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With the Supreme Court poised to overturn Roe v. Wade, a woman who had an illegal abortion before the ruling tells her story to Vice and considers what the future might look like. Bloomberg reports on J.D. Vance’s Trump-backed win in Ohio’s GOP Senate primary. CNBC has tips for how to prepare for the Federal Reserve’s expected interest-rate raise today. San Francisco has spent millions to shelter homeless people in hotels. An extensive investigation by the San Francisco Chronicle reveals disastrous results. And now officials want millions in new funding following the revelations. What happened to Starbucks? Fast Company looks at how a coffee chain with a progressive reputation became a union battleground.

Our conversation with Politico senior legal-affairs reporter Josh Gerstein, who broke the story of a leaked draft opinion that shows the Supreme Court has voted to overturn Roe v. Wade.

The Wall Street Journal reports on how Russia is recasting the fight in Ukraine as a broader conflict with the West. Bloomberg has the story of how Delta is breaking with competitors in its move to pay flight attendants during boarding. It comes as labor activists are trying to organize the airline’s flight attendants. Time has that angle. LAist explains how Los Angeles is going to construct the world’s largest wildlife crossing. And Curbed shows how this project may be very good for a very hot mountain lion. A toxic green pigment was used in some 19th-century book covers. National Geographic looks into the quest to hunt down the poisonous volumes.

An investigation from Reuters uncovers several attempts to breach voting systems by Republican officials or activists since the 2020 election. A contractor has pleaded guilty to fraud after being awarded $34.5 million in government money to provide N95 masks and producing none. ProPublica has the story. When a security researcher realized he had been targeted by North Korea, he decided to take down its internet. Wired spoke with him. These mechanics can turn your vintage gas guzzler into an EV. But, they tell the Los Angeles Times, there’s a long waiting list.

Bloomberg reports on how the EU is trying to hold firm as Russia uses its energy supply to exert pressure. The New Yorker looks at a controversial plan to make Michigan the next space state that could include rockets over Lake Superior. The Washington Post visits the upstate New York town that claims to be the birthplace of basketball, despite historians recognizing another location. A 60-year-old love song written by a young sailor is a social-media sensation. People explains why.

The Washington Post reports on how Biden is signaling a new openness to canceling student loans. American Trevor Reed has been released from Russia in a prisoner swap. CNN has coverage. Families of crime victims are turning to TikTok and other social platforms to find justice. The Cut has the story. Leaders of countries with questionable human-rights practices often use sports to distract from problematic behavior. Sports Illustrated takes a look at the history of this pervasive practice, known as sportswashing. A group of MIT scientists went deep on the splitting of Oreos, in search of the perfect split of creme between wafers. Vice has their findings.

CNN obtained thousands of messages to and from Trump chief of staff Mark Meadows between Election Day 2020 and Biden’s inauguration. Here’s what they reveal about the communications of Trump’s inner circle in the weeks before and after January 6. Will the former president ever tweet again? CNBC looks at the selloff of stock tied to Trump’s social-media venture following news of Elon Musk’s deal to buy Twitter, which implies that some investors seem to think he will. And the Washington Post reports that even some of Trump’s own advisers don’t think he’ll be able to stay away. The Texas Tribune explains why a court halted the execution of Melissa Lucio. Earlier, the Marshall Project covered her story, including questions about her guilt. The Wall Street Journal shows how more women are breaking through to establish careers as professional baseball coaches.

A high school coach who lost his job after praying on the field has taken his case to the Supreme Court. He spoke recently with ABC News. Texas Monthly profiles Greg Abbott. The two-term governor has influence far beyond his state — and may be the future of the GOP. Some people in Congress say the expanded child tax credit isn’t needed because of existing welfare aid for families. But an extensive ProPublica investigation into that aid reveals repeated failures. GQ profiles Nicolas Cage, calling him a great actor — and one of our most inscrutable, eccentric, and misunderstood stars.

On Earth Day, Vox has the story of a massive environmental crisis that the world actually solved. CNBC reports that a bill passed by Florida Republicans to dissolve Disney’s special district could leave local taxpayers with more than $1 billion in debt. The Atlantic goes inside the covert network of abortion-rights activists preparing for the end of Roe v. Wade. The summer of “revenge travel” is coming. The Washington Post warns that it will be expensive.

Putin just tested an intercontinental ballistic missile NATO has dubbed “Satan 2” — but that’s not the scariest move he’s making around nuclear arms. The Washington Post explains. The Post also looks into how the West is sending heavier weaponry to Ukrainian forces, and what that tells us about where the conflict is going. The Wall Street Journal reports on how homeowner associations are making controversial rule changes in order to stop investors from buying houses to turn into rentals. The people who care for our pets are having trouble taking care of themselves. NPR looks at the pandemic-driven mental-health crisis facing veterinarians. The Atlantic talks to a Stanford researcher who says he’s figured out why some bands are one-hit wonders and others have long careers.