You go to this link and give me one good reason why civilization isn't long past its peak. (www.cnn.com)
‘Britain is broken.’ Dire poverty could usher in Victorian-era inequality (www.cnn.com)
The threat of respiratory illnesses is underway, CDC director says, and hospitalizations are on the rise (www.cnn.com)
Dr. Mandy Cohen, director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, updated a congressional subcommittee Thursday about cases of respiratory illness in the US due to three viruses: flu, the coronavirus and respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV....
Elon Musk says he’ll restore the X account of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones after poll (www.cnn.com)
Crews search for survivors, survey damage after Tennessee tornadoes leave at least 6 dead (www.cnn.com)
Crews are searching for survivors and surveying the damage after tornadoes and strong thunderstorms tore through Tennessee, overturning cars, ripping apart buildings and leaving at least six people dead....
Harris says US will ‘under no circumstances’ permit forced relocation of Palestinians (www.cnn.com)
Vice President Kamala Harris said in a meeting Saturday with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi that Washington will not allow for the forced relocation of Palestinians or any redrawing of the current border of the Gaza Strip....
Father of boy killed by school shooter asks for harshest penalty | School shooter Ethan Crumbley to be sentenced for Oxford, Michigan (www.cnn.com)
“Ethan Crumbley will be sentenced in a hearing Friday for killing four students and wounding seven others when he opened fire at Oxford High School in Michigan in November 2021. Live news updates.”
Tucker Carlson’s former top producer at Fox News accused of sexual assault (www.cnn.com)
Tucker Carlson’s top producer, who left Fox News along with the far-right host to work on his X show, is accused of sexually assaulting a former colleague in an alleged incident that occurred more than a decade ago....
FBI director warns senators he sees ‘blinking lights everywhere’ on threats against the US (www.cnn.com)
FBI Director Christopher Wray said Tuesday he has never seen a time during his decades-long career when so many threats against the US were all as elevated as they are now, warning senators he sees “blinking lights everywhere.”...
Walmart, Costco and other companies rethink self-checkout, some stores removing them (www.cnn.com)
Leaked audio of heated meeting reveals hostages’ fury at Netanyahu (www.cnn.com)
A female abductee freed with her children – but without her husband, who remains in captivity – is heard on one recording saying: “The feeling we had there was that no one was doing anything for us. The fact is that I was in a hiding place that was shelled and we had to be smuggled out and we were wounded. That’s besides...
CVS will change the way it prices drugs (www.cnn.com)
CVS is revamping the way it reimburses its pharmacies for prescription medications, a move that could make prescription drug pricing simpler and change how much consumers pay for their medicines....
Most school shootings aren’t mass killings, study finds, and they’re often driven by community violence (www.cnn.com)
Many Americans think of school shootings as mass casualty events involving an adolescent with an assault-style weapon. But a new study says that most recent school shootings orchestrated by teenagers do not fit that image — and they are often related to community violence....
Suspect in custody after 6 killed and 3 injured in a series of homicides and shootings in Central Texas (www.cnn.com)
Texas woman forced to carry high-risk pregnancy files lawsuit to have abortion (www.cnn.com)
A pregnant Texas woman who says her unborn baby has a genetic condition and carrying the child to term could threaten her life filed suit against the state Tuesday, asking a court to declare she has the right to terminate the pregnancy....
Turmoil at pro-DeSantis super PAC overshadows Florida governor’s White House bid at critical moment (www.cnn.com)
Because CNN’s bullshit site blocked two of my browsers:...
US warship shoots down drone launched from Houthi-controlled areas in Yemen (www.cnn.com)
A US warship shot down an unmanned aerial vehicle from Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen on Wednesday in the southern Red Sea, a US military official said....
The Washington Post braces for historic 24-hour strike as journalists protest staff cuts and contract frustrations (www.cnn.com)
Hundreds of staffers at The Washington Post are set to strike for 24 hours on Thursday, protesting recently announced cuts to the newspaper’s workforce and applying pressure on management to reach an agreement on a new union contract....
Former Harvard disinformation scholar says she was pushed out of her job after college faced pressure from Facebook (www.cnn.com)
A nationally recognized online disinformation researcher has accused Harvard University of shutting down the project she led to protect its relationship with mega-donor and Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg....
Indictments dropped against 17 Austin police officers accused of assault during 2020 George Floyd protests (www.cnn.com)
A Texas prosecutor has dropped indictments against 17 Austin police officers who were charged with assault after being accused of injuring demonstrators during the 2020 George Floyd protests, and city officials are asking the US Justice Department to investigate possible police misconduct within the department....
On his deathbed, her father told her a secret: He’d spent his life as a fugitive for robbing a bank (www.cnn.com)
US Osprey aircraft crashes off coast of Japan with eight on board | CNN (www.cnn.com)
USS Carney shoots down drones, responds to ballistic missile attack on commercial vessel (www.cnn.com)
The USS Carney shot down at least three Houthi drones headed in the ship’s direction in the southern Red Sea on Sunday and responded to a distress call from a civilian commercial vessel that was fired upon by a ballistic missile, a US defense official said....
Tiny living robots made from human cells surprise scientists | CNN (www.cnn.com)
“robots” engendered from human trachea cells have shown surprising behavior in their ability to self-assemble, move, and “heal” damaged neurons.
US announces rule to slash powerful planet-warming gas by nearly 80% from fossil fuels (www.cnn.com)
The Biden administration has finalized a rule to significantly cut the US oil and gas industry’s emissions of methane, a powerful planet-warming gas that scientists and climate advocacy groups have pressed nations to rapidly reduce as global temperature soars....
