A college is removing its vending machines after a student discovered they were using facial-recognition technology (www.businessinsider.com)
The University of Waterloo is expected to remove smart vending machines from its campus....
Hobbycraft refused to sell paint to black man as ‘he may use it for graffiti’ (www.theguardian.com)
Louis Gray says he was racially profiled after trying to buy spray paint to make over his son’s bicycle helmet
Boeing’s safety culture is 'inadequate' and 'confusing', new FAA report finds (www.nbcnews.com)
“We’ve taken important steps to foster a safety culture that empowers and encourages all employees to share their voice. But there is more work to do,” Boeing said Monday....
Out-of-control wildfires scorch Texas Panhandle, prompt shutdown of nuclear weapons facility (apnews.com)
A series of wildfires swept across the Texas Panhandle early Wednesday, prompting evacuations, cutting off power to thousands, and forcing the shutdown of a nuclear weapons facility as strong winds, dry grass and unseasonably warm temperatures fed the blazes....
Macron refuses to rule out putting troops on ground in Ukraine in call to galvanise Europe (www.theguardian.com)
Speaking at the end of the meeting, Macron warned: “There is a change in Russia’s stance. It is striving to take on further territory and it has its eyes not just on Ukraine but on many other countries as well, so Russia is presenting a greater danger.”...
Mouse-infested warehouse lands Family Dollar Stores with record $41M fine (www.nbcnews.com)
An investigation found “live rodents, dead and decaying rodents, rodent feces, urine and odors,” at a warehouse in Arkansas....
Letitia James live tweets daily interest charges on Trump’s $464m fraud ruling (www.independent.co.uk)
New York Attorney General trolls former president as interest starts accruing on monster judgment...
Will gasoline prices continue to increase in 2024? (dinosaurgames.io)
Gasoline prices in recent years have had many large fluctuations. So I wonder in what direction it will change in 2024 and the coming years?
Amid Florida’s Measles Outbreak, Surgeon General Goes Against Medical Guidance - The New York Times (Free article) (www.nytimes.com)
An uptick in state personhood bills fuels growing fears over IVF restrictions (www.nbcnews.com)
In the wake of the Alabama Supreme Court’s IVF ruling, reproductive rights groups are sounding the alarm over personhood legislation in 14 states....
Utah House committee approves Ten Commandments bill despite constitutional concerns (www.ksl.com)
A Utah lawmaker is no longer pushing for public schools to display a copy of the Ten Commandments but wants to add other biblical precepts and the Magna Carta to the curriculum.
Biden and Trump plan dueling visits to U.S.-Mexico border in Texas on Thursday (www.cbsnews.com)
Two very rare Covid vaccine side-effects detected in global study of 99 million (www.theguardian.com)
Results confirm how uncommon known complications are as researchers confirm benefits from vaccines still ‘vastly outweigh the risks’...
REVEALED: NYT Writer Outed As IDF PROPAGANDIST (www.youtube.com)
FTC sues to block Kroger-Albertsons merger, saying it could push grocery prices higher (www.cbsnews.com)
The Federal Trade Commission on Monday sued to block a proposed merger between grocery giants Kroger and Albertsons, saying the $24.6 billion deal could result in higher prices for millions of American consumers....
Wendy's Is Introducing Uber-Style 'Surge Pricing' (www.foodandwine.com)
United Airlines raises checked bag fee $5, following American (www.cnbc.com)
American, JetBlue and Alaska have all raised baggage fees this year....
Lebanon delays response to western-drafted ‘de-escalation’ proposal (thecradle.co)
The proposal demands no concessions from Israel, which has illegally occupied Lebanese land for decades
What You Need to Know About the Legal Quest to Destroy America's Labor Protections (www.hamiltonnolan.com)
Highly contagious Norwalk gastrointestinal virus on the rise in the US. (www.sacbee.com)
Wash your hands! This is an awful thing to contract.
US sues to block merger of grocery giants Kroger and Albertsons, saying it could push prices higher (apnews.com)
Trump appeals New York civil fraud verdict (www.cnbc.com)
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Alabama IVF ruling divides devout Christians: 'Fewer children will be born' (www.bbc.com)
When Alabama’s Supreme Court defined frozen embryos as children, the shock and confusion was immediate. Major hospitals pulled fertility services and would-be parents scrambled for clarity on what would happen next....
UAW president Shawn Fain on labor's comeback: "This is what happens when workers get power", says 'billionaires should not exist' (www.cbsnews.com)
“I don’t think billionaires should exist,” he said. “No one needs that much money. I think it’s inhumane. Pick any city, walk around, you know, you see people starving, people without basic necessities. There’s no excuse for that. And it’s not because people are lazy or don’t want to work. The billionaires that...
