From Jenna Orkin Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry resigns, allowing U.N. force, elections California—the fifth-largest economy in the world—has experienced a record-breaking string of days in which the combined generation of wind, geothermal, hydroelectric and solar electricity has exceeded demand on the main electricity grid for anywhere from 15 minutes to 9.25 hours per day. How Columbia’s Campus Was Torn Apart Over Gaza Harvey Weinstein's 2020 rape conviction overturned by New York appeals court Gaza-based militants launched mortar rounds on Wednesday at Israeli forces making preparations for the U.S.-led effort to establish a new maritime aid route for Gaza, according to three U.S. officials. In addition, the Qatar Foundation (QF) TAMU contract extraordinarily stipulates that Qatari state proxies own the intellectual property for the research projects, which is not conventional practice. In addition, according to the agreement, the Qatari Regime, based on the contract with Texas A&M, has access to sensitive student information, which could violate acceptable United States (US) practices. A teen whose dad cofounded Slack and mom cofounded Flickr is missing somewhere around San Francisco Poland ready to help Ukraine to get military-age men back, minister says Zimbabwe's New Currency ‘Privileged access’: pro-plastic lobbyists at UN pollution talks increase by a third

From Jenna Orkin They found that the artificial DNA successfully sorted 18 photographs into categories. The three-judge panel went on to strike down Trump's immunity argument in a unanimous decision, stating they could not accept his assertion that a president has "unbounded authority to commit crimes." Such a stance, they warned, would "collapse our system of separated powers." 11 Sets of Twins to Graduate from Same Pennsylvania High School Together Exclusive: The Boeing whistleblower testified for 12 hours before his suicide. Here’s what he saw at the planemaker that alarmed him Project 2025 Nearly 1,300 stores are closing across the US in 2024. Here's the list. Jamie Dimon warns the world order is being challenged — and bashes crypto once more US Birth Rate Falls to Record Low Iran sentences popular rapper to death for supporting Mahsa Amini protests China Is Leading the Global Nuclear Power Build Out Germany arrests EU Parliament staff member on China espionage charges

From Jenna Orkin Space junk is getting out of control. NASA estimates that low-Earth orbit alone contains 34,000 pieces of debris larger than 10 cm in diameter, 900,000 objects between 1 cm and 10 cm, and more than 128 million fragments between 1 mm and 1 cm. We need to take both passive and active measures before space junk makes Earth's orbital space unusable, write Aneli Bongers and José L. Torres, associate professor and professor, respectively, of macroeconomics at the University of Málaga. Active volcano shocks scientists with $6000 gold eruptions in the biting cold of Antarctica Report: Freedom of Expression in Generative AI – A Snapshot of Content Policies Wind Overtakes Fossil Fuels as the UK’s Largest Power Generation Source Scientists push new paradigm of animal consciousness, saying even insects may be sentient Messenger: A battle over playing catch in a Ballwin backyard reaches a fevered pitch Pro-Palestinian protests sweep US college campuses following mass arrests at Columbia Bird flu virus found in grocery milk as officials say supply still safe Meta and Google stand ready to reap a TikTok ban’s rewards US Air Force could rain hellfire with 1,500 new StormBreakers smart bombs

From Jenna Orkin A revolution in helping Africa’s poor: Cash with no strings attached Jonathan Haidt Wants You to Take Away Your Kid’s Phone Louisiana’s flagship university lets oil firms influence research – for a price 6 countries earned top spot for the world's most powerful passport: See where the US ranks Extreme heat wave in East Antarctica driven by record-breaking 'atmospheric river,' analysis finds Hall pass from hunger: School vending machine offers free meals to students all day Pro-Palestinian protesters arrested at Yale as college demonstrations grow Nine practices from Native American culture that could help the environment The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has teamed up with a nonprofit conservation company on a project to cryogenically store tissue from every endangered animal species in the U.S. Ronan Farrow on the Scheme at the Heart of Trump’s New York Trial

From Jenna Orkin FBI Warns of Risk of Chinese Hack Attack on Energy Infrastructure Israeli sources to Post: 'An eye for an eye'; not clear why Pentagon leaked info on attack Israel will not accept responsibility for this attack for strategic reasons. The Iranian 'spy ship' BEHSHAD (9167289), which had a hand in the Red Sea Crisis by assisting Houthis in launching attacks against commercial and naval vessels over the past several months, has now returned to Iran after a 3-year deployment. We were able to verify her in satellite imagery. Volkswagen workers vote for union in Tennessee — a major win for organized labor Extreme heat wave in East Antarctica driven by record-breaking 'atmospheric river,' analysis finds California exceeds 100% of energy demand with renewables over a record 30 days U.S. agrees to withdraw American troops from Niger California officers charged in killing of man held face-down for five minutes From Fringe to Mainstream: The Rise of the BJP in India Queen bumblebees surprise scientists by surviving underwater

From Jenna Orkin Pro-Palestinian protesters burn American flag in NYC, chant ‘death to America’: Watch Los Angeles police officer who killed girl, 14, in department store will not face charges Earth is experiencing its fourth mass coral bleaching event, according to an announcement released by the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the International Coral Reef Initiative. This year, 75 percent of the Great Barrier Reef–which is the size of Italy or Japan–has bleaching. In the Caribbean and particularly the Florida Keys, scientists can no longer assess the extent of bleaching from fly-over data gathering (a common way to determine bleaching rates) because there aren’t enough corals left to evaluate. Online age verification laws are intended to protect children from explicit or harmful content. But some experts worry they will put private data at risk. A record 2.1 million people in North and South America have been infected this year with dengue fever. Israel has carried out a strike inside Iran, US official tells CNN, as region braces for further escalation Ketogenic diet and BHB rescue the fall of long-term potentiation in an Alzheimer’s mouse model and stimulates synaptic plasticity pathway enzymes Israel’s limited strike on Iran appears designed to avoid escalation For the first time, U.S. may force polluters to clean up these ‘forever chemicals’ Ocean spray emits more PFAS than industrial polluters, study finds

From Jenna Orkin China’s Crude Oil Imports Hit A Record High in 2023 Letter from Congressman Langworthy to Secretary of Agriculture Vilsack Re: Collaboration with CCP on Gain of Function Bird Flu Tests Robert Kennedy Jr: President Trump calls me an ultra-left radical. I’m soooo liberal that his emissaries asked me to be his VP. I respectfully declined the offer. UAE Cloud Seeding WORLD NEWS A storm dumps record rain across the desert nation of UAE and floods Dubai’s airport Chechnya Bans Music That Isn’t Between 80 and 116 Beats Per Minute Widespread 911 outages hit several states Risk of bird flu spreading to humans is ‘enormous concern’, says WHO Are your kids being spied on? The rise of anti-cheating software in US schools Clean energy’s dirty secret: the trail of waste left by India’s solar power boom

From Jenna Orkin Nuclear fusion reactor in South Korea runs at 100 million degrees C for a record-breaking 48 seconds The Covid treatment Paxlovid is most beneficial for unvaccinated people with risk factors, according to a recent study. Colon cancer is linked to mouth bacteria. Some Abu Ghraib Torture Victims Finally Get Their Day in Court, but All Deserve Justice Al Shimari et al. v. CACI, which will be heard today, was only able to advance because it targeted a military contractor; U.S. courts have repeatedly dismissed similar cases against the federal government. Tepco Flagship Nuclear Plant to Load First Fuel Since Fukushima California exceeds 100% of energy demand with renewables over a record 30 days Degree in magic to be offered at University of Exeter - archive A strange fungus could transform emerging cicadas into ‘saltshakers of death,’ scientists say AI's Original Sin A Boeing engineer turned whistleblower says the planemaker needs ground all its 787 Dreamliners

From Jenna Orkin IDF chief of staff says Israel will respond to Iran missile attack “A small number of hits were identified, including at an IDF base in southern Israel, where minor damage was caused to infrastructure,” the Israeli military said. Scoop: Biden told Bibi U.S. won't support an Israeli counterattack on Iran Houston hospital says doctor's changes to a database made patients ineligible for liver transplants AI CAN PRETEND TO BE STUPIDER THAN IT REALLY IS, SCIENTISTS FIND Effect of high-dose Spirulina supplementation on hospitalized adults with COVID-19: a randomized controlled trial In Sudden Reversal, Harvard To Require Standardized Testing for Next Admissions Cycle US-Japan-Philippines Naval Triad Wades into the South China Sea 'Ridiculously early' Missouri cicada emergence could start this week. Here's why Juvenile Crimes - Wesley T. Miller - Chapter 28

From Jenna Orkin NOTE FROM APRIL 15: THERE'S A GLITCH IN BLOGGER PREVENTING ME FROM CREATING ANY NEW POSTS. Scientists develop biofortified rice to combat nutrient deficiencies The Kremlin believes that destabilizing Africa would ease Russia's campaign in Ukraine. Ghana Seeks to Delay Cocoa Deliveries Due to Lack of Beans Pompeii: Breathtaking new paintings found at ancient city Houston hospital halts liver and kidney transplants after learning a doctor manipulated some records The U.S. government needs to spend roughly $100 billion annually on carbon dioxide removal by 2050 to help the world avoid extreme climate change, according to a new analysis. A new branch of science called "exposomics" shows how air pollution contributes to Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, bipolar disorder and other brain diseases. A new EPA rule will limit PFASs, or “forever chemicals,” in drinking water for the first time. Iran's Revolutionary Guard seizes a container ship near Strait of Hormuz amid tensions with Israel Israel's use of AI to find targets in Gaza offers a terrifying glimpse at where warfare could be headed