From Jenna Orkin 30 under 30-year sentences: why so many of Forbes’ young heroes face jail Ancient Europeans Took Hallucinogenic Drugs 3,000 Years Ago China practices attacking Taiwan from the east, a worrying development Popular handgun fires without anyone pulling the trigger, victims say FBI says public phone chargers may put your data at risk: What to know John Lott is the most influential pro-gun researcher in the country. But his methods and findings have been repeatedly debunked. What autonomous vehicles need, the thinking goes, are smarter roads. Our streets are designed for human drivers. Hajbabaie wants to rewire the traffic infrastructure to control the flow of both people and robots. If an electron were the size of Earth, the experiment could detect a bump the size of a sugar molecule. New Ceramic Battery Could Replace Lithium-Ion Batteries Egypt secretly planned to supply rockets to Russia, leaked U.S. document says

From Jenna Orkin Turkey Says Its Black Sea Natural Gas Discoveries Are Worth Over $500 Billion BREAKING DOLLAR HEGEMONY, BRICS NATIONS ARE LEADING THE WORLD TO HYPERBITCOINIZATION China Simulates Strikes Against Key Targets in Taiwan Tesla to open battery factory in Shanghai as China seeks foreign investment Research with exotic viruses risks a deadly outbreak, scientists warn Ro Khanna’s Progressive Case for Saving Silicon Valley Bank “The state of California can give up to 20% for a down payment and closing costs. It’s a 0% interest rate. The payments are deferred for the entire life of the loan," explained Evans. Rutgers University Faculty Members Strike, Halting Classes and Research Beware: Fake IRS tax email delivers Emotet malware Baltimore mayor says citywide curfew for minors to start Memorial Day weekend

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From Jenna Orkin Gold bars and Google: The harebrained adtech heist that went spectacularly wrong Robert F. Kennedy Jr. files paperwork to run for president as a Democrat Terry Gou: Foxconn founder in fresh run for Taiwan presidency Sweden: State actor likeliest culprit for pipeline sabotage Criminal Gang Cuts Hole Through Apple Store Wall, Steals $500k Worth of iPhones ChatGPT is making up fake Guardian articles. Here’s how we’re responding Volodymyr Zelensky says Poland will help form coalition to supply warplanes to Ukraine Meta paid gamers salary packages approaching $1 million. Facebook’s owner is now in financial trouble. I’m no genius with genuses, but your garden is killing the Earth A psychology teacher in Florida was fired after he asked students to write their obituaries ahead of an active shooter drill on campus

From Jenna Orkin U.S. argues for immunity in MK-ULTRA mind control case before Quebec Court of Appeal Amazon Looks to Grow Diamonds in Bid to Boost Computer Networks US Scientist to Live Underwater For 100 Days in Record-Breaking Experiment Ukraine ‘ready’ to talk to Russia on Crimea if counteroffensive succeeds BRICS common currency soon? India, China step up to counter US dollar's dominance Tech executive Bob Lee stabbed to death in San Francisco The internet is about to get a lot safer Europe's big tech bill is coming to fruition. Here's what you need to know. How progressive Denmark became the face of the anti-migration left How The New York Times Sat on a Story Daniel Ellsberg Gave Them Mercator Distortion

From Jenna Orkin Saudi, Iran FMs to meet in Beijing under China-brokered cooperation deal: Report Palm Beach Gardens Attorney Arrested for Possession of Child Pornography Manhattan real estate sales plunge 38%, but cash deals hit all-time record Liberal Wins Wisconsin Court Race, in Victory for Abortion Rights Backers Two Alabama districts show stark divide in pandemic’s toll on schools The People v. Donald J. Trump Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg is effectively accusing the former President of defrauding voters in 2016. Inside Trump’s Demands for a High-Profile Surrender: ‘It’s Kind of a Jesus Christ Thing’ Denied by AI: How Medicare Advantage plans use algorithms to cut off care for seniors in need Japan killed 17 million chickens amid an outbreak of bird flu. Now it's running out of space to bury them. French unions to hold day of strikes after talks with prime minister fail

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From mJenna Orkin A big dent in the Earth's magnetic field is making scientists nervous Surging oil prices could again frustrate inflation fight Saudi Arabia and other leading oil producers will slash output by more than 1 million barrels a day starting in May. Jamie Dimon warns of lasting banking turmoil, more rate hikes, recession Map shows how Russia's border with NATO more than doubles with Finland as a member We tested a new ChatGPT-detector for teachers. It flagged an innocent student. After decades under a virus’s shadow, he now lives free of HIV Paul Edmonds is one of only five people in the world to go into full remission following a stem cell transplant He wrote the book on crushing ‘wokeism.’ Now he’s running for president. Scientists Create World's Lightest Paint: Just 3 Pounds Covers a Boeing 747 CDC warns of Marburg virus outbreak in Africa Va. teacher files lawsuit over her shooting by 6-year-old student

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From Jenna Orkin Chinese team behind extreme animal gene experiment says it may lead to super soldiers who survive nuclear fallout China, Brazil Strike Deal To Ditch Dollar For Trade Chevron, Exxon are big buyers in US Gulf of Mexico drilling auction The leader of California's first-in-the-nation reparations task force on Wednesday said it won't take a stance on how much the state should compensate Black residents whom economists estimate may be owed more than $800 billion for decades of over-policing, disproportionate incarceration and housing discrimination. The $800 billion is more than 2.5 times California's $300 billion annual budget and does not include a recommended $1 million per older Black resident for health disparities that have shortened their average life span. Nor does the figure count compensating people for property unjustly taken by the government or devaluing Black businesses, two other harms the task force says the state perpetuated. At Long Last, Mathematicians Have Found a Shape With a Pattern That Never Repeats The radicals’ rifle Armed groups on the right and left exploit the AR-15 as both tool and symbol Adams Resists Releasing 9/11 Health Data Cracker Barrel becomes latest company to flee Portland amid rising crime, retail theft Walmart announced earlier this month it is closing all of its Portland, Oregon, locations “Nothing” doesn’t exist. Instead, there is “quantum foam” When you combine the Uncertainty Principle with Einstein's famous equation, you get a mind-blowing result: Particles can come from nothing. In post-Roe America, weird changes might be coming to abortion law