Capitol agenda: Dems plot redistricting revenge  Politico ‘Crush their souls’: Democrats ditch the niceties after GOP gains upper hand on redistricting  Politico Hakeem Jeffries wants to redraw… [more]

El Niño is coming faster than expected and chances are rising that it will be historically strong  CNN New El Niño forecast warns of a powerful… [more]

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Hero pilot recounts crash landing, rescue in Atlantic Ocean: “My first thought was, ‘We didn’t die’”  CBS News 11 Rescued From Raft After Plane Crash Off… [more]

Woman killed, 3 hurt when boat slams into pier near Logan Airport runway in East Boston  CBS News 24-year-old Andover woman killed, three people injured in… [more]

Leading challenger to UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer quits government  CNN The Guardian view on a cabinet resignation: Labour’s leadership crisis is really an identity crisis… [more]

Trump and Xi: Beneath the Pomp and Niceties, a Geopolitical Rivalry  The New York Times China’s State Dinner Menu for Trump Includes Beef Ribs, Roast Duck… [more]

Xi-Trump summit live: after fanfare and banquet, day 1 of Trump’s China visit draws to a close  South China Morning Post ‘Quite Brutal,’ ‘Not Friendly’: What… [more]

Cuba has run out of diesel and fuel oil, energy minister says, as US blockade pushes island to brink  The Guardian Cuba says oil and diesel… [more]

Tab fee cuts, property tax aid, HCMC fix are part of deal to finish legislative session  MPR News Minnesota budget deal: Walz, lawmakers agree on property… [more]