Monday, May 16th, 2022

The week starts with a tragic mass shooting out of Buffalo, New York. Then, Finland and Sweden move closer to joining NATO as Russia responds, the Texas power grid is failing again, and the White House is getting a new press secretary. Finally, in some good news, Australian researchers made a breakthrough in identifying the root cause of sudden infant death syndrome. Resources/Articles mentioned this episode: AP: Buffalo shooter targeted Black neighborhood, officials say  Reuters: Russia's Inter RAO to halt power exports to Finland due lack of payment  Austin American-Statesman: ERCOT urges Texans to cut back on power usage over weekend Business Insider: Jen Psaki leaves the White House after holding 224 briefings — more than all of Trump's press secretaries combined  Biospace: Researchers Pinpoint Reason Infants Die From SIDS