MIKHAIL GORBACHEV, LAST LEADER OF THE USSR, DIES AT 91 Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev died following "a severe and prolonged illness," Moscow's Central Clinical Hospital told state-owned Russian news agencies. Celebrated in the West for dismantling the Iron Curtain, Gorbachev was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1990 for brokering international peace and helping to end the Cold War. In his native Russia, however, Gorbachev was reviled by many for presiding over the collapse of the Soviet Union. [HuffPost]
AS BIDEN GOES ON OFFENSE, TRUMP GOES UNHINGED While Biden has been sharpening his rhetoric against Republicans lately, Trump shared a photoshopped image of Biden pooping his pants. The former president spent Tuesday morning amplifying weird and gross memes on his Truth Social platform. [HuffPost]
CALIFORNIA MAY SOON JOIN CLUB OF STATES WHO DON'T PUNISH WORKERS WHO SMOKE POT OFF THE CLOCK California state lawmakers passed a bill that would stop companies from punishing workers who fail a certain type of drug test that detects whether the person has used marijuana at all in recent days. Six other states — Nevada, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Montana and Rhode Island — have laws protecting workers' rights to use recreational marijuana. [AP]
POLICE ARREST BLACK PASTOR FOR WATERING NEIGHBORS' FLOWERS Michael Jennings was dutifully watering his out-of-town neighbors' flowers — upon their request — when he was approached by police. Bodycam footage shows that within minutes, he was arrested, handcuffed and placed in the back of a cruiser. Jennings said he is considering filing a racial discrimination lawsuit against Alabama's Childersburg Police Department. [HuffPost]
VOTERS KILLED A CLEAN ENERGY PROJECT. A COURT MAY HAVE JUST SAVED IT. Maine voters decided to block a project to connect Québec's green grid to the northeastern U.S., which was already approved by regulators. But on Tuesday, Maine's high court ruled that the referendum may have infringed on the company's rights. It's the latest twist in a drawn-out regional saga that mirrors the greater U.S. struggle to transition its power grid off fossil fuels. [HuffPost]
NASA RESCHEDULES MOON MISSION The launch of the Artemis I moon mission has been rescheduled to Saturday after NASA was forced to scrub its first attempt. Mike Sarafin, the Artemis mission manager, said the team had found a path forward for fixing the problem with one of the rocket's four engines. [HuffPost]
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