Michigan’s health department announced Thursday a human case of bird flu in a dairy worker. It’s the third human case reported to date in the current U.S. avian flu outbreak among dairy cows....
DUBAI, May 19 (Reuters) - A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his foreign minister crashed on Sunday as it was crossing mountain terrain in heavy fog, an Iranian official told Reuters, and rescuers were struggling to reach the site of the incident....
The Arab League has called for a United Nations peacekeeping force in the occupied Palestinian territory at a summit dominated by Israel’s continuing deadly assault of the Gaza Strip....
NASA astronauts will have to wait until another day to launch to orbit in the Boeing Starliner spacecraft. The planned launch was called off Monday night because of a problem in the Atlas V rocket that was to send them to space....
A decision by the Ukrainian government to suspend consular services for military-aged men living abroad has left some men uncertain about their futures....
Israeli forces have killed Adnan al Bursh, 50, who was the head of the orthopaedic department at al-Shifa Hospital in northern Gaza, a local non-governmental organisation has said....
A U.S. drone strike in Syria last year killed a 56-year-old shepherd after confusing him for a terrorist leader, an internal investigation concluded, underscoring the Pentagon’s persistent struggle to avoid unintentional casualties despite the Biden administration’s pledge to curb such incidents....
Once OMB signs off, the DEA will take public comment on the plan to move marijuana from its current classification as a Schedule I drug, alongside heroin and LSD. It moves pot to Schedule III, alongside ketamine and some anabolic steroids, following a recommendation from the federal Health and Human Services Department. After...
Hala Rharrit, the Arabic-language spokeswoman for the US State Department, has resigned in protest against White House support for Israel’s war on Gaza....
“We have to pay the costs,” he said. “Are there actions that were not punished and those responsible were not arrested? Are there goods that were looted and not returned? Let’s see how we can repair this.”...
“My team will get to the bottom of how this clandestine network of clinics has subjected children to puberty blockers and irreversible surgery, often without parental consent,” he wrote in a statement. “There is no more important fight than to ensure Missouri is the safest state in the nation for children. No stone will be...
Why do people here really not like Trotskyists? Is it just because of his beef with Stalin and not an actual criticism of his views? Do people really not think a global movement would be superior for the betterment of all people?
And the ship’s owners just filed their petition, asking their liability be limited to the value of the ship’s cargo: $43.7 million. The ship has $3.1 billion in insurance coverage, but the law still allows this dance from 1851 for no good reason....
In Kansas, some critics questioned whether the measure would violate free speech and press rights guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution’s First Amendment…...
A 3rd human case of bird flu detected, this one with respiratory symptoms (www.npr.org)
Michigan’s health department announced Thursday a human case of bird flu in a dairy worker. It’s the third human case reported to date in the current U.S. avian flu outbreak among dairy cows....
Based Kansan Redditors? (hexbear.net)
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Helicopter carrying Iran's President Raisi crashes in mountains, official says (www.reuters.com)
DUBAI, May 19 (Reuters) - A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his foreign minister crashed on Sunday as it was crossing mountain terrain in heavy fog, an Iranian official told Reuters, and rescuers were struggling to reach the site of the incident....
China pledges $42 billion in a slew of measures to support the struggling property sector (www.cnbc.com)
These and other measures announced Friday marked Beijing’s latest efforts to address issues in the massive real estate sector....
Arab League calls for UN peacekeepers in occupied Palestinian territory (www.aljazeera.com)
The Arab League has called for a United Nations peacekeeping force in the occupied Palestinian territory at a summit dominated by Israel’s continuing deadly assault of the Gaza Strip....
We are not the same (hexbear.net)
Boeing Starliner Flight of NASA Astronauts Is Scrubbed (www.nytimes.com)
NASA astronauts will have to wait until another day to launch to orbit in the Boeing Starliner spacecraft. The planned launch was called off Monday night because of a problem in the Atlas V rocket that was to send them to space....
Ukraine cancels its consular services for all military-aged men living abroad (www.npr.org)
A decision by the Ukrainian government to suspend consular services for military-aged men living abroad has left some men uncertain about their futures....
Israel tortures to death al-Shifa hospital orthopaedic surgeon (www.trtworld.com)
Israeli forces have killed Adnan al Bursh, 50, who was the head of the orthopaedic department at al-Shifa Hospital in northern Gaza, a local non-governmental organisation has said....
US says it killed a shepherd, not a terrorist, in a Syrian drone strike last year (www.washingtonpost.com)
A U.S. drone strike in Syria last year killed a 56-year-old shepherd after confusing him for a terrorist leader, an internal investigation concluded, underscoring the Pentagon’s persistent struggle to avoid unintentional casualties despite the Biden administration’s pledge to curb such incidents....
Sailor Cans (hexbear.net)
My new job has these Sailor Moon cans, didn’t get one today but I wonder which will be the best....
US drug control agency will move to reclassify marijuana in a historic shift, AP sources say (apnews.com)
Once OMB signs off, the DEA will take public comment on the plan to move marijuana from its current classification as a Schedule I drug, alongside heroin and LSD. It moves pot to Schedule III, alongside ketamine and some anabolic steroids, following a recommendation from the federal Health and Human Services Department. After...
Third State Dept official resigns over US Gaza policy (thecradle.co)
Hala Rharrit, the Arabic-language spokeswoman for the US State Department, has resigned in protest against White House support for Israel’s war on Gaza....
Bird flu virus found in pasteurized milk, though officials maintain supply is safe (www.nbcnews.com)
2 weeks to flatten the curve guys
Portugal must 'pay costs' of slavery and colonial crimes, president says (www.reuters.com)
“We have to pay the costs,” he said. “Are there actions that were not punished and those responsible were not arrested? Are there goods that were looted and not returned? Let’s see how we can repair this.”...
Scores of bodies found in two mass graves at hospital in Gaza’s Khan Younis (www.trtworld.com)
Anti-Trans Missouri A.G. Can Now Access Trans People’s Medical Records (newrepublic.com)
“My team will get to the bottom of how this clandestine network of clinics has subjected children to puberty blockers and irreversible surgery, often without parental consent,” he wrote in a statement. “There is no more important fight than to ensure Missouri is the safest state in the nation for children. No stone will be...
Arizona Supreme Court rules a near-total abortion ban from 1864 is enforceable (www.nbcnews.com)
Why do people here really not like Trotskyists?
Why do people here really not like Trotskyists? Is it just because of his beef with Stalin and not an actual criticism of his views? Do people really not think a global movement would be superior for the betterment of all people?
Palestinian-American Doctor Delivers Letter from 8 Year Old Orphan to Biden Before Walking Out (www.thedailybeast.com)
National Palace of Haiti under attack (dominicantoday.com)
The owners of the ship in the Baltimore bridge collision just filed their petition, asking their liability be limited to the value of the ship's cargo: ~$44 million. (bsky.app)
And the ship’s owners just filed their petition, asking their liability be limited to the value of the ship’s cargo: $43.7 million. The ship has $3.1 billion in insurance coverage, but the law still allows this dance from 1851 for no good reason....
Kansas prepares to pass bill that could require you to be 18+ to access LGBTQ resources online (apnews.com)
In Kansas, some critics questioned whether the measure would violate free speech and press rights guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution’s First Amendment…...