US approves plan to strike Iranian targets in Syria and Iraq, officials say (www.bbc.com)
The US has approved plans for a series of strikes on Iranian targets in Syria and Iraq, officials have told the BBC’s US partner CBS News....
Days of Darkness: How one woman escaped the conspiracy theory trap that has ensnared millions (apnews.com)
Millions of LGBTQ Americans have religious trauma. Psychiatrists want to help (www.nbcnews.com)
Some mental health experts are advocating for religious trauma to be considered an official disorder in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.
Christopher Steele: UK High Court throws out Trump ex-spy dossier case (www.bbc.com)
The former president had been seeking to use data protection laws to sue the company run by Christopher Steele but the High Court has thrown out the case....
The Hobbit first edition bought for £1.50 could fetch thousands (www.bbc.co.uk)
BILBO BARGAINS!
Charles Littlejohn: Man who stole and leaked Trump tax records sentenced to 5 years in prison (www.cnn.com)
The man who stole and leaked former President Donald Trump and thousands of other’s tax records has been sentenced to five years in prison....
Indian police clear a suspected Chinese spy pigeon after 8 months in bird lockup (apnews.com)
Indian police cleared a suspected Chinese spy pigeon after eight months’ detention and released it into the wild Tuesday, news agency Press Trust of India reported....
A Brief Guide to the Growing Eric Adams Donor Scandal (nymag.com)
Alabama said he was too dangerous to parole. He’d been dead for 10 days. (www.al.com)
Lauren Boebert brutally mocked by Republican at congressional dinner (www.newsweek.com)
‘No end in sight’: Blackstone CEO doesn't think the US can handle another term under President Biden — or what he calls 'four more years' of debt misery. But is it really that bad? (finance.yahoo.com)
The majority of Americans are not engaged at work, 70% of managers have no training to lead a hybrid team and it could be killing employee engagement (www.cnbc.com)
Massive taxidermy polar bear stolen in bizarre Canadian heist (www.bbc.com)
San Mateo County California becomes 1st in US to declare loneliness as health emergency (abc7news.com)
'Hamas tore off my clothes, threatened to shoot': Gaza hostage tells her story. Mia Regev said Hamas abused her by hitting her injured leg, laughed, and mocked her. (www.jpost.com)
Texas' standoff with the feds in Eagle Pass is igniting calls for secession and fears of violence (www.texastribune.org)
The calls for Texas to defend itself and defy the federal government have set fire to a long-simmering fight over states’ rights, emboldening right-wing figures....
Danny Masterson moved to maximum-security prison that once held Charles Manson (www.independent.co.uk)
Masterson has been interned at Corcoran State Prison in Central California and will be eligible for parole in 2042 – when he’s 66 years old...
Amelia Earhart's long-lost plane possibly detected by sonar 16,000 feet underwater, exploration team claims (www.cbsnews.com)
Roger Waters dropped by BMG over Israel comments (www.theguardian.com)
CIA chief says Russia's failures in the Ukraine war have sealed its fate as 'China's economic vassal' (www.businessinsider.com)
The Russia-Ukraine war has dealt multiple setbacks to Vladimir Putin, the director of the CIA says....
Texas doubles down in unprecedented border dispute with federal government (www.cbsnews.com)
‘Your Product Is Killing People’: Tech Leaders Denounced Over Child Safety (www.nytimes.com)
Lawmakers on Wednesday denounced the chief executives of Meta, TikTok, X, Snap and Discord, accusing them of creating “a crisis in America” by willfully ignoring the harmful content against children on their platforms, as concerns over the effect of technology on youths have mushroomed....
CBS correspondent says he faced recent discrimination at Louisiana high school (because he's openly gay) (www.theguardian.com)
An award-winning reporter for a major US news broadcaster recently faced discrimination from the Roman Catholic high school he attended while growing up in Louisiana because he is openly gay, he has said....
From Gaza to Sudan, conflict is driving a rise in hunger worldwide (www.vox.com)
In the 21st century, famine isn’t inevitable. It’s a policy choice....
Oklahoma gas pipeline explodes, shooting flames 500 feet into the air (www.cbsnews.com)
A gas pipeline exploded in an Oklahoma town near the Texas border overnight, creating a glow that could “be seen for miles,” local fire officials said Wednesday....
