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4/28/23
TechNews for the week: April 28; April 26; April 24;
Chronology Ukraine/Russia war
Russia announces 'reciprocal' expulsion of more than 20 German diplomats;
Pentagon Speeds Up Tank Timeline for Ukraine but Resists Calls for Jets; In Bakhmut, Ukrainian troops cling to western edge of a destroyed city;
Paris, Kyiv, Baltic states dismayed after China envoy questions Ukraine sovereignty; Gallup says Approval of Russia drops in virtually every part of the world;
At U.S. behest, Ukraine held off anniversary attacks on Russia;
Russia's new T-14 Armata battle tank debuts in Ukraine; Russia can fund war in Ukraine for another year despite sanctions;
Russian attacks on Ukrainian cities kill 12; Kyiv cites first missile attack in weeks ; Ukrainian Troops Repel Russian Attacks, and Hope Western Arms Turn the Tide;
Ukraine War ‘Turned Everything Upside Down’ in This Polish Town ;
War, Politics and Reports (Also, see Finance and Economics)
Is Russia Covering Up an Assassination Attempt on Putin; Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny says he faces life in jail over terror charges;
Russia's seizure of two foreign firms' assets is a warning shot to the West;
As Russians plot against Chad, concerns mount over important U.S. ally; Buildup resumed at suspected Chinese military site in UAE;
Israel nominates self-proclaimed ‘racist’ politician as New York consul general;
Israelis protest planned judicial overhaul ahead of 75th independence day; Mass protests against Israel's judicial reform hit 16th week;
Israel’s Next Big Crisis? Law Exempting Haredim From Military Endangers Netanyahu Coalition;
Political Chaos Unsettles Israel as It Looks to Honor the Fallen and Its Independence;
What if the U.S. Recognized a 'One-state Reality' in Israel-Palestine; Massie, 18 Democrats vote against resolution to honor US-Israel relationship, expand Abraham Accords;
Attacker fires at Israeli runners on West Bank road wounding one; Israeli forces kill Palestinian teen in West Bank clash;
Major Israeli Arms Deal Created Diplomatic Crisis With Lithuania;
Powerful Iranian cleric killed in attack at bank; In Lebanon, Iran FM visits Israel border, extolls Hezbollah;
Iran navy seizes Marshall Islands oil tanker in Gulf of Oman;
Tensions over Karabakh rise after Azerbaijan blocks land route from Armenia; Don’t Just Remember the Armenian Genocide. Prevent It From Happening Again;
Russian mercenaries closely linked with Sudan’s warring generals;
Fourth cease-fire falters in Khartoum as people struggle to flee Sudan; U.S. Military Evacuates Embassy Personnel in Embattled Sudan;
U.S. Begins Overland Evacuation of American Civilians From Sudan;
The Saudi crown prince wants to build a trillion-dollar utopia in the desert. His deals with China reveal a darker vision;
Germany Deems Youth Wing of Far-Right Party an Extremist Group;
Afghan Women Who Fought With U.S. Military Seek Legal Immigration Status;
Unprepared for long war, US Army under gun to make more ammo;
Ukraine, China main focus as South Korean president visits White House; South Korean president praises ‘synergy’ with U.S. in speech to Congress;
Samuel Alito used his dissent in the abortion pill ruling to call out 3 female justices in an act of judiciary 'theater,';
Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk’s financial reports include an unusual redaction;
Supreme Court Case Challenges Government Ability To Sell Your House and Keep Profits; SCOTUS Rejects Energy Companies’ Attempt To Move Climate Cases To Federal Court;
Congressional standoff over Supreme Court escalates; Chief Justice Roberts declines Sen. Durbin request to testify on ethics;
What Scalia’s Defense of a Free Jet Trip Says About Thomas’ Travels;
Clarence Thomas’s Billionaire Friend Did Have Business Before the Supreme Court; Head of a Major Law Firm Bought Real Estate From Gorsuch;
Senators unveil bipartisan proposal to require Supreme Court to adopt code of conduct ; Despite outrage from some, Congress reluctant to act on Supreme Court ethics;
All 9 Supreme Court justices push back on oversight: 'Raises more questions,' Senate chair says;
Biden Opens a New Back Door on Immigration; U.S. to open immigrant processing centers in Latin America;
A Cruise Ship for Florida’s Migrant Crisis Had Nowhere to Dock;
House GOP introduces bill to reinforce border, limit asylum; Lawmakers face off over GOP effort to ease return of migrant children;
The Debt Ceiling Debate Is About More Than Debt; So much for transparency: Debt bill talks again done in the backroom;
Key Democrat fears only a market crash will resolve debt limit impasse; Analysis: GOP debt ceiling bill could ‘increase the likelihood’ of downturn;
Senate GOP bemoans McCarthy plan to punt debt ceiling to election year;
Biden threatens to veto House GOP bill to raise debt ceiling, slash spending; GOP readies debt ceiling vote as Wall Street braces for a costly standoff;
Don’t Call It a ‘Cut’: G.O.P. Tries to Rebrand Its Plan to Reduce Spending; Gaetz threatens to vote against debt limit bill without work requirement changes;
GOP leaders blink, make last-minute changes to debt bill; House GOP inches closer to winning votes for debt ceiling package;
House Republicans pass McCarthy bill to raise the debt ceiling and slash federal spending, defying Biden in a bid for negotiations;
Republican debt limit plan a win for McCarthy, GOP;
What’s in the House GOP bill to raise debt limit, cut spending;
House passes bill to undo Biden solar tariff freeze; Veterans sound alarm on McCarthy budget cuts; Biden’s student loan help would be ‘annihilated’ by GOP bill;
When could the U.S. default? Economists say debt ceiling "X date" coming sooner than expected;
White House Currently Has “No Backchannel” With McCarthy Over Debt Ceiling;
Senate panel advances previously-deadlocked Biden air nominee;
GOP Sen. Tuberville blocked 184 military promotions in his ongoing abortion fight with the Pentagon;
Senate Votes To Overturn EPA Rules On Truck Emissions; Biden Vows Veto; Feinstein's absence allows GOP emissions bill to pass by single vote;
Senate GOP blocks Equal Rights Amendment;
Schumer warns Congress could intervene if Texas judge shopping isn’t reformed;
For decades, this county board paved roads, built parks and collected taxes. Then a right-leaning faction cleaned house.;
Power plants’ emissions would be nearly eliminated by 2040, cutting the U.S. carbon footprint, under an expected EPA proposal;
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) “cheer[ed] clean energy investments created by Democratic policies they all snubbed,”;
Comer threatens to subpoena Biden administration over Kerry documents;
The movement to strip child labor law protections can be traced to one group;
N.A.A.C.P. Sues Mississippi Over Laws on Policing and the Courts in Jackson;
Washington state bans assault weapons including AR-15s;
Disney sues Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R), alleging political retaliation in a major escalation of their standoff;
Losing Ballot Issues on Abortion, G.O.P. Now Tries to Keep Them Off the Ballot;
North Dakota governor signs near-total abortion ban into law; Conservative dissenters block abortion limits in Nebraska, S.C.;
Seven arrested after protests erupt over silencing of transgender lawmaker in Montana;
The Montana House voted to bar the state’s only transgender lawmaker from the House floor for the remainder of the legislative session.;
Kansas passes what critics call one of the most sweeping anti-trans bathroom bills in the U.S.;
Kevin McCarthy to visit Israel, become 2nd US House speaker to address Knesset plenum;
NC Supreme Court overrules previous decision that struck down voting maps;
Retired NSA director won lucrative consulting deals with Saudis, Japan;
Judge tosses Devin Nunes' libel suit, ruling it 'objectively true' his family farm used undocumented migrants;
Campaign politics
Fox News back to basics after lawsuit: Hunter Biden and ‘dirty’ New York; GOP senator criticizes Fox News interviews with Trump;
Abortion Surges to the Center of the 2024 Campaign;
Democrats reluctant about Biden 2024, but they see no other choice; President Biden launches his reelection bid, says he wants to ‘finish the job’ he started;
Biden Plans an Election Bid That Will Be More Complicated the 2nd Time Around;
RNC counters Biden 2024 campaign launch with AI-generated fake news disasters;
Trump mocks DeSantis for ’emergency Round the World tour’;
GOP senators warn Trump’s legal problems a ‘bad look’ for the party in 2024;
Daines Endorsement Reflects Senate G.O.P.’s Uneasy Alliance With Trump;
DeSantis fumes over former Guantanamo detainee’s torture claims;
Gov. Jim Justice (R) files to run for Manchin’s Senate seat;
Trump news and investigation
E. Jean Carroll testifies at trial that Trump sexually assaulted her;
Over two days of testimony, E. Jean Carroll accuses Trump of rape, describes attack and says #MeToo helped her come forward;
Capital Riot, Jan. 6 Committee, Trump organization and Election Lawsuits
Fox settlement part of flurry of lawsuits over election lies; Fox's settlement with Dominion unlikely to cost it $787.5M;
On the eve of the Dominion trial, some top Fox executives and directors discovered text messages sent by Tucker Carlson that set off a crisis;
Atlanta Prosecutor Sets Timetable for Charging Decisions in Trump Investigation;
Mike Pence appeared before the grand jury hearing evidence about Donald Trump’s efforts to cling to power after he lost the 2020 election.;
A second firm hired by Trump campaign found no evidence of election fraud; This is what it took for Arizona Republicans to expel an election denier;
Proud Boys saw themselves as ‘Trump’s army,’ U.S. says in trial closings;
Health: COVID-19 and other health issues
Chinese Censorship Is Quietly Rewriting the Covid-19 Story; Sweeping indictment shows role of China’s chemical firms in fentanyl crisis;
A Radical Experiment in Mental Health Care, Tested Over Centuries;
Math, science and technology:
Security issues
Lindsey Graham Erupts at CNN’s Dana Bash in Tense Exchange Over Abortion Access;
Nikki Haley to make antiabortion pitch with eye on swing voters;
Bank failure fallout
Federal watchdog says Regulators to blame in part for SVB, Signature Bank failures;
U.S. officials lead urgent rescue talks for First Republic; First Republic most likely headed for FDIC receivership; shares drop 40%;
Business and Economics
U.S. Economy Grew at 1.1% Rate in First Quarter; Economic slowdown: Five takeaways from the new GDP report;
Inflation Now Driven By Cost Of Services Rather Than Goods; Fed Officials “Skeptical” Over Wage Growth’s Further Effect On Inflation;
US pending home sales slump unexpectedly in March; Home seller profits at two-year low;
Consumer prices rose slightly in March as annual inflation plunged; Crop, Food Supply Woes Complicate Central Banks' Inflation Fight;
Why plunging tax receipts are raising fears about the debt ceiling;
Oil prices slump to April lows as demand worries erase gains from OPEC cut; U.S. drilling rig count ticks higher; crude rigs stay flat;
US business spending on equipment weakening as demand for goods slows;
Stocks reverse losses in week's final trading session;
Eurozone GDP grows 0.1% in first three months of 2023; Chile Says It Will Nationalize Its Lithium Deposits;
What the U.K.’s blocking of the Microsoft-Activision deal means;
Sacklers Gave Millions to Institution That Advises on Opioid Policy;
ESPN lays off employees, with more cuts to come; Bed Bath & Beyond files for bankruptcy;
State Attorneys General Lose Bid To Sue Meta Over WhatsApp, Instagram Acquisitions; Apple prevails in antitrust battle over the future of the App Store;
University Of Michigan Plans For $130M Electric Vehicle Training, Development Facility; GM to scrap Chevy Bolt, its most popular and least expensive EV;
Sports
In college baseball, velocity is climbing. And climbing. And climbing;
Sifan Hassan Wins London Marathon in Stunning Comeback;
Other news
How European Jews Were Labeled, Centuries Before the Yellow Star;
Education:
U.S. News Releases 2023-2024 Rankings For Best Graduate Schools; U.S. News Postpones Law School Rankings Indefinitely Following Complaints From Elite Schools;
Declining Enrollment In Higher Ed Threatens Economic Futures Of College Towns; Number Of College Students With Some Credit But No Degree Continues To Grow;
Tuition Discount Rates For Private College Students Continue To Reach Record Highs; Michigan’s Free College Program Favors Higher-Income Students;
Guidance In High School Can Help College Graduates Avoid Earning Less In Jobs Outside Majors;
College Graduates Of 2023 Say Employers Should Offer Mental Health Benefits Following Pandemic;
Colleges Are Working To Boost Minority Enrollment As National Decision Day Nears; At many HBCUs, just 1 in 3 students are men. Here’s why that matters;
Poll: Most Students Consider Abortion Access When Deciding Whether To Attend, Stay In College;
University Of California Official Discusses College Admissions Decisions As Enrollment Deadline Approaches;
California Colleges To Continue Approving Bachelor’s Degree Applications Despite Lawmaker Objections;
Legal Experts Predict Supreme Court Will Block Administration’s Student Loan Relief Plan;
House Republicans Ask ED For Details On Plans To Resume Student Loan Payments; Student Loan Servicers Anticipate Difficulties Following Restart Of Payments;
Affordability Of Course Materials Among College Students’ Top Concerns; Short Lifespan Of Chromebooks Costs Schools Billions Of Dollars;
University Of Arkansas System Board Rejects University Of Phoenix Deal In Close Vote;
Conceding missteps, College Board pledges to revise AP Black studies course; College Students Report Widespread Use Of ChatGPT;
Washington Community College Programs Bring Two Instructors Into Classrooms For Job Training, Basic Skills;
At U.Va., an Alumnus Attacked Diversity Programs. Now He Is on the Board; Va.’s diversity chief kicks off VMI speech with a prayer to Jesus, then slams diversity;
Florida Lawmakers Push DeSantis-Backed Bills To Overhaul Higher Education;
DeSantis Pushes New Higher Ed Bans Despite Few Complaints Of “Woke” University Classes; Florida at Center of Debate as School Book Bans Surge Nationally;
Brown University President: States Against Free Speech On Campus Are Facing Wrong Side Of History;
New College Of Florida Trustees Deny Five Professors Tenure; Purdue University Criticized For Revoking Tenured Math Professor’s Salary;
University Of North Carolina Students Say They Value Diversity Amid Lawsuit Threatening Affirmative Action;
UNC-Chapel Hill Faculty Criticize Lawmakers, Boards For Infringing On Academic Freedom;
North Dakota Governor Signs Bill Preventing Mandatory Diversity Training In Higher Ed;
Little Evidence Supports Some Claims Of Gender Bias Among Scientists In Higher Ed;
NYS to Appeal Ruling in Education Regulations Case;
4/21/23
TechNews for the week: April 21; April 19; April 17;
Chronology Ukraine/Russia war
Ukraine accuses Russia of undermining deal on grain shipments;
DOJ bolsters support for Ukraine's pursuit of Russian war criminals;
A verbal slip by Russia's Vladimir Putin on a rare visit to occupied Ukraine suggested the trip happened days earlier and was kept secret;
‘Our Own Guys Are Shelling Us’: How Russian Propaganda Plagues Ukraine;
Vladimir Putin is preparing to sabotage UK and European critical infrastructure;
Kremlin tried to forge an antiwar coalition of the far left and far right in Germany to hinder support for Ukraine;
Russia accidentally bombs own city near Ukrainian border;
War, Politics and Reports (Also, see Finance and Economics)
Breaking up with Russia is hard for many Western firms, despite war;
Russia’s UN council presidency is most contentious in memory; Russia sentences Vladimir Kara-Murza, Putin critic and Post contributor, to 25 years;
Pro-Russia propagandist unmasked as New Jersey tropical fish seller;
As Xi Befriends World Leaders, He Hardens His Stance on the U.S.; Germany's foreign minister: Parts of China trip 'more than shocking';
The F.B.I. arrested two men on federal charges connected to a Chinese police outpost in New York City;
China readies supersonic spy drone unit, leaked document says ;
Taiwan is highly vulnerable to Chinese air attack, leaked Pentagon documents show; ‘Resupply is not an option’: Lawmakers wargame Chinese invasion of Taiwan;
Japan’s PM escapes explosion unharmed after suspected attack;
India sees signs of renewed Sikh separatism and sounds the alarm;
Jerusalem churches say Israel failing to stop attacks on Christians; Christians become a target of Israel's rising far right ;
Moody's outlook downgrade fuels split reaction in Israel; Israeli leaders rebuff Moody's outlook cut, protests persist;
Netanyahu Paints Rosy Picture of Israel in Revolt in ‘Meet the Press’ Interview;
US giving to Israeli nonprofits – how much Jews and Christians donate and where the money goes;
Israeli judicial protest movement again crowds Tel Aviv;
For Palestinians, holiest Ramadan night starts at checkpoint; After Settler Attacks, a Palestinian Town Fears for Its Survival;
A radical solution for peace in the Middle East; Why Israel’s public has turned on Netanyahu;
Israel’s Right-Wing Government Has Jewish Democrats at a Loss;
Israel remembers 6 million Jews killed in Holocaust;
China offers to facilitate Israel-Palestinian peace talks;
Iran renews threats against Israel during Army Day parade; U.S. denies Iran says forces U.S. submarine to surface in Gulf;
Saudi foreign minister meets Assad in Damascus on first visit since 2011;
Azerbaijani-Israeli Relations Spark Renewed Tensions With Iran; Azerbaijan protests 'barbaric' flag-burning at weightlifting championship in Armenia;
Airstrikes hit Sudan capital as paramilitary clash with army threatens civil war;
E.U. Cries Foul as Poland and Hungary Ban Ukraine Grain Imports;
How Mexico Became the Biggest User of the World’s Most Notorious Spy Tool;
Supreme Court declines to restrict access to key abortion pill as appeal proceeds; Supreme Court Weighs Clash of Postal Worker’s Sabbath and Sunday Deliveries;
Clarence Thomas has long claimed income from a defunct real estate firm, part of a pattern of errors in his financial disclosures;
Amy Klobuchar, who sits on the Senate judiciary committee, says Clarence Thomas' undisclosed lavish gifts from billionaire GOP donor is 'serious' and callsfor stronger ethics rules;
Judicial record undermines Clarence Thomas defence in luxury gifts scandal; Complaints about Justice Thomas’s disclosures sent to judicial committee;
A dangerous new low: Supreme Court must reform — or be reformed;
Durbin asks Roberts to testify in Congress amid Thomas controversy; Mitch McConnell backs U.S. Supreme Court chief amid calls for Thomas probe;
The controversial article Matthew Kacsmaryk did not disclose to the Senate; Senator Josh Hawley's Connections to the Abortion Pill Case;
The Biden administration repeatedly ignored warnings and missed signs that migrant children were being exploited for labor;
White House threatens to veto GOP bills reversing D.C. police reforms, restricting transgender athletes ;
Biden signs executive order to support care workers, expand affordable care options;
Feds request more than half a billion dollars for coastal restoration in 30 states; Biden’s Pledge To Green Climate Fund Likely To Face Republican Resistance;
Debt ceiling, abortion ruling, 2024: Congress faces questions upon return to Washington;
With as little as seven weeks left, GOP races to ready debt ceiling bill; Fiscal crisis nears as McCarthy takes debt ceiling plan to Wall Street;
CBS News poll on debt ceiling shows large majority support raising limit to avoid default;
House Republicans are weighing whether to extend their projected budget outlook from 10 years to 15 years to make spending cuts appear mathematically easier on paper;
Kevin McCarthy says Biden will threaten Social Security and Medicare and 'bumble into the first default in our nation's history' if he doesn't negotiate with Republicans, ;
Republicans ready debt ceiling bill amid new fears of June deadline; White House Steps Up Criticism Of McCarthy’s Debt Limit Proposal;
Biden, top Democrats call on GOP to present ‘clean’ debt limit bill; hold separate budget negotiations;
What House Republicans are considering for their go-it-alone debt limit bill; Centrists float fallback plan if Biden-McCarthy debt limit talks falter;
Biden Dismisses GOP Debt Limit, Spending Cut Proposals As “Wacko Notions”;
Democratic senators favor forcing House vote on debt limit increase;
Congress will miss its budget deadline. That’s not unusual;
Schumer will move to replace Feinstein on Judiciary panel this week; Senate GOP block Feinstein Judiciary replacement;
Judiciary Democrats advance first judicial nominees during Feinstein absence; Here are the Biden judges stalled in the Senate amid Feinstein’s absence;
House Republicans release sweeping immigration bill; House GOP puts Biden's climate change law on chopping block;
GOP resolution seeking to halt abortion care at Veterans Affairs fails in the Senate;
House Republicans pass bill to ban transgender women, girls from school sports teams;
Republicans seek ban on members’ TikTok use;
Top GOP lawyer decries ease of campus voting in private pitch to RNC;
Brennan, Graham blast Marjorie Taylor Greene for defending Pentagon leak suspect;
Marjorie Taylor Greene fires back at Lindsey Graham by posting edited photo of senator hoisting a Bud Light with trans influencer’s image;
How a Campaign Against Transgender Rights Mobilized Conservatives;
Iowa to spend millions kicking families off food stamps. More states may follow;
Tennessee state lawmaker resigns after harassment allegations;
Texas bill curbing power from cities edges closer to passage; Texas bill would require Ten Commandments in public school classrooms;
Oklahoma governor calls for resignations after county officials reportedly discussed killing journalists, hanging Black people ;
Okla. official resigns amid accusations of racism, talk of killing journalists;
Man charged in voicemail threats against Maxine Waters;
George Santos campaign finance disclosure shows more refunds to donors than contributions;
Regulators can’t act when a pistol fires on its own; Americans bought almost 60 million guns during the pandemic;
Black teen shot in head after going to wrong house to pick up siblings; Police say 20-year-old woman shot dead after pulling into wrong driveway;
Report finds Antisemitic incidents on rise across US;
The Florida sheriff vs. the neo-Nazi ‘scumbags’;
Grand jury in Akron, Ohio, declines to indict officers who fatally shot Jayland Walker;
Campaign politics
Trump, in legal peril, draws cheers at NRA convention; Pence draws boos; Trump knocks DeSantis over Disney feud;
Ex-Guantánamo detainee: DeSantis witnessed torture at Guantánamo;
Trump touts authoritarian vision for second term: ‘I am your justice’;
GOP ignores warning signs on abortion;
Trump news and investigation
Judge rejects Trump's bid to learn juror names at defamation trial; Judge refuses to tell jury in Trump civil rape trial that former president is 'excused';
Judge denies Trump's latest request to delay the E. Jean Carroll rape case — this time to probe billionaire Reid Hoffman's support for the litigation;
Trump sees the Presidential Records Act as his ace. It isn’t; A top Trump lawyer has recused himself from Mar-a-Lago documents case;
Trump's new financial disclosure shows his number of business holdings has doubled since leaving White House;
Why Donald Trump Might Never Go Away;
Capital Riot, Jan. 6 Committee, Trump organization and Election Lawsuits
Trump urges Murdoch to embrace false 2020 election claims in Dominion trial; Fox News reportedly pushes Dominion to settle mammoth defamation lawsuit as judge delays trial;
Blockbuster media fight set for courtroom; Trial in the defamation case against Fox News is starting, a major test of press freedom and culpability for misinformation;
Fox News abruptly agreed to settle a defamation suit by Dominion, averting an anticipated trial over election misinformation.;
Fox News Producer’s Secret Recordings Helped Spur Dominion Deal;
Former Trump Organization CFO Allen Weisselberg released from jail after testifying against company;
Election denier Mike Lindell offered $5 million to anyone who could prove him wrong. An arbitration panel just ruled he must pay;
Georgia DA seeks to disqualify attorney for ‘fake electors’ in Trump investigation;
Proud Boys’ defense wobbles in sedition trial after two take the stand;
Health: COVID-19 and other health issues
What to know about Arcturus, a new coronavirus subvariant the WHO is tracking; What to know about the latest Omicron variant;
FDA clears a second omicron-targeting booster shot for people who are at high risk from the coronavirus;
Covid Still Third-Leading Cause Of Death Among Americans;
Strep cases spike 30 percent over pre-pandemic peak;
After fall of Roe, future doctors show less interest in training in states with abortion bans or as ob/gyns;
Can You Pass the Flexibility Test?
Math, science and technology:
Security issues
Nikki Haley's daughter, Rena, married her college sweetheart in a lavish oceanfront wedding in South Carolina;
Bank failure fallout
Members of Congress sold bank shares ahead of crisis;
FDIC reforms to stabilize and strengthen banking;
Business and Economics
Record 69 percent holds negative views of US economy; US economic activity little changed, Fed report shows;
Foreclosures Rise to Highest Since Pandemic Hit; Mortgage rates rise for the first time in more than a month; California needs more homes. Why are these sitting vacant;
Debt ceiling jitters lift US credit default swaps to highest since 2011;
Fed's Mester Suggests Higher Interest Rates Ahead; Apple Launches a New High-Yield Savings Account;
Crude oil reverses all gains that followed Saudi-led production cuts; U.S. drilling rig count rises for first time in four weeks;
Permian’s Slow Burn to Iran-Sized Growth Shows OPEC’s Grip;
As U.S. Tries to Isolate China, German Companies Move Closer;
China keeps Lending Benchmark rate steady for 8th month amid signs of recovery; China’s economy rebounds more than expected after Covid reopening;
De-Dollarization Is Happening at a ‘Stunning’ Pace;
U.S. bankruptcy judge halts 40,000 Johnson & Johnson talc and cancer lawsuits;
Amazon, Google Lead Mass Tech Layoffs In 2023; Meta Plans 10,000 Layoffs;
North Carolina senator wants Disney World to move to the Tar Heel State;
Administration’s EV Plan Faces “Hurdles” Including Weak Electricity Grid, Battery Supply Shortage;
Tesla hikes US prices days after sixth price cut this year;
Alphabet shares fall on report Samsung may dump Google Search for Bing;
Musk’s Tenure As Twitter’s CEO Has Been An “Unmitigated Disaster”;
FTC Leaders Pledge To Punish Companies That Use AI To Violate Civil Rights Or Deceive Consumers;
Finance
Schwab Faces Fresh Risks in the Zero-Fee Landscape It Shaped; Charles Schwab beats profit estimates on higher rates; deposits drop;
Battle of the Bots: Which AI is Better at Picking Stocks;
Sports
The Boston Marathon Route: The Ups, the Downs and That Citgo Sign;
Ultramarathon runner disqualified after using a car during race;
Other news
The leak that ruined Ben Franklin’s reputation and spurred the Tea Party;
The Supreme Court justice who resigned in disgrace over his finances;
Education:
College Room And Board Has Risen Faster Than Tuition Costs In Past Decade;
Wealthier Students And Those From Private Schools List More Extracurriculars On College Applications;
Nineteen Colleges Where Poorer Students Pay More In Net Price Than Richer Students Profiled;
Report On Higher Ed Admissions Reveals High Turnover Rates, Representation Of Women;
Japan’s University Enrollment Declines Could Foreshadow US Colleges;
Minnesota Legislature Passes Bills That Would Provide Free College For Native American Students;
SUNY, Vassar College Drop SAT And ACT Requirements; University System Of Georgia Won’t Demand SAT, ACT Tests To Enter Most Public Colleges;
Survey Reveals Most College Presidents Are White Men; Survey: Average Tenure Of College Presidents Shortened To 5.9 Years;
Attacks on academic freedom undermine the quality of US education; Former College Presidents Form Campaign To Combat Anti-DEI Bills;
Texas Senators Advance Three Anti-DEI, Tenure Bills; Louisiana Republicans Urge Lawmakers To Remove College DEI Departments;
Florida expands a ban on lessons about gender identity and sexuality to all schoolchildren through 12th grade;
Federal Judge Dismisses Challenge To Controversial Campus Surveys Law On Intellectual Freedom, Diversity;
Georgia’s University System Board Approves Post-Tenure Review Changes Despite Placement On Censure List;
Texas Senate Approves Bill Ending Faculty Tenure For New Professors At Public Colleges;
North Carolina Bill Seeks To Eliminate Tenure For Public College Faculty Hired After July 2024;
Hundreds Of Students, Faculty, Admin Speak Out Against Ohio Proposal To Reform Public Colleges;
U.S. News Delays Release Of Law And Med School Rankings Amid Questions Over Data;
University Of Florida Removes Nearly Eight Years Of Crime Date Online Without Public Notice;
Michigan Judge Rules To End University Of Michigan Graduate Instructor Union Strike;
Rutgers Faculty Members Halt Strike After “Framework” Agreement Reached; Rutgers Unions Threaten Resumption Of Strike Due To “Slow Progress” On Finalizing Contract;
At Least 22 Colleges Received Hoax Shooter Threats In Recent Weeks; FBI Sees Surge In Fake “Swatting” Calls About College Shootings;
4/14/23
TechNews for the week: April 14; April 12; April 10;
Chronology Ukraine/Russia war
Justice Dept. will investigate leak of classified Pentagon documents detailing Ukraine’s military capabilities;
Egypt secretly planned to supply rockets to Russia, leaked U.S. document says; U.S. leak shows No Russia-Ukraine peace talks expected this year;
Leaked U.S. documents show Russia’s special forces have been gutted by the war in Ukraine and may require years to rebuild;
Russia loses election to three UN bodies over Ukraine;
Facing critical ammunition shortage, Ukrainian troops ration shells; Russia 'destroys Ukrainian ammo warehouses';
Lethal Surprises Hidden in the Grass: Russia’s Trip Wires and Land Mines; US guided rockets in Ukraine are being jammed by Russia;
Putin’s war aims were to prevent the spread of NATO; Russia moves to tighten conscription law, pressing more men to fight;
Ukrainian forces probe front lines for Russian weak spots;
War, Politics and Reports (Also, see Finance and Economics)
Putin’s plundered aircraft not our problem, insurance chief says;
China jails human rights activists for years over private gathering;
China Brandishes Military Options in Exercises Around Taiwan; China practices attacking Taiwan from the east, a worrying development;
North Korea tests harder-to-detect missile for first time, South says;
Uneasy Coexistence on Guam: Military Buildup and an Indigenous Upwelling;
Tensions Subside in South Lebanon but Rise Again in West Bank and Israel; Lebanon still proxy battleground, 50 years after Israel raid;
Hezbollah chief: Israel didn't hit Hamas in Lebanon strikes;
Israel retaliates with strikes on Syria; thousands gather at Jerusalem holy sites;
Ramadan in Jerusalem: How a shining moment of serenity was lost; Large crowds for Ramadan prayers at Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa;
In mass rally, Israeli settlers march to West Bank outpost; Thousands of Israelis march to illegal West Bank outpost as tensions mount;
Netanyahu's Likud party plummets in local news poll; Israel’s Netanyahu slammed by far right after week of violence, rocket strikes;
Two more die as Israel-Palestinian unrest simmers, political faultlines widen; Israel rejects claim Mossad backed judiciary overhaul protests;
In U-turn, Netanyahu Announces That Gallant Will Remain Defense Minister;
Israel halts Jewish visits to Al-Aqsa, says gunmen shot dead; Jerusalem church slams Israel's 'heavy-handed' Easter curbs; Holy Land Christians say attacks rising in far-right Israel;
Israeli Holocaust memorial criticizes deal with Poland;
Israel braces for possible downgrade of credit rating;
In first, Iran's president addresses Palestinians in Gaza; Palestinian Authority blocks registration of legal aid group;
The Young Muslims Challenging Islam’s Status Quo;
Iran exploits quake relief mission to fly weapons to Syria; Iran Accuses US of ‘Warmongering’ After Submarine’s Deployment;
Iran, Azerbaijan foreign ministers in talks amid tensions; Tensions flare between Azerbaijan and Armenia as 7 killed in latest clash;
The long-simmering Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict is boiling over while the West and Russia look elsewhere;
After Shunning Assad for Years, the Arab World Is Returning Him to the Fold;
Macron's retirement-age hike approved by French court, clearing way for change despite protests;
Deadly Attack Exposes Growing Threat in Mexico: the Military;
Biden: Military, intelligence community taking new steps to secure sensitive info;
Federal judge suspends FDA approval of a widely used abortion pill, potentially upending access; second judge protects access;
Appeals court temporarily blocks Texas federal ruling that halted FDA approval of abortion pill, but keeps strict limits on access;
Justice Department appeals Texas abortion pill ruling that would suspend FDA approval of mifepristone;
U.S. to ask Supreme Court to restore full access to abortion pill after an appeals court upheld restrictions;
The Supreme Court temporarily restores full access to key abortion medication;
US pharma executives condemn judge’s ruling to suspend abortion drug approval;
Democrats blast Texas abortion pill ruling as Republicans are mostly quiet; House Democrats move to protect abortion pill access after Texas ruling;
Supreme Court refuses to stop $6 billion student loan debt settlement;
Parsing Clarence Thomas’s statements on the gifts he didn’t disclose; Billionaire Harlan Crow Bought Property From Clarence Thomas. The Justice Didn’t Disclose the Deal;
Clarence Thomas Benefactor’s Nazi Artifacts Collection Sparks Debate: ‘Memorialize the Victims, Not the Aggressors’;
Jet-Setting With Clarence Thomas Puts Spotlight on an Eccentric Billionaire; Senators call for probe of Clarence Thomas amid report of real estate deals with GOP donor;
Biden, Harris and other Democrats unite behind expelled Tennessee lawmakers, hoping for youth vote ‘earthquake’;
Nashville council votes to return an expelled Black lawmaker to the Tennessee House; Tennessee underscores role of state legislatures as political battlegrounds;
The E.P.A. is said to be planning strict auto pollution limits to ensure that electric cars make up two-thirds of new passenger vehicles by 2032.;
As the Colorado River shrinks, the White House for the first time proposed cutting water allotments to the states that depend on it.;
‘Stunned’ House Republicans Blast McCarthy following NYT Leak;
GOP faces difficult budget fight as it nears 100 days in power; Ten House Republicans Back Lawsuit Seeking To Overturn Omnibus Spending Bill;
Republicans reportedly want to ban student loan forgiveness and make it harder to get food stamps in a debt ceiling deal — and they seem to want to do it all over again next year;
GOP eyes new work requirements for millions on Medicaid, food stamps;
Republicans want to make it difficult for Senate to replace Feinstein on key panel;
Party gap on environment-economic growth tradeoff widens to record in Gallup survey;
These lawmakers traded bank stocks amid the banking crisis;
DeSantis Pushes Toughest Immigration Crackdown in the Nation;
Florida legislature approves six-week abortion ban, cutting off critical access point for abortion care in the South; White House blasts ‘extreme and dangerous’ Florida abortion bill;
Greene defends accused Ukraine documents leaker;
Washington state Senate passes assault-style weapons ban;
A popular handgun has injured at least 80 people by firing without anyone pulling the trigger, victims allege;
Gun magazine distributor sued by survivors, victims in Indianapolis FedEx shooting;
Texas Governor Says He Plans to Pardon Man Convicted of Killing Protester; Convicted murderer Gov. Abbott wants to pardon shared racist content before shooting BLM protester;
Sex Abuse, Beatings and an Untouchable Mississippi Sheriff ; Revised Plan for Justice System in Mississippi Capital Leaves Same Bitter Divide;
Campaign politics
Why Ron DeSantis went after Trump, then retreated; Trump PAC launches DeSantis ‘pudding fingers’ attack ad;
DeSantis goes after Fed digital currency - which doesn't exist yet; Why Ron DeSantis Is Taking Aim at the Federal Reserve;
Senate GOP wants Trump to stay away from 2024 races as his legal woes mount;
Biden Says He Intends To Seek Reelection, Is Not Prepared To Announce Yet;
Haley campaign rips Trump, DeSantis in donor memo; Sen. Tim Scott announces presidential exploratory committee;
Democratic Sen. Bob Casey of Pennsylvania to seek 4th term;
Chicago to host 2024 Democratic convention;
Fox News will host first GOP presidential primary debate for 2024;
2024 Republicans descend upon NRA convention under shadow of mass shootings;
Trump news and investigation
Trump Ignores Deadline for Personal Financial Disclosure to F.E.C.; Trump says criminal conviction wouldn’t stop him from running for president;
Trump answered questions for more than 7 hours in New York fraud lawsuit;
Trump seeks ‘cooling off’ delay in case involving rape claim; Daniels’s lawyer submits complaint against Trump lawyer to N.Y. panel;
Manhattan DA sues Rep. Jim Jordan (R) to prevent interference in his case against Donald Trump;
‘Gang of Eight’ now has access to classified documents found at Trump, Biden and Pence homes ;
Trump says missing golf club sent to Archives after Democrats criticized him for not reporting gifts;
Bill Barr: DOJ could have 'very good evidence' of possible Trump obstruction in documents case;
Special counsel focuses on Trump fundraising off false election claims, probing whether efforts violated wire fraud laws;
Trump and His Lawyers: A Restless Search for Another Roy Cohn; Trump sues ex-lawyer Michael Cohen after grand jury testimony;
Capital Riot, Jan. 6 Committee, Trump organization and Georgia investigation
Trump Appeals Ruling That Pence Has to Testify to Jan. 6 Grand Jury; Texts between D.C. police and Proud Boys head shown at Jan. 6 trial;
Trump’s New Accounting Firm Agrees to Respond to New York AG Subpoena;
The judge in the Dominion lawsuit imposed a sanction on Fox News for withholding evidence, and said an investigation was likely.;
Settlement reached in defamation lawsuit against Lou Dobbs, Fox News;
Health: COVID-19 and other health issues
Abortion providers grapple with conflicting rulings on a key pill; Can the FDA just ignore the Texas abortion pill ruling? Some lawmakers think so;
Biden Signs Bill Bringing End To COVID National Emergency; Virus research can be risky. More scientists are asking whether it’s worth the threat of a deadly outbreak;
Deficient Lab Safety Standards In China Leave World Vulnerable To New Pandemic;
Biden administration declares fentanyl-xylazine mix an ‘emerging threat';
Why More than 4 in 10 trans adults say they felt unsafe at school, a Washington Post-KFF poll found;
This stroke treatment will save millions of people;
Reversing type 2 diabetes;
More people are getting cremated, but what happens to the ashes;
Math, science and technology:
Security issues
South Carolina Democrats, Stung by String of Losses, Clash Over Next Leader;
GOP Rep. Nancy Mace says FDA should ignore judge’s decision blocking abortion pill approval;
Trump supporter Lindsey Graham praises Tim Scott’s 2024 pitch;
Bank failure fallout
Audits failed to spot cause of bank collapses;
Swiss lawmakers vote against Credit Suisse rescue in symbolic protest;
Emergency Bank Lending Drops for Third Straight Week after Crisis Measures;
Big bank profits soar despite banking troubles;
Business and Economics
Predictions Of Rising Unemployment Undermine Public’s Reaction To Strong Jobs Numbers Now; Work, By the Numbers;
Prices rose 5 percent in the year ending in March. Inflation is slowly easing as the Fed raises interest rates;
USPS raising stamp price to 66 cents in latest rate hike;
US companies face biggest decline in profits since Covid shutdowns; Dour Earnings Loom Over Wall St. as a Slowing Economy Bites;
Here’s where Americans are pulling back their spending as inflation takes a toll; Lock-outs, mass emails, closed offices: Virtual layoffs are normal now;
A $1.5 Trillion Wall of Debt Is Looming for US Commercial Properties; NYC Office Vacancies Hit Record, Gain in Other Metro Areas;
A Tenth of Recent Home Buyers Are Underwater on Mortgage; New York City Rents Rise to Records;
70 Percent Of Americans Feel Financially Stressed; Polls Show Americans Unsure About “Return To Normal” After Pandemic;
Job Market Appears Optimistic For Graduating Class Of 2023 Following Pandemic Disruptions;
Credit Card Debt Surpasses Excess Savings for the First Time Since 2020;
65 percent in new poll against lifting retirement age for Americans in their 20s; The U.S. Built a European-Style Welfare State. It’s Largely Over;
U.S. crude oil resumes gains, scoring best settlement since January; U.S. drilling rig count posts third straight weekly decline;
Top IMF official warns of ‘acute’ risks in global financial system; Poorest countries find finances under pressure from higher rates;
Brazil’s Lula calls for end to dollar trade dominance;
China inflation rate lowest in 18 months, falls below 1% in March; China trade surplus larger than expected in March;
California Economy Is on Edge After Tech Layoffs and Studio Cutbacks;
Companies Using DNA, AI Technologies To Confirm Sourcing Of Materials For Products;
EPA Proposes Auto Pollution Limits That Could Require Two-Thirds Of New Vehicles To Be Electric By 2032;
Automakers Face Test in Reaching U.S. Target for Electric Vehicles;
Juul Reaches $462 Million Settlement With New York, California and Other States;
Shareholder sues Murdoch, Fox board members over 2020 election coverage;
Lawsuit Accuses Tesla Workers Of Sharing Embarrassing Footage From Vehicle Cameras;
Musk Says Twitter Is Breaking Even And Could Turn Positive;
Finance
Banks Are Closing Customer Accounts, With Little Explanation;
Schwab's Balance Sheet Woes May Overshadow Q1 Profit Gain;
Sports
Is High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) the Most Efficient Way to Work Out? What You Do (and Don’t) Need in a Running Shoe;
A New(ish) Pitch on the Block;
Education:
Most College Students Believe Deadlines Should Be More Flexible Under Extenuating Circumstances; Most Students Say Their Professors Grade Fairly Over All;
Higher Education Officials Consider Three-Year Bachelor’s Degrees To Lower Costs, Improve Student Outcomes;
Six Boston Community Colleges To Offer Free Tuition For All Residents; Faculty Wages Suffer From Inflation Despite Historic Pay Increase;
College Transfer Enrollment Declined Most Among Low-Income, Female, Asian Students;
State Funding Impacts Community Colleges’ Efforts To Increase Enrollment; Regional Colleges Increasingly Supporting Local Communities To Boost Economic Development;
University Of Delaware Extends Classes By Five Minutes To Meet Federal Minimum Requirement;
Experts Say Administration Could Pause Student Loan Payments Again In Case Of Court Defeat; Student Loan Servicers Predict Long Wait Times Once Payments Resume;
Republican AGs Launch Legal Fight Against Administration’s Potential Use Of Higher Education Act To Justify Student Debt Relief;
Report: Only 12% Of Enacted Anti-CRT Measures Target Higher Ed Institutions; How Critical Race Theory Debate Impacts Higher Ed, Students Of Color;
Florida Higher Ed Proposals Spark Debates Over Impact On State Universities; DeSantis’ Higher Ed Policies Are Driving Out Florida’s Top Faculty;
New College Of Florida’s Interim President Urges Seven Faculty Members To Withdraw Tenure Applications;
Education Department Cuts Off Florida Career College’s Access To Federal Student Aid;
Students, Faculty Defend DEI As Texas Lawmakers Consider Banning Programs At Schools; Texas Lawmakers Move To Ban Faculty Tenure, DEI Offices In Colleges;
Cornell University Vetoes Request To Provide Warnings About Traumatic Content In Class;
Rutgers University Faculty Strike, Bringing Classes To Halt; NJ Gov. Murphy Mediating Between Unions, Rutgers Administration;
More Than 26K College Applicants Identify As Trans Or Nonbinary;
Houston-Area Colleges Are Cautiously Embracing ChatGPT Despite Plagiarism Concerns;
Professors Using ChatGPT Grapple With Potentially False Detections Of Student Plagiarism;
Gun Violence At Colleges Has Become Biggest Concern For International Students;
2021 Marked Biggest Year For Education Data Breaches;
4/7/23
TechNews for the week: April 7; April 5; April 3;
Chronology Ukraine/Russia war
Former Russian commander in Ukraine says Moscow was unprepared for a protracted war and is now 'heading for military defeat';
Ukraine Charges a Leading Ukrainian Vicar, as Russia Pounds Eastern Ukraine ;
An elaborate trench system shows Russia fears it will lose Crimea; How Russia’s Offensive Ran Aground;
Finland becomes 31st NATO member as Russia rages; Finland deals a blow to Putin as it enters NATO; Russia: Findland's NATO accession carries risk of escaluation;
Putin’s meatgrinder tactics are destroying a generation of Russian men; Putin sacks top general over disastrous failed assault;
Russian intelligence officer who defected says Putin lives in an 'information vacuum' and never uses a cellphone or the internet;
Ukraine's Zelenskiy aims for Western warplane coalition; Russians pressure Bakhmut;
Ukraine War Plans Leak Prompts Pentagon Investigation; New Batch of Classified Documents Appear on Social Media Sites;
Russia’s foreign minister threatens to scrap Ukraine grain deal;
War, Politics and Reports (Also, see Finance and Economics)
‘Absurdity to a new level’ as Russia takes charge of UN security council; US, Britain walk out at UN on Russian wanted for war crimes;
Russia confiscates passports from senior officials to stop defections;
Putin berates US and EU ambassadors at Kremlin ceremony;
China Draws Lessons From Russia’s Losses in Ukraine, and Its Gains; How China let a ship banned for ferrying North Korean coal go rogue;
North Korea warns US, South Korea military drills escalate tension to ‘brink of a nuclear war’;
Ex-Leader of Kosovo Pleads Not Guilty to War Crimes Charges;
Syria says Israel hits Homs outposts, sources say air bases bombed; Israeli strikes hit suburbs of Syrian capital for 2nd day; Senior ISIS leader killed in US strike in Syria;
Thousands commemorate Palestinian Land Day in Israel, Gaza;
Palestinian killed after West Bank car ramming as violence rises; Palestinians say 2 killed in Israeli army raid in West Bank; Israeli forces kill two Palestinians in Nablus raid;
Israel is on 'rampage' against human rights, new HRW chief says;
Israel advances national guard force for right-wing minister; Security Force or Anti-Arab Militia? Israelis Feud Over Far-Right Plan;
Christians celebrate Palm Sunday in Jerusalem, striving to maintain presence;
NC rabbi: The Israeli protests offer valuable lessons for America;
Israel detains Passover sacrifice campaigner as Al Aqsa tensions simmer; Israel's Defense Minister visits West Bank, criticizes Iran;
Two people killed in Israeli air strikes on Damascus suburb; Syria Blames Israel for Fourth Attack in as Many Days; Two Killed;
Israeli strikes on Syria intensify, raise tensions with Iran;
Rocket Strikes on Israel Escalate With Attacks From Lebanon; Israeli jets struck south Lebanon and the Gaza Strip early Friday;
Not Just Judicial Overhaul: Six Other Radical Laws on the Israeli Government’s Wish List; Israel's Alarming Security Plans Could Inflame Relations With Its Arab Citizens;
Israeli police raid al-Aqsa compound, injuring at least 12 as tensions rise; Israeli forces storm Jerusalem mosque, arrest hundreds of Palestinians;
Israeli police raid al-Asqa mosque in Jerusalem for second time on consecutive nights; Israel holding over 1,000 without charge, most since 2003;
Violence spreads to West Bank, Tel Aviv as threat of regional conflict fades;
'Canada can no longer stand on the sidelines’: Politicians, Jewish, Muslim groups condemn attack at Al-Aqsa mosque;
UAE president, Israeli PM discuss strengthening ties in phone call;
Saudi crown prince acts to realign Mideast dynamics amid concern over US support ; Top Iranian, Saudi envoys meet in China in restoration of diplomatic ties;
Saudis Want a U.S. Nuclear Deal. Can They Be Trusted Not to Build a Bomb?
Azerbaijan expels four Iranian diplomats for 'provocative actions';
Pakistan minister cancels trip to IMF, World Bank meetings in US;
Turkey becomes last NATO nation to ratify Finland membership; Finland shifts right, ousts Prime Minister Sanna Marin from office;
Sweden-Hungary ties at low point, Orban aide says, amid Stockholm NATO bid ;
Hewing to precedent, Biden plans to skip King Charles III’s coronation;
Pope Francis, Back From the Hospital, Thanks Crowds for Their Prayers;
Death and Justice on the Border: A Migrant Is Killed, a Rancher Is Charged;
Biden Promotes His Economic Agenda In Minnesota; White House pushes new rules for mid-sized banks without Congress;
Biden Vetoes Legislation To Overturn Changes To Clean Water Act; Biden Making $450M Available To Help Coal Communities Transition To Clean Energy;
Biden Addresses 'Potential Risks to Our Society' from Artificial Intelligence;
U.S. says Afghanistan evacuations should have started sooner; Biden review of chaotic Afghan withdrawal blames Trump;
Supreme Court refuses to reinstate West Virginia’s transgender athlete ban;
Clarence Thomas reportedly failed to disclose lavish trips; The ProPublica report; Senate Judiciary chair: Committee ‘will act’ on alleged misconduct by Thomas;
Clarence Thomas slammed from across political spectrum, as former House GOP member says he 'should not be allowed anywhere near a judicial decision';
Clarence Thomas says he was advised that lavish trips with GOP donor were ‘personal hospitality’ and didn’t need to be reported;
Justice Clarence Thomas reported receiving thousands of dollars’ worth of gifts before 2004. Since then, he has disclosed only two;
Democrats' anger boils over after GOP witnesses testify in House committee without taking questions ;
Moderate House Democrats Back Debt-Hike Talks With Republicans; House Passes Energy Legislation Biden Has Vowed To Veto;
House GOP's Biden investigations sputter out of the gate; House GOP probe into Trump indictment spurs new battle;
GOP-led states expand gun access amid calls for limits; As gun makers move to red states, a Southern town welcomes an AR-15 factory;
DeSantis signs permitless carry gun bill into law with little fanfare;
Bernice King, daughter of Martin Luther King Jr., calls for permanent school walkouts until gun control passes;
Nebraska state senator launches Don’t Legislate Hate PAC;
Florida Democratic chair, lawmaker among 11 detained at abortion rally;
Democratic-backed judge wins Wis. Supreme Court race, giving liberals one-vote advantage as abortion, redistricting decisions loom;
Wis. Republicans already want to impeach liberal election winner;
Chicagoans Are Picking a Mayor. Here’s What Matters From 4 Key Wards;
Brandon Johnson (D) is elected Chicago mayor. He took a more progressive approach to crime than his opponent Paul Vallas.;
NC lawmaker swaps parties, handing GOP a veto-proof supermajority;
GOP fundraiser says he got millions to illegally lobby Trump administration;
Trump’s call to defund DOJ, FBI puts Senate, House GOP at odds; Trump charges aggravate partisan tensions — in Congress and beyond;
Santos appears outside Manhattan court ahead of Trump arraignment; Greene drowned out by protesters, compares Trump to Jesus ahead of arraignment;
Dark money groups push election denialism on US state officials;
Republican-led Tennessee House expels two Democrats who joined gun-control protests, but keeps a third member;
Trump ally Jordan issues subpoena to former N.Y. prosecutor;
Republicans seek to change Montana primary to thwart Tester;
Virginia Rolls Back Voting Rights for Ex-Felons, Bucking Shaky Bipartisan Trend ;
GOP legislatures battle for power with Democratic cities: Three flashpoints;
Campaign politics
No Labels group raises alarms with third-party presidential preparations;
Super PAC Backing DeSantis Says It Has Raised $30 Million; Trump makes direct appeal to DeSantis donors, arguing his 2024 nomination is ‘inevitable’;
Trump is merging his legal and political campaigns; Trump calls for defunding federal law enforcement agencies;
In New York swing district, Trump indictment isn’t moving Republicans;
Robert Kennedy Jr. Files to Run for President as a Democrat; Biden’s Advisers Not Expecting 2024 Presidential Run Announcement In Near Future;
Haley says she has raised more than $11M in first six weeks of 2024 campaign; Tim Scott gets Senate GOP nudge for 2024 bid;
Gallego raises $3.7M in first quarter in bid for Sinema’s Arizona seat;
Trump news and investigation
Justice Department Has New Evidence In Trump Classified Documents Probe;
Trump indictment follows 50 years of investigation on many fronts; 49 percent agree with criminal case being brought against Trump;
Trump lashes out against New York judge who will hear his criminal case; Tucker Carlson, other Fox pundits call for protests of Trump charges;
Trump Flourishes in the Glare of His Indictment; Donald Trump plans to turn his arraignment into a political spectacle;
Trump raises over $5 million since indictment news; Trump Spent $10 Million From His PAC on His Legal Bills Last Year;
Trump lashes out on eve of arraignment, calls for Bragg to ‘indict himself’ over ‘illegal’ leaks;
Trump to be charged Tuesday with 34 felony counts, but spared handcuffs and mug shot;
Trump makes last-ditch change to legal team to sideline 'loudmouth' lawyer ahead of arraignment ;
Trump pleads not guilty to 34 felony counts of falsifying business records, charges stemming from 2016 hush money payments; Trump’s indictment, annotated;
Judge warns Trump: No inflammatory rhetoric;
‘Frustrated and upset,’ Trump goes silent, then seethes; Trump rails against charges in post-arraignment speech at Mar-a-Lago;
Trump judge, family have received multiple threats since arrest; Manhattan DA's record distorted amid Trump case;
The Memo: Will flimsiness of Bragg case taint other Trump legal probes;
Who is Boris Epshteyn, the controversial aide by Trump’s side in court;
Trump slams Fox for putting on Bill Barr;
Capital Riot, Jan. 6 Committee, Trump organization and Georgia investigation
Appeals court upholds order for Jan. 6 testimony from Meadows, other Trump officials; Lead Jan. 6 felony charge is constitutional, federal appeals court rules;
Pence will not appeal ruling on Jan. 6 grand jury testimony, clearing the way for former vice president to testify about Trump;
Probe widens into federal watchdog over missing Jan. 6 Secret Service texts;
Trump’s legal drama could soon continue in Georgia;
Judge Says Rupert Murdoch Can Be Forced to Testify in Defamation Trial;
Health: COVID-19 and other health issues
F.D.A. Plans to Allow a Second Updated Covid Booster for Vulnerable Americans;
FDA yanks approval of Makena, only drug cleared to lower preterm birth;
Regulators crack down on Medicare Advantage charges;
How exercise leads to sharper thinking and a healthier brain;
Math, science and technology:
Security issues
Lindsey Graham pleads for people to give Trump money after arraignment;
Bank failure fallout
Customers Have All But Stopped Pulling Deposits from Small Banks; Commercial Real Estate Loans May Add To Woes For Troubled Regional Banks;
Silicon Valley Bank’s risk model flashed red. So its executives changed it;
Global banking crisis: One big problem down, too many others left to go;
Swiss Prosecutors are investigating the state-backed deal by UBS to buy Credit Suisse;
How Credit Suisse lured – and then burned – the Saudi crown prince;
$2 Billion Loss at Sweden’s Pension Fund Has Stocks Chief Put on Leave;
Business and Economics
Analysts Cut Q1 Earnings Expectations Despite Rising Markets;
Home prices suddenly jump after several months of declines; Private payrolls below expectations at 145K in March;
US Treasuries rally and dollar falls on signs of cooling labour market; U.S. trade deficit hits 4-month high in sign of stress on the economy;
U.S. businesses added fewer jobs than expected last month; U.S. employers added 236,000 jobs in March, a slowdown in the pace of hiring, but still a healthy showing;
Wednesday: Stocks wobble, Nasdaq sinks as gold rallies;
The Conference Board: These Industries Could Be First In Line For Recession Layoffs;
Wages May Not Be Inflation’s Cause, but They’re the Focus of the Cure;
Oil prices surge after OPEC’s surprise cut in output; Iraq Oil Shutdowns Worsen as Gulf Keystone Cuts Kurdistan Output;
Oil notches third straight weekly gain but WTI stuck at $80/bbl;
China factory growth stalls amid ongoing property downturn and global financial uncertainty;
Tesla Pursues Building a New US Plant With China’s Dominant Battery Maker;
Fifth Circuit Rules Against Tesla, Musk In Anti-Union Lawsuit;
Biden Administration Highlights EV Progress, Says 24,000 Charging Stations Planned In Next Year; Fewer EVs Eligible For Full Tax Credit Under New Treasury Dept Rules;
Walmart plans own EV charger network at U.S. stores by 2030;
States, Companies Compete For Billions To Produce Hydrogen;
Virgin Orbit files for bankruptcy, will seek buyer after failed launch;
DeSantis and Disney Clash Anew Over Florida Theme Park’s Authority;
Tech Giants Reducing Office Footprint Amid Tech Downturn;
Amazon Spent $14.2M On Labor Consultants Last Year;
Johnson & Johnson offers $8.9B to settle talc baby powder claims;
Musk Hopes To Turn Twitter Into PayPal-Like Financial Services Company;
Research Shows Tools Like ChatGPT Could Double Labor-Productivity Growth Among Workers; Nobel Prize Winner Says ChatGPT Opens Door to Four-Day Week;
Finance
Social Security Projected To Be Unable To Pay Full Benefits a Year Earlier Than Expected;
Assisted-living homes are rejecting Medicaid and evicting seniors;
IRS overhaul aims for tenfold increase in audits of the wealthy;
Other news
Yes, Trump could run for president from prison. This candidate did it in 1920; A history of U.S. presidents and hush money payments;
Book: Clarence Thomas' Wife Criticized by Fellow Justices Over 'Schemes'; What is Bohemian Grove? The secretive camp visited by Clarence Thomas;
The Trump-Netanyahu Strategy Is Revealed;
Education:
Poll: 56% Of Americans Do Not Think College Degree Is Worth Cost;
Political polarization is sorting colleges into red and blue schools; Survey Finds State Politics Play Large Role In College Applications;
Community Colleges Losing Students, See Declining Success Rates; California Colleges Offer Job-Ready Classes In Immigrants’ Native Languages;
College Applicants Still Not Providing SAT, ACT Scores At Pre-Pandemic Rates;
Community Colleges Should Focus On Increasing Access For Students Facing Economic Issues;
Short-Term Pell Receives Bipartisan Support, But Legislators Debate Policy Details; Feds Charge Financial Aid Website Founder With Fraud;
Gen-Z College Graduates To Face First Student Loan Payments As End Of Moratorium Nears; Women Account For Two-Thirds Of Student Loan Debt;
Boston To Invest $4M In Free Community College Program; Colorado Bill Would Make More Room For Out-Of-State College Students;
Number Of Hispanic-Serving Institutions Increased To 571 Following Pandemic Challenges;
Harvard Admits Record Number Of Asian American Students As Admissions For Other Minority Groups Drop;
Common App’s International Applicants Increased By 63% Over Last Decade;
US Joins 70 Other Countries In Issuing United Nations Statement Supporting Academic Freedom;
Survey: Undergraduate Students Weigh In On Learning Strategies That Work Best For Them;
Johns Hopkins University’s FiGURE Program Provides Research Opportunities For First-Generation Students In STEM Labs;
English Departments Experiment With Curricula To Make Discipline More Appealing;
Survey: Higher Education Hiring Troubles Appear To Have Worsened; Georgia Governor Vetoes Bill That Would Cap University Tuition Hikes;
University Of Arkansas Faculty Senate Urges President To Reconsider University Of Phoenix Affiliation Deal;
California School Welcomes AI Tool Into Classrooms As Others Ban ChatGPT; Adopting ChatGPT In Colleges May Influence Educator’s Jobs;
We tested a new ChatGPT-detector for teachers. It flagged an innocent student;
Turnitin Turns On AI Writing Detection Features for Educators; Plagiarism-Detection Service Launches Tool To Detect AI-Generated Language In Assignments;
Florida State Univ Bans TikTok From Campus Following Statewide Regulation; Chapman University Professor Promises To Cancel Final Exam If Students Go Viral On TikTok;
Texas Supreme Court Rules Universities Can Revoke Degrees Over Academic Misconduct;
States’ Bills Would Allow Citizens To Sue Colleges Over DEI Efforts; Following Attacks On DEI, Conservative Lawmakers Aim To Shutter ESG From Colleges;
Ohio Senate Bill Could Reshape Higher Ed With Focus On Annual Faculty Reviews, DEI Bans; Louisiana Bill Would Mandate Annual Reviews For Tenured Faculty;
Lawmakers Seek University Of North Carolina System’s Spending Information On Diversity-Related Trainings;
Florida College Presidents Remain Silent On DeSantis’ Higher Ed Reforms;
Florida International Faculty Senate Narrowly Votes No-Confidence In Chair’s Approach To Fighting DeSantis Over Higher Ed Reform;
The New Yorker Examines Hillsdale College’s Expanding Influence On Conservative Politics;
Conservative Group Refers To New College As “Hillsdale College Of The Southeast” In Email About Scholarships;
Newsom Condemns GOP “Assault” On Education, Civil Rights During Surprise Visit To New College Of Florida;
Arkansas House Rejects Bill That Would Ban Affirmative Action;
Students For Fair Admissions Founder Aims To End Affirmative Action With Two Supreme Court Cases;
Schools may bar trans athletes from competitive teams, but Title IX proposal would forbid blanket bans; Yeshiva University’s Ban on L.G.B.T.Q. Club Leads to Scrutiny of Funding;
Columbia University’s Plan To Open New Tel Aviv Center Face Criticism From Faculty;