Russian troops raped and tortured children in Ukraine, U.N. panel says (www.nbcnews.com)
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Tennessee firm employed minors to clean meat saws, head splitters at slaughterhouses (www.nbcnews.com)
Yale to resume requiring standardized test scores for applicants (www.nbcnews.com)
The Ivy League university said testing can “highlight an applicant’s areas of academic strength” and can help add diversity in the classroom....
Biden administration cancels student loans of more than 150,000 borrowers under new plan (www.nbcnews.com)
Police called to investigate alleged LGBTQ propaganda at Russian ‘My Little Pony’ convention (www.nbcnews.com)
Hunter Biden asks judge to dismiss tax charges, arguing that prosecutors bowed to political pressure (www.nbcnews.com)
this whole investigation was a textbook definition of a witch hunt. and now it’s come to light that the entire basis of investigating hunter was from an fbi informant with close ties to russian counterintel. the same people who talked with rudy and the laptop....
Police called to investigate alleged LGBTQ propaganda at Russian ‘My Little Pony’ convention (www.nbcnews.com)
The Russian Supreme Court banned what the government called the LGBTQ “movement” in Russia in November, labeling it an extremist organization....
Ruby Franke sentenced in child abuse case (www.nbcnews.com)
Neo-Nazis march in Nashville, leave after being challenged (www.nbcnews.com)
The group left in a U-Haul box truck that was driven out of the county, police said, indicating the demonstrators were outsiders....
Young adults are getting used to living on a financial cliff (www.nbcnews.com)
Young adults are getting used to living on a financial cliff (www.nbcnews.com)
Science fiction authors were excluded from awards for fear of offending China (www.nbcnews.com)
Leaked emails show organizers of the prestigious Hugo Awards vetted writers’ work and comments with regard to China, where last year’s awards were held....
American woman goes missing in Madrid after helmeted man disables cameras (www.nbcnews.com)
Police in Madrid and Fort Lauderdale were notified, launching investigations on each side of the Atlantic....
CBP's top doctor tried to order fentanyl lollipops for UN meeting, whistleblowers say (www.nbcnews.com)
The whistleblowers also allege Dr. Alexander Eastman was already under investigation for trying to procure narcotics for a friend who worked as a chopper pilot for the border agency.
Judge fines Trump more than $300 million, bars from running businesses in New York for three years (www.nbcnews.com)
After inheriting ancestral land, these Black families are defying the odds to keep it (www.nbcnews.com)
Predatory developers often target Black families whose generational land lacks clear ownership. Now, more families are securing deeds to keep their land and create real wealth....
Utah official censured for falsely suggesting teenage girl is transgender (www.nbcnews.com)
Utah Board of Education member Natalie Cline will be stripped of her committee assignments and prohibited from attending some board meetings....
Woman formerly known as Rachel Dolezal fired from teaching gig over OnlyFans account (www.nbcnews.com)
Palestinian doctor flees hospital stormed by IDF only to go back to work in overcrowded Rafah (www.nbcnews.com)
Israeli soldiers stormed Nasser Hospital overnight, forcing patients and staff to evacuate the last major functional medical facility in southern Gaza. Dr. Mohammad Harara, whom NBC News has been following at Nasser since December, joined an estimated 1 million displaced Gazans crammed in the southern border town of Rafah. But...
Bureau of Prisons failed to prevent nearly 200 deaths by suicide, DOJ watchdog finds (www.nbcnews.com)
Archived at web.archive.org/…/bureau-prisons-failed-prevent-n…
Verdict expected Friday in Trump's $370 million civil fraud trial (www.nbcnews.com)
Archived at web.archive.org/…/verdict-expected-friday-trumps-…
U.S. conducted cyberattack on suspected Iranian spy ship (www.nbcnews.com)
The covert operation was intended to inhibit the ship’s ability to share intelligence with Houthi rebels who have been attacking cargo ships in the Red Sea....
Anti-vaccine protester arrested at NYC Burger King now charged with assaulting officers on Jan. 6 (www.nbcnews.com)
Mitchell Bosch had previously run for New York city council and yelled “hold the line!” as the mob fought with officers on Jan. 6, according to the FBI....
New wave of bills targeting libraries is ‘a threat to our democracy,’ American Library Association warns (www.nbcnews.com)
The association, founded in 1876, condemned legislation that would threaten librarians and other educators with criminal prosecution for possessing “obscene” material.