This week, the news cycle is dominated by the war in Ukraine, the school massacre in Uvalde, inflation, drought, abortion, criminal justice reform, the NBA playoffs, the midterms and the prospect of a recession.
Every day I sort through several hundred of the news stories generated by major media organizations to select the most relevant and trustworthy for my list. Today, there are a handful that jump out from the pack.
The best reads today include “We’ve Known How To Prevent A School Shooting for More Than 20 Years” from 538.
And a very unusual take on the effect on Afghan women scholars of Taliban oppression in the journal Nature.
Also “Western Support for Ukraine Has Peaked” from the Atlantic.
Plus an interview with embattled San Francisco DA Chesa Boudin in SFGate.
See what a prosecutor wrote in “My Governor Can Pass Bad Abortion Laws. But I Won’t Enforce Them” in the Times.
And from NPR: “In Britain, it took just one school shooting to pass major gun control.”
But remember, you can never beat The Onion.
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TODAY’s HEADLINES (6/2/22 — 49 links from 29 news sources):
'It Has Happened Yet Again': Shooting At Tulsa Oklahoma Hospital Kills Four (MSNBC)
U.S. to send precision rockets to Ukraine (Reuters)
The U.S. is sending advanced rocket systems to Ukraine, but not to be shot into Russia (NPR)
U.S. unveils $700 million military aid package for Ukraine; fighting rages in Donbas (CNBC)
Forces Battle for Ukraine City, as E.U. Ratchets Up Responses (NYT)
Documents Reveal Hundreds of Russian Troops Broke Ranks Over Ukraine Orders (WSJ)
German chancellor announces additional military support to Ukraine (NHK)
How the EU’s ban on Russian oil will rock global markets (Financial Times)
Western Support for Ukraine Has Peaked — The honeymoon that Ukraine’s leaders have enjoyed with the West will not last. (Atlantic)
Uvalde police response leaves a trail of contradictions and confusion a week after mass shooting (Yahoo News)
GOP ads and social media draw criticism for increasing use of gun imagery (WP)
In Britain, it took just one school shooting to pass major gun control (NPR)
How the gun debate will be won or lost in the suburbs (Politico)
Three years ago Congress raised the age requirement for tobacco products to 21 from 18 in order to make America a little healthier, a decisive action that showed the body could make policy changes to protect public health. But after teenagers in New York and Texas legally purchased assault-style rifles used in mass shootings in recent weeks, it’s unlikely lawmakers will do the same for firearms anytime soon. What’s next for American gun laws? [HuffPost]
We’ve Known How To Prevent A School Shooting for More Than 20 Years — Interventions can prevent violence, even if we can’t predict it... For example, at least four potential school shootings that were averted in the weeks after Parkland all stopped because the would-be killers spoke or wrote about their plans and someone told law enforcement. (538)
My Governor Can Pass Bad Abortion Laws. But I Won’t Enforce Them. (Guest Essay/NYT)
Unprecedented water restrictions hit Southern California (LAT)
Gas prices hit another record high. — A gallon costs $4.67 on average, and drivers in multiple states — including Illinois, Nevada and Oregon — are paying more than $5. (WP)
San Francisco district attorney could lose his job in blow to national movement (Politico)
Chesa Boudin is on the brink of political oblivion. He says he's energized. (SFGate)
California to unveil groundbreaking slave reparations report (AP)
An American life: How Asian migrants built unique communities (WP)
‘The Killings Didn’t Stop.’ In Mali, a Massacre With a Russian Footprint. (NYT)
Brace yourselves for an economic 'hurricane,' JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon says (CNN)
‘Like McDonald’s with no burgers’: Singapore faces chicken shortage as Malaysia bans export (Guardian)
Taliban rule takes toll on Afghanistan’s academics — especially women (Nature)
U.S. Launches Initiatives to Boost Economic Ties With Taiwan (WSJ)
Jury sides primarily with Depp in defamation trial; both awarded millions in damages (WP)
Shanghai sprung back to life after two months of bitter isolation under a ruthless COVID lockdown, with shops reopening and people going back to offices, parks and markets. (Reuters)
During the Omicron Wave, Death Rates Soared for Older People (NYT)
Your walking speed could indicate dementia — A slower walk as you age has always been a warning sign of increasing frailty that could lead to falls and other disabilities, experts say. Emerging research in small groups of elderly subjects has also found that a slower gait from year to year may be an early sign of cognitive decline. (CNN)
Scientists discover ‘biggest plant on Earth’ off Western Australian coast — Genetic testing has determined a single 4,500-year-old seagrass may have spread over 200 sq km of underwater seafloor – about 20,000 football fields. (Guardian) [Or bigger than Washington, D.C. — DW]
Supreme Court Blocks Texas Law Regulating Social Media Platforms (NYT)
Warning signs cloud tech industry’s Supreme Court victory (Politico)
A mysterious intergalactic force is pushing against the Milky Way (Space.com)
On the hunt for asteroids that could hit Earth, with a little help from the past — A new open-source algorithm has already combed through existing data archives to find more than 100 previously unknown asteroids. (NBC)
Hubble Helps Explain Why Uranus and Neptune Are Different Colours (HubbleESA)
Searching for life on Mars from a Scottish island (BBC)
Did NASA find hell? Scientists brace for first glimpse of world that constantly burns (Seattle Times)
Great whites may have doomed the biggest shark that ever lived, fossil teeth reveal (CNN)
4 homes tied to Mass. reporter hit with bricks, graffitied with spray paint (WP)
Stephen Curry leading the Warriors to another NBA title would stir up a new round of GOAT debates (CBS)
The Boston Celtics Were Built by the Golden State Warriors (WSJ)
Celtics & Warriors Best Matchup Moments Of The Regular Season (NBA)
No more Elvis-themed weddings for Las Vegas chapels, a licensing company says (NPR)
Alligator Kills Florida Man Retrieving Frisbees in Lake, Officials Say (NYT)
Seal Lying In Sunbeam Could Be Depressed And You’d Never Know (The Onion)
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