Thursday News
The Battle for Azovstal: A Soldier’s Story (NYT)
Amnesty says Ukrainian captives from the Azovstal plant must get Red Cross access (CNN)
Putin takes Mariupol, but wider Donbas victory slipping from reach (Reuters)
War crimes trial for Russian soldier in Ukraine adjourned until Thursday after he pleads guilty (CNN)
The U.S. State Department announced the launch of a new program to capture and analyze evidence of war crimesand other atrocities allegedly perpetrated by Russia in Ukraine, as Washington seeks to ensure Moscow is held accountable for its actions. (Reuters)
Finland, Sweden file official applications to join NATO amid Russia-Ukraine war (Fox)
Peace negotiations between Russia and Ukraine have stagnated, officials said, with both sides trading blame and Moscow indicating a return to talks may be difficult. (Reuters)
Google's Russian subsidiary to file for bankruptcy after bank account seized (Reuters)
Global economic tremors complicate Western leaders’ Russia sanctions (WP)
The suspect arrested in connection to a shooting at a Korean hair salon in Texas last week had “delusions” about Asians, according to his girlfriend. [HuffPost]
Biden, Calling on Americans to ‘Take on the Haters,’ Condemns Racist Rhetoric After Buffalo Massacre (NYT)
Primary wins show potency of Trump’s false stolen election claims in GOP (WP)
What the Primaries Reveal About the Future of Trumpism (Atlantic)
Doug Mastriano, a far-right state senator who attended the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection and has been at the center of efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election, won the Republican primary for governor in Pennsylvania. Mastriano was endorsed by former President Donald Trump, who thanked him for his commitment to the lie that Trump didn’t lose to President Joe Biden. [HuffPost]
Netflix lays off 150 employees amid subscriber decline (NPR)
UK inflation jumps to 40-year high of 9% as food and energy prices spiral (CNBC)
Miles Taylor, a former Homeland Security official in the Trump administration who later turned into one of the former president’s critics, has quit the Republican Party, saying the GOP can’t be saved. He has also admitted to writing the 2018 “Anonymous” op-ed in The New York Times. [HuffPost]
U.S. watchdog details collapse of Afghan security forces (WP)
‘A red light blinking’: Watchdog thrashes Trump, Biden administrations for Afghanistan failures (Politico)
Afghanistan: The secret girls school defying the Taliban (BBC)
Running out of petrol, medicines and foreign reserves, once-booming Sri Lanka is in a mess. And the measures needed to pull its economy out of the unparalleled crisis are likely to bring even more pain. (Reuters)
U.S. Gun Production Triples Since 2000, Fueled by Handgun Purchases (NYT)
African scientists and technology could drive future black hole discoveries (The Conversation)
The world's oceans in 2021 grew to their warmest and most acidic levels on record, while melting ice sheets helped push sea levels to new heights, the World Meteorological Organization said. Oceans saw the most striking extremes as the WMO detailed a range of turmoil wrought by climate change in its annual 'State of the Global Climate' report. (Reuters)
Pollution caused 1 in 6 deaths globally for five years, study says (WP)
UC Davis scientists recently found that California's redwood trees have two different types of leaves, which help them acclimate to both wet coastal and drier mountainous areas. (Cal Today)
UN floats plan to boost renewables as climate worries mount (AP)
Poor Countries Face a Mounting Catastrophe Fueled by Inflation and Debt (NYT)
Drought and soaring food prices from Ukraine war leave millions in Africa starving (NPR)
Debt suffocates African nations’ ability to respond to climate change (Financial Times)
Heat wave hits India's wheat output, power supply (NHK)
Tooth from Laotian cave sheds light on enigmatic extinct humans (NBC)
With Plunging Enrollment, a ‘Seismic Hit’ to Public Schools (NYT)
Man Figured Drug Addiction Would Take Up A Lot More Free Time (The Onion)
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