Biden expands two California national monuments crucial to tribes (www.washingtonpost.com)
President Biden on Thursday will expand the boundaries of the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument and the Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument.
Business titans privately urged NYC mayor to use police on Columbia protesters, chats show (www.washingtonpost.com)
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Business titans privately urged NYC mayor to use police on Columbia protesters, chats show (www.washingtonpost.com)
A group of billionaires and business titans working to shape U.S. public opinion of the war in Gaza privately pressed New York City’s mayor last month to send police to disperse pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia University, according to communications obtained by The Washington Post and people familiar with the group....
Business titans privately urged NYC mayor to use police on Columbia protesters, chats show (www.washingtonpost.com)
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Abbott grants Daniel Perry pardon in murder of Black Lives Matter protester (www.washingtonpost.com)
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Inside the surreal world of $20,000 pet portraits (www.washingtonpost.com)
House Democrats launch probe of Trump’s dinner with oil executives (www.washingtonpost.com)
Lawmakers demand details of a Mar-a-Lago dinner where Trump promised to ease regulations on the oil industry while asking executives to steer $1 billion to his 2024 campaign....
Time is up for neoliberals | Democracy requires a new, progressive capitalism. (www.washingtonpost.com)
We care about freedom from hunger, unemployment and poverty — and, as FDR emphasized, freedom from fear. People with just enough to get by don’t have freedom — they do what they must to survive. And we need to focus on giving more people the freedom to live up to their potential, to flourish and to be creative. An agenda...
U.S. bans Russian uranium imports, key to nuclear fuel supply (www.washingtonpost.com)
President Biden signed a bill banning Russian uranium imports, a move aimed at punishing Moscow for its war in Ukraine and boosting the U.S. nuclear industry.
Ordered back to the office, top tech talent left instead, study finds (www.washingtonpost.com)
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U.S. bans Russian uranium imports, key to nuclear fuel supply (www.washingtonpost.com)
President Biden signed a bill banning Russian uranium imports, a move aimed at punishing Moscow for its war in Ukraine and boosting the U.S. nuclear industry.
Congress’s push to protect kids online is at a crossroads (KOSA, US-focused) (www.washingtonpost.com)
Legislators are considering attaching KOSA (the anti-LGBTQ+ censorship bill, aka the Kids Online Safety Act) to must-pass legislation authorizing the FAA. As EFF points out, the latest version of KOSA is still a censorship bill....
The US planned to install thousands of EV chargers. Only 7 have been built. - The Washington Post (www.washingtonpost.com)
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Web publishers brace for carnage as Google adds AI answers (www.washingtonpost.com)
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Narrative of Trump snoozing in court takes hold — much to his annoyance (www.washingtonpost.com)
Apple employees authorize first strike in U.S. retail locations, face retaliation. Petitions for union elections up 35% from Oct 1 to March 31 compared to same period last year. (www.washingtonpost.com)
Apple employees authorize first strike in U.S. retail locations, face retaliation. Petitions for union elections up 35% from Oct 1 to March 31 compared to same period last year. (www.washingtonpost.com)
Apple employees authorize first strike in U.S. retail locations, face retaliation. Petitions for union elections up 35% from Oct 1 to March 31 compared to same period last year. (www.washingtonpost.com)
Congress’s push to protect kids online is at a crossroads (KOSA, US-focused) (www.washingtonpost.com)
Legislators are considering attaching KOSA (the anti-LGBTQ+ censorship bill, aka the Kids Online Safety Act) to must-pass legislation authorizing the FAA. As EFF points out, the latest version of KOSA is still a censorship bill....
Justice Clarence Thomas calls criticism of him ‘nastiness’ and ‘lies’ (www.washingtonpost.com)
Biden’s $7.5 billion investment in EV charging has only produced 7 stations in two years (www.washingtonpost.com)
Why aren’t we talking more about Trump’s business with the Saudis? (www.washingtonpost.com)
RFK Jr. says he had parasitic brain worm, undisclosed memory loss (www.washingtonpost.com)
Another Sriracha shortage could be coming. A severe drought is to blame. (www.washingtonpost.com)
“This case is very poignant because it shows how an extreme weather event — that has been fueled by climate change — results in major disruptions,” said Guillermo Murray-Tortarolo, a climate scientist at the National Autonomous University of Mexico’s Institute for Ecosystem and Sustainability Research.