From Jenna Orkin Assange and US Justice Department discussing guilty plea – report COVID-19 is waning but these viruses are still hanging around as we head into early spring Police Scotland’s officers will investigate actors and comedians if a complaint is made under new hate crime laws. Long-Term Autoimmune Inflammatory Rheumatic Outcomes of COVID-19: How the Epoch Times Created a Giant Influence Machine AI Infiltrates Oil Industry To Speed Up Drilling, Cut Costs DNA TESTS ARE UNCOVERING THE TRUE PREVALENCE OF INCEST Biden-Harris Administration finalizes ban on ongoing uses of asbestos to protect people from cancer U.K. watchdog assessing potential breach of Princess Kate’s medical records Neuralink reveals first human trial patient, a 29-year-old quadriplegic who says brain chip is 'not perfect' but has changed his life

From Jenna Orkin USA Today Publisher Gannett to Drop Associated Press Content Across All Publications Pandemics Change Cities: Municipal Spending and Voter Extremism in Germany, 1918-1933 Half of Downtown Pittsburgh Office Space Could Be Empty in 4 Years Elon Musk & Rupert Murdoch No Longer Receiving Ruth Bader Ginsburg Award After Criticism From Barbra Streisand Although thermometers read 104 degrees in Rio de Janeiro, meteorologists said it felt like 140 degrees due to soaring humidity levels. If You Grow This in Your Garden, You Will Never Starve The government may shut down this weekend. Here’s what to know. In Gambia, parliament moves toward overturning ban on female genital cutting A Bill Gates company is about to start building a nuclear power plant in Wyoming Over the next few months, airlines will start using jet fuel made by microbes.

From Jenna Orkin Fire Seen at Russian Embassy in Moldova Following Alleged Molotov Cocktail Attack Most US sandwich baggies contain toxic PFAS ‘forever chemicals’, analysis says Automakers Sharing Driver Behavior with Insurance Companies 'Gorilla hail' pounds Kansas Scientists Engineer Cow That Makes Human Insulin Proteins in Its Milk A government auditor warned a congressional hearing last week that FEMA likely will run out of money in summer to cover disaster recovery after hurricanes, tornadoes and floods. Toxic asbestos is now fully banned, a move that EPA calls ‘historic’ A Lady Gaga Google Search shows how AI is upending the world's most profitable online business. 'Site owners are terrified.' 2023 Deadliest Year on Record for Migrants Russia is betting big on Cuba as it courts alternative economic partners

From Jenna Orkin EXCLUSIVE: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Expected to Tap Nicole Shanahan as Running Mate NYC ‘right to shelter' ends at 30 days for some migrants in deal with advocates As housing costs skyrocket, Sedona will allow workers to live in cars. Residents aren't happy How BRICS Doubled in Size As Gaza war rages, U.S. military footprint expands across Middle East Russian voters, answering Navalny’s call, protest Putin’s forever rule YouGeniX Employee Training Video ‘Cold blob’ of Arctic meltwater may be causing European heat waves Scientists propose eating more python My algebra class taught me why America's teenagers are facing a bleak future.

From Jenna Orkin ‘We don’t know where the money is going’: the ‘carbon cowboys’ making millions from credit schemes Mike Pence says he won't endorse Trump's presidential bid United plane from San Francisco to Oregon loses external panel mid-flight, officials say Japan Looks to Restart the World’s Largest Nuclear Power Plant Four years after COVID hit, New Hampshire’s death rate is still very high, but not due to the virus Presence of U.S. Army Special Forces on outlying islands confirmed Chinese patient receives world’s first gene-edited pig liver transplant Trust tasked with getting more water into Great Salt Lake releases five-year strategy I Listened to Trump’s Rambling, Unhinged, Vituperative Georgia Rally—and So Should You 7 thought experiments that will make you question everything

From Jenna Orkin A Reuters report reveals that when Donald Trump was president, he green lighted a CIA campaign to turn the Chinese public against Beijing. Avian flu has killed millions of chickens worldwide. In a recent paper, scientists showed that, using the gene editing tool CRISPR, they could alter the chicken's genetic code to make the birds more resistant to the disease. But given the genetic variability of the flu virus, and the variability of bird species, this tool is unlikely to curb bird flu, write veterinary doctors Carol Cardona and Michelle Kromm. China's richest man is under fire over conspiracy theories that say he's secretly promoting Japan US charges prominent South Sudan economist with gun running scheme Leave car keys by the front door to avoid home invasion, Toronto police officer says Judicial Watch: Records Show CIA Deployed Bomb Techs, Dog Teams to DC on January 6 Every day for the last 12 months, the world’s sea surface temperatures have broken records. In the U.S., the oil and gas industries have been pushing the idea that we can still use fossil fuels as long as the carbon dioxide emitted is captured and stored in the ground. They say that this is a key solution to the climate crisis. This is a false promise, writes Naomi Oreskes, historian of science at Harvard University, in this month’s issue of Scientific American. Snake meat could be a more climate-friendly source of protein in the future. Missouri law prevents divorce during pregnancy – even in cases of violence

From Jenna Orkin The U.S. had its warmest winter on record Season capped off by the third-warmest February recorded India Adds Firepower to a Missile Program Focused on China Geert Wilders gives up hope of being Dutch PM due to lack of support Obama takes a shot at the likes of Musk and Bezos, says we must protect Earth before colonizing Mars The Question We’ve Stopped Asking About Teen-Agers and Social Media Should they be using these services at all? San Antonio experimented with giving people $5,108 no-strings-attached. They spent it on housing and school supplies for their kids. Department of Health reports death of man from plague models based on global data predict that the number of early-onset cancer cases will increase by around 30% between 2019 and 20301 Top Democrat Schumer calls for new elections in Israel, saying Netanyahu has 'lost his way' U.S. moves to save imperiled bird of the West by limiting oil drilling

From Jenna Orkin IDF prepares to shield northern Israel residents in event of war with Hezbollah Now, an analysis of more than 400 mammalian species reveals that just 45 percent feature males that are larger than females, reports science journalist Rachel Nuwer. Chicago measles outbreak grows after more cases diagnosed in a migrant shelter Exclusive: Former US official's work for Chinese client stirs concern over disclosure loopholes Aaron Rodgers? Jesse Ventura? Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will announce running mate within 2 weeks How blatantly false headlines can distort what we believe in. Worms living near Chernobyl nuclear plant have developed a ‘super power’ Libertarians and Socialists and Jill Stein—Oh, My! A 'male' humanoid robot was unveiled in Saudi Arabia. It then inappropriately touched a female reporter. My feeling about this presidential election? Nauseous optimism US energy industry gas leaks are triple the official figures, study finds

From Jenna Orkin Haiti's prime minister resigns as law and order collapses French state services hit by cyberattacks of 'unprecedented intensity' Estonia: Largest Cyber Attack in Country's History Boeing whistleblower John Barnett is found dead in his truck outside a South Carolina hotel just days after testifying in lawsuit against the aviation giant Elephant stem cells created in a lab for the first time could help bring back the mammoth 20,000 plastic bottles are purchased every second (yes, you read that right). What happened to Katie Porter? A lesson for Democrats. Massive-scale projects to reflect sunlight in order to cool the Earth (called solar radiation modification, or SRM) are fraught with environmental and ethical concerns, write Chandra Bhushan and Tarun Gopalakrishnan. YouGenix Trump's campaign goes into damage-control mode after he suggests cutting Medicare and Social Security benefits

From Jenna Orkin What Dollarization Says About Returning to the Gold Standard What is the Bitcoin Halving? Unveiling the Most Important Event in Bitcoin's History Queens youth counselor Sheldon Johnson charged after dismembered body parts found in freezer Millennials are more likely to fall for investment scams than boomers War on Gaza: Faulty aid drop kills at least five Palestinians in Gaza City Birds, beetles, bugs could help replace pesticides: Study Silicon Valley is pricing academics out of AI research Brazil’s staggering dengue fever crisis is a warning to the world Via Wes Miller Backgrounder: Haiti’s Descent into Chaos