'Washington Post' publisher tried to kill a story about him. It wasn’t the first time. (www.npr.org)
The Washington Post has written twice this spring about allegations that have cropped up in British court proceedings involving its new publisher and CEO, Will Lewis. In both instances Lewis pushed his newsroom chief hard not to run the story....
It Was Legal Boilerplate. Trump Made It Sound Like a Threat to His Life. (www.nytimes.com)
USAID says it will send $90 million in aid to Gaza (www.npr.org)
Nvidia hits $3tn and surpasses Apple as world’s second most valuable company (www.theguardian.com)
Palestinian Authority to pay reduced salaries as Israel blocks funds (www.reuters.com)
RAMALLAH, Feb 6 (Reuters) - The Palestinian Authority said on Tuesday it will pay public sector workers 60% of their December salaries this week as it grapples with the longrunning fallout of Israel’s refusal to transfer tax funds earmarked for Gaza....
Missouri joins other red states in trying to stamp out ranked choice voting (www.npr.org)
ST. LOUIS — Five states have banned ranked choice voting in the last two months, bringing the total number of Republican-leaning states now prohibiting the voting method to 10....
Exclusive: Biden tells Muir US weapons will not be used to strike Moscow, Kremlin (abcnews.go.com)
Wisconsin warden and 8 staff members charged following probes into inmate deaths (apnews.com)
Guards at Wisconsin’s oldest maximum-security prison failed to provide basic care for inmates who died on their watch, including one who died of dehydration and another who wasn’t found for at least 12 hours after he died of a stroke, authorities said Wednesday in announcing charges against the warden and eight members of...
Secretive court system has awarded over $100bn public money to corporations, finds new analysis (www.theguardian.com)
Fossil fuel firms are biggest beneficiaries of investor-state dispute settlement courts which have awarded $114bn of public money...
CDC endorses prophylactic antibiotics to reduce STIs in high-risk groups (www.statnews.com)
Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker bashes Pride Month, tells women to stay in the kitchen (touchdownwire.usatoday.com)
Seems like someone deleted this after it got posted, so let’s call out this piece of shit. Apologies if repost....
UN Secretary-General Urges Ban on Fossil Fuel Ads as Planet Warms (www.bloomberg.com)
Mexico man dies from first human case of bird flu strain H5N2 (www.theguardian.com)
Scientists are on alert for signs the virus is adapting to spread more easily among humans, after the WHO announced the death from April...
"How dare you?": Trump surrogate ripped for claiming life was better for Black people under Jim Crow (www.salon.com)
Man sentenced to 40 years to life for killing mother after argument over video game volume - ABC News (abcnews.go.com)
A New Hampshire man has been sentenced to 40 years to life in prison for fatally stabbing his mother after the two had argued about the volume on the video games he was playing
Phoenix turns to ice-filled body bags to treat heatstroke as US south-west bakes (www.theguardian.com)
Democrats back Republicans into a corner and shine light on extremist stances on contraception (www.independent.co.uk)
Diminished Hamas switches to full insurgent mode in Gaza (www.reuters.com)
Ticketmaster hacked in what’s believed to be a spree hitting Snowflake customers (arstechnica.com)
Neo-Nazi who protested drag shows has been arrested on child porn charges (www.advocate.com)
Israeli strike on Gaza school kills more than 30 people. Military claims it was being used by Hamas (www.nbcnewyork.com)
Michigan Bottlers Still Get Free Water, Despite Governor’s Tough Talk (www.propublica.org)
When Gretchen Whitmer campaigned for Michigan governor in 2018, she took aim at Michigan’s bottled water industry — and the state policy that gave it unfettered access to free water....
Gilgo Beach suspect Rex Heuermann linked to 2 additional deaths, law enforcement sources say - ABC News (abcnews.go.com)
Rex Heuermann, a New York City architect, was arrested last July
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