Oil tanker on fire after Houthi missile attack, firm says (www.bbc.com)
An oil tanker is on fire in the Gulf of Aden, its operator says, after Houthis said they hit it with a missile....
No help: The federal immigration deal won’t fix the migrant crisis in Chicago — and it’s unlikely to pass Congress anyway (www.chicagotribune.com)
The current congressional proposal — one of the most conservative ever, observers say — is ambitious. But immigration laws passed decades ago are dated and can’t be changed easily....
A tanker truck carrying 7,500 gallons of diesel exploded in Ohio, leaving 1 dead (www.cnn.com)
A man is dead, several northeast Ohio roads are closed and diesel has poured into a river after a tanker truck lost control and exploded Saturday morning....
Exxon Sues to Prevent Climate Proposal From Getting a Shareholder Vote (www.nytimes.com)
The complaint, filed in a U.S. District Court in Texas, said a proposal by activist investors calling for the oil giant to cut emissions faster would not create shareholder value....
US Approves Emergency Sale of Weapons to Israel (www.voanews.com)
Extremists Call for ‘Civil War’ and ‘Secession’ Over Texas Border Ruling (www.vice.com)
They do this all the time. Maybe Biden should call their bluff, execute his powers as Commander in Chief, and order the National Guard in Texas to turn on State Police.
Ukraine Seeks Guidance From Israel To Reopen Airspace, Concerns Remain (www.forbes.com)
A private prison health care company accused of substandard care is awarded new contract in Illinois (apnews.com)
Illinois has awarded a more than $4 billion prison medical care contract to the same company it’s used for three decades, despite multimillion-dollar lawsuits against the firm and statewide complaints alleging substandard care....
Wexford Health Sources, a private prison health care company accused of substandard care, is awarded new contract in Illinois (apnews.com)
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US convicts Russian man who flew to LA without passport (www.bbc.com)
Trump targets New York judge, AG as civil fraud case verdict looms (thehill.com)
Former President Trump targeted the judge and New York attorney general in a series of social media posts on Sunday as he awaits the verdict of his civil fraud case that could bar him from ever doing business in the state again....
Swimmer, 99, just broke three world records in 100-plus age group (www.yahoo.com)
Betty Brussel took up competitive swimming at in her mid-sixties. Now 99, she’s won hundreds of medals - and just broke three world records in her age group....
Texas scheduled to execute Ivan Cantu despite new evidence, recantation of witnesses - Liberation News (www.liberationnews.org)
21 Bodycam Videos Caught the NYPD Wrongly Arresting Black Kids on Halloween. Why Can’t the Public See the Footage? (www.propublica.org)
ProPublica editor-at-large Eric Umansky started investigating police oversight after an NYPD officer hit a teenager with a car in 2019. In the years since, he’s learned how police departments have undermined the promise of body-worn cameras....
More than 1 in 4 U.S. adults identify as religious "nones," new data shows (www.cbsnews.com)
More than 1 in 4 American adults identify as “religious nones,” meaning they consider themselves to be “atheist,” “agnostic” or “nothing in particular,” according to a report from the Pew Research Center released Wednesday....
An airline passenger could face a $120,000 bill after fighter jets were scrambled when he joked about blowing up the plane (www.businessinsider.com)
Another Mysterious Roman Dodecahedron Has Been Unearthed in England (www.smithsonianmag.com)
A Roman dodecahedron, a mysterious 12-sided metal object, was discovered in the village of Norton Disney in England....
The downturns, debts, and bad vibes that broke the American Dream for Millennials (www.cnn.com)
Rachael Gambino and Garrett Mazzeo planned their financial life by the book: They went to college, paid down debt, saved aggressively, got married, bought a house, started a family. The dream....
Alabama completes first execution by nitrogen asphyxiation (www.reuters.com)
Proud Boys member gets six years in prison for Capitol riot after insulting judge (www.theguardian.com)
Marc Bru repeatedly interrupted chief judge before the sentence was handed down, calling him a ‘clown’ and a ‘fraud’...
Protest Convoy Headed to Southern Border in Texas Is Calling Itself an ‘Army of God’ (www.vice.com)
New York Times Puts “Daily” Episode on Ice Amid Internal Firestorm Over Hamas Sexual Violence Article (theintercept.com)
As the Times faces scrutiny for its coverage of Israel’s war on Gaza, it has capitulated to the pro-Israel media watchdog CAMERA.
Michigan case offers an example of how public trust suffers when police officers lie (apnews.com)
Brian Chaney says he asked for a supervisor during his arrest in Keego Harbor, Michigan, and Police Officer Richard Lindquist told him that another officer present was in charge. The problem: That second officer was not a supervisor or even a member of the Keego Harbor Police Department....
‘I don’t see how it ends’: expert sounds alarm on new wave of US opioids crisis (www.theguardian.com)
Dr Art Van Zee set out in the early 2000s to tell anyone who would listen how a powerful opioid was destroying lives. Two decades later, he’s still in disbelief...
Trump’s $50 Million Mystery Debt Looks Like ‘Tax Evasion’ (www.thedailybeast.com)
