From Jenna Orkin

Biden’s urgent moves on gas prices collide with lofty climate goals

Rising Fertilizer Costs are Catching up to Rice Farmers, Threatening Supplies

• China’s New Gold Project Is A Double-Edged Sword For Tajikistan
  

Some $115.4 million are urgently needed to prevent a further deterioration of the food insecurity situation and worsening of the disruption of food supply chains in Ukraine. 

Amazon engaged anti-union consultants at a weekly rate of up to $20,000 each to work in its Staten Island warehouses, documents suggest

Russian chess grandmaster and Putin critic Garry Kasparov has outlined the 'right conditions' for Putin to be overthrown in a 'palace coup'

"It's a matter of political survival and ... of physical survival. That's why [Putin] has to pretend he is winning the war," Kasparov told CNN.

A growing number of Kremlin insiders are questioning Putin's war in Ukraine, and believe it will set Russia back decades: report

Goldman Sachs says Russia's debt problems are 'technical' and don't reflect its underlying strength

A Ukrainian man whose apartment was ransacked tracks his missing AirPods for clues on Russian troop movements

Putin orders troops not to storm last Ukrainian military holdout in Mariupol but blockade it 'so not even a fly can get through'

 

From Jenna Orkin

Study finds mental health issues may lead to higher risk for COVID-19 breakthrough cases

The Dark-Money Group Targeting Dozens of Biden Nominees

Woman dies after getting stuck on U.S. border wall

RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, APRIL 17

Update By The Premier Of KwaZulu-Natal Sihle Zikalala On Behalf Of The Provincial Executive Council Following The Flood Disaster

Cash-Strapped Pakistan Cuts Power to Households on Fuel Shortage

Biden admin to announce self-imposed ban on anti-satellite weapons tests

EU anti-fraud body accuses Marine Le Pen of embezzlement

UK households cancel streaming subscriptions in record numbers

Facebook shareholders are pushing to get Marc Andreessen and Peggy Alford off of the company's board, saying they are too close to Mark Zuckerberg

 

From Jenna Orkin

Shanghai says some people may have to sleep at work even after lockdown ends

France Has Repatriated All Its Monetary Gold

DEP Urges Public to Report Missing Portable Nuclear Gauge

Photo of Damaged Cruiser Moskva

Alex Jones Weighs Bankruptcy

Americans' appetite for fish is helping fund the invasion of Ukraine — despite an import ban on Russian seafood

Russian and Belarusian trucks formed a 50-mile queue at the Polish border while trying to leave the EU ahead of a ban deadline

The Ever Given's sister ship is finally free after being stuck in Chesapeake Bay for more than a month

Welcome to America's new 'Zoomtowns,' where an invasion of remote workers with big-city paychecks is driving long-time locals into tent cities and homeless shelters

Chinese employees are being urged to live at their workplaces as the country pursues a zero-COVID policy, reports say

Wife gives Russian soldier husband license to rape Ukrainian women: call 

From Jenna Orkin

India Stalling WHO's Tally of Global Covid Deaths

Sarah Palin is running for Congress. Many Alaskans are skeptical of her.

If Roe v. Wade Is Overturned, What’s Next? After building toward such a moment for half a century, pro-life legal efforts aren’t likely to stop there.

Japanese bird researcher 1st in the world to prove animals use words, grammar

Israeli air strikes hit government positions near Damascus, says Syrian State TV

Opioid overdose deaths among teens have skyrocketed due to fentanyl

Dear Grosse Pointe South Families,

Students are learning about McCarthyism in U.S. history class this week. Today, they were provided with a questionnaire which looked like an official document from South Administration. A student took a photo of this questionnaire and as a result it was shared on social media without any context. 

Beware of QR Code Scams

It’s so easy to click on a QR code. Criminals are counting on it.

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Mother of Ukrainian teen detained at the US-Mexico border says she doesn't know where he is: 'If I knew this would happen, I would have kept him here in the war zone'

 

From Jenna Orkin

Wind power produced more electricity than coal and nuclear sources for first time ever

Cover crops more effective than insecticides for managing pests, study suggests

Shanghai cops clash with citizens over leaving homes to COVID patients

The First Post-Trump Republican Race In Ohio’s raucous Senate primary, conservatives are competing for the ex-President’s favor—and to define what Trumpism still means. By Benjamin Wallace-Wells

Biden administration to allow new drilling on public lands amid pressure to lower gas prices

A study of 1,125 millionaires found they're more optimistic and likely to take risks. That's not a good thing for society.

German scientists used data from a survey of 30,000 people to find out if self-made millionaires differ from other rich people and wider society.

North Korea blows up the Diamond Mountain tourist resort that once symbolized peace and cooperation with South Korea, report says

1. Russia warns of 'unpredictable consequences' if US continues to arm Ukraine

1. World Health Organization investigating rare liver damage in kids
2. US spending at stores, restaurants rose to new record in March

 

From Jenna Orkin

Russia finds sympathy in Germany’s east, Putin’s old stomping ground

Ukraine is scanning faces of dead Russians, then contacting the mothers

Ukraine says it reclaimed checkpoint on Adjunct Professorship - Salary: $0

The microchip implants that let you pay with your hand

Manhattan Apartments Hit Another Record

Ukrainian officials say retreating Russian forces left booby traps including explosives in car trunks, washing machines, and under dead bodies

Anti-personnel mines are banned by a 1997 treaty signed by most countries across the globe, excluding Russia and the United States.

Sen. Feinstein admits to not recognizing a colleague but dismisses memory loss concerns, blaming slipups on stress from husband's death

Booming electric-car production is creating a mad dash for lithium. Meet 13 startups angling to cash in on a supply-chain weak link that may soon be worth $34.3 billion.

Russian warship sunken in Ukraine war may have been carrying a piece of the 'true cross,' a treasured Christian relic

Most companies have been silent on abortion rights — but not Yelp. 'This is a restriction on equality.'

The company will cover travel expenses for employees seeking an abortion and based in Texas, where the procedure was basically banned.

I visited Aldi and Amazon's cashierless grocery stores and both overcharged me. That aside, the Amazon experience felt smoother.

 

From Jenna Orkin

FDA authorizes breath test that can detect COVID-19 in three minutes

As Australia’s climate changes, a tropical disease advances

Russia threatens to move nukes to Baltic region if Finland and Sweden join NATO

Video shows Michigan officer fatally shooting Black man in traffic stop

BBC-branded video on Ukraine train attack is fake

REPORT: OVER A THIRD OF NIGERIANS ARE INVESTED IN BITCOIN, CRYPTO

Which Oil Giant Stands To Lose The Most In The Exodus From Russia?

Russia is sanctioning 398 members of Congress to 'mirror' US sanctions on the State Duma, including lawmakers who criticized Ukraine

Finland's former prime minister says Russia could launch an attack on his country for joining NATO, but it's well prepared

Countries that agree to Putin's demand for energy payments in rubles would be violating sanctions, the European Union warns

From Jenna Orkin

Taiwan conducts drills to prepare for possible Chinese attack on nuclear plant

‘You Guys Are Looking for Me': Alleged NYC Subway Shooter Frank James Called Cops on Self: Sources

Taiwan issues first war survival handbook amid China threat

This morning, via videoconference, Secretary Austin spoke to a small number of Ukrainian forces who are returning to Ukraine today from the United States. 
These Ukrainian troops were participating in a pre-scheduled professional military education program at the Naval Small Craft Instruction and Technical Training School (NAVSCIATTS) in Biloxi, Miss. when Russia's invasion of Ukraine began on February 24.

1. China's biggest offshore oil and gas producer is preparing to exit operations in the US, UK, and Canada due to concerns around sanctions, a report says

   The US Air Force is offering bonuses up to $50,000 for recruits willing to do its most dangerous jobs

   That, and a pretty flag on your coffin

   Sri Lanka says it will default on its foreign debt as the cost of food and food imports spirals, report says

   UN tells UK to stop matching single Ukrainian women fleeing the invasion with single men, following reports of sexual exploitation

   Who is Viktor Medvedchuk: Pro-Kremlin, Ukrainian politician

Sanctions on Russia aren't stopping Putin — and doing more would bring a lot of economic pain to the US and Europe

 

From Jenna Orkin

USPS Suspends Service to Santa Monica Block Following Assaults on Mail Carriers

New York’s lieutenant governor charged in campaign finance case

Finland, Sweden Set to Join NATO as Soon as Summer - the Times

The insect crisis: where did all the bugs go?

Ray McGovern: Corporate Media Deploys the Big Guns on Ukraine

OPEC has told the EU it's 'nearly impossible' to replace Russian oil cut off by sanctions or boycotts

Zelenskyy says retreating Russian soldiers left thousands of unexploded bombs and mines across the country

Russian Railways becomes first company to officially default in the country, as Western sanctions jam the financial system

Biden to allow E15 ethanol-blended gas to be sold throughout the US this summer to counter soaring fuel prices

The Pentagon says it's monitoring 'deeply concerning' claims that Russia used chemical weapons in Ukraine

 

From Jenna Orkin

Horrifying map reveals 5,000 new viruses lurking under ocean

Kyiv comes back to life with a mix of sorrow, dark humor and triumph

Pakistan’s embattled PM ousted in no-confidence vote

Canada will soon offer doctor-assisted death to the mentally ill. Who should be eligible?

Parents struggle to find baby formula amid widespread shortages and rationingChina Is Accelerating Its Nuclear Buildup Over Rising Fears of U.S. Conflict

Russian Oil Continues To Flow To India And ChinaExclusive: Full-scale Nato military force to defend borders

Ukraine official says Putin 'earns $1 billion a day from oil alone' as Zelenskyy lobbies without success for an embargo

Ukrainian truckers, short of fuel, are filling up with gas in Poland so it can be siphoned and shared with other trucks when they return home, report says

Russia says it will sue if forced into a default — which would be the country's first sovereign debt default in over a century

Amazon says New York union organizers gave workers weed to help secure unionization votes

'Catastrophic' war will shrink Ukraine's economy by 45% and Russia's by 11% this year, World Bank predicts