Links 5/2/2024 | naked capitalism
Idaho Man Injured and Arrested After Allegedly Kicking a Bison While Drunk in Yellowstone Field and Stream Pandemics Texas Veterinarian Helped Crack the Mystery of Bird Flu in Cows Time.…
How Technology Has Outpaced the Law
After the Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade, red states raced to restrict abortion, as Florida did yesterday with a new ban after six weeks of pregnancy. It was…
U.S. Accuses Russia of Using Chemical Weapons in Ukraine
The United States has accused Russia of using chemical weapons, including poison gas, “as a method of warfare” against Ukrainian forces, in violation of a global ban on the use…
Biden Loosens Up on Weed
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Inside the U.C.L.A. Protests, and Trump Holds Rallies Amid Trial
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Biden Will Expand Two National Monuments in California
Mr. Biden has so far created five national monuments and expanded two others, part of his pledge to conserve 30 percent of the nation’s lands and waters by 2030. He…
At Indiana University, Protests Only Add to a Year Full of Conflicts
Discontent was simmering on Indiana University’s flagship campus long before the first tent went up in Dunn Meadow, the vast green space beside the student union in Bloomington. Earlier in…
As Kentucky Derby Nears, Last Year’s Deaths Cast Long Shadow
The Kentucky Derby has been run through two World Wars, the Great Depression, civil rights unrest and, most recently, a life-paralyzing pandemic. Now, on the 150th anniversary of America’s most…
Opinion | The Biden Campaign’s High-Powered Effort to Define R.F.K. Jr.
Pretty much every presidential election includes a smattering of third-party and independent candidates — minor players who have slim to no chance of winning but who can seriously damage the…
Tech Industry Braces as Google Antitrust Trial Closes
The biggest U.S. challenge so far to the vast power of today’s tech giants has reached its climax. On Thursday and Friday, lawyers for the Justice Department, state attorneys general…