Elon Musk loses over 400 satellites in 3 months according to data from space-track.org (defense contractor used), and over 1,000 for the lifespan of the company (satellitemap.space)
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/9320220...
Free toy store in Nashville gives families the dignity of choice while shopping for holiday gifts (apnews.com)
This year, The Store is offering that same dignity of choice to parents looking for gifts for the holiday season. During a two-day event starting Friday, selected families will shop at a free toy store, stocked with brand new toys, video games, stuffed animals, scooters, clothes, makeup and musical instruments....
A veteran economist just echoed Elon Musk and Michael Burry's warning that Americans are drowning in credit-card debt - and he says the economy will pay the price (ca.finance.yahoo.com)
Woman who threw hot burrito bowl at Chipotle worker sentenced to fast food job (www.cbc.ca)
A woman who threw a hot burrito bowl in a Chipotle worker’s face because she didn’t like the way it was prepared may soon learn what it’s like to be on the other side of the counter....
When the Coast Guard Intercepts Unaccompanied Kids (www.propublica.org)
Archived at web.archive.org/…/when-the-coast-guard-intercepts…...
Man federally charged after firing shots outside New York synagogue, officials say (www.nbcnews.com)
The suspect was identified as Mufid Al Khader, 28, officials A man arrested in connection with shots that were fired outside a synagogue in Albany, New York, on Thursday has been federally charged, officials said....
Trump immunity appeal offers best chance to stave off 2020 election trial (www.reuters.com)
The gambit by the former U.S. president and frontrunner for the 2024 Republican nomination may succeed, legal experts said – not necessarily by persuading higher courts of the merits of his case, but simply by bogging down the system and keeping him free to campaign against Democratic President Joe Biden....
FDA approves cure for sickle cell disease, the first treatment to use gene-editing tool CRISPR (www.reuters.com)
Lawsuit accuses NCAA of antitrust violation in college athlete transfer rule (apnews.com)
A federal lawsuit filed by a group of states alleges the NCAA’s transfer rule for college athletes violates antitrust law....
Inside an alleged Amazon union-busting campaign in Kentucky: 'They want to scare us' (abcnews.go.com)
We followed an old-growth detective into the forest to fact-check B.C.’s suspicious claims about the age of trees | The Narwhal (thenarwhal.ca)
Petryshen, who works for the conservation group Wildsight, is on a detective mission of sorts. He’s about to bushwhack into the Nagle Creek Valley, 150 kilometres north of Revelstoke, B.C., to ground-truth provincial government logging maps he obtained in May. The maps outline the government’s plans for new clearcuts in the...
Biden administration asserts power to seize drug patents in move to slash high prices (www.cnbc.com)
The Biden administration on Thursday asserted its authority to seize the patents of certain costly medications in a new push to slash high drug prices and promote more pharmaceutical competition....
Louisiana's prison population sees troubling growth in latest DOJ report (www.wwno.org)
Archived at wwno.org/…/louisianas-prison-population-sees-trou…
Candidate for Santos' old seat is convicted on Jan. 6 charges after testifying he had 'no idea' Congress met in the Capitol (www.nbcnews.com)
Texas high school sends Black student back to in-school suspension over his locs hairstyle (apnews.com)
The student, Darryl George, was suspended for 13 days because his hair is out of compliance when let down, according to a disciplinary notice issued by Barbers Hill High School in Mont Belvieu, Texas. It was his first day back at the school after spending a month at an off-site disciplinary program....
The World Got Failing Grades on Climate Action. Here’s How COP28 Aims to Fix That (www.scientificamerican.com)
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Millions of People Used Tainted Breathing Machines. The FDA Failed to Use Its Power to Protect Them. (www.propublica.org)
In 2021, after Philips Respironics sold millions of defective medical devices to those who struggle to breathe, the federal agency charged with protecting the health of the American public swept in....
A Chinese military surveillance balloon is spotted in Taiwan Strait, island's Defense Ministry says (apnews.com)
CVS will change the way it prices drugs (www.cnn.com)
CVS is revamping the way it reimburses its pharmacies for prescription medications, a move that could make prescription drug pricing simpler and change how much consumers pay for their medicines....
Screaming children to amputations: Inside a southern Gaza hospital (www.independent.co.uk)
As Israel expands its ground assault into Khan Younis, a surgeon at the European Hospital in the city describes desperately trying to treat a relentless stream of wounded children as critical supplies run out
A tiny, cheap device lets criminals create their own machine guns (www.nbcnews.com)
Ex-Philadelphia labor leader convicted of embezzling from union to pay for home renovations, meals (apnews.com)
Former Philadelphia labor leader John “Johnny Doc” Dougherty and a codefendant were convicted Thursday of using more than $650,000 in union funds for personal use, marking the second conviction federal prosecutors have secured against the long-powerful figure since a sweeping 2019 indictment....
Two babies were infected with rare bacteria sometimes found in powdered infant formula (apnews.com)
The dangerous bacteria that sparked powdered formula recalls and shortages last year has infected two babies this year, killing a Kentucky child and causing brain damage in a Missouri infant....
Texas judge grants pregnant woman's request to get an abortion (www.nbcnews.com)
A Texas judge on Thursday granted an emergency order allowing a pregnant woman whose fetus has a fatal diagnosis to get an abortion in the state....