Willie Mays - the 'Say Hey Kid' considered baseball's best all-around player - dies at 93 (www.npr.org)
Rest in peace. Isn’t he a time traveler, though? I thought Starfleet Intelligence would have resolved this by now.
This psychedelics researcher approached his death with calm and curiosity (www.npr.org)
Roland Griffiths spent the later stage of his career exploring the ways that psychedelic drugs, specifically psilocybin, could help patients with depression, addiction issues and even terminal cancer.
Too much red meat is linked to a 50% increase in type 2 diabetes risk (www.npr.org)
A study finds people who eat more than one serving of red meat a day are at higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes. Processed meats, like bacon and hot dogs, were linked to an even higher risk.
As AMPTP comes to the negotiating table with SAG-AFTRA, guild leadership flag differences from WGA concerns (www.npr.org)
This NPR coverage is interesting....
On N.Y.'s Staten Island, anti-immigration protests intensify as migrants stream in (www.npr.org)
New York City has been housing migrants in makeshift shelters throughout the city. In some areas, it has led to protests and court challenges.
Hunter Biden sues Rudy Giuliani for 'total annihilation' of digital privacy (www.npr.org)
The lawsuit alleges that Rudy Giuliani and an associate's actions are unlawful under California law, and it says Giuliani and the associate have refused to return Hunter Biden's data.
Agriculture secretary says government shutdown would impact department's programs (www.npr.org)
NPR's A Martinez talks to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack about programs — such as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program — which would be affected if the government shuts down.
Thousands of federal firefighters face a looming pay cut. How much is up to Congress (www.npr.org)
The bipartisan infrastructure law granted federal firefighters a big pay bump. Amid a looming government shutdown, that wage increase will expire, leaving first responders unsure about their income.
Hollywood writers reach a tentative deal with studios, agree to end strike (www.npr.org)
Hollywood production has been halted for months as actors and writers have been on strike. Now, the writers are headed back to work. Actors represented by SAG-AFTRA remain on strike.
Kim Davis is ordered to pay $100,000 to same-sex couple she denied marriage license (www.npr.org)
The former clerk in Rowan County, Ky., was sued by two same-sex couples to whom she refused to grant marriage licenses, claiming it violated her religious beliefs. Her attorney says she will appeal.
Rep. Lauren Boebert was escorted out of 'Beetlejuice' over reports of rude behavior (www.npr.org)
The Colorado Republican said she was guilty of laughing and singing too loud. A report from the theater, citing four complaints from the audience, said she was also vaping and recording video.
More than 5,000 have been found dead after Libya floods (www.npr.org)
In the coastal city of Derna, dams broke, sending a torrent of water that submerged whole neighborhoods. Rescue efforts are complicated by the fact that Libya is divided between rival governments.
Danelo Cavalcante has now been captured, Pennsylvania police say (www.npr.org)
After eluding a manhunt for nearly two weeks, convicted murderer Danelo Cavalcante has been captured, the Pennsylvania State Police announced Wednesday morning.
Twinkies are sold! J.M. Smucker scoops up Hostess Brands for $5.6 billion (www.npr.org)
For Hostess, the deal with the peanut-butter-and-jelly conglomerate is a sweet win after not one, but two bankruptcies.
YouTube vlogger Ruby Franke formally charged with 6 felony counts of child abuse (www.npr.org)
Ruby Franke, the YouTube mommy blogger behind the channel 8 Passengers, was arrested last week after her 12-year-old son climbed out a window and ran to a neighbor's house asking for food and water.
NPR: Over $200 billion in pandemic business loans appear to be fraudulent, a watchdog says (www.npr.org)
The Office of Inspector General of the Small Business Administration has released a "landscape of fraud" report highlighting why 17% of PPP and other loans appear bogus.
'No kill' meat, grown from animal cells, is now approved for sale in the U.S. (www.npr.org)
Two U.S. food companies have received the go-ahead to sell chicken grown from cultivated animal cells in a production facility. It's the first time meat grown this way will be sold in the U.S.
Gas stoves pollute homes with benzene, which is linked to cancer (www.npr.org)
Benzene is among the pollutants gas stoves emit into homes, Stanford University researchers show. The toxin is linked to a higher risk of leukemia and other blood cell cancers.
History-making whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg has died at 92 (www.npr.org)
Ellsberg's release of what were called the "Pentagon Papers" hastened the end of the Vietnam war, prompted a landmark Supreme Court ruling and contributed to the downfall of President Richard Nixon.
