Sweden demands immediate release of EU diplomat from Iran jail (www.theguardian.com)
15 states seeing 'high' or 'very high' levels of respiratory illness: CDC (abcnews.go.com)
Respiratory illness activity is elevated or increasing across most areas of the United States, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)....
Agencies warn of ‘apocalyptic’ situation in southern Gaza as half of population go hungry (www.telegraph.co.uk)
Rental property billionaire says buying a home (with a mortgage) is "fancy bullshit" and you should rent instead
[Mortgage Is ‘Just A Fancy Bullsh*t Word For Paying Rent For 30 Years To The Bank,’ Says Real Estate Billionaire Grant Cardone — Here’s Why Renting Could Be A Better Financial Move...
Texas Supreme Court pauses lower court's order allowing pregnant woman to have an abortion (apnews.com)
The Texas Supreme Court on Friday night put on hold a judge’s ruling that approved an abortion for a pregnant woman whose fetus has a fatal diagnosis, throwing into limbo an unprecedented challenge to one of the most restrictive bans in the U.S....
Hong Kong 'patriots only' election falls flat with record low turnout (www.reuters.com)
The sharp slide in turnout since the last such election in 2019 comes after Beijing imposed a sweeping national security law that has been used to clamp down on dissent, and overhauled the electoral system to shut out democrats and other liberals....
Texas Supreme Court temporarily blocks ruling that allowed woman emergency abortion (abcnews.go.com)
Congress provided $7.5B for electric vehicle chargers. Built so far: Zero. (www.politico.com)
Florida boy arrested after hoax 911 call about school shooting so he could 'go home early' (www.nbcnews.com)
Emails Reveal How a Hospital Bowed to Political Pressure to Stop Treating Trans Teens (www.propublica.org)
The Medical University of South Carolina initially said it wouldn’t be affected by a law banning use of state funds for treatment “furthering the gender transition” of children under 16. Months later, it cut off that care to all trans minors....
UNLV gunman was unemployed professor who had 150 rounds of ammunition and a target list, police say (apnews.com)
After police killed him in a shootout, Anthony Polito was found to be carrying nine magazines for a 9mm handgun he’d legally purchased last year.
Elon Musk restores X account of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones (abcnews.go.com)
'Shock after shock': A visit to China's secret biolab in California (www.aol.com)
There was blood and other bodily fluids in Gatorade bottles labeled in Mandarin, samples of at least 20 potentially infectious agents including malaria, dengue fever, and COVID-19 — and a pungent odor from what turned out to be nearly 1,000 mice.
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Alan Hostetter, ex-police chief who brought hatchet to Capitol on Jan. 6, sentenced to 11 years in prison (www.cbsnews.com)
New California laws taking effect in 2024 impact speed cameras, hotel reservations, minimum wage and more (abc7.com)
The Census Bureau wants to change how it asks about disabilities. Some advocates don't like it (apnews.com)
The U.S. Census Bureau wants to change how it asks people about disabilities, and some advocates don't like where things are heading.
'Excess profits' at big energy and consumer companies pushed up inflation, report claims (www.cnbc.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....
New York Man Attacked By Guy Hurling Anti-Semitic Slurs on First Day of Hanukkah (themessenger.com)
A Jewish man who was outside his apartment building in New York City having a cigarette on the first night of Hanukkah says he was sucker punched, leaving him bruised and bloody....
'Nudify' apps that use AI to undress women in photos are soaring in popularity, prompting worries about non-consensual porn (fortune.com)
Apps and websites that use artificial intelligence to undress women in photos are soaring in popularity, according to researchers....
Alabama police officer caught on video using stun gun on handcuffed man: ‘Do you want it again?’ (www.al.com)
The Reform police officer is on leave while authorities investigate the weekend arrest.
23andMe frantically changed its terms of service to prevent hacked customers from suing (www.engadget.com)
Elon Musk says he’ll restore the X account of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones after poll (www.cnn.com)
Murder conviction of Chicago man who spent 12 years behind bars overturned because key eyewitness was legally blind (www.nbcnews.com)
The witness was allegedly suffering from advanced glaucoma at the time of the crime, severely limiting visibility. Surveillance video from the scene also revealed the eyewitness was much farther away than he initially claimed to be, according to the Exoneration Project....
