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"The Covenant of Water" author Abraham Verghese
He teaches medical students about the importance of bedside manner, but he has another calling, as author of the New York Times bestselling novel "The Covenant of Water," a multi-generational tale of a family in India experiencing love and tragedy.CBS News - Entertainment -
10 years after Flint's lead water crisis was discovered, a lack of urgency stalls 'proper justice'
FLINT, Mich. — Ten years ago, smiling politicians posed for cameras while pushing a button, swapping the main tap water source for this majority-Black, impoverished city to the Flint River — the untreated water that started flowing from residents’ ...NBC News - Top stories -
Newsom introduces bill to support Arizona abortion access
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) announced a new bill in the state Legislature on Wednesday that would allow Arizona abortion providers to be quickly approved for work in California, in response to Arizona implementing one of the country’s ...The Hill - Politics - Abortion -
Cakes and drinks sweetener neotame can damage gut wall, scientists find
Industry’s sugar substitute E961 can have ‘toxic effect on health’, says study finding sweetener capable of damaging intestinal bacteria. A sweetener used in cakes, soft drinks and chewing gum can seriously damage people’s health by weakening the ...The Guardian - World -
Welcome to Scam World
To own a computer or smartphone — indeed, to engage with the digital world to any degree — is to be a mark. You can try to block, encrypt and unsubscribe your way out of it, but you may not succeed.The New York Times - Lifestyle -
Dad 1st charged under state's safe gun storage law after son shoots himself
A Michigan dad was charged with violating the state's safe gun storage law after his son allegedly got a hold of his firearm and shot himself, investigators said.ABC News - Top stories -
Best pre-Memorial Day deals on barbecue grills
Barbecue season is finally here, so if you're shopping for a new grill, here's your chance to save some cash.CBS News - Top stories -
The Only Girls’ Team in a Boys’ Soccer League Has Gone Undefeated
The Queens Park Ladies, an under-12 soccer team in Bournemouth, England, hopes to inspire younger girls to get into the sport after a dominant season against the boys.The New York Times - World -
Photographer Shannon Collins Is Changing Weddings for People With Disabilities
Shannon Collins, a “queer, awkward, anxious photographer,” wants to change the way disabled people are viewed, one picture at a time.The New York Times - Lifestyle -
USDA announces changes to school meals: What to know
School meals will get a makeover thanks to the new rules from the USDA.ABC News - Top stories -
Ford tops first-quarter earnings estimates as commercial unit offsets EV losses
Sales of Ford Motor trucks and other commercial vehicles led the automaker to beat Wall Street's earnings estimates for the first quarter.CNBC - Business -
The EU will probe whether China is unfairly denying companies access to its medical devices market
The European Union says it will investigate whether China is using unfair methods to deprive companies in Europe of access to its market for medical devicesABC News - Health - China -
Meta shares plunge on weak revenue guidance even as first-quarter results top estimates
Meta beat on the top and bottom lines in its earnings report on Wednesday, but the stock sank on disappointing guidance.CNBC - Business -
Stellar Blade Day One Update Will Remove Unintentional Racial Slur Reference
Sony will remove a piece of in-game graffiti in Stellar Blade that created an unintentional reference to a racial slur, and the fix will come in a day-one patch.. Spotted by IGN, there's a shop in Stellar Blade called the "R Shop" owned by the ...GameSpot - Tech -
Big Tech has split into 3 camps: loved, hated and iffy. Here's where our 8 stocks fit
The divided market, especially in tech, was a major theme in the Club's April Monthly Meeting.CNBC - Business -
Review: 'The Feeling That the Time for Doing Something Has Passed' announces an exciting new voice
Much is just out of reach in Joanna Arnow’s shrewdly perceptive and very funny new film, “The Feeling That the Time for Doing Something Has Passed.”ABC News - Entertainment -
Everton 2-0 Liverpool: Premier League – live reaction
Premier League updates, 8pm BST kick-off at Goodison ParkLive scoreboard | Read Football Daily | And email JohnGary J Byrne: “With Liverpool’s penalty taker Mo Salah back in the starting line-up, I’m naturally disappointed Ashley Young has been ...The Guardian - World - Premier League -
Survey finds that 60 firms are responsible for half of world’s plastic pollution
Study confirms Philip Morris International, Danone, Nestlé, PepsiCo and Coca-Cola are worst offenders. Fewer than 60 multinationals are responsible for more than half of the world’s plastic pollution, with five responsible for a quarter of that, ...The Guardian - World -
With lawsuits in rearview mirror, Disney World government gets back to being boring
For the first time in more than a year, the monthly board meeting of Walt Disney World’s governing district was back to being what many municipal government forums often are — boringABC News - Entertainment -
Oracle's Larry Ellison says planned Nashville campus will be company's 'world headquarters'
Oracle Corp. CEO Larry Ellison says the business software giant’s planned campus in Nashville, Tennessee, will serve as its world headquarters and place it in a city that's a center of the health care industryABC News - Tech -
U.S. men's hockey roster for world championship includes NHL All-Stars
Brady Tkachuk and Seth Jones headline the U.S. men's hockey team for the IIHF World Championship.Yahoo Sports - Sports - NHL -
Reggie Bush's restored Heisman a natural progression in new college sports world
Reggie Bush getting his Heisman back is a natural result of college sports' new name, image and likeness rules. Will the NCAA follow suit with similar cases?ESPN - Sports -
2024 NFL Mock Draft: Ex-NFL player has Patriots going non-QB at No. 3, Steelers and Bears adding playmakers
Five QBs go in the top 13 picksCBS Sports - Sports - NFL -
Elisabeth Moss Broke Her Back Filming New Show, Worked The Next Day
Elisabeth Moss, the Emmy-winning actor who starred on West Wing, Mad Men, and Handmaid's Tale, has revealed she sustained a serious injury when filming the new Hulu show The Veil. Speaking to Variety, Moss revealed that she broke her spine when ...GameSpot - Tech -
A day later, 'The Save' still had Panthers marveling at Bobrovsky's NHL playoff heroics
In the moment, The Save kept the game tiedABC News - Sports - NHL -
Former Republican mayoral candidate gets 10 days in prison in Jan. 6 case
A former Republican candidate who lost his race for mayor in Connecticut last year was sentenced Wednesday to 10 days of incarceration for his role in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S.NBC News - Politics -
Former Republican mayoral candidate gets 10 days in prison in Jan. 6 case
A former Republican candidate who lost his race for mayor in Connecticut last year was sentenced Wednesday to 10 days of incarceration for his role in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S.NBC News - Top stories -
The family of imprisoned Belarusian opposition figure hasn't heard from her for over 400 days
Relatives of imprisoned Belarusian opposition figure Maria Kolesnikova say it's been 434 days since they heard from herABC News - World -
Speaker Johnson addresses rise of antisemitism on college campuses at Columbia: Watch live
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) will deliver public remarks during a visit to Columbia University Wednesday afternoon. Along with every Republican member of the New York congressional delegation, Johnson has also called for the resignation of ...The Hill - Politics -
Fantasy Baseball: This one change could help Yoshinobu Yamamoto reach ace-level production
Don't sell Yamamoto just yetCBS Sports - Sports - Fantasy Football -
NBC News poll: One in 4 voters could change their minds on presidential race
A quarter of all voters are still open to changing their minds on who they'll vote for in the 2024 presidential race, per the latest NBC News national poll.NBC News - Top stories -
NBC News poll: One in 4 voters could change their minds on presidential race
A quarter of all voters are still open to changing their minds on who they'll vote for in the 2024 presidential race, per the latest NBC News national poll.NBC News - Politics -
Xavi reportedly changes course, opts to stay at Barcelona after meeting with club president Joan Laporta
The former Barcelona player announced in January that he would step down from the role at the end of the seasonCBS Sports - Sports -
Key moments in the U.S. Supreme Court's latest abortion case that could change how women get care
It’s unclear exactly where the Supreme Court will land after hearing arguments about Idaho's abortion banABC News - Health - Abortion -
Ancestry website cataloguing names of Japanese Americans incarcerated during World War II
The names of thousands of people held in Japanese American incarceration camps during World War II have been digitized and made available for free on AncestryABC News - Tech -
“You get so much more choice”: How the Japanese Fender offset conquered the world
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Doug Emhoff to attend memorial for World Central Kitchen workers killed in Israeli strike
Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff will represent the Biden administration at a memorial Thursday for the seven World Central Kitchen aid workers killed by an Israeli airstrike in Gaza earlier this month, according to a White House official.NBC News - Politics - Israel -
Doug Emhoff to attend memorial for World Central Kitchen workers killed in Israeli strike
Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff will represent the Biden administration at a memorial Thursday for the seven World Central Kitchen aid workers killed by an Israeli airstrike in Gaza earlier this month, according to a White House official.NBC News - Top stories - Israel -
Arizona House votes to repeal 1864 abortion law, measure now heads to the state Senate
Earlier this month, the Arizona Supreme Court ruled that the highly-restrictive 160-year-old law that bans nearly all abortions can be enforced.CBS News - Politics - Abortion -
Mike Johnson calls on Columbia president to resign; students arrested at campus protests in California, Ohio and Texas – live
House speaker says ‘madness has to stop’ while visiting Columbia University; videos show tense scenes and arrests in campuses across several states. US campus protests over Israel-Gaza war – in picturesMike Johnson, the Republican House speaker, ...The Guardian - World - California