A bill in Washington state to overhaul the Parents Bill of Rights caused controversy this week after a 48-hour sexual assault notification rule was nixed.

‘It looks like a stream of blood.’ A river near Buenos Aires turns red, sparking fears of toxic leak  The Associated PressWatch: Argentina canal turns bright red, alarming locals  BBC.comVideo: Stream Near Argentina’s Capital Turns Red  The New York TimesRiver mysteriously turns bright red  CNNStream Near Buenos Aires Turns Red, ‘Like a River Covered in Blood’  The New York Times

German court orders X to hand over election data in legal blow to Musk’s platform  POLITICO EuropeGerman civil activists win victory in election case against Musk's X  ReutersGerman Court Gives Elon Musk's X a Knockback Ahead of Key Election  NewsweekGerman Court Orders X to Release Data Amid Election Interference Concerns  Law.com'A huge victory for academic freedom’: German non-profits win public data access lawsuit against X  Euronews

French prosecutors have opened an investigation into X over allegations that it distorted its algorithms.

Columnist David Marcus writes that public broadcasting, which began before the age of cable and the internet, has outlived its usefulness. Not only that, it has also deviated from its original mission of objectivity.

One of the victims of Sweden's deadliest mass shooting called his fiancée to say he loved her  The Associated PressSwedish school shooting victims were seven women and three men  BBC.comReported Swedish shooter lived as recluse in quiet apartment block  CNNSweden to tighten gun laws after mass shooting at school  ReutersSweden intends to clamp down on AR-15-style rifles after mass shooting  The Washington Post

Small plane crashes on avenue in Sao Paulo, killing two  ABC NewsA small plane slams into a Brazilian street and kills 2 people on board  The Associated Press2 Dead After Small Plane Crashes Into Bus on Busy Street in São Paulo, Brazil  PEOPLEPlane Crash in São Paulo, Brazil, Kills Two  The New York TimesSmall plane crashes onto busy street in Brazil, colliding with bus  CNN