New York police used stun gun on migrant holding toddler, video shows (www.theguardian.com)
Greta Thunberg dragged by police from climate protest blocking Swedish parliament (www.independent.co.uk)
Trump Apparently Has a List of Things He Loves About Adolf Hitler (newrepublic.com)
In his new book The Return of Great Powers, which comes out Tuesday, reporter Jim Sciutto interviews several of Trump’s former advisers. All of them stressed that Trump regularly lavished praise on authoritarian leaders around the world, calling Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán “fantastic,” Chinese President Xi...
Idaho Supreme Court denies Bryan Kohberger’s grand jury appeal (www.seattletimes.com)
Kohberger’s public defenders had argued that a grand jury seated by prosecutors improperly indicted him on four counts of first-degree murder and one count of felony burglary. They contended that Idaho law left open the idea that grand jurors must reach the higher legal standard of beyond a reasonable doubt — the same as at...
Former CBI scientist intentionally manipulated data, casting doubt on 652 cases, investigation reveals (coloradosun.com)
Archived at web.archive.org/…/yvonne-missy-woods-cbi-investig…
"Let them eat cereal": How accusations of "greedflation" fueled consumer ire against Kellogg's (www.salon.com)
Since 2022, Kellogg has been running an ad campaign encouraging families, with the help of Tony the Tiger and Toucan Sam, to break out of their boring dinner rotation and swap in the occasional bowl of cereal. “If you’re tired of cooking chicken over and over (and the kids are bored of eating it) we’ve got something...
China could use TikTok to influence US elections, spy chief says (www.theguardian.com)
The US House of Representatives is due to vote on a bill giving Chinese owner ByteDance about six months to sell that part of its business...
US Lawmaker Cited NYC Protests in a Defense of Warrantless Spying (www.wired.com)
Archived at web.archive.org/…/hpsci-us-protests-section-702-p…
Bands pull out of SXSW over U.S. Army sponsorship, Gaza war (thehill.com)
Multiple bands and musicians scheduled to perform at the South by Southwest (SXSW) festival are pulling out because of the U.S. Army’s “super sponsorship” of the event, and America’s ongoing support of Israel’s war on Hamas.
Denying same-sex marriage is unconstitutional, a Japanese high court says (apnews.com)
A Japanese high court ruled Thursday that denying same-sex marriage is unconstitutional and called for urgent government action to address the lack of any law allowing for such unions....
Dorie Ann Ladner, civil rights activist who fought for justice in Mississippi and beyond, dies at 81 (apnews.com)
Dorie Ann Ladner, a longtime fighter for freedom and equality in her home state of Mississippi with contributions to the NAACP, the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee and voter registration drives, has died, her family confirmed....
New Orleans police evidence room overrun by rodents, officials say: "The rats are eating our marijuana" (www.cbsnews.com)
A surge of illegal homemade machine guns has helped fuel gun violence in the US (apnews.com)
Communities around the U.S. have seen shootings carried out with weapons converted to fully automatic in recent years, fueled by a staggering increase in small pieces of metal or plastic made with a 3D printer or ordered online. Laws against machine guns date back to the bloody violence of Prohibition-era gangsters. But the...
Paul Alexander: 'Man in the iron lung' dies at the age of 78 (www.bbc.com)
Paul Alexander contracted polio in 1952 when he was six, leaving him paralysed from the neck down....
The plundering of America's hospitals: When hospitals sold off their land, investors got rich. Patients paid the price. (www.businessinsider.com)
In community after community, the hospitals keep closing. In 2018, it was Northside Regional Medical Center in Youngstown, Ohio....
Brett Kavanaugh knows truth of alleged sexual assault, Christine Blasey Ford says in book (www.theguardian.com)
The US supreme court justice Brett Kavanaugh is not a “consummately honest person” and “must know” what really happened on the night more than 40 years ago when he allegedly sexually assaulted Christine Blasey Ford, his accuser writes in an eagerly awaited memoir....
Report: Boeing plane that blew out door plug over Portland was set for an inspection but flew with passengers anyway (www.kgw.com)
The New York Times reported that the plane was scheduled for a maintenance check over ongoing concerns, but Alaska Airlines chose to allow flights to go ahead.
Republicans’ House majority is their smallest in decades, and shrinking (www.washingtonpost.com)
Republicans are entering a months-long stretch of legislating with their smallest House majority in decades. And the margin is about to tighten even more....
Seattle SWAT officer who fatally shot DV suspect holding infant won't be charged (www.seattletimes.com)
The King County Prosecutor’s Office said Officer Noah Zech, 40, was justified in firing a single round from his patrol rifle, striking Shaun Fuhr in the back of the head as Fuhr fled through a construction site in the 4100 block of 37th Avenue South after police responded to a report of domestic violence and child abduction....
US energy industry methane emissions are triple what government thinks, study finds (phys.org)
American oil and natural gas wells, pipelines and compressors are spewing three times the amount of the potent heat-trapping gas methane as the government thinks, causing $9.3 billion in yearly climate damage, a new comprehensive study calculates....
Massachusetts to pardon ‘hundreds of thousands’ with marijuana charges (www.theguardian.com)
The Massachusetts governor, Maura Healey, announced plans to pardon all simple marijuana possession charges from the state, which could affect “hundreds of thousands” who have faced charges....
California lawmaker to introduce bill to remove artificial dyes from foods served in school (www.nbcnews.com)
The proposed legislation would prohibit school cafeterias from serving foods with Red 40 and six other chemicals associated with potential health and behavioral issues....
Behind the OnlyFans porn boom: allegations of rape, abuse and betrayal (www.reuters.com)
Sammy remembers nearly every detail of the night in April 2022 when she says two men raped her....
Numerous individuals sustained injuries following a 'technical problem' on a LATAM flight bound for Auckland. (saynewsy.blogspot.com)
Soldiers and civilians are dying as Mexican cartels embrace a terrifying new weapon: Land mines (www.latimes.com)
In one moment, a column of soldiers and military pickups creeps along a dirt road in western Mexico. In the next, a massive explosion sends debris and a body flying....
