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Trump, allies were part of Michigan fake elector scheme, investigator testifies
A Michigan prosecutor testified Wednesday that former President Trump and senior campaign allies contributed to a scheme to overturn the state’s 2020 electoral results. Michigan attorney general’s office special agent Howard Shock said Trump is an ...The Hill - Politics -
Peacock Adds 3 Million Paid Subscribers as Comcast Posts Revenue Bump
The airing of an NFL Wild Card playoff game aided subscriber growth last quarter, and net profit increased 0.6% to nearly $3.9 billion. Both beat expectations.The Wall Street Journal - World -
MPs call for clarity over post-Brexit border checks on EU plant and food products
Sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) checks were due to start next week but committee raises concerns over delays to plan. UK politics – latest updatesMPs have cast doubt over the UK government’s readiness for post-Brexit border control checks, which ...The Guardian - World -
MPs demand clarity on post-Brexit border checks on food imports from EU
High error rates risk automatically sending thousands of trucks for physical inspection, officials warnFinancial Times - World -
FCC votes to bring back Obama-era ‘net neutrality’ rules that were repealed under Trump
The Federal Communications Commission voted Thursday to restore the policy of net neutrality, a set of rules that requires broadband internet providers to treat all internet traffic more or less equally.NBC News - Top stories - Donald Trump -
Lions sign Amon-Ra St. Brown to four-year extension, making him one of NFL's highest-paid WRs
Big bucks are flying in DetroitCBS Sports - Sports - NFL -
Lions, Penei Sewell reportedly agree to 4-year, $112M deal that makes him highest-paid OT in NFL
The Lions are handing out extensions like they just pulled the winning lottery ticket.Yahoo Sports - Sports - NFL -
Eagles, A.J. Brown agree on three-year extension: Pro Bowler reportedly becoming NFL's highest-paid WR
Brown is getting a three-year deal for a reported $96 millionCBS Sports - Sports - NFL -
36-year-old makes $37,000 a year leading Dungeons & Dragons games: If 'you're doing it anyway, you might as well' get paid
Mari Murdock never thought she'd get paid to run tabletop RPGs, but now it's her main source of income.CNBC - Business -
US births fell last year, marking an end to the late pandemic rebound, experts say
The number of U.S. births fell last yearABC News - Health -
Global battery rollout doubled last year – but needs to be six times faster, says IEA
Energy watchdog warns pace must accelerate to hit targets after new batteries increased capacity by 130%. The rollout of batteries across the global electricity industry more than doubled last year but will need to be six times faster if the world ...The Guardian - World -
U.S. births fell last year, marking an end to the late pandemic rebound, experts say
U.S. births fell last year, resuming a long national slide. A little under 3.6 million babies were born in 2023, according to provisional statistics released Thursday.NBC News - Top stories -
A Chinese ship remains the focus of the investigation into Baltic Sea gas pipeline damaged last year
Authorities in Finland say a Chinese container ship remains the focus of an investigation into what caused damage last year to a Baltic Sea gas pipeline between NATO members Finland and EstoniaABC News - World -
A Chinese ship remains the focus of the investigation into Baltic Sea gas pipeline damaged last year
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A Chinese ship remains the focus of the investigation into Baltic Sea gas pipeline damaged last year
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Some Anti-Israel Protesters Are Paid
Rockefeller and Soros grants are subsidizing those who disrupt college campuses.The Wall Street Journal - World - Israel -
Youth mobility deal risks waking sleeping Brexit dogs
Also in this week’s newsletter, new border charges threaten to push up imported food pricesFinancial Times - World -
Reparations to be paid to survivors of wartime sexual violence in Ukraine
First payments to be made during an ongoing conflict is ‘important step towards restoring justice’, says first lady, Olena Zelenska . The first reparation payments are to be made in the next few weeks to survivors of wartime rape by Russian ...The Guardian - World - Ukraine -
Beef From Dairy Cows? It Could Be a Lifeline for American Farmers.
Letting milk cows graze longer can produce superior beef — a largely European practice that is now gaining ground in America.The New York Times - Business -
Man indicted in cold case killing of retired Indiana farmer
William Ray Grimes was indicted on charges of murder and burglary in the 2012 slaying of Lowell Badger, police said.CBS News - Top stories -
This startup helps plants talk to farmers, reducing pesticides and agricultural waste
InnerPlant's technology uses fluorescents in the plants, so the leaves emit a signal when they are in distress.CNBC - Business -
India’s farmers are up in arms again. Will it hurt Modi’s reelection campaign?
While the protestors are beginning to up the ante by blocking railway tracks, the agitation this time seems a pale shadow of their movement in 2020.CNBC - Business -
New EU nature law will fail without farmers, scientists warn
Open letter calls for green policies that empower farmers, after months of protests jeopardise future of flagship biodiversity deal. The EU’s nature restoration law will only work if it is enacted in partnership with farmers, a group of leading ...The Guardian - World - European Union -
Fortnite - Under The Windmill With A View Of The Styx Location
Fortnite's latest Snapshot Quests, also known as story challenges, are live in the game, and a few of them are trickier than you may be used to as of late. If you need to know where to find the location referred to when Cerberus says he left a ...GameSpot - Tech -
McKinsey Is Under Criminal Investigation for Its Opioid Work
Federal prosecutors are examining the consulting company’s role in helping “turbocharge” the sale of painkillers like OxyContin.The New York Times - Business -
McKinsey Is Under Criminal Investigation for Its Opioid Work
Federal prosecutors are examining the consulting company’s role in helping “turbocharge” the sale of painkillers like OxyContin.The New York Times - Top stories -
Under Construction: A Remodeled House and Requited Love
Caroline Franklin, a teacher, and Kevin Wilkes, an architect, dated in high school, and then again 49 years later.The New York Times - Lifestyle -
Giuliani, Meadows indicted in Arizona fake elector scheme
Several former and current key aides to former President Donald Trump appear to be among those charged by the Arizona State Attorney General.ABC News - Top stories -
Cash-for-bottle deposit scheme delayed until 2027
The planned recycling scheme has been pushed back following disagreements between devolved administrations.BBC News - Top stories -
Trump allies charged in Arizona electors scheme
Arizona’s attorney general charged several Trump allies, including his former chief of staff Mark Meadows and former personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani, for the so-called "fake electors" scheme in 2020. NBC News Correspondent Vaughn Hillyard joins Meet ...NBC News - Politics - Donald Trump -
Gaza Authorities Say More Bodies Were Discovered in Mass Grave
An analysis of satellite imagery and videos by the The Times found that two of three graves had been dug on a hospital’s grounds before an Israeli raid.The New York Times - World -
Gaza Authorities Say More Bodies Were Discovered in Mass Grave
An analysis of satellite imagery and videos by the The Times found that two of three graves had been dug on a hospital’s grounds before an Israeli raid.The New York Times - Top stories -
U.S. boys at Jamaica school say they were beaten, starved and forced to exercise until they vomited
Former students of Atlantis Leadership Academy in Jamaica, along with parents and lawyers, describe rampant abuse. Five employees have been charged with child cruelty.NBC News - Top stories -
What would Trump’s Israel-Gaza policy be if he were re-elected?
The ex-president unambiguously favored Israel while in office but recent statements have been inconsistent and evasive. At a windy rally in Schnecksville, Pennsylvania, earlier this month, Donald Trump began his hour-long address by sending ...The Guardian - World - Israel -
Angry farmers in a once-lush Mexican state target avocado orchards that suck up too much water
As Mexico’s drought drags on, angry subsistence farmers have begun taking direct action against thirsty avocado orchards and berry fields of commercial farms that are drying up streams in the mountains west of Mexico CityABC News - World -
Being Stuck in a Courtroom Is Just What Trump Needed
To win a political campaign, you want to put your candidate in a setting that provides a chance to excel. For Trump, that’s the trial.The New York Times - Top stories - Donald Trump -
It’s Not Just a Wedding Cake, It’s ‘Edible Haute Couture’
Bastien Blanc-Tailleur, a luxury cake designer based in Paris, creates opulent confections for high-profile clients, including European royalty and American socialites.The New York Times - Lifestyle -
For Maxine Hong Kingston, Age Is Just Time Going By
At 83, the novelist and professor emerita at the University of California, Berkeley, likes to “go into the new.”The New York Times - Top stories -
Team Biden Is Posting Through the Looming TikTok Ban
President Joe Biden may have signed the TikTok ban bill into law, but his campaign is still active on the Chinese-owned app.Wired - Tech - Joe Biden -
Hermes Posts Sales Growth Across All Markets
Hermes sales grew across its regions in the first three months of the year, helped by its wealthier client base during a quarter that was expected to be challenging for the luxury sector as a whole.The Wall Street Journal - World