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WASHINGTONPOST (Harrison Smith) - Sam Neill, versatile actor who starred in ‘Jurassic Park,’ dies at 78

The New Zealand actor drew international acclaim for roles as gruff loners and unhinged villains. He was best known for playing paleontologist Alan Grant.

NYTIMES (The New York Times) - Sam Neill, New Zealand Screen Actor and Leading Man, Dies at 78

He appeared in more than 150 productions over a five-decade career but was perhaps best known for his star turn in the “Jurassic Park” series.

NPR (The Associated Press) - McConnell says a fall led to his hospitalization, breaking weeks of silence

Sen. Mitch McConnell on Sunday revealed that a fall led to his hospitalization, breaking the silence about his condition after weeks of mounting speculation about the Kentucky Republican's health.

NYTIMES (The Editorial Board) - The World Must Not Forget About the Genocide in Sudan

The longer the fighting drags on, the greater the chance that regional instability will spread.

NYTIMES (Javier C. Hernández) - Japan Is Building a New Intelligence Agency With Help From the West

Facing threats from Russia and China, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is breaking with World War II-era limits on security.

THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (Peter Van Buren) - Democrats Can’t Kick the Trans Obsession

Unpopular below-the-belt issues are liable to dog the Dems in coming elections. The post Democrats Can’t Kick the Trans Obsession appeared first on The American Conservative .

Culture war Democrats Can’t Kick the Trans Obsession Unpopular below-the-belt issues are liable to dog the Dems in coming elections. I watched the New York Pride Parade on livestream. The parade is a major event in NYC, attended by well over a million people. Today, 11 years after Obergefell v. Hodges legalized same-sex marriage, the movement that once celebrated equality alongside most Democrats looks very different. The near-complete embrace of trans rights as seen in the parade, especially as it affects children, is likely to harm the Democratic Party in coming elections. (FYI, I’ll use the word “gay” as shorthand here for…Open