State Department: No evidence Israel is deliberately targeting civilians (abcnews.go.com)
Forget the ‘tripledemic.’ The U.S. is headed for a ‘syndemic’—and experts warn we’re not prepared (fortune.com)
COVID will likely reach levels in December not yet seen this year, combining with surges of flu, RSV, and other pathogens for a winter not so different from last year’s “tripledemic,” experts say....
Texas kept Syed Rabbani on death row unconstitutionally for decades. It almost killed him. (houstonlanding.org)
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Mom fired as sex-ed teacher after being exposed as convicted prostitute, working escort (abc6onyourside.com)
South Korean Farmers Threaten to Release 2 Million Dogs in Protest of Dog Meat Ban (time.com)
On his deathbed, her father told her a secret: He’d spent his life as a fugitive for robbing a bank (www.cnn.com)
Nigeria army drone strike accident kills at least 85 civilians (www.theguardian.com)
Applications for unemployment benefits up modestly, but continuing claims reach highest level in 2 years (apnews.com)
DeSantis board accuses Disney of controlling previous one with gifts (www.reuters.com)
United Way Study Finds More Than 1 in 3 Households in California Struggle to Make Ends Meet (unitedwaysca.org)
Eight workers at Texas chemical plant hospitalized after toxic gas leak (www.theguardian.com)
House explodes as police in Arlington, Virginia, try to execute search warrant, police say (www.cbsnews.com)
A house exploded in Arlington, Virginia, as police were attempting to execute a search warrant, authorities said Monday....
US prison deaths soared by 77% during height of Covid-19 crisis, study finds (www.theguardian.com)
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American woman killed in shark attack in the Bahamas (abcnews.go.com)
Did Hamas Make Millions Betting Against Israeli Shares Before October 7 Massacre? (www.haaretz.com)
Hamas drugged hostages before releasing them (jewishinsider.com)
New Jersey Prisons Isolate Trans Women Even After Reforms to Reduce Solitary Confinement (boltsmag.org)
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Authorities Announce Arrest Of Man In Killings Of 3 Unhoused People Across LA (laist.com)
George Santos: Expelled congressman is now selling $200 videos on Cameo (www.bbc.co.uk)
Mr Santos, who labels himself a “former congressional ‘Icon’” on the platform, is selling personalised messages recorded by him for $200 (£159) each....
Danish dockworkers join Swedish strike action against Tesla (www.reuters.com)
AI is driving Google’s health care business. Washington doesn’t know what to do about it. (www.politico.com)
Asian American mom says district failed to protect sons after swastika and racism incidents (www.nbcnews.com)
George Santos Movie In Works At HBO Films From ‘Veep’ EP Frank Rich (deadline.com)
The meteoric political rise of George Santos and the web of fabulist tales it was built on are getting a movie treatment. HBO Films has optioned the rights to Mark Chiusano’s new book The Fabulist: The Lying, Hustling, Grifting, Stealing, and Very American Legend of George Santos, which was published on November 28, 2023....
‘Medical Freedom’ Activists Take Aim at New Target: Childhood Vaccine Mandates (www.nytimes.com)
Mississippi has long had high childhood immunization rates, but a federal judge has ordered the state to allow parents to opt out on religious grounds....
