From Jenna Orkin Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry resigns, allowing U.N. force, elections California—the fifth-largest economy in the world—has experienced a record-breaking string of days in which the combined generation of wind, geothermal, hydroelectric and solar electricity has exceeded demand on the main electricity grid for anywhere from 15 minutes to 9.25 hours per day. How Columbia’s Campus Was Torn Apart Over Gaza Harvey Weinstein's 2020 rape conviction overturned by New York appeals court Gaza-based militants launched mortar rounds on Wednesday at Israeli forces making preparations for the U.S.-led effort to establish a new maritime aid route for Gaza, according to three U.S. officials. In addition, the Qatar Foundation (QF) TAMU contract extraordinarily stipulates that Qatari state proxies own the intellectual property for the research projects, which is not conventional practice. In addition, according to the agreement, the Qatari Regime, based on the contract with Texas A&M, has access to sensitive student information, which could violate acceptable United States (US) practices. A teen whose dad cofounded Slack and mom cofounded Flickr is missing somewhere around San Francisco Poland ready to help Ukraine to get military-age men back, minister says Zimbabwe's New Currency ‘Privileged access’: pro-plastic lobbyists at UN pollution talks increase by a third

From Jenna Orkin They found that the artificial DNA successfully sorted 18 photographs into categories. The three-judge panel went on to strike down Trump's immunity argument in a unanimous decision, stating they could not accept his assertion that a president has "unbounded authority to commit crimes." Such a stance, they warned, would "collapse our system of separated powers." 11 Sets of Twins to Graduate from Same Pennsylvania High School Together Exclusive: The Boeing whistleblower testified for 12 hours before his suicide. Here’s what he saw at the planemaker that alarmed him Project 2025 Nearly 1,300 stores are closing across the US in 2024. Here's the list. Jamie Dimon warns the world order is being challenged — and bashes crypto once more US Birth Rate Falls to Record Low Iran sentences popular rapper to death for supporting Mahsa Amini protests China Is Leading the Global Nuclear Power Build Out Germany arrests EU Parliament staff member on China espionage charges

From Jenna Orkin Space junk is getting out of control. NASA estimates that low-Earth orbit alone contains 34,000 pieces of debris larger than 10 cm in diameter, 900,000 objects between 1 cm and 10 cm, and more than 128 million fragments between 1 mm and 1 cm. We need to take both passive and active measures before space junk makes Earth's orbital space unusable, write Aneli Bongers and José L. Torres, associate professor and professor, respectively, of macroeconomics at the University of Málaga. Active volcano shocks scientists with $6000 gold eruptions in the biting cold of Antarctica Report: Freedom of Expression in Generative AI – A Snapshot of Content Policies Wind Overtakes Fossil Fuels as the UK’s Largest Power Generation Source Scientists push new paradigm of animal consciousness, saying even insects may be sentient Messenger: A battle over playing catch in a Ballwin backyard reaches a fevered pitch Pro-Palestinian protests sweep US college campuses following mass arrests at Columbia Bird flu virus found in grocery milk as officials say supply still safe Meta and Google stand ready to reap a TikTok ban’s rewards US Air Force could rain hellfire with 1,500 new StormBreakers smart bombs

From Jenna Orkin A revolution in helping Africa’s poor: Cash with no strings attached Jonathan Haidt Wants You to Take Away Your Kid’s Phone Louisiana’s flagship university lets oil firms influence research – for a price 6 countries earned top spot for the world's most powerful passport: See where the US ranks Extreme heat wave in East Antarctica driven by record-breaking 'atmospheric river,' analysis finds Hall pass from hunger: School vending machine offers free meals to students all day Pro-Palestinian protesters arrested at Yale as college demonstrations grow Nine practices from Native American culture that could help the environment The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has teamed up with a nonprofit conservation company on a project to cryogenically store tissue from every endangered animal species in the U.S. Ronan Farrow on the Scheme at the Heart of Trump’s New York Trial

From Jenna Orkin FBI Warns of Risk of Chinese Hack Attack on Energy Infrastructure Israeli sources to Post: 'An eye for an eye'; not clear why Pentagon leaked info on attack Israel will not accept responsibility for this attack for strategic reasons. The Iranian 'spy ship' BEHSHAD (9167289), which had a hand in the Red Sea Crisis by assisting Houthis in launching attacks against commercial and naval vessels over the past several months, has now returned to Iran after a 3-year deployment. We were able to verify her in satellite imagery. Volkswagen workers vote for union in Tennessee — a major win for organized labor Extreme heat wave in East Antarctica driven by record-breaking 'atmospheric river,' analysis finds California exceeds 100% of energy demand with renewables over a record 30 days U.S. agrees to withdraw American troops from Niger California officers charged in killing of man held face-down for five minutes From Fringe to Mainstream: The Rise of the BJP in India Queen bumblebees surprise scientists by surviving underwater

From Jenna Orkin Pro-Palestinian protesters burn American flag in NYC, chant ‘death to America’: Watch Los Angeles police officer who killed girl, 14, in department store will not face charges Earth is experiencing its fourth mass coral bleaching event, according to an announcement released by the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the International Coral Reef Initiative. This year, 75 percent of the Great Barrier Reef–which is the size of Italy or Japan–has bleaching. In the Caribbean and particularly the Florida Keys, scientists can no longer assess the extent of bleaching from fly-over data gathering (a common way to determine bleaching rates) because there aren’t enough corals left to evaluate. Online age verification laws are intended to protect children from explicit or harmful content. But some experts worry they will put private data at risk. A record 2.1 million people in North and South America have been infected this year with dengue fever. Israel has carried out a strike inside Iran, US official tells CNN, as region braces for further escalation Ketogenic diet and BHB rescue the fall of long-term potentiation in an Alzheimer’s mouse model and stimulates synaptic plasticity pathway enzymes Israel’s limited strike on Iran appears designed to avoid escalation For the first time, U.S. may force polluters to clean up these ‘forever chemicals’ Ocean spray emits more PFAS than industrial polluters, study finds

From Jenna Orkin China’s Crude Oil Imports Hit A Record High in 2023 Letter from Congressman Langworthy to Secretary of Agriculture Vilsack Re: Collaboration with CCP on Gain of Function Bird Flu Tests Robert Kennedy Jr: President Trump calls me an ultra-left radical. I’m soooo liberal that his emissaries asked me to be his VP. I respectfully declined the offer. UAE Cloud Seeding WORLD NEWS A storm dumps record rain across the desert nation of UAE and floods Dubai’s airport Chechnya Bans Music That Isn’t Between 80 and 116 Beats Per Minute Widespread 911 outages hit several states Risk of bird flu spreading to humans is ‘enormous concern’, says WHO Are your kids being spied on? The rise of anti-cheating software in US schools Clean energy’s dirty secret: the trail of waste left by India’s solar power boom

From Jenna Orkin Nuclear fusion reactor in South Korea runs at 100 million degrees C for a record-breaking 48 seconds The Covid treatment Paxlovid is most beneficial for unvaccinated people with risk factors, according to a recent study. Colon cancer is linked to mouth bacteria. Some Abu Ghraib Torture Victims Finally Get Their Day in Court, but All Deserve Justice Al Shimari et al. v. CACI, which will be heard today, was only able to advance because it targeted a military contractor; U.S. courts have repeatedly dismissed similar cases against the federal government. Tepco Flagship Nuclear Plant to Load First Fuel Since Fukushima California exceeds 100% of energy demand with renewables over a record 30 days Degree in magic to be offered at University of Exeter - archive A strange fungus could transform emerging cicadas into ‘saltshakers of death,’ scientists say AI's Original Sin A Boeing engineer turned whistleblower says the planemaker needs ground all its 787 Dreamliners

From Jenna Orkin IDF chief of staff says Israel will respond to Iran missile attack “A small number of hits were identified, including at an IDF base in southern Israel, where minor damage was caused to infrastructure,” the Israeli military said. Scoop: Biden told Bibi U.S. won't support an Israeli counterattack on Iran Houston hospital says doctor's changes to a database made patients ineligible for liver transplants AI CAN PRETEND TO BE STUPIDER THAN IT REALLY IS, SCIENTISTS FIND Effect of high-dose Spirulina supplementation on hospitalized adults with COVID-19: a randomized controlled trial In Sudden Reversal, Harvard To Require Standardized Testing for Next Admissions Cycle US-Japan-Philippines Naval Triad Wades into the South China Sea 'Ridiculously early' Missouri cicada emergence could start this week. Here's why Juvenile Crimes - Wesley T. Miller - Chapter 28

From Jenna Orkin NOTE FROM APRIL 15: THERE'S A GLITCH IN BLOGGER PREVENTING ME FROM CREATING ANY NEW POSTS. Scientists develop biofortified rice to combat nutrient deficiencies The Kremlin believes that destabilizing Africa would ease Russia's campaign in Ukraine. Ghana Seeks to Delay Cocoa Deliveries Due to Lack of Beans Pompeii: Breathtaking new paintings found at ancient city Houston hospital halts liver and kidney transplants after learning a doctor manipulated some records The U.S. government needs to spend roughly $100 billion annually on carbon dioxide removal by 2050 to help the world avoid extreme climate change, according to a new analysis. A new branch of science called "exposomics" shows how air pollution contributes to Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, bipolar disorder and other brain diseases. A new EPA rule will limit PFASs, or “forever chemicals,” in drinking water for the first time. Iran's Revolutionary Guard seizes a container ship near Strait of Hormuz amid tensions with Israel Israel's use of AI to find targets in Gaza offers a terrifying glimpse at where warfare could be headed

From Jenna Orkin Just 57 companies linked to 80% of greenhouse gas emissions since 2016 More than 66% of Russian tanks killed by Ukraine are taken out by drones, report says — that's not a good thing US Says China Spurning Farm Exports May Have Political Slant China may be retaliating against farmland rules, Vilsack says The Islamic Resistance in Iraq has released a Statement as well as a Video showing their apparent Targeting over the last 72 Hours of several Locations in Southern Israel including Hatzerim Airbase, the Oil Port in the City of Ashkelon as well as another Vital Target in the City, and at least 2 Unknown Targets; despite there being No Evidence in Israel of the Attacks, they are claimed to have been conducted utilizing “Al-Arqab” Land-Attack Cruise Missiles, Modified Fateh-110 Short-Range Ballistic Missiles, and One-Way “Suicide” Drones. ‘Catastrophic,’ ‘a shock’: Arizona’s abortion ruling threatens to upend 2024 election US Drones Are Expensive and Error Prone so Ukraine Turns to China Doctors Making $350,000 Are Struggling to Find Long Island Homes North Fork median home prices are approaching $1 million Hamas leader repeats Gaza ceasefire call after sons and grandchildren killed FBI concerned about possible coordinated attack in US after Russia massacre crime levels are nearly as low today as they were in the 1960s.

From Jenna Orkin Ohio warns Democrats that Biden may miss deadline for November ballot Cancer is rising among the young. Study suggests it’s because their cells are aging faster Jon Stewart says the Arab states won't give Palestinians citizenship because they're really terrified of the 'Islamists' they backed Decline of the EU Center, Pro-Russia Candidate Elected President of Slovakia Tenth consecutive monthly heat record alarms and confounds climate scientists Bayer’s $1.5 Billion Roundup Verdict Slashed to $600 Million More Russian LNG Being Exported to Europe Than Asia Statement from President Joe Biden on CHIPS and Science Act Preliminary Agreement with TSMC DISTRICT ATTORNEY RAYMOND A. TIERNEY RELEASES REPORT OF SPECIAL GRAND JURY INVESTIGATION INTO SUFFOLK COUNTY CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES ACTIONS PRIOR TO THE DEATH OF THOMAS VALVA Russia Is Preparing for a Potential Gasoline Shortage

From Jenna Orkin How melting glaciers could help stop global warming Environmentalism could stop the clean-energy transition Mexico breaks relations with Ecuador after embassy raid By the Dawn’s Early Light: On the Fall of the Francis Scott Key Bridge The US-China relationship appears to be warming up, but Russia could still be a sticking point Geo-Engineering in San Francisco The Far Right Is Crawling With Eclipse Conspiracy Theories Everyone has lost their goddamn minds El Salvador offering 5,000 free passports (equivalent to $5 billion in our passport program) to highly skilled scientists, engineers, doctors, artists, and philosophers from abroad. now Qatar is muscling to take the world’s number one spot. It’s doing so by funding a genocide in Darfur to gain access to resource-rich Sudan. Why This Eclipse Could Prove Einstein Correct Hemophilia gene therapies arrived after 40 years of struggle. Where are the patients?

From Jenna Orkin Blind marriage Fake marriages with women with disabilities are booming in Ukraine. NGL.media found out how it works Mexico severs diplomatic ties with Ecuador after police storm its embassy to arrest politician The Far Right Is Crawling With Eclipse Conspiracy Theories ‘We need to accept the weeds’: the Dutch ‘tile whipping’ contest seeking to restore greenery Angus Deaton won a Nobel Prize in economics. Now he says he got it wrong on globalization. California Bill Would Create a Legal Right to Ignore Boss’s Emails After hours Iranian official says Israeli embassies are no longer safe Macron, however, told allies there would be no need to involve NATO or the U.S. if Russia targeted French troops, according to an official. France has had casualties in military campaigns in Africa, for example, without turning to allies for help. Swiss to Hold Referendum Restricing Population to 10 Million until 2050 Juvenile Crimes - Chapter 27 "Does this OFFEND me?" WESLEY T. MILLER

From Jenna Orkin Top UN expert warns of deteriorating situation in Haiti: ‘It’s apocalyptic’ Office Vacancy Rate Nears 20% to Set Fresh Record, Moody’s Says Nobel laureate economist savages his own profession as clueless and unethical Song lyrics getting simpler, more repetitive, angry and self-obsessed – study The economics of American lotteries An ‘extremely active’ hurricane season is headed our way, experts warn Rep. Lauren Boebert has emergency surgery, diagnosed with rare disorder during campaign How Steve Bannon guided the MAGA movement’s rebound from Jan. 6 The number of retractions of scientific research papers has grown dramatically in the last two decades to about eight in 10,000 papers, according to a 2022 estimate by the blog Retraction Watch • Rewarding detections of fraud in scientific research and publishing, rather than punishing whistleblowers, could help the research community avoid an estimated 5,000 paper retractions a year--a mere fraction of retractions that should happen but don't, write Ivan Oransky and Adam Marcus, the founders of Retraction Watch, a blog that reports on the retraction of scientific papers.

From Jenna Orkin Exclusive: Iran alerted Russia to security threat before Moscow attack, sources say DR Congo names first female prime minister amid escalating violence A person in Texas has tested positive for the highly pathogenic avian influenza A virus (H5N1). Last month, West Virginia governor Jim Justice signed a bill that purports to protect the ability of the state’s public school educators to teach "alternative" scientific theories like creationism. People of all faiths and none should unite in fighting for the separation of church and state, writes Amanda L. Townley, executive director of the National Center for Science Education. Otherwise we may be opening a door we wished were closed. "Why not [teach] geocentrism or flat-Earthery? Why not crystal healing? Why not racist views claiming that white people and Black people have separate ancestry? All of these notions, which stem from religious beliefs, not science, have been held up by their proponents as scientific theories, and West Virginia’s legislature and governor just opened the public classroom door to them," she says. After terror attack, Russia sees U.S. role and claims it is at war with NATO Largest U.S. egg producer detects bird flu at Texas plant The world is scarred from China shock 1.0. They're not about to let 2.0 happen so easily. The Fraud of Plastic Recycling How Big Oil and the plastics industry deceived the public for decades and caused the plastic waste crisis Despite evidence that financial conflicts of interest may influence physician prescribing and may damage patients’ trust in medical professionals,1-3 such relationships remain pervasive.4 Record numbers of migrants cross Channel in 2024

From Jenna Orkin Ukrainian Drones Hit Russia’s Third-Largest Oil Refinery Bird flu in humans, explained Medical chatbots are more likely to produce incorrect responses to health care queries in Mandarin Chinese, Hindi and Spanish compared with English. • U.S. landfills emit 40 percent more methane than we thought. The Brazilian Special-Forces Unit Fighting to Save the Amazon Taiwan’s earthquake monitoring agency said the quake was 7.2 magnitude while the U.S. Geological Survey put it at 7.4. The overall rates of suicide attempts doubled (3.3 vs 1.5%, p=0.017) after vaginoplasty (effect not observed after phalloplasty). On the Senate floor Thursday, Sen. Heidi Campbell asked sponsor Sen. Joey Hensley (R-Hohenwald) if he was aware of anyone attempting to put vaccines in any food. Hensley said he was not aware, but said the U.S. Congress had recently taken up a bill that has allowed for the dispersal of vaccines through the food supply, so this bill was necessary to protect Tennesseans. Teenage girl who escaped her kidnapper dad’s truck is shot dead by police As much as 85 percent of U.S. emissions of sulfuryl fluoride—a rare greenhouse gas and common pesticide used to treat termites—comes from California.

From Jenna Orkin How Chinese Students Experience America Here are all the top contenders to be Trump's vice-presidential nominee in 2024 3 people died after being ripped from their high-rise apartments by freak wind storms in China, local reports say Jon Stewart says Apple asked him not to let FTC chair Lina Khan appear on his Apple podcast Scarcity in the Age of AI In the future, the rarest resource will be human judgment. Turkey expected to become US’ largest supplier of artillery Canada reported highest population growth in over 66 years On Monday, March 25, the agencies confirmed the detection of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in two dairy herds in Texas and two dairy herds in Kansas that had cattle exhibiting these symptoms. College newspaper sweeps up 2 tiny publications in a volley against growing news deserts One Extremely Human Quality May Help Explain Why Neanderthals Went Extinct

From Jenna Orkin Turkey's Opposition stuns in sweeping local elections victory over Erdogan’s party Taliban edict to resume stoning women to death met with horror rotting food accounts for about 58% of the methane emissions from landfills. Did Russia really 'steal' American hypersonic technology? - archive How a Company Called BlackRock Shapes Your News, Your Life, Our Future Biding Time? China’s Slow Takeover of Russia’s Far East ‘Artificial sun’ sets record for time at 100 million degrees in latest advance for nuclear fusion Juvenile Crimes - Chapter 26 Fresh Starts WESLEY T. MILLER APR 01, 2024 Families of Israeli hostages join protests calling for Netanyahu to go Hunger Stalks War-Ravaged Sudan

From Jenna Orkin Scientists somehow made the internet go 4.5 million times faster Israel kills Hezbollah rocket commander in punishing strikes on Syria and Lebanon Macron stands by remarks about sending troops to Ukraine More Young People Than Ever Will Get Colorectal Cancer This Year In the Spanish town of León, locals toast Easter with a ‘Kill Jews’ cocktail A major AT&T data leak posted to the dark web included passcodes, Social Security numbers Soup to nuts Chicken Soup for the Soul was almost as big as the Bible. Then it lost its way. Genetic Editing Explained by Puppets! Indoor farms are remaking the produce market — at a cost to the planet Spinning, whirling fish in south Florida prompt emergency response

From Jenna Orkin Secret RCMP report warns Canadians may revolt once they realize how broke they are Michigan nuclear plant aims to be first ever to reopen in US Over 20% of the World’s Oil Refining Capacity Is at Risk of Closure Fort Bend Co. neighbors want to know whether solar panel farm's hailstorm damage leaked chemicals Surge of new US-led oil and gas activity threatens to wreck Paris climate goals Melting polar ice is changing the Earth's rotation and affecting how we measure time: Study Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) may lose a second for the first time. Preparing for a China war, the Marines are retooling how they’ll fight China is all in on green tech. The U.S. and Europe fear unfair competition. The antagonism between the remembered Jesus and “the Jews” was one of which the actual Jesus would have known nothing. Though he participated in disputations that were normal in the Jewish community of his time—such as debates over what exactly the Shabbat laws required, or what deference was due to Caesar—he was in mortal conflict not with his own people but with the Roman government. Birds create barcode-like memories to locate stored food, scientists find The billionaire investor Ray Dalio says five major trends have China headed for a "100-year storm."

From Jenna Orkin Thailand, Philippines embrace nuclear power to cut emissions Multiple TikTokkers claim they were randomly punched in the face by strangers while walking in NYC Physicists Capture Elusive 4D 'Ghost' in CERN Particle Accelerator How genetically modified pigs could end the shortage of organs for transplants Why the Biden Administration Is Suing Apple and Investigating Big Grocers Son of Hamas Leader Explains Belief Of Afterlife 'Reward' For Terror Shadowy Russian actors spread Princess Kate conspiracies, analysis finds See the moment dozens of festival-goers shone laser pointers at a passenger jet as it flew over a fireworks festival Supreme Court abortion case brings 19th century chastity law to the forefront When weed came sweeping down the plains, Oklahoma became an unregulated gold rush for cannabis entrepreneurs. Then came the mass murder.

From Jenna Orkin Hamas ‘dismantled’ but not destroyed, IDF says, as Gaza war enters new phase Study finds 3 big risk factors for dementia Democrat who ran heavily on abortion rights, IVF wins Alabama special election Drastic polar ice melt is slowing Earth’s rotation. This American intelligence community passed a warning of a possible attack involving religious extremists from Pakistan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan eighteen days in advance of the Moscow concert hall assault that killed at least 137 people and injured more than one hundred. - Seymour Hersh Foreign companies have lost over $100 billion in the process of leaving Russia since it started the war in Ukraine Expect A Financial Crisis In Europe With France At The Epicenter The Cost of an EpiPen in Major Markets Who's Leading the Race to Mine the Deep Sea? New York City begins giving illegal immigrants prepaid debit cards as part of $53 million pilot program

From Jenna Orkin Five Chinese nationals among six killed in suicide bomb attack in Pakistan In two related moves last week, the Department of Justice’s antitrust division sued Apple, accusing it of monopolizing the smartphone market, and the Federal Trade Commission released a report accusing the country’s big grocers of exploiting supply-chain disruptions during the pandemic to boost profits. “An aggressive antitrust policy has become one of the defining features of this Administration,” John Cassidy writes in his latest column, “and it will surely continue if Joe Biden gets reëlected.” AI helped write award-winning song How Paris Stays Paris - By Pouring Money Into Public Housing Trump is selling ‘God Bless the USA’ Bibles for $59.99 as he faces mounting legal bills Fast-food restaurants in California are laying off workers to prepare for the $20 minimum wage hike Police Scotland admits investigation policy risks helping criminals Taiwan Conducts Missile Drills 'in Face of' China Military Intrusions Fox News Fact-Checks Donald Trump Bond Claim: 'Actually Not True' How the Key Bridge collapse will disrupt the supply of cars, coal and tofu

From Jenna Orkin Peak Oil is Officially Here! World oil production peaked November of 2018 Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore collapses; search and rescue underway The next phase of AI is here — and it's not looking pretty Coca prices reach record high FiLM Society Screening: “How to Blow Up A Pipeline” Qatari royal invested about $50 million in pro-Trump network Newsmax Trump reels from competing court decisions as trials disrupt campaign The department’s “Operation Fare Play” will deploy hundreds of officers to subway stations to address fare evasion and related crimes, signaling an intensified focus on transit security. Baltimore bridge was ‘up to code’ – but rules predate age of supersized ships Bird flu found in US milk for first time in Texas, Kansas and New Mexico

From Jenna Orkin The region’s heat index hit 50C in February, leaving millions battling dangerous climate-crisis-fuelled temperatures West Africa heatwave was supercharged by climate crisis, study finds ‘The cost of dealing with disease is growing all the time’: why experts think sugar taxes should be far higher Russia launches likely largest-ever attack on Ukraine’s energy system, Ukrainian official says March 23, the Iranian-backed Houthis launched four anti-ship ballistic missiles (ASBM) into the Red Sea in the vicinity of M/V Huang Pu, a Panamanian-flagged, Chinese-owned, Chinese-operated oil tanker. If the Court limits or bans the use of mifepristone, the decision could undermine the FDA’s authority to regulate all drugs and medical devices, potentially putting people at risk of harm. Such a ruling also could destabilize drug research and development, according to leaders of the pharmaceutical industry. Scientists have found a way to turn wood scraps and waste, millions of tons of which end up in U.S. landfills annually, into “ink” that could eventually be used to 3D-print furniture and other custom creations, reports freelance journalist Payal Dhar. The death penalty does not deter crime, is not humane, and has no moral or medical basis, write the editors of Scientific American in an essay published after the state of Alabama in January used nitrogen gas to execute a man who killed three men in workplace shootings. The former President and his spokesman, Steven Cheung, like to hurl insults at their political rivals, but behind the scenes the campaign has maintained a cozy relationship with much of the mainstream press. Indeed, if you ask prominent folks on X, people who are complaining the loudest about civilian suffering in Gaza, "would you prefer the war go on, or that Hamas release the hostages and surrender," basically no one is willing to say publicly that he or she would prefer Hamas to surrender. Israel losing is more important than ending civilian suffering in Gaza, than any sort of peaceful resolution of the conflict (which obviously requires an end to Hamas rule), than innocent hostages being released, or anything else. If you are a progressive and you find yourself carrying water for a truly reactionary, genocidal organization like Hamas, maybe it's time to do some soul-searching. Brazil summons Hungarian envoy to explain why Bolsonaro hid in embassy Former Brazil president spent two nights at legation after two close aides were detained in February over alleged coup plot

From Jenna Orkin Yemen’s Houthis Tell China, Russia Their Ships Won’t Be Targeted 4 gunmen arrested from Moscow concert attack, death toll rises to 115 The U.S. says a branch of ISIS was responsible for the deadly attack in Moscow. According to the Russian Defense Ministry, production operations have been disrupted at Ukrainian enterprises engaged in making and repairing military equipment and ammunition Nancy Pelosi's son Paul Pelosi Jr. dodges federal charges for the SEVENTH time after being linked to money laundering and mail fraud scheme involving a San Francisco Flop house A WAR ON BLUE AMERICA Philadelphia City Council passes a mandatory curfew for some Kensington businesses YouGenIx Employee Training Video ‘The final act’: fears US journalism crisis could destabilize 2024 election Job losses, declining circulations and local newspaper closures could mean spread of misinformation in pivotal election year Despite splashy climate pledges, firms including BP and Saudi Aramco have plans to expand fossil fuel production, says analysis

From Jenna Orkin Half of all New Yorkers will flee city in next 5 years as quality of life plummets post-pandemic: poll Fruit Chaos Is Coming We rely heavily on lithium batteries – but there's a growing array of alternatives Two major newspaper chains dropped the AP. What will it mean for readers? Fertility Declining Globally Migrant Fammilies Refusing to Stay at Floyd Bennett Field Infectious-disease scientist fired from Winnipeg laboratory surfaces in China Putting chaplains in public school is the latest battle in culture wars 62-year-old receives gene-edited pig kidney in milestone transplant surgery There Are Four Postelection Scenarios, and Not One Is Good

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