Nearly 140 rescuers, including army personnel, used ropes and ladders to pull the bodies from the well after pumping out the water. A narrow path and debris in the well made the task difficult. (Sharma, Los Angeles Times)
Read MoreThe Russian invasion of Ukraine is reverberating here in a struggle for control of the Lavra, known in English as the Monastery of the Caves. The complex contains church, monastic and museum buildings; its oldest parts date back to the dawn of Christianity here a millennium ago. (Arhirova, Religion News Service)
Read MoreTwitter is banning images of a poster for a “Trans Day of Vengeance” rally amid fears it is inciting “violence” in the wake of a mass shooting in Nashville. The Trans Radical Activist Network (TRAN) plans to demonstrate outside the US Supreme Court in Washington on Saturday in response to “astronomical amounts of hate” directed at the trans community. (Sabur, The Telegraph)
Read MoreThe Republican-dominated Kentucky legislature voted overwhelmingly on Wednesday to override the governor’s veto of a bill that will create a host of new regulations and restrictions on transgender youth, including banning access to what doctors call gender-affirming health care. (Robertson & Londoño, The New York Times)
Read MoreNearly half of adolescent girls on TikTok feel addicted to it or use the platform for longer than they intend, according to a report that looks at social media as a central facet of American girlhood. TikTok leads the way in total time on its platform, with girls who use it logging more than 2.5 hours a day. (St. George, The Washington Post)
Read MoreAcross the lifespan, and across every demographic group, Americans die at younger ages than their counterparts in other wealthy nations. How could this happen? In a country that prides itself on scientific excellence and innovation, and spends an incredible amount of money on health care, the population keeps dying at younger and younger ages. (Simmons-Duffin, NPR)
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