Good Monday morning.
46:
WTF. US denies report of Iran prisoner swap deal, release of $7B in frozen funds
Biden stocks his White House with Ivy Leaguers
Hillary Clinton warns of ‘huge consequences’ over Afghanistan withdrawal
House Republicans at a ‘Boiling Point’ with Liz Cheney
Report: Illegal Alien Sex Offenders Freed into U.S. Due to Biden ‘Sanctuary Country’ Orders
Civil unrest:
Good grief. Black physicist rethinks the ‘dark’ in dark matter
Police fatally shoot a man suspected of killing two teenagers in Kansas City
DC Attorney General Offers To Seal Arrest Records For George Floyd Protesters
Nashville cops release bodycam, 911 calls of fatal police shooting
Oregon lawmaker charged for allowing demonstrators into state Capitol
Wisconsin casino shooting was a targeted attack: authorities
Over 50 officers injured, 250 people detained in Berlin May Day riots
May Day protest: 14 arrested in Seattle after peaceful protest gives way to clashes
NYC man charged with hate crime in synagogue vandalism spree
4 arrested at a Black Lives Matter march in Louisville following the Kentucky Derby
1 dead, 6 injured in late night shooting near French Quarter in New Orleans
BLM Protester Admits Plan to Cut Brake Line on NYPD Van
Coronavirus news:
Biden wears mask outdoors as ‘extra precaution,’ White House aide says
Massachusetts town will keep mask mandate despite state easing rules
Gottlieb predicts 10M kids would get inoculated before fall if Pfizer coronavirus vaccine is authorized
Other morsels:
SpaceX returns 4 astronauts to Earth in splashdown off Florida coast
New York Times, WaPo, NBC forced to retract false claims about Giuliani
This Week In Campus Insanity Vol. 42
German philosopher Habermas rejects UAE’s Zayed Book Award
Chinese man dodges two navies to cross Taiwan Strait by rubber dinghy in search of ‘freedom and democracy’
Oh? Jenner opposes transgender girls participating in girls’ sports
‘This Is A Question Of Fairness’: Caitlyn Jenner Says Biological Males Shouldn’t Compete In Girls’ Sports
Romney booed during speech to Utah GOP convention
Who cares? Collins says she was ‘appalled’ at boos for Romney from Utah Republicans at censure vote
Elderly couple breaks out of Tennessee assisted living facility using Morse code
Texas city votes to ban abortion, likely prompting legal fight
Meet the eccentric cast vying to be London’s next Mayor
Amazon knew seller data was used to boost company sales
And that’s all I’ve got, now go beat back the angry mob!