Brittney Griner will stand trial Friday on cannabis possession charges, more than four months after her Moscow arrest. / The Associated Press What we know on day 124 of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. / The Guardian At least 46 people are found dead inside of a semi-truck in San
Are LGBT rights and contraception next in the Supreme Court's crosshairs? Perhaps, but more likely targets are affirmative action, election laws, and business regulation. / The New York Times "Somebody who doesn't even know me took my options away from me, and it makes me furious.
This morning, Biden signed the gun-safety bill into law—the first major gun legislation in 30 years. Here's what's included in the bill. / NPR, CNN An annotated version of the Supreme Court's decision in Dobbs v. Jackson, the case that overturned Roe v.
As the US Senate passes a gun control bill, the Supreme Court says Americans don't need a license to carry guns in public. / NPR, The Los Angeles Times Meanwhile, war fatigue in the West may doom Ukraine to "slow strangulation." / The Guardian The UN's
The Supreme Court just struck down New York's law requiring people have "proper cause" to carry a concealed weapon. / Axios Checking the "good guy with a gun" theory: In 22 of 433 shooting attacks, a bystander shot the perpetrator. / The New York Times "
An earthquake in Afghanistan, the deadliest in decades, kills at least a thousand people. / The Associated Press Border-crossing data show a steady flow of Ukrainian refugees returning to their country. / The Economist Interview with a Ukrainian software engineer about what it's like to live with air raid
The Kremlin says the Geneva Conventions would not apply to the two Americans thought to have been captured while fighting for Ukraine. / CBS News A heartbreaking, infuriating examination of the footage showing Uvalde law enforcement's inaction on May 24 at Robb Elementary. / The Texas Tribune Related: Families of
TMN will resume publishing on Tuesday. Have a good weekend. Susan B. Glasser summarizes what we've learned so far about Trump, Pence, and the January 6th mob. / The New Yorker A summary of what happened in the Russia-Ukraine war this week. / The Guardian Interesting breakdown of the
New research findings show people infected with the omicron variant, compared to those who caught delta, are around half as likely to develop long Covid. / NPR See also: Long-term Covid infections give the virus more time for recombination—which it can use to spawn new variants. / Nature Following yesterday&
The Federal Reserve raises its benchmark interest rate by 0.75%, the biggest increase since 1994. Five things to know about how it will affect you. / CNBC, The Conversation Consumer sentiment has declined by 14% since May, continuing a downward trend over the last year. / Surveys of Consumers GiveDirectly is
