From Jenna Orkin Lab Leak Most Likely Origin of Covid-19 Pandemic, Energy Department Now Says U.S. agency’s revised assessment is based on new intelligence Norfolk Southern Told to Pause Ohio Train Debris Removal by EPA A condition called POTS rose after covid, but patients can’t find care The Brave Man Whom Putin Wants to Kill FLORIDA SCIENTISTS CONCERNED ABOUT ARMY OF INVASIVE “JESUS CHRIST" LIZARDS Fertilizers filled with the nutrient boosted our ability to feed the planet. Today, they’re creating vast and growing dead zones in our lakes and seas. How the Biggest Fraud in German History Unravelled Embattled Rep. Ogles acknowledges misrepresenting his college major San Francisco debates reparations for Blacks: Is $5 million each enough? Marianne Williamson to head to N.H. and S.C. in longshot bid against Biden San Francisco debates reparations for Blacks: Is $5 million each enough?

From Jenna Orkin Thousands protest in Berlin against giving weapons to Ukraine About 13,000 people gather at Brandenburg Gate, as demonstrations also take place in other German cities Russia starts pumping Kazakh oil to Germany, flows to Poland halted Kazakh Officials Urge Citizens To Conserve Gas As Imports Become Necessary ‘Sound like Mickey Mouse’: East Palestine residents’ shock illnesses after derailment Medieval medicine: the return to maggots and leeches to treat ailments Recapturing excess heat could power most of Europe, say experts Alligator rescued in New York City park has bathtub stopper stuck in body Galaxies spotted by Webb telescope rewrite understanding of early universe On buses and balconies, Venezuela’s citizen reporters take news to the people Dutch Intelligence: Russia May Be Preparing To Sabotage Energy Infrastructure

From Jenna Orkin The Texas judge who could take down the abortion pill CDC issues warning about rise in highly drug-resistant stomach bug The Supreme Court Probably Won’t Break the Internet—At Least for Now In Gonzalez v. Google and Twitter v. Taamneh, the Court considers whether the Web’s most foundational law still makes sense. Report: World's Fossil Fuel Subsidies Surged to $1 Trillion After Ukraine Invasion 'Forever chemicals' found in animals around the world Synthetic PFAS compounds are commonly known as “forever chemicals” because they do not break down and can remain permanently in the air, soil and water and in the body. Novel approach to studying effects of inhalational exposure on lung function in civilians exposed to the World Trade Center disaster CIA re Gateway - 1983 ‘Blind chance’ or plot? Exhumation may help solve puzzle of 1933 Reichstag blaze Tech’s hottest new job: AI whisperer. No coding required. A woman invited her family to her wedding in Mexico. They kidnapped her and arranged a forced marriage to another man for $500,000 instead.

From Jenna Orkin The U.S. is markedly increasing the number of troops deployed to Taiwan, more than quadrupling the current number to bolster a training program for the island’s military amid a rising threat from China. Who's responsible if AI systems offer private or dangerously false info? Ex-Pharma Executive Charged With Insider Trading of Kodak Stock Brazil Suspends Beef Exports to China After Mad Cow Case Genaro García Luna, former Mexican public security secretary, convicted in US of taking bribes from drug cartels Physicists give the first law of thermodynamics a makeover Explosions heard in Karaj, Iran, air defenses activated AI art replicates inequity at scale. We need to learn about its biases – and outsmart the algorithm No English or history majors? Marymount U. weighs cuts in humanities. Protests in Russia denounce Ukraine invasion; antiwar rallies held worldwide

From Jenna Orkin Cyberattack on food giant Dole temporarily shuts down North America production, company memo says Iraq to allow trade with China in yuan - state media Why Blackouts Are Still Crippling South Africa My letter in the Guardian re censoring Roald Dahl An Extraordinary Particle Could Travel Back in Time, Scientists Say Billionaire financier Thomas H. Lee found dead of self-inflicted gunshot wound in NYC office Israel Steps up Talks With Saudi Arabia Over Ties to Combat Iran The toxic wastewater from the Ohio train crash is being sent 1,300 miles away to Texas, but local authorities weren't told until a week after it started arriving, county judge says A Chinese city is offering couples almost $2,900 to have a third child and some others are giving newlyweds paid marriage leave to help boost the birth rate Sorry, Big Dairy. Oat and almond drinks can also be sold as milk, FDA says.

From Jenna Orkin Putin says Russia to deploy Sarmat nuclear missiles Russia's Putin issues new nuclear warnings to West over Ukraine Italy faces new drought alert as Venice canals run dry Mormon Church’s Investment Arm Under Investigation by SEC The $100 billion portfolio of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was long a secret in the investment world I’m convinced that that what historian Yosef Hayim Yerushalmi wrote is true: The opposite of justice is not injustice. The opposite of justice is forgetting. Georgia grand jury on Trump interference recommended multiple indictments: reports Pigs are not native to the US, but have wrought havoc in recent decades: the government estimates the country’s approximately 6 million wild, or feral, pigs cause $1.5bn of damage each year. Judge Bans Starbucks From Firing Union Supporters More than 200 books in Amazon's bookstore have ChatGPT listed as an author or coauthor The average life expectancy of a front-line soldier in eastern Ukraine is around 4 hours, an American fighting in 'the meat grinder' says

From Jenna Orkin As Biden visits Ukraine, China’s top diplomat goes to Russia Putin says Russia will suspend role in New START nuclear accord with U.S. Discovery of Two New Forms of Salt Water Could Rewrite Fundamental Chemistry Ohio metal alloy factory explosion kills 1, injures more than a dozen others Supreme Court ruling creates turmoil over gun laws in lower courts Germany reports rise in Iranian spying since revolt against regime -analysis U.S. states struggle to share dwindling waters of Colorado River Exclusive: Huge chunk of plants, animals in U.S. at risk of extinction The easiest ways to compost — even if you never thought you would A Japan Airlines flight was turned away and had to fly 550 miles back to Tokyo after missing an airport's closing time by 10 minutes, report says

From Jenna Orkin Supreme Court hears a case that could transform the internet U.S. tracked spy balloon after it lifted off from China, officials say Ukraine is burning through ammunition faster than the US and NATO can produce it. Inside the Pentagon’s plan to close the gap A Veteran’s Islamophobia Transformed, in “Stranger at the Gate” In Joshua Seftel’s documentary, a community recollects how a would-be terrorist made—and then abandoned—a violent plan. Wormholes could magnify light by a factor of 100,000 A nuclear reactor was melting down. Jimmy Carter came to the rescue. AI is starting to pick who gets laid off Explosion at Ohio metal factory 70 miles from East Palestine injures at least 14 people, showering surrounding area with molten debris Beijing plans to hand out $6 a month to low-income families to help offset the cost of food. The amount will just about buy 2 Big Macs. More than 800 stores are closing across the US in 2023. Here's the full list.

From Jenna Orkin Beware a Climate Doom Loop Florida state officials are weighing 'classical and Christian' alternative to the SAT: report Insect Farm to Table In Ukraine, President Vladimir V. Putin’s invasion has met setback after setback. But its effect at home has been very different. This Deadly Chemical Should Be Banned Iran’s Uranium Enrichment Hits a New High, Testing Diplomacy EPA struggles to ban asbestos, other chemicals years after Congress granted new powers Water levels at U.S.’s second biggest reservoir drop to record low; cuts needed China may 'creep up to the line' of providing Putin with lethal aid as Biden cabinet members warn the country: Do not send support to Russia China not rich enough to care for 400M over-60s it'll have in 2040

From Jenna Orkin Cashless Society? Not in Switzerland Dramatic photos show Lake Oroville’s rise after epic storms Israeli-owned tanker attacked by Iranian drones in Persian Gulf Roald Dahl books rewritten to remove language deemed offensive Dark arts of politics: how ‘Team Jorge’ and Cambridge Analytica meddled in Nigerian election The alleged Moscow student murderer’s behavior is straight out of the incel playbook Rescuing Farm Animals From Cruelty Should Be Legal After AI chatbot goes a bit loopy, Microsoft tightens its leash Mysterious object destroyed by $400K missile may have been $12 balloon Terrorists killed their daughter. Now they’re fighting Google in the Supreme Court.