HBCU Xavier of New Orleans moves closer to establishing a medical school [5th HBCU to do so] (apnews.com)
Fired Google workers ousted over Israeli contract protests file complaint with labor regulators (apnews.com)
Dozens of Google workers who were fired after internal protests surrounding a lucrative contract that the technology company has with the Israeli government have filed a complaint with labor regulators in an attempt to get their jobs back....
I’ve Covered Violent Crackdowns on Protests for 15 Years. This Police Overreaction Was Unhinged. (theintercept.com)
Columbia Begins to Suspend Student Protesters (www.nytimes.com)
After a day of protest and confusion on its Manhattan campus, Columbia University announced Monday evening that it had begun to suspend students who had not left a pro-Palestinian encampment by a 2 p.m. deadline....
Judge holds Trump in contempt for violating gag order in hush money trial (www.nbcnews.com)
Prosecutors from the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office accused Trump of violating the gag order numerous times since it went into effect....
Biden administration to require advanced safety tech on all new cars and trucks (www.nbcnews.com)
The Transportation Department projects the new rule could save 360 lives a year and prevent 24,000 injuries....
January 6 rioter Derrick Evans could return to the Capitol—as a congressman (www.motherjones.com)
Revealed: Tyson Foods dumps millions of pounds of toxic pollutants into US rivers and lakes (www.theguardian.com)
Map shows states where boycotting Israel is illegal (www.newsweek.com)
Brown University agrees to hold Israel divestment vote after pressure from student protesters (www.thehill.com)
New Florida six-week abortion ban will be felt beyond the state (www.bbc.com)
Florida’s six-week abortion ban has come into force, closing the door - for now - on the last abortion access point in the US South....
How Shifting U.S. Policies Led to One of the Deadliest Incidents Involving Immigrants in Mexico’s History (www.propublica.org)
Educators under fire: Teachers targeted by Libs of TikTok (www.lgbtqnation.com)
Ex-NSA staffer gets 21 years for trying to sell defense information to 'friends' in Russia (www.usatoday.com)
Coming soon to Dave & Buster's: Betting. New app function allows customers to wager on games. (www.usatoday.com)
300+ Arrested in Police Raids on Columbia & CCNY to Clear Gaza Encampments (www.democracynow.org)
4.1-magnitude earthquake shakes Orange County, Riverside County California (abc7.com)
6 months after Illinois ended cash bail, jail populations are down as courts settle into new patterns (www.chicagotribune.com)
Archived at web.archive.org/…/6-months-after-illinois-ended-c…
Campus protests over the Gaza war: How some faculty members are defending student protesters, in actions and in words (www.npr.org)
Exclusive: US military's pier in Gaza to cost $320 million (www.reuters.com)
The U.S. military’s cost estimate to build a pier off Gaza to deliver humanitarian aid has risen to $320 million, a U.S. defense official and a source familiar with the matter told Reuters....
As Biden Plans to Reschedule Marijuana, Advocates Say 'Fully Legalize' It (www.commondreams.org)
New Orleans archdiocese is target of child sex-trafficking inquiry, officials say (www.theguardian.com)
US fertility rate dropped to lowest in a century as US births dipped in 2023 (www.cnn.com)
The fertility rate in the United States has been trending down for decades, and a new report shows that another drop in births in 2023 brought the rate down to the lowest it’s been in more than a century....
T-Mobile, Verizon, Sprint, AT&T fined $200m by FCC over illegal location-data sharing (www.theguardian.com)
T-Mobile, Verizon, Sprint and AT&T say they will appeal against ‘excessive’ fines meted out by US regulator...
Columbia Protesters Storm Hamilton Hall (www.newsweek.com)
Things just took an interesting turn. These youngsters seem to not understand the power of the government.
