U.S. officials killed in Mexico after anti-drug operation were working for CIA, AP sources say The lack of clarity from authorities reignited a debate over the extent of U.S. involvement in Mexico's security operations as Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum faces extreme pressure from U.S. Pres...

Two U.S. officials killed in a vehicle crash as they returned from destroying a clandestine drug lab in northern Mexico over the weekend were working for the CIA, according to a U.S. official and two other people familiar with the matter. https://to.pbs.org/4ey1qP5

Chevron, also ?

D.H.S. Will Run Out of Money for Paychecks in May, Secretary Says The issue threatens to renew chaos at airports as lawmakers remain divided over a deal to end the two-month shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security.

Markwayne Mullin, the U.S. homeland security secretary, said on Tuesday that his department would run out of money to pay employees the first week of May if Congress failed to reach a deal to reopen the department. nyti.ms/3OQxJ1k

Toronto has a new master plan to win over tourists — but there are a few things that need fixing first The report, from Destination Toronto, highlights a 10-year strategy detailing what the city needs to improve so visitors aren’t put off by negatives such as a shortage of vibrant public spaces or traf...

Toronto may be Canada’s most visited city, but it needs some upgrades if it’s going to attract more tourists, a new report says.

T = Trump
A = Always
C = Chickens
O = Out ...............

Why the pope’s authority is confounding and maddening for Trump (RNS) — Most past disagreements between popes and presidents have happened during times of high suspicion regarding the Catholic Church. Each case is different from what we are seeing today.

OPINION: (RNS) — Most past disagreements between popes and presidents have happened during times of high suspicion regarding the Catholic Church. Each case is different from what we are seeing today.

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Wealth Tax needed in America !

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Alcohol can kill.
Cannabis can heal.
Let us legalize.

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Wealth transfer to the rich
Inequality
Authoritarianism
Voter Suppression
CUT MEDICARE
Terrorism
Insurrection
GUN VIOLENCE
END SOCIAL SECURITY
Dirty Air and Water
Destroying Planet
Pandemics
RACISM
Misogyny
War
Theocracy
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..DEAD PARTY...GOPDead

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Chicken Piccata Pasta

"This was amazing! So flavorful." This quick and buttery pasta, with bright lemon and briny capers, capitalizes on the flavors of an Italian-American classic. nyti.ms/4sL6kfc

The 2026 National Teacher of the Year believes kindness and understanding can plant a seed in students Pennsylvania high school history teacher Leon Smith got into education because he wanted to make a difference. His favorite lesson forces students to grapple with history’s complex lessons.

Pennsylvania high school history teacher Leon Smith got into education because he wanted to make a difference. His favorite lesson forces students to grapple with history’s complex lessons.

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As the planet warms, scientists burn homes to figure out how to best protect them in wildfires Scientists are using controlled fires to study how to protect homes from wildfires. At a site in South Carolina, researchers burn down test houses to learn how different materials and designs can withstand flames.

Scientists are using controlled fires to study how to protect homes from wildfires.

California is drawing up regulations to halt widespread hospice fraud. Photo by Kayoko Hayashi via iStock Photo

Opinion | California auditors previously found that hospices, including potentially illegitimate ones, overbilled Medicare by $105 million in a single year in this region. cal.news/3OTsNsw

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Vote Blue No Matter Who: Party Politics as Political Agency Politics is a collective enterprise aimed at controlling the state, and requires working together as co-partisans.

"Some of this is driven by substantive goals, such as a specific policy or reform or diplomatic stance. The party may be divided on the particulars of such goals, or even on whether they are desirable at all.

Much of it—more than we partisans may like to think—is driven by personal ambition"

Scientist accused of poisoning co-worker’s water bottle after being denied promotion, authorities say A scientist at a university is accused of trying to poison his co‑worker’s water bottle with chloroform, authorities said.

Scientist accused of poisoning co-worker’s water bottle after being denied promotion, authorities say

Other Colleges Have Frat Houses. This One Has a Cookie House. For decades, Carleton College in Minnesota has kept a place where students and others can come, bake and share. After a recent renovation, we checked in.

For decades, Carleton College in Minnesota has had a place where students and others, at nearly any hour, will find a pantry stocked with the ingredients for making chocolate-chip cookies. nyti.ms/4908lNk

God, I sure love Minnesota !

Sad days !

Her kidnapped son was killed in a Gaza tunnel. A new memoir gives a searing account of her grief Rachel Goldberg-Polin has written a book about her son, Hersh, who was kidnapped during Hamas' Oct. 7, 2023, attack and killed in a Gaza tunnel.

Rachel Goldberg-Polin's son, Hersh, was kidnapped and later killed in a Gaza tunnel. A new memoir gives a searing account of her grief.

Losers seem to seek other losers........Why is that ?