Atlanta politicians face pressure to vote against giving $31m to ‘Cop City’ | Atlanta | The Guardian

City council to vote on giving taxpayer money to controversial project as state characterizes opposition as work of ‘terrorists’ — Read on http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/may/20/atlanta-city-council-cop-city-funding-vote

Mother of 8-year-old girl who died in Border Patrol custody says pleas for hospital care were denied | AP News

The mother of an 8-year-old girl who died in Border Patrol custody says agents repeatedly ignored pleas to hospitalize her medically fragile daughter as she felt pain in her bones, struggled to breathe and was unable to walk. Mabel Alvarez Benedicks said in an emotional phone interview Friday with The Associated Press that authorities decidedContinue reading “Mother of 8-year-old girl who died in Border Patrol custody says pleas for hospital care were denied | AP News”

Orcas have sunk 3 boats in Europe and appear to be teaching others to do the same. But why? | Live Science

Scientists think a traumatized orca initiated the assault on boats after a “critical moment of agony” and that the behavior is spreading among the population through social learning. — Read on http://www.livescience.com/animals/orcas/orcas-have-sunk-3-boats-in-europe-and-appear-to-be-teaching-others-to-do-the-same-but-why

San Jose Police Officers’ Association exec Joanne Segovia charged with attempt to import valeryl fentanyl in US, officials say – ABC7 San Francisco

SJPOA Executive Director Joanne Marian Segovia has been charged with attempting to import illegal synthetic opioid drugs from overseas. — Read on abc7news.com/joanne-segovia-charged-san-jose-police-officers-association-fentanyl-analogue-illegal-synthetic-opioid-drugs/13045722/