round of layoffs, cutting more than 2,500 jobs: report Russia's Wagner mercenaries are trying to smuggle weapons into Ukraine via Africa, US says Millions in Mexico warned to prepare for evacuation as Popocatépetl volcano spews ash Spain’s drought has pushed olive oil prices to a 26-year high — and they’re expected to stick Panama Canal Imposes Shipping Restrictions to Cope With Worsening Drought

From Jenna Orkin Seymour Hersh: The Ukraine Refugee Question Revenge of the Orcas School librarians face a new penalty in the banned-book wars: Prison How solar farms took over the California desert: ‘An oasis has become a dead sea’ More than half of the world’s lakes have shrunk in past 30 years, study finds Lakes and reservoirs have lost 22 gigatonnes a year since 1992, driven by factors including global heating and human consumption Tweaking Just a Few Genes Transforms Scales Into Feathers Goldman Sachs says the US has an extra 8 days before it runs out of money to pay its bills. That could buy it more time to negotiate the debt ceiling. The US Navy has its eyes on a new submarine base that will help it keep track of China's growing undersea fleet The U.S. Should Be a Force for Peace in the World Dennis Fritz, Director, Eisenhower Media Network; Command Chief Master Sergeant, US Air Force (retired) Matthew Hoh, Associate Director, Eisenhower Media Network; Former Marine Corps officer, and State and Defense official. William J. Astore, Lieutenant Colonel, US Air Force (retired) Karen Kwiatkowski, Lieutenant Colonel, US Air Force (retired) Dennis Laich, Major General, US Army (retired) Jack Matlock, U.S. Ambassador to the U.S.S.R., 1987-91; author of Reagan and Gorbachev: How the Cold War Ended Todd E. Pierce, Major, Judge Advocate, U.S. Army (retired) Coleen Rowley, Special Agent, FBI (retired) Jeffrey Sachs, University Professor at Columbia University Christian Sorensen, Former Arabic linguist, US Air Force Chuck Spinney, Retired Engineer/Analyst, Office of Secretary of Defense Winslow Wheeler, National security adviser to four Republican and Democratic US Lawrence B. Wilkerson, Colonel, US Army (retired) Ann Wright, Colonel, US Army (retired) and former US diplomat Rebpblicans Deploy New Playbook for Abortion Bans

From Jenna Orkin Zelenskyy making his appeal in person to G7 leaders in Japan could be a 'game changer' as the Ukrainian president seeks more aid Zelenskyy appeared to confirm Ukraine is no longer in control of Bakhmut: 'For today, Bakhmut is only in our hearts.' Ukraine assassinated Russian propagandists, admits intelligence chief Risk of Resurgent Mpox Outbreaks Warrants Increased Prevention Effort The Plot to Steal the Other Secret Inside a Can of Coca-Cola Insurance Companies Dropping Customers with Solar Panels in Florida Giant bolete mushrooms pop up in a nature reserve near Naracoorte to the delight of locals The Newest College Admissions Ploy: Paying to Make Your Teen a “Peer-Reviewed” Author Robert F. Kennedy Jr. names Dennis Kucinich as 2024 campaign manager 9/11 Lawyer Scammed

From Jenna Orkin Taking Notes Out of Rothbard’s Taiwan Playbook Imran Khan Arrest Updates: Ex-PM Warns of 'Imminent Disaster', Accuses Punjab Govt of Conspiring Against Him Giant Study Identifies Dominant Force Driving Evolution on Earth Today US Says Iron Dome Ready for Deployment too Ukraine Title 42 Is Gone, But What Are Asylum Seekers Supposed to Do Now? On 5 April 2023, the National IHR Focal Point for the United Kingdom informed WHO of an increase in severe myocarditis in neonates and infants associated with enterovirus infection in Wales compared with 2021. California Officials Investigating Loss of 30-Ton Shipment of Explosive Chemicals Fox News Stoked Outrage Over Migrants Displacing Homeless Vets. It Was a Hoax. U.S. officials walk back claim drone strike killed senior al-Qaeda leader El Niño is getting stronger. That could cost the global economy trillions. New York's Sinking Skyscrapers Summer heat wave tracker: Another sweltering season is just getting started

From Jenna Orkin Iran And Russia Discuss Joint Development Of Oil And Gas Fields Large U.S. cities regain population lost during pandemic, census data shows Oldest living creature on Earth identified, emerging 700 million years ago Black Communities Suffered a Wave of Excess Deaths Over the Last Two Decades Self-checkout machines now ask for tips in latest squeeze on customers The Pandemic Isn't Over. Here's How to Stay Safe Even though the CDC and WHO are downgrading Covid-19, it's still killing people. Here's what you should know heading into this new phase. Meet the Writers Strike’s Secret Weapon: Hollywood Teamster Boss Lindsay Dougherty Ellen Brown: Squeezed by the Shorts: Time to Ban Short Selling? Dianne Feinstein suffered brain inflammation as complication from shingles, aide confirms Scientists actually managed to translate chimpanzee language for the first time

From Jenna Orkin Pakistan’s former prime minister, Imran Khan, accuses the country's army chief of being behind his arrest Record Chinese Oil Demand Prompts IEA To Lift Global Growth Forecast ‘NYC Is Out of Space': Frustration Mounts Over School Housing for Migrants Bumblebees can teach each other how to open a puzzle box Jeffrey Epstein Moved $270,000 for Noam Chomsky and Paid $150,000 to Leon Botstein Academics acknowledge financial transactions with the late convicted sex offender 16 Crucial Words That Went Missing From a Landmark Civil Rights Law Revealed: Vladimir Putin's secret Black Sea bunker Riverhead declares state of emergency after 3 facilities strike potential deal to house migrants Deutsche Bank pays up to $75mn to settle lawsuit from Jeffrey Epstein accusers FBI and CIA Abuses at Dark Sites and Guantanamo

From Jenna Orkin Nuclear power helps bring down electricity prices by 75% in Finland Barrington VT Settlement with teachers fired for refusing Covid vaccine The Energy Transition Has A Metals Problem El Niño’s arrival is imminent and there’s a 90% chance it lasts all year, forecasters say Move over, U.S. dollar. China wants to make the yuan the global currency. Which fruits and vegetables are best to plant for the environment U.S. Midwest to Face Dust Bowl Conditions in the Coming Decades Florida passes bill to prevent billionaires like Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos being sued if their mega-rockets kill or injure people Before His Killing, Tech Executive Bob Lee Led an Underground Life of Sex and Drugs After the Cash App founder died in a stabbing, some were quick to blame San Francisco’s street violence. The truth was more shocking. Jayanthi Galahitiyage · The US standard railroad gauge (distance between the rails) is 4 feet, 8.5 inches. That's an exceedingly odd number. Why was that gauge used? Well, because that's the way they built them in England, and English engineers designed the first US railroads. Why did the English build them like that? Because the first rail lines were built by the same people who built the wagon tramways, and that's the gauge they used. So, why did 'they' use that gauge then? Because the people who built the tramways used the same jigs and tools that they had used for building wagons, which used that same wheel spacing. Why did the wagons have that particular odd wheel spacing? Well, if they tried to use any other spacing, the wagon wheels would break more often on some of the old, long distance roads in England . You see, that's the spacing of the wheel ruts. So who built those old rutted roads? Imperial Rome built the first long distance roads in Europe (including England ) for their legions. Those roads have been used ever since. And what about the ruts in the roads? Roman war chariots formed the initial ruts, which everyone else had to match or run the risk of destroying their wagon wheels. Since the chariots were made for Imperial Rome , they were all alike in the matter of wheel spacing. Therefore the United States standard railroad gauge of 4 feet, 8.5 inches is derived from the original specifications for an Imperial Roman war chariot. Bureaucracies live forever. So the next time you are handed a specification/procedure/process and wonder 'What horse's a*s came up with this?', you may be exactly right. Imperial Roman army chariots were made just wide enough to accommodate the rear ends of two war horses. (Two horses' as*es.)  Now, the twist to the story: When you see a Space Shuttle sitting on its launch pad, there are two big booster rockets attached to the sides of the main fuel tank. These are solid rocket boosters, or SRBs. The SRBs are made by Thiokol at their factory in Utah . The engineers who designed the SRBs would have preferred to make them a bit fatter, but the SRBs had to be shipped by train from the factory to the launch site. The railroad line from the factory happens to run through a tunnel in the mountains, and the SRBs had to fit through that tunnel. The tunnel is slightly wider than the railroad track, and the railroad track, as you now know, is about as wide as two horses' behinds. So, a major Space Shuttle design feature, of what is arguably the world's most advanced transportation system, was determined over two thousand years ago by the width of a horse's a*s. And you thought being a horse's a*s wasn't important? Ancient horse's as*es control almost everything.

Fromm Jenna Orkin Stanford-led research finds small modular reactors will exacerbate challenges of highly radioactive nuclear waste Amid feud with Putin, Wagner mercenary leader offered Ukrainians the locations of invading troops in exchange for sparing his for-hire army, leaked documents reveal The Sneaky Way the Police Could Abuse Their Power to Restrict Free Speech Innocent man facing the death penalty saved by Seinfeld creator | 60 Minutes Australia In some of the world’s most remote places, off-grid solar systems are bringing villagers like Jawa more hours in the day, more money and more social gatherings. Video Showed an Officer Trying to Stop His Partner From Killing a Man. Now We Know Police Investigators Never Even Asked About the Footage. He defied Alzheimer’s for two decades. Scientists want to know how. America’s higher education institutions preach social justice while running on the exploitation of adjunct workers The popular TV newsmagazine show “60 Minutes” has released a 30-second video preview of its hotly anticipated report, airing Sunday, on finances within The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The segment will feature an interview with whistleblower David A. Nielsen, a former senior portfolio manager with the faith’s investment arm who filed a complaint in late 2019 with the IRS accusing the church of amassing a $100 billion reserve fund intended for, but never spent on, charity in potential violation of tax laws. China is winning a pivotal battle to dominate the future of technology

From Jenna Orkin As Russia’s paramilitary organization, the Wagner Group, expands its presence in African countries, the Biden administration is pushing back with one of its prized tactics: sharing sensitive intelligence with allies in Africa in an attempt to dissuade countries from partnering with the group. Oxford students offered support for Kathleen Stock talk Rockville business owner warns of criminals targeting gun stores The US Missile Defense Agency has awarded Lockheed Martin a $527 million contract to upgrade the Aegis Weapon System for Guam deployment. Scientists sent balloons into the stratosphere — and found a mystery Remembering My Hijacking About 80 percent of new cars sold in Norway are battery-powered. As a result, the air is cleaner, the streets are quieter and the grid hasn’t collapsed. But problems with unreliable chargers persist. E-Verify Is Deeply Dangerous Canada: extreme ‘heat dome’ temperatures set to worsen wildfires Once valued at nearly $6 billion, Vice files for bankruptcy

From Jenna Orkin US transfers seized assets from sanctions-hit oligarch to send to Ukraine Defense minister says Taiwan will not let US 'blow up TSMC' during Chinese attack Imran Khan: Pakistan's Supreme Court rules arrest was illegal George Santos confesses to theft in Brazil to avoid prosecution Memphis 'snake factory' transplants slither into their new home in Louisiana JPMorgan's Jamie Dimon just warned of catastrophe Wagner boss Prigozhin is going off the rails in Ukraine, and Putin may not have much choice but to let him, war expert says Net migration may top one million this year, Home Office fears THAILAND GENERAL Farmers urged to reduce rice crops As Title 42 Ends, Asylum Seekers Face Inhumane Border Conditions, New Restrictions & Fast Deportation

From Jenna Orkin Justice Elena Kagan was worried about the ethics of accepting bagels from friends, while Clarence Thomas was enjoying expensive vacations paid for by a GOP megadonor: report Rich Nations Condemn Russia Map Explainer - Sudan Solar Energy Boom Could Worsen Forced Labor in China, Group Says - 2022 AI doomers are wrong. The 'existential threat' is about who controls information - not the singularity We Tried to Call the Top Donors to George Santos’ 2020 Campaign. Many Don’t Seem to Exist. Meteor the size of pork roll sandwich crashes through New Jersey home Who will be Twitter's new CEO? Linda Yaccarino is being touted by media industry insiders, but company insiders say it's Ella Irwin DeSantis signs law to cover up records of his travel and visitors Astronomers spot the biggest cosmic explosion ever seen, and it's 100 times the size of our solar system

From Jenna Orkin Polish EU border patrol plane avoids collision with Russian jet Italy Intends to Exit China Belt and Road Pact as Ties Sour What is Al-Qadir Trust case for which Imran Khan was arrested? Eleven Chemical Plants in China and One in the U.S. Emit a Climate Super-Pollutant Called Nitrous Oxide That’s 273 Times More Potent Than Carbon Dioxide A new, more diverse human genome offers hope for rare genetic diseases The pink river dolphins of the Amazon have a warning for humans A Supreme Court Ruling the Fossil-Fuel Industry Doesn’t Like Art Is Now a Crime in Russia The arrests of a director and a playwright in Moscow signal a new chapter in the Putin regime’s eradication of dissent. The Local Paper That First Sounded the Alarm on George Santos Alex Joones Pranked by someone claiming to be Tucker Carlson

From Jenna Orkin Britain Prepares to Send Long Range Missiles too Ukraine Pakistan Arrests Former PM Imran Khan The promises of the home “composting” machine Scoop: Tucker Carlson ready to torch Fox News Miscommunication Nearly Led to Russian Jet Shooting Down British Spy Plane, U.S. Officials Say Liz Cheney launches anti-Trump ad on CNN ahead of former president’s town hall SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher Joins WGA Picket Line, Calls for ‘Imaginative Change’ in Hollywood (Video) PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Serpent-like deep-sea fish with protruding fangs, bulging eyes and scaleless, slithery bodies are washing up along Oregon beaches — and biologists aren’t sure why. CAUTIONARY TALE FOR OIL COMPANIES NAVIGATING THE ENERGY TRANSITION The Problem with Planned Parenthood

From Jenna Orkin Wildfires in Canada's main oil province Alberta force producer shutdowns ‘Times have changed’: Saudi Arabia-Syria in rapprochement talks Downtown San Francisco Becomes a Ghost Town as Major Retailers Flee At least one country currently has a heightened travel advisory in place for the United States. Others have warned against U.S. travel in prior years. Historical demand and supply A chief economist who called the 2008 housing crisis says home prices are set to drop another 15% as falling mortgage rates and a recession will create a supply-demand imbalance VOWST is indicated to prevent the recurrence of Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) in individuals 18 years of age and older following antibacterial treatment for recurrent CDI (rCDI). Suburbs Are Furious at Adams’s Plan to Send Migrants to Their Hotels Dee Snider defends stance on gender-affirming care for trans youth after being dropped from SF Pride Concern Over TD Anti-Money-Laundering Practices Helped Scuttle First Horizon Deal Banks abandoned $13.4 billion acquisition over unspecified regulatory-approval hurdles

From Jenna Orkin Yes, You Should Be Worried About a Potential Bank Crisis. Here’s Why. Recall Notice - SD Biosensor, Inc. Requests Discontinuation of Use and Disposal of Specific Pilot™ COVID-19 At-Home Tests in the United States Due to Microbial Contamination in the Liquid Buffer Solution Texas Committee Passes Bill to Create 100% Reserve Gold and Silver-Backed Transactional Currencies Toxic metals and essential elements contents in commercially available fruit juices and other non-alcoholic beverages from the United States Alberta declares state of emergency over wildfires Radioactive roads? Legislature considers flooding our streets with cancer-causing chemicals RIP Metaverse, we hardly knew ye Law Professor’s Mathematical Tool Helps Identify The Most Dangerous Terrorists Warren Buffett, whose economic insights are craved for Berkshire Hathaway Inc.’s deep ties to the American economy, had a gloomy prediction for his own businesses: the good times may be over. We can use stem cells to make embryos. How far should we go?

From Jenna Orkin Wastewater samples reveal new psychoactive drugs Last year, a study by the Commonwealth Fund, a nonprofit that conducts and supports health research, determined that maternal death rates among American women were more than triple those of their counterparts in France, Germany, and the United Kingdom. They also found that Black mothers in the U.S. were nearly three times more likely to die from pregnancy complications than white women. Jack Ma joins Tel Aviv University as Visiting Professor H.R.3003 - To amend title 5, United States Code, to restrict trading and ownership of certain financial instruments by Members of Congress and their spouses and dependents, and for other purposes. Epstein's Islands: SD Investments Announces Acquisition of Great St. James and Little St. James Islands in the United States Virgin Islands An Anti-Trans Doctor Group Leaked 10,000 Confidential Files New COVID-19 subvariant referred to as Arcturus on the rise in Australia. This is what we know about it 9 dead after mass shooting at Allen Premium Outlets near Dallas, Texas, authorities said How an ex-police officer made $12 million in 3 years after buying ATMs for $2,100 and operating them as a side hustle A new law allows Putin to draft Russians via an online portal — even if they don't have an account. It 'brings the digital Gulag much, much closer,' critics say

From Jenna Orkin U.S. Liquefied Gas Flooding Europe Walking Trees of Ecuador Doctors Conduct Brain Surgery on Fetus in Womb in World First The NIH has poured $1 billion into long Covid research — with little to show for it Living and Breathing on the Front Line of a Toxic Chemical Zone Putin has given up on ambitions to conquer Ukraine after military losses that could take a decade to repair, says US intel Charles’s concern and commitment are transparently heartfelt, even if his solutions can seem arcane: it was recently announced that his vintage Aston Martin has been converted to run on surplus wine and leftover cheese whey. SCIENTISTS HORRIFIED AS SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES SPIKE OFF THE CHARTS San Bernardino County pays $1.1M ransom after cyberattack disrupts Sheriff's Department systems Israel is facing a ticking bomb: Haredi unemployment

From Jenna Orkin IMF: Saudi Arabia Needs Oil Prices At $80.90 To Balance Budget The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, two Dutch schemes with a total budget of around €1.47 billion to reduce nitrogen deposition on nature conservation areas. The measures will contribute to the EU's strategic objectives relating to the European Green Deal. The Netherlands notified the Commission of its plans to adopt two schemes, called LBV and LBV plus, to compensate livestock farmers for the voluntary definitive closure of livestock husbandry sites in the overburdened Natura 2000 areas, as defined in the national legislation. More than 100 arrested in international raids on notorious mafia group About Half in U.S. Worry About Their Money's Safety in Banks Almost 20,000 Ancient Volcanoes Discovered at The Bottom of The Ocean Brazilian police search Jair Bolsonaro mansion and arrest aide Police investigate suspected efforts to fake Covid-19 vaccination records in order to travel to US How Scalia Law School Became a Key Friend of the Court Jeffrey Epstein Documents, Part 2: Dinners With Lawrence Summers and Movie Screenings With Woody Allen Schedules and emails show deeper relationships between the disgraced financier and a range of prominent people, including the former Treasury secretary and the filmmaker She Was the 'Office Mom' of Tucker Carlson's Show. Now She's Suing Fox News Murdered by bystander for being "erratic" and "verbally aggressive In Memory of Kent State

From Jenna Orkin Carl Icahn’s Wealth Plunges $10 Billion on Hindenburg Short-Seller Report New York on cusp of being first state in nation to ban natural gas under new budget — and residents are furious Global rice shortage is set to be the biggest in 20 years Frequent shootings put US mass killings on a record pace Officer who held back crowd during George Floyd’s murder convicted of aiding and abetting manslaughter Hundreds of hazardous sites in California are at risk of flooding as sea level rises, study finds Federal judge rules Pennsylvania school district must allow After School Satan Club 19,000 NURSES LEAVE UNDER LABOUR GOP megadonor Harlan Crow paid for Clarence Thomas to send a child in his custody to a $6,000-a-month private boarding school: ProPublica Shopify is cutting 20% of staff and selling the logistics arm of its business

From Jenna Orkin BRICS Draws Membership Bids From 19 Nations Before Summit ‘Godfather of AI’ quits Google to talk openly about the dangers of the rapidly emerging tech Burning Oil Tanker Off Malaysian Rings Shadow-Fleet Alarm Bells Six Dead After Dust Storm Causes Crashes on Interstate 55 in Illinois Deregulating Banks Is Dangerous Vice Is Said to Be Headed for Bankruptcy U.S. Wires Ukraine With Radiation Sensors to Detect Nuclear Blasts Pope Says Vatican Involved in Secret Ukraine Peace Mission 800k Refugees Could Flee Sudan How DeSantis Accidentally Handed Disney a Weapon Against Him

From Jenna Orkin A simple paper test could offer early cancer diagnosis Dropbox is laying off 500 people and pivoting to AI IBM to Pause Hiring for Jobs That AI Could Do Britain Facing Plague of 300M Super-rats Who Can Chew Through Concrete For half a century, Geoffrey Hinton nurtured the technology at the heart of chatbots like ChatGPT. Now he worries it will cause serious harm. Gravity can transform into light, mind-bending physics paper suggests Argentina: In the Eye of the Lithium Storm A Fire Started in Waco. Thirty Years Later, It’s Still Burning Behind the Oklahoma City bombing and even the January 6th attack was a military-style assault in Texas that galvanized the far right. 9/11 Firefighter with "Scar Dancing Syndrome" Masks come off in the last refuge for mandates: The doctor’s office A mysterious new Chinese military blimp was spotted by a satellite in a desert military base The Fugitive Princesses of Dubai

From Jenna Orkin Requiem for the Newsroom We're Challenging the Racist Practice That Excludes Black Jurors from Death Penalty Cases US Air Force shifts refueling mission from Germany to Poland The Fall of Tucker Carlson, and the Making of Candace Owens Synthetic embryos have been implanted into monkey wombs Crowding-Out. The Fed May be Killing the Private Sector to Save Government. Epstein’s Private Calendar Reveals Prominent Names, Including CIA Chief, Goldman’s Top Lawyer Behavioral scientist Gerd Gigerenzer has spent decades studying how people make choices. Here’s why he thinks too many of us are now letting AI make the decisions. Banks are finally admitting they have a problem with billions of dollars in looming real-estate defaults Why First Republic failed