From Jenna Orkin

How Facebook funded a clandestine war against regulation

Buffalo shooting suspect wrote of plans 5 months ago, messages show

Potentially Alive 830-Million-Year-Old Organisms Found Trapped in Ancient Rock

America is running out of baby formula because 3 companies control the market and babies aren’t that profitable

Two more cases of monkeypox infection reported in England

“Genetically Edited” Food – The next stage of the Great Reset

 the legislation would “take certain precision breeding techniques out of the scope of restrictive GMO rules”.

Ukrainian force begins evacuating from last Mariupol stronghold

1. Elon Musk says we can't let humankind end in 'adult diapers' and that the environment would be fine if we doubled our population

   Bank of England boss warns about 'apocalyptic' food-price rises and urges workers to 'reflect' before asking for higher wages

   Buffalo shooting suspect wasn't barred from purchasing firearms despite being reported under New York's red-flag law

   Joe Biden's designated survivor

   As commerce secretary, Gina Raimondo is angling to be president. But is the GOP's favorite Democrat on the wrong side of her own party?
2. Delaware to become the only state without airline service

 

From Jenna Orkin

What we know about the victims of the Buffalo grocery store shooting

Why Turkey dissents on Finland and Sweden joining NATO and why it matters

Congregation hogties shooter who opened fire in church, police say

'They're taking everything': Banned in other states, pogy ships catch all they want in Louisiana

Radical new “Flying-V plane” aims to transform flight

You’ve Been Flagged as a Threat: Predictive AI Technology Puts a Target on Your Back

Walmart is fast-tracking college grads to store manager roles that pay $210,000 a year

Sweden says it will apply to join NATO, a move certain to enrage Russia

Putin's hockey pal and Russia's richest man Vladimir Potanin has been 'snapping up banks for cheap' amid an exodus of Western owners

Elon Musk is using a 'dog ate the homework' excuse to potentially back out of buying Twitter and there is now a less than 50% chance the deal gets done, Wedbush says

A massive North Korea military parade has been identified as a Covid super-spreader event in the country

 

From Jenna Orkin

Sweden’s ruling party gives green light to join NATO, paving way for nation to apply for status in the Western military bloc

India bans all wheat exports over food security risk

But as much as more hurricanes in the Atlantic can be a problem, the death from extra storms don’t compare to the seven million people a year globally who die from air pollution, said University of Washington public health professor Kristie Ebi, who studies health, climate and extreme weather.

Study finds cleaner air leads to more Atlantic hurricanes

Six Years Late And 250% Over Budget: Georgia’s Newest Nuclear Plant

Saudi Aramco profits soar 82% following oil price surge days after overtaking Apple as most valuable company

Sanctioned Russian oligarchs may resort to payment systems like those used by terrorists, experts say

Putin coup underway, 'impossible to stop'

Finland officially announces intention to join NATO in historic decision that breaks with decades of neutrality

McDonald's is quitting Russia after 32 years in the country, citing the 'humanitarian crisis' caused by the Ukraine war

5 superyachts owned by Russian oligarchs have docked in Turkey, safe from Western sanctions

 

From Jenna Orkin

The dangerous business of dismantling America’s aging nuclear plants

A rural county in Iowa that supported Trump turns to Latinos to grow

Diesel rationing could hit East Coast this summer, refinery owner says

Wealthy Americans are buying second passports as a 'plan B' for their families, citing the pandemic, climate change, and political turmoil

Turkey Looks To Kazakhstan To Form New Trade Route To Bypass Russia

With unseasonably hot weather driving record demand across Texas..... This afternoon, six power generation facilities tripped offline resulting in the loss of approximately 2,900 MW of electricity. 

India says it will ban wheat exports because the Ukraine war is threatening its food security

Wall Street spent hundreds of thousands backing anti-abortion lawmakers

If you think gas prices are bad, diesel is in its worst crisis since the 1970s and has even raised fears of localized rationing

Letitia James' office stressed it has 'substantial' evidence in Trump investigation

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Putin coup underway, 'impossible to stop'

Russian oligarch recorded saying Putin has blood cancer, report says

 

From Jenna Orkin

How COVID Strengthened Authoritarianism in China Two former China correspondents for The New Yorker on how the pandemic enabled Xi Jinping to win over young supporters.

An inflation conspiracy theory is infecting the Democratic Party

Are Canadians being driven to assisted suicide by poverty or healthcare crisis?

Biologists buoyed by discovery of 4-metre endangered stingray in Cambodia

Huge creature found in Mekong River where planned dams threaten ‘devastating’ ecological damage

Finland’s possible NATO membership “definitely” threatens Russia’s security, the Kremlin said Thursday, adding that Moscow is ready to take further steps to “balance the situation.”

Looming East Coast Diesel Rationing

Millions of people could die in a global food crisis unless Putin stops blockading Black Sea ports, UN food boss warns

Five states move to shut down a metaverse casino that investigators allege is run by 'Russian scammers' who claimed they were buying digital land from Snoop Dogg

Australia says a Chinese spy ship sailed along it coast 'in close proximity' to secretive military bases

Employers are being warned that the use of algorithms and AI technology in hiring could violate the Americans with Disabilities Act

WATCH: We've seen crashes before but nothing like this, says Peter Tuchman, the most photographed trader on the NYSE. He shares what stock investors and traders should do to navigate this market.

North Korea said it is suffering an explosive outbreak of 'fever' with 350,000 cases — just one day after announcing its first ever COVID case

Elon Musk tweeted to say that his Twitter deal is 'temporarily on hold'

 

From Jenna Orkin

Birds fall from the sky as heatwave scorches India

The swift march of climate change in North Carolina’s ‘ghost forests’

‘I lost my life savings’: Terra Luna cryptocurrency collapses 98% overnight

The NOPEC Bill Could Send Oil Prices To $300

Tories accepted a six-figure donation whose 'ultimate source' was a pro-Kremlin former Ukrainian politician, report says

Russia is resorting to putting computer chips from dishwashers and refrigerators in tanks due to US sanctions, official says

US commerce secretary Gina Raimondo said Wednesday that exports of US technology to Russia have fallen by 70% as a result of sanctions.

20 European natural gas buyers open Gazprombank accounts to pay for Russian gas in rubles, report says

Liz Truss tells EU that Britain has 'no choice' but to rip up Northern Ireland protocol, as Joe Biden calls for 'leadership'

European natural gas soars over supply disruptions as Ukraine blocks key route and Russia retaliates against sanctions

Oil giant Saudi Aramco is now the world's most valuable company, bumping Apple from the top spot

Russia said Finland joining NATO is 'definitely' a threat and warned it would retaliate as the country moves ever closer to membership

 

From Jenna Orkin

Ukraine to try Russian for alleged war crime as Europe’s gas could be disrupted

Hong Kong police arrest 90-year-old cardinal on foreign collusion charges

U.S. baby formula shortage creates concerns for parents. Here’s what to know.

On Norway's Arctic border with Russia, a town freezes ties with its eastern neighbour

Ukraine pushes back Russian troops in counter-offensive near Kharkiv

FBI Mistakenly Names Saudi Consulate Employee Eyed in 9/11 Investigation

A man died of a heart attack while he was burying a woman he strangled in his yard, police say

UK confirms case of monkeypox, which causes boils and full-body rashes

The Philippines could have elected a human rights' lawyer as president. It chose a former dictator's son instead.

A former Facebook moderator in Kenya has accused Meta of human trafficking

1. North Korea claims it has found its first ever case of COVID-19

 

From Jenna Orkin

Fracking Turns Texas Into Earthquake Capital

Marcos family once ousted by uprising wins Philippines vote in landslide

Missiles strike port city of Odessa overnight, causing damage

The next book ban: States aim to limit titles students can search for

Georgia nuclear plant’s cost now forecast to top $30 billion

Xi said all efforts must be made to avoid the intensification and expansion of the Ukraine conflict, and China welcomes all efforts that are conducive to promoting peace talks. 

1. Pro-Trump OAN network admits there was no widespread fraud in Georgia in the 2020 election after extensively pushing the claim

   Putin sacked the FSB and put the secretive GRU spy agency in charge of Ukraine intelligence after a string of failures, top Russian journalists say

   An extreme heatwave is triggering blackouts across India — and it's buying Russian natural gas to alleviate its energy crisis

   Macron says it could take decades for Ukraine to join the EU and suggested opening a new group that would include the UK

   QAnon adherents trawling the border to pick up migrant children

From Jenna Orkin

Congress must investigate news taxpayer-funded EcoHealth covered up yet more in Wuhan lab

Record Breaking Heat in Texas

India tries to adapt to extreme heat but is paying a heavy price

Winds fuel New Mexico wildfire, complicating containment efforts

Dictator’s son Marcos takes commanding lead in Philippines election

Villagers aghast after swarm of worms surrounds home

Nearly 25 million tonnes of grain stuck in Ukraine, says UN food agency

The world is ‘crying out for diesel.’ Product tankers could win big

Denmark Releases Gold Bar List, But the Serial Numbers Are Missing

Lockheed is nearly doubling production of Javelin anti-tank missiles — which have proved devastating against Russian armor — to 4,000 a year, CEO says

Russian ambassador pelted with red substance during country's Victory Day celebrations

Sanctions have forced Russia to cut its oil output by 1 million barrels a day. That's a 'drop in the ocean,' says the world's largest independent oil trader.

Russia produced about 11 million barrels of crude oil a day before it invaded Ukraine, 7 million of which it exported.

Saudi Aramco, the world's largest oil exporter, has cut prices from record highs for Asia - but not for the US

China's COVID-19 lockdowns and restrictions are offsetting gains in oil prices caused by fears of Russian supply disruptions amid the war in Ukraine. 

From Jenna Orkin

Where Lawns Are Outlawed

The Vanishing Variants: Lessons from Gamma, Iota and Mu

Studying the coronavirus variants that have faded away could help us prepare for what comes next, scientists say.

Don’t dismiss soil: its unknowable wonders could ensure the survival of our species

The Islamic Emirate announced new rules regarding women’s covering or hijab on Saturday, saying it will be implemented in two steps -- encouragement and punishment – and defining the types of dress that women will need to wear when stepping out of home. 

Jewish communities react to the possible overturning of Roe v. Wade, which could violate their First Amendment rights

A Republican Senate candidate endorsed by Peter Thiel is campaigning on a pledge to vote only for judges who oppose the SCOTUS ruling establishing the right to birth control

Nigerian airlines are threatening to ground domestic flights amid soaring jet fuel prices

More than 100 customers of N26, one of Europe's biggest online banks, say their accounts were suddenly closed — and some haven't gotten their money back

Donald Trump swears he has lost four of the cellphones subpoenaed by NY Attorney General Letitia James

Putin ended his highly-anticipated 'Victory Day' speech without declaring war on Ukraine as Western officials warned