Does the American Diabetes Association work for patients or companies? A lawsuit dared to ask | Neil Barsky (www.theguardian.com)
The ADA just settled an explosive legal case accusing the organization of betraying people with diabetes
T-Mobile, Verizon, Sprint, AT&T fined $200m by FCC over illegal location-data sharing (www.theguardian.com)
T-Mobile, Verizon, Sprint and AT&T say they will appeal against ‘excessive’ fines meted out by US regulator...
British Columbia abruptly drops drug decriminalization after backlash (www.theguardian.com)
Perception of when old age starts has increased over time, shows study (www.theguardian.com)
As people get older, they revise the age they consider to be old upwards...
Brexit plans in ‘complete disarray’ as EU import checks delayed, say businesses (www.theguardian.com)
Businesses have described Britain’s Brexit border plans as being in “complete disarray” after it emerged the introduction of some checks on EU imports will be delayed....
Black death row inmates suffer botched executions at twice rate of whites in US (www.theguardian.com)
A glaring racial disparity is evident in the 73 botched procedures involving lethal injections since 1976, report by Reprieve finds...
Greece becomes first European country to ban bottom trawling in marine parks (www.theguardian.com)
The law will come into force in national parks within two years and in all of the country’s marine protected areas by 2030...
Shawn Fain, president of the UAW: ‘Workers realized they’ve been getting screwed for decades’ (www.theguardian.com)
Georgian MP punches opponent in face in brawl over ‘foreign agents’ bill (www.theguardian.com)
‘Grownup’ leaders are pushing us towards catastrophe, says former US climate chief (www.theguardian.com)
Paris agreement negotiator Todd Stern attacks premiers who say that decarbonisation programmes are unrealistic and should be slowed down...
Colombians told to shower with a friend as drought hits capital water supplies (www.theguardian.com)
Bogotá brings in water rationing with El Niño weather phenomenon meaning city could run out in under two months...
German university rescinds US scholar’s job offer over pro-Palestinian letter (www.theguardian.com)
A leading Jewish American philosopher has been disinvited from taking up a prestigious professorship at the University of Cologne after signing a letter expressing solidarity with Palestinians and condemning the killings in Gaza carried out by Israeli forces.
South Carolina mulls mystery $1.8bn in account: ‘We don’t know why it’s there’ (www.theguardian.com)
To put it mildly, the South Carolina state government faces an unusual problem: what to do about $1.8bn found in a state bank account when no one knows how it got there, how it should be spent or even whether it really exists....
Finland school shooting: 12-year-old arrested after fellow pupil dies (www.theguardian.com)
Two other children seriously injured in incident in Helsinki suburb described by minister as ‘horrifying’...
Russia criticised for using veto to end UN monitoring of North Korea sanctions (www.theguardian.com)
Russia has blocked the renewal of a UN panel monitoring sanctions against North Korea, weeks after the body said it was investigating reports of arms transfers between Moscow and Pyongyang....
Revealed: a California city is training AI to spot homeless encampments (www.theguardian.com)
Texas farmers claim company sold them PFAS-contaminated sludge that killed livestock (www.theguardian.com)
A Texas county has launched a first-of-its-kind criminal investigation into waste management giant Synagro over PFAS-contaminated sewage sludge it is selling to Texas farmers as a cheap alternative to fertilizer....
Portugal’s far right on rise as election campaign begins (www.theguardian.com)
Multiple corruption scandals fuel support for populist Chega party led by André Ventura...
Very cool: trees stalling effects of global heating in eastern US, study finds (www.theguardian.com)
Vast reforestation a major reason for ‘warming hole’ across parts of US where temperatures have flatlined or cooled...
Russia claims full control of Avdiivka after Ukrainian retreat (www.theguardian.com)
Russia has said it has taken full control of the eastern Ukrainian city of Avdiivka, its biggest gain since capturing Bakhmut last May, after a retreat by Ukrainian troops....
White House confirms monitoring of ‘troubling’ Russian anti-satellite weapon (www.theguardian.com)
Officials say ‘space-based’ weapon under development but not yet deployed is not immediate threat to anyone’s safety...
US corporations push to neuter laws used to hold opioid firms accountable (www.theguardian.com)
Rightwing pressure group Alec seeks to limit public nuisance laws used to take on big business from tobacco to climate crisis...
Dying man tells police he was on Japan’s most wanted list for 50 years (www.theguardian.com)
Now deceased man said he was Satoshi Kirishima who was allegedly member of radical group in 1970s that bombed Japanese firms...
Verdict in Trump’s New York fraud trial delayed until early to mid-February (www.theguardian.com)
The verdict in Donald Trump’s $370m fraud trial will be coming later than expected, with a decision expected in early to mid-February, a New York court spokesperson said on Thursday....