Storm dumps heaviest rain ever recorded in the United Arab Emirates By the end of Tuesday, more than 5.59 inches of rain had soaked Dubai over 24 hours. An average year sees 3.73 inches at Dubai International Airport, which partially flooded and halted arrivals. Read more on NPR

Bob Graham, former U.S. senator and Florida governor, has died at 87 Graham gained national prominence as chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee in the aftermath of the 2001 terrorist attacks and as an early critic of the Iraq war. Read more on NPR

Voting technology company settles lawsuit against OAN over 2020 election claims The settlement between Smartmatic and One America News Network is the latest development in a larger legal pushback by voting equipment companies targeted by fraud claims related to the 2020 election. Read more on NPR

Supreme Court gives skeptical eye to key statute used to prosecute Jan. 6 rioters Conservatives on the court expressed varying degrees of skepticism about the charge of obstructing an official proceeding. Read more on NPR

The U.S. has come up with its own global strategy to thwart the next pandemic The Biden administration has launched a new effort to improve the ability of the U.S. to prevent, detect and respond to global health threats. Some experts say the new strategy doesn’t go far enough. Read more on NPR

The Devastating Conflict the World is Ignoring More than 8 million people have been displaced in Sudan, according to the United Nations. A powerful paramilitary group has been fighting the Sudanese army for over a year. We hear from a Sudanese poet, who is trying to draw attention to the overlooked conflict in her country….