Extra, Extra

Bombs Away: “Biden’s decision to pause the delivery of 3,500 bombs to Israel was meant to convey a powerful signal that his patience has limits. While insisting that his support for the Jewish state remains ‘ironclad,’ Biden for the first time since the Israel-Hamas war erupted last fall opted to use his power as Israel’s chief arms supplier to demonstrate his discontent.” Turning Point or Breaking Point? Biden’s Pause on Weapons Tests Ties to Israel. Here’s the latest from BBC.

+ Electoral Collage:“In a vivid recent example, Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) was pressed at least six times in a TV interview Sunday on whether he would accept this November’s results. He repeatedly declined to do so, only saying he was looking forward to Trump being president again.” Since few of them openly accepted the results of the last election, it’s not that surprising that they won’t commit to accepting the results of the next one. This is an American tragedy. WaPo (Gift Article): Top Republicans, led by Trump, refuse to commit to accept 2024 election results.

+ Youth Truth: “Birchmore’s case is among at least 194 allegations that law enforcement personnel, mostly policemen, have groomed, sexually abused or engaged in inappropriate behavior with Explorers since 1974, an ongoing investigation by The Marshall Project has found. The vast majority of those affected were teenage girls — some as young as 13.” The Marshall Project: In This Police Youth Program, a Trail of Sexual Abuse Across the U.S.

+ Miss Match: “The 2023 Miss USA and Miss Teen USA relinquished their crowns within days of each other this week, leaving their parent organization without its two biggest titleholders — and under mounting scrutiny.”

+ Move Fast and Break Things? “Elon Musk’s startup Neuralink on Wednesday said part of its brain implant malfunctioned after it put the system in a human patient for the first time.”