Currently In October, more than 17,000 elephant seals died in an H5N1 outbreak. According to a genetic analysis, the virus jumped at least three times before that. / The New York Times [+] Yesterday, Florida's Supreme Court gave its governor the power to remove locally elected prosecutors—and therefore
Currently Israel is found to be using fake social media accounts to encourage US lawmakers to fund its military. / The New York Times [+] An explainer unpacks the escalating conflict between Israel and Hezbollah. / Reuters Scientists aren't sure why the second half of last year was so much hotter
Currently An investigation into officials and politicians who carried out a campaign to permanently transfer Ukrainian children to Russia. / The New York Times [+] President Biden says Ukrainian defeat would mean "you'll see Poland go." Also, that Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu is prolonging the war in Gaza
Currently Vote counting begins in India after the world's biggest, most expensive election. / CNN, The Economist How did Mexico end up with two women on the ballot for president, only 71 years after suffrage? "Activism, electoral reform, and timing." / Interruptrr An Italian village with 46 residents
Currently A "game changer" immunotherapy drug "melts away" tumors, and may one day replace surgery and conventional chemo for bowel cancer. / The Guardian Mexico has elected its first female president, former Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum. / NPR Related: An economic boom means many Mexican citizens are
Currently In a groundbreaking medical trial, thousands of NHS patients will receive personalized cancer vaccines designed to prevent tumors from returning after surgery. / The Guardian "The reaction that I encountered most often was disbelief that he was bright enough to manage such a scheme." The Hollywood hopeful behind
Currently Yes, Trump can still run for president now that he's convicted, and even from jail—and there's precedent, since Eugene V. Debs did it in 1920. / Politico Though as a former president, Trump has Secret Service protection, and if he goes to jail so does
Currently Aid entering Gaza drops by 67% after Israel begins its assault on Rafah. Meanwhile, Egypt is in a dangerous bind. / CNN, The Wall Street Journal [+] A profile of the Israeli doctor who saved the life, several years ago, of Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar. / The New York Times [+] From April,
Currently South Africans go to the polls in what's viewed as a hugely consequential election. / The Guardian An overview of what's so consequential, and what else you need to know. / The Week in Africa Incidentally: Reacher is a fantasy about white power, Angelica Jade Bastién says.
Currently Israel's diplomatic isolation grows over its offensive on the Gazan town of Rafah. / Semafor According to the Gaza Health Ministry, the overall Palestinian death toll in the war is now above 36,000. / The Associated Press Taiwanese activists are using Meta's Threads app to organize
