Black buzzards are circling New York City in sightings that 'would have been unheard of' 30 years ago, ornithologists say

Andrew Farnsworth, a researcher at Cornell University's Lab of Ornithology, told The New York Times more than 300 sightings have been recorded in a year.
Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/news/black-buzzards-circling-york-city-233320935.html?source=Snapzu

Kremlin tells officials to stop using iPhones

The Kremlin told officials involved in preparations for Russia's 2024 presidential election to stop using Apple (AAPL.O) iPhones because of concerns that the devices are vulnerable to Western intelligence agencies, the Kommersant newspaper reported.
Read more: https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/kremlin-tells-officials-stop-using-iphones-kommersant-newspaper-2023-03-20/?source=Snapzu

CNN team robbed while working on San Francisco street crime story

The LA-based correspondent's stolen bag was later recovered. Her producer is still hoping for the best.
Read more: https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/ny-cnn-reporters-robbed-san-francisco-20230318-p76xokxqzbf3xnxn35y4cqucpe-story.html?source=Snapzu

Rupert Murdoch set to marry for fifth time at 92

Media tycoon Rupert Murdoch has announced his engagement to his partner Ann Lesley Smith, a former police chaplain. Mr Murdoch, 92, and Ms Smith, 66, met in September at an event at his vineyard in California.
Read more: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/65012754?source=Snapzu

Polio cases derived from new oral vaccine reported for first time

Experts have long understood that a new polio vaccine developed to try to minimize the risks associated with the oral polio vaccine made by Albert Sabin might also cause the problem it was created to sidestep. It’s now clear that theoretical risk is a real one.
Read more: https://www.statnews.com/2023/03/16/polio-cases-derived-from-new-oral-vaccine-reported-for-first-time/?source=Snapzu

New Mexico governor signs bill ending juvenile life sentences without parole

New Mexico Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed a bill into law Friday that prohibits sentencing juvenile offenders to life in prison without eligibility for parole.
Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/18/politics/new-mexico-law-juvenile-life-sentences-parole?source=Snapzu

The Great Realignment That Still Isn't Happening

In January 2022, I wrote an article debunking what might be called the realignment hypothesis — the increasingly popular notion that we’re living through a political realignment. Broadly defined, a political realignment is “A rare, significant, long-term change in the voting behavior and party identification of the electorate.”
Read more: https://americandreaming.substack.com/p/the-great-realignment-that-still?source=Snapzu