Saturday, April 29, 2023

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The Short List

Sat Apr 29 2023

 

John Riley  Audience Editor

👋Good morning, and welcome to The Short List weekend edition!🎇 I'm John Riley , newsletter editor, and I've selected some of the week's best stories for your enjoyment. Sort of like sports teams when they draft players. Which transitions us beautifully to ...

🏈Football!: The NFL Draft is underway in Kansas City, as teams made their first-round selections Thursday and picked more players in  the second and third rounds Friday. Who will be your team's stars of the future? Follow USA TODAY as the draft concludes Saturday with rounds 4-7. (ABC, ESPN, NFL Network, noon ET).

And now, the week's must-read stories:

📺Goodbye, Tucker. See you, Don: The firing Monday of Fox News' Tucker Carlson and CNN's Don Lemon – which came within minutes of one another Monday – shook the cable news world like an earthquake and stirred emotions such as "shock, confusion, anger, sadness and maybe for some an unspoken grief emotion – relief," said Chase Cassine, a licensed clinical social worker.

Carlson speaks out: The former Fox News host broke his silence after his departure: 'See you soon'
Seismic cable shift: What to know about Tucker Carlson's exit
Comparing the firings: Why their departures are nothing alike

🏘️The home sharing boom: Home sharing (a homeowner and housemate/mates) is a trend that has gained popularity in recent years , fueled by rising rents and the increasing carrying costs of owning a home. For retirees, renting out rooms means extra income, while for home seekers – regardless of age – sharing a home can bolster the ability to save or in some cases, stave off homelessness, experts say.

🥾'A big crazy adventure': Liam Garner always planned to travel. At 17, he set off solo on the adventure of a lifetime: biking the "Pan-American highway" from Alaska to southernmost point in Argentina . It took him 527 days. Now 19, Garner is slowly backpacking his way home to Southern California. "Don't believe what you hear. Go see it for yourself." he told USA TODAY. Read about his highlights (seeing 14 states in Mexico), lowlights (crashing his bike, getting robbed) and what he plans to do next.

Having fun? There are more great reads below.👇 Thanks for reading!

Massachusetts Air National Guardsman Jack Teixeira, right, appears in U.S. District Court in Boston. A judge is expected to hear arguments Thursday over whether Teixeira, accused of leaking highly classified military documents about the Ukraine war and other issues, should remain in jail while he awaits trial.

If Pentagon leak suspect Jack Teixeira was a known danger to the public, experts are asking, why did he get a top-secret security clearance?

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U.S. Reps. Troy Nehls (R-TX), left, and Eric Swalwell (D-CA) on the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement.
 

Clash in Congress over border security witness who was also at Jan. 6.

Reps. Eric Swalwell and Troy Nehls clashed after Swalwell questioned a witness about her role in the insurrection.

A home for sale is seen January 24, 2008 in Manassas, Virginia. The mortgage crisis has created a new industry for developers buying foreclosed or auctioned homes at cheap prices, then reselling them for a profit.
 

If you plan to buy a home, you should know about these fee changes.

If you plan to buy a house soon, you should be aware of these fee changes that will affect your upfront costs.

Water gushing from a pipe to flood a pistachio orchard owned by California farmer Don Cameron on March 18 2023. As the massive snows of the winter of 2022-2023 begin to melt, the north fork of the Kings river that runs alongside his farm is brimming. He is pumping 70,000 gallons of water a minute into his fields to flood them, allowing the water to soak deep into the earth and recharge the underground aquifers he relies on to irrigate in dry years.
 

Huge piles of snow, meet heat wave: California's 'Big Melt' begins

Massive amounts of snow will begin to melt in California as temperatures warm. That's been dubbed "The Big Melt."

Researchers are building the framework to create an artificial ovary.
 

This group is seeing 'staggering' rise in uterine cancer. Experts don't know why.

Uterine cancer is long known to affect Black women disparately. Now, data shows this alarming trend is affecting young, Hispanic women.

Black and Hispanic talent missing at the top, concentrated at bottom of nation's top companies
 

Federal contractors made diversity pledges. They didn't keep them.

Federal contractors who employ 1 in 5 Americans are required to give women and people of color opportunities to advance. Many do not, new data shows.

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Jerry Springer died from pancreatic cancer: What to know about the disease

Controversial talk show host Jerry Springer died at age 79 Thursday from pancreatic cancer, one of the deadliest forms of cancer.

This image grab taken from AFPTV video footage on April 20, 2023, shows an aerial view of black smoke rising above the Khartoum International Airport amid ongoing battles between the forces of two rival generals. - Hundreds of people have been killed since the fighting erupted on April 15 between forces loyal to Sudan's army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and his deputy, Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, who commands the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
 

What is happening in Sudan? The fierce conflict explained.

Two warring generals have paralyzed the African country of Sudan in conflict as the US and other nations rush to evacuate citizens and diplomats.

Peter Pan (Alexander Molony, left) in the live-action "Peter Pan & Wendy;" and Peter Pan (voiced by Bobby Driscoll) in Disney's 1953 animated movie.
 

How Disney's new 'Peter Pan' corrects 'problematic' animated original

With diverse Lost Boys and authentic Native representation, Jude Law's "Peter Pan & Wendy" improves upon Disney's animated original in many ways.

CAROL BURNETT: 90 YEARS OF LAUGHTER + LOVE  -- Pictured: (l-r) Cher, Carol Burnett
 

Happy Birthday Carol Burnett: '90 is hard to wrap your head around'

Carol Burnett's 90th birthday wish was a blow-out variety show special. Her wish, and our, is granted with "90 Years of Love + Laughter."

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