Barron Trump declines invitation to be delegate at Republican convention  NBC News Barron Trump won’t serve as delegate at the Republican National Convention, Melania Trump says  The Washington Post Barron Trump declines to serve as Florida delegate at RNC  Fox News Trump's son Barron, 18, pulls out of political debut  Yahoo! Voices Donald Trump Gets Barron's Age Wrong in TV Interview  Newsweek ..read more

US says Israel may have breached international law with American weapons in Gaza  BBC.com Biden admin says it’s ‘reasonable to assess’ Israel used American weapons in ways ‘inconsistent’ with international law  CNN Israel “Likely” Used U.S-Supplied Weapons in Violation of International Law. That's OK, Though, State Department Says  The Intercept Israel-Hamas War in Gaza and Cease-Fire Talks: Live Updates  The New York Times U.S. Report Finds Gaza Casualties Raise Questions About Israeli Steps to Protect Civilians  The Wall Street Journal ..read more

Jim Simons, Math Genius Who Conquered Wall Street, Dies at 86  The New York Times James Simons, mathematician, philanthropist and hedge fund founder, has died  The Hill Jim Simons, billionaire quantitative investing pioneer who generated eye-popping returns, dies at 86  CNBC Remembering Billionaire Jim Simons, Who Died At 86: His Last Interview  Forbes Jim Simons, a Pioneer of Quantitative Trading, Dies at 86  The Wall Street Journal ..read more

Experts predict mild summer Covid wave as new variant KP.2 takes over  NBC News A new COVID-19 variant FLiRT has emerged. Here's what to know  Los Angeles Times What to Know About New Covid Variants, ‘FLiRT’: Symptoms, Vaccines and More  The New York Times New COVID ‘FLiRT’ variants show virus isn’t going away  The Hill New COVID variant 'FLiRT': What to know about spread, symptoms  USA TODAY ..read more

Israeli war cabinet green-lights military push into Rafah over Biden's objections: report  New York Post View Full Coverage on Google News ..read more

Northern lights could be visible in much of U.S. due to solar storm  NBC News A Severe Solar Storm Hitting Earth May Make Northern Lights: What to Know  The New York Times SE Wisconsin northern lights: Aurora Borealis Forecast  WISN Milwaukee Maps show where millions in U.S. could see northern lights this weekend  Yahoo! Voices Northern Lights in MN could be very active on Friday due to 'severe' storm  FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul ..read more

Toddler born deaf can hear after gene therapy trial breakthrough her parents call "mind-blowing"  CBS News Baby born deaf can hear after breakthrough gene therapy  Cambridge University Hospitals UK toddler has hearing restored in world first gene therapy trial  The Guardian Groundbreaking Therapy Lets Young Deaf Girl Hear For The First Time  ScienceAlert Deaf baby hears for the first time after 'groundbreaking' gene therapy trial  The Washington Post ..read more

Ticket prices skyrocket for New Orleans Eras Tour concert after Taylor Swift releases TTPD  NOLA.com Here's Taylor Swift's Updated Eras Tour Setlist In Europe (So Far)  Forbes Taylor Swift’s new Era Tours setlist – seven Tortured Poets songs added  The Guardian Why Travis Kelce missed Taylor Swift's revamped Eras Tour return in Paris  Page Six She Never Goes Out of Style! See Taylor Swift's New Eras Tour Outfits in Europe  PEOPLE ..read more

Virginia school board overturns old vote and renames two schools after Confederate icons  New York Post Schools in One Virginia County to Reinstate Confederate Names  The New York Times Virginia County Reinstates Confederate School Names 4 Years After Racial Reckoning Prompted Their Removal  PEOPLE Shenandoah County School Board votes to restore the Confederate Names of schools  WHSV Shenandoah County School Board votes to restore names of Confederate generals to 2 schools  Northern Virginia Daily ..read more

Governor Gavin Newsom proposes slashing 10,000 vacant state jobs to help close California's $27.6 billion deficit  KABC-TV Gavin Newsom $288 billion California budget aims to erase deficit  Sacramento Bee Newsom proposes deeper cuts to California homeless programs  CalMatters ACSA Analysis: 2024-25 State Budget Revision  ACSA Resource Hub Newsom announces $45B deficit in downsized budget proposal  The Hill ..read more