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Russian troops shoot and kill a Georgian civilian near the breakaway province of South Ossetia (apnews.com)

The arrested Putin's superyacht has been launched in Italy (newsinfrance.com)

How did it happen?...

Court documents detail alleged assault on special needs student by York county substitute teacher (www.13newsnow.com)

54-year-old Warren George Hyde is facing misdemeanor and felony charges in connection with the assault that authorities say happened at Grafton Middle School.

Humanity Just Witnessed Its First Space Battle (gizmodo.com)

Nurse Who Volunteered in Gaza Shares What She Experienced (nurse.org)

Portuguese PM quits over lithium, hydrogen corruption probe (www.reuters.com)

Zack de la Rocha attends pro-Palestine march instead of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ceremony (consequence.net)

Biden tells Bibi 3-day fighting pause could help secure release of some hostages (www.axios.com)

Dozens of health organizations pledge ‘full support’ for federal ban on menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars (www.cnn.com)

Eighty national public health groups, including the American Heart Association, the American Medical Association, the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American College of Preventative Medicine, placed a full-page ad in Sunday’s edition of the Washington Post in support of a federal ban on menthol in cigarettes and all...

‘Billionaire club’: the tiny island of Barbuda braces for decision on land rights and nature (www.theguardian.com)

U.S. Investigating Whether Adams Received Illegal Donations From Turkey (www.nytimes.com)

Federal prosecutors and the F.B.I. are conducting a broad public corruption investigation into whether Mayor Eric Adams’s 2021 election campaign conspired with the Turkish government to receive illegal foreign donations, according to a search warrant obtained by The New York Times....

House Republicans Introduce Bill to Expel Palestinians From the Country (newrepublic.com)

Republicans have a racist new idea amid the war on Gaza.

Minister robbed and bodyguards’ guns stolen in South Africa (www.theguardian.com)

Luminous 'mother-of-pearl' clouds explain why climate models miss so much Arctic and Antarctic warming (theconversation.com)

Back when there were Arctic alligators and turtles, ‘polar stratospheric clouds’ kept their world warm. Research suggests these clouds contribute to the ‘missing warming’ in climate models.

2nd police officer acquitted in death of Elijah McClain, who was put in a neck hold, given ketamine (apnews.com)

A second Denver-area police officer has been acquitted in the 2019 death of Elijah McClain. The 23-year-old Black man was put in a neck hold and injected with ketamine after being stopped by police as he walked home from a convenience store.

The EPA Has Found More Than a Dozen Contaminants in Drinking Water but Hasn’t Set Safety Limits on Them (www.propublica.org)

Developing countries owe China at least $1.1 trillion – and the debts are due (www.cnn.com)

Hong Kong CNN — Developing countries owe Chinese lenders at least $1.1 trillion dollars, according to a new data analysis published Monday, which says more than half of the thousands of loans China has doled out over two decades are due as many borrowers struggle financially.

Tlaib's defense of Palestinian chant prompts Jewish Democrats to call for retraction (www.detroitnews.com)

U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib’s defense of a phrase used by Palestinians in connection with the war between Israel and Hamas is drawing condemnation from critics, including two prominent fellow Democrats — Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel and U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin.

With 10 days to go, House Republicans remain undecided on best strategy to avert shutdown (www.cnn.com)

House Republicans have yet to coalesce around their own plan to avert a government shutdown with just 10 days until the deadline, raising the stakes for a new speaker who will have to contend with the internal dynamics of his conference and a Democratically-controlled Senate and White House....

Mike Johnson Admits He and His Son Monitor Each Other's Porn Intake in Resurfaced Video (www.rollingstone.com)

It’s like watching a clown show. Maybe he should watch more porn and grow up.

Here’s What Can Happen When Kids Age Out of Foster Care (www.propublica.org)

Two teens aged out of New Mexico’s child welfare system last year. This photo essay shows how different their lives have become.

Starbucks announces higher pay, but union workers will have to bargain for it (www.cnn.com)

Starbucks employees are getting more pay and new benefits, but some are only going to baristas that haven’t unionized. A National Labor Relations Board judge previously found that similar moves by Starbucks violate federal labor law, with the company appealing the decision....