NPR (Steve Inskeep) - Smokers in China are being chided by anti-smoking women
Many many many men smoke in China. A small but outspoken group of women are becoming anti-smoking advocates, confronting those who light up in public.
NPR (Geoff Brumfiel) - A trillion dollar question: Will SpaceX's Starship launch go well?
Ahead of a much anticipated IPO, SpaceX is carrying out a critical test of its giant, stainless steel rocket. Investors will be watching closely.
DAILYCALLER (Leena Nasir) - Jelly Roll Teams Up With NHL For ‘Rise Up,’ A Stanley Cup Playoff Anthem
The song is available for streaming on Amazon Music
DAILYCALLER (Natalie Sandoval) - LA Times Columnist Crawls Out Of Garbage To Tell World He Loves His City Covered In Poop And Blood
'Nowhere near as apocalyptic as they make it out to be'
AXIOS (Ashley Gold) - Scoop: White House postpones AI EO signing ceremony
The White House has postponed its planned ceremony for President Trump to sign a new executive order on AI and cybersecurity, per a note seen by Axios. Why it matters: It's another setback for an effort that has been stalled by internal disagreements. Driving the news: Major tech, AI and cyber CEOs had been invited to attend the ceremony this afternoon at the White House. - Per the note, the event has been postponed to a later date. - The White House didn't immediately respond to a request for comment. This is a breaking news story. Check back for updates.
NYTIMES (Chris Hippensteel and Jackson Landers) - Charges Dismissed for Ex-Assistant Principal After Shooting by 6-Year-Old
Prosecutors had argued that Ebony Parker, a former assistant principal at a Virginia elementary school, had failed to act on warnings that a child had a gun in his backpack.
NEWSNATIONNOW (Chrysnel Banzouzi) - Judge dismisses criminal trial for former Virginia assistant principal
She had been accused of ignoring warnings that a 6-year-old student had a loaded gun that was later used to shoot his first-grade teacher, Abby Zwerner.
SUBSTACK (The Grayzone) - Israel bombed this hospital, called it a 'terror HQ'
Wyatt Reed reporting from southern Lebanon
For years, the Imam Khomayni mosque and medical center provided free treatment and medicine to the people of Maachouq in South Lebanon. That all ended yesterday morning, when Israeli forces decimated the building, and the adjacent civil defense headquarters, with two massive rocket strikes. Wyatt Reed reports from the scene.Open
SUBSTACK (The Grayzone) - The US indicted Raul Castro for deterring CIA-backed terrorists
The Grayzone’s Max Blumenthal reacts to the Department of Justice’s indictment of former Cuban President Raul Castro for shooting down a pair of planes from a CIA-backed network of Miami Cubans, Brothers to the Rescue, who deliberately and repeatedly violated Cuban airspace in 1996.
Blumenthal explains how the Clinton administration warned that the planes were “taunting” the Cuban government, and would provoke it to shoot them down. He then breaks down the network behind Brothers to the Rescue: CIA-backed terrorists who downed a Cuban civilian airliner in 1976, and carried out a series of bombings on Cuban shipping and hotels under the supervision of US intelligence.Open
YOUTUBE (NewsNation) - Former co-inmate of Mackenzie Shirilla tells all on ‘The Crash’ convicted killer
Kat Crowder, who served time in prison with Mackenzie Shirilla, joins NewsNation to discuss her experiences with Shirilla following the release of the Netflix documentary “The Crash." "Jesse Weber Live" brings a fresh, fast-paced, and often unexpected take on the day’s headlines, diving into the biggest stories through the lens of legal expertise.