US pledges $2 million for Myanmar quake, but China already filled the void – ABC News

  1. US pledges $2 million for Myanmar quake, but China already filled the void  ABC News
  2. Deadly Earthquake Rocks Myanmar and Thailand  JW.ORG
  3. ‘It’s beyond description’: Bodies pile up in mass graves as Myanmar grapples with quake toll  The Guardian
  4. Thai official sees "something suspicious" in quake toppling Bangkok tower  Yahoo
  5. As Rescuers Work at Collapsed Bangkok Building, Those Who Found Love There Await News  The New York Times
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Officials: 3 of 4 missing Fort Stewart soldiers found dead in Lithuania – WJCL

  1. Officials: 3 of 4 missing Fort Stewart soldiers found dead in Lithuania  WJCL
  2. Army identifies 3 American soldiers that died in Lithuanian swamp: 'Simply devastating'  Fox News
  3. Fourth U.S. Soldier Is Found Dead in Lithuania  The New York Times
  4. Fundraisers set up to help families of Fort Stewart soldiers killed in Lithuania  WJCL
  5. Bodies of three out of four US soldiers whose vehicle was submerged in Lithuania are recovered  CNN
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Advocates say flawed ‘checklist’ targets Venezuelans for deportation under archaic wartime act – NPR

  1. Advocates say flawed 'checklist' targets Venezuelans for deportation under archaic wartime act  NPR
  2. U.S. Tied Migrants to Gang Based Largely on Clothes or Tattoos, Papers Show  The New York Times
  3. Expert says Tesla's best way to rebuild its brand is to ditch Musk  NPR
  4. Michael Jordan Jerseys, Tattoos: Trump's 'Alien Enemy' Guide Challenged by Lawyers  Bloomberg.com
  5. Documents appear to show how Trump admin identifies Venezuelan gang members: ACLU  ABC News
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Search under way for girl, 11, who fell into Thames in east London

‘Large-scale’ emergency response launched but later scaled down, while girl’s next of kin given support

A search is under way to find an 11-year-old girl after she fell into the River Thames in east London, police have said.

Metropolitan police officers were called to reports that the child had entered the river close to Bargehouse Causeway, near London City airport, at about 1.15pm on Monday. Emergency services launched a “large-scale response” to the incident, the force said, but the search was later scaled down.

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Trump officials to review $9bn in Harvard funds over antisemitism claims

Administration accuses university of failing to protect students and plans to look into federal grants and contracts

The Trump administration announced a review on Monday of $9bn in federal contracts and grants at Harvard University over allegations that it failed to address issues of antisemitism on campus.

The multi-agency joint task force to combat antisemitism said it will review the more than $255.6m in contracts between Harvard University, its affiliates and the federal government, according to a joint statement from the education department, the health department and the General Services Administration. The statement also says the review will include the more than $8.7bn in multi-year grant commitments to Harvard University and its affiliates.

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‘No Other Land’ Directors Thank Academy Members For Coming To Defense Of Hamdan Ballal After Attack – Deadline

  1. ‘No Other Land’ Directors Thank Academy Members For Coming To Defense Of Hamdan Ballal After Attack  Deadline
  2. Academy apologizes for not adequately supporting Oscar-winning Palestinian director  NPR
  3. Academy apologizes for muted response to Palestinian director’s assault  The Washington Post
  4. Oscar-winning Palestinian director is attacked by Israeli settlers and detained by the army  AP News
  5. ‘It was revenge for our movie’: Oscar winner says soldiers helped settlers attack him in West Bank  The Guardian
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‘We weren’t stuck’: Nasa astronauts tell of space odyssey and reject claims of neglect

Barry Wilmore and Sunita Williams’ story markedly at odds with abandonment narrative painted by Trump and Musk

In the end, whatever Elon Musk and Donald Trump liked to insist, astronauts Barry “Butch” Wilmore and Sunita Williams were never stuck, nor stranded in space, and definitely not abandoned or marooned.

The world heard on Monday, for the first time since their return to Earth two weeks ago, from the two Nasa astronauts whose 10-day flight to the international space station (ISS) last summer turned into a nine-month odyssey. And their story was markedly at odds with the narrative painted from the White House.

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