Reading archive 2024-05-30

Experts say Israel used U.S.-made bomb in deadly Rafah strike: Weapons experts identified the fragments as an SDB GBU-39, a 250-pound small-diameter precision bomb.

U.S. concerned about Ukraine strikes on Russian nuclear radar stations: Washington conveyed to Kyiv that attacks on Russian early-warning systems could be destabilizing.

As Ukraine stumbles in war, Kyiv and Western powers struggle to coordinate: Infighting and strategic disagreements are clouding Ukraine’s path to regain the battlefield edge. - "'Americans think that they should avoid escalation with Russia by creating zones of ambiguity, but it provokes Russia. Russia needs to have very clear lines. A gray zone is just an invitation to try,' Lytvynenko said."

Ukraine setbacks nudge Biden toward allowing use of U.S. weapons in Russia: Washington’s reassessment of its policy follows the Kremlin’s assault on the city of Kharkiv and a chorus of pressure from European allies.

Opinion What’s the best way to fight viral disinformation? Look to South Florida.: Latinos are using personal credibility to fight online rumors. - "A national survey conducted late last year showed that Hispanics around the country see open borders and immigration as the nation’s No. 1 security threat — over terrorism, access to guns, cyberattacks, war, China or Russia. Eduardo Gamarra, a political scientist at Florida International University who conducted that public polling, says rampant disinformation contributes to the perception in immigrant communities that the next wave of migrants poses dangers that their own wave did not. Meanwhile, online accounts tied to the Kremlin and Russian state media have been actively spreading lies about immigrants in the United States this year in an apparent attempt to undermine public support for aid to Ukraine.

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"The local influencers began by listening for questions and narratives taking hold in the community. They ranged from how safe it was to get the shingles vaccine to whether President Biden had a body double, from how to get a mammogram if underinsured to whether the 2024 presidential election had been canceled — a notion now circulating among Latinos in swing states thanks to a social media post translated into Spanish featuring the Sandy Hook conspiracy theorist Alex Jones."

Judge stunned as man with suspended license joins Zoom hearing while driving: 'Mr. Harris, are you driving?' asked the bemused judge as Corey Harris asked for time to park his vehicle.

HOW GRIEVANCE SPLINTERED AMERICAN SPORTS: Our games have changed from a unifying bond to a platform for division. Is there any going back? - "The most prominent leagues didn’t become lucrative entertainment giants because they kept the nation’s problems and politics from eating away at them. They succeeded precisely because they swallowed politics whole, turning the public craving for diversion into negotiating tactics to receive government subsidies and influence lawmakers to champion their most ambitious profit-boosting ideas, all under the guise of bringing people together."

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