The Supreme Court is allowing Idaho to enforce its strict abortion ban, even in medical emergencies (apnews.com)
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Defendant who attacked judge in wild courtroom video will face her again in Las Vegas (apnews.com)
A defendant who was captured in courtroom video leaping over a judge’s bench and attacking her, touching off a bloody brawl, is scheduled to appear before her again Monday morning....
56 million Americans have been in credit card debt for at least a year. ‘We are seeing pockets of trouble,’ expert says (www.cnbc.com)
Tanya Chutkan, the judge overseeing Trump's federal election interference case, appears to be victim of 'swatting' (www.nbcnews.com)
Police and fire trucks responded to reports of a shooting at Chutkan’s home, but police determined no shooting had taken place....
After winter holidays, respiratory virus activity continues to build across the US (www.cnn.com)
The first look at trends following most of the winter holidays shows that seasonal virus activity remains elevated and continues to rise across the United States, according to data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. As infections and hospitalizations mount, the CDC continues to emphasize the importance of...
Younger baby boomers are facing a homelessness crisis as rents skyrocket and outpace Social Security (www.businessinsider.com)
Israel to tell Blinken Palestinians can't return to north Gaza without hostage deal (www.axios.com)
White House allocates $1 billion for nationwide clean school buses (scrippsnews.com)
Low-income rural and tribal communities make up about 86% of those benefiting from the program’s funding....
The shoplifting scare might not have been real — but its effects are (www.vox.com)
It turns out shoplifting isn’t spiraling out of control, but lawmakers are pushing for tougher penalties for low-level and nonviolent crimes anyway.
Israel says Gaza fighting could last a year, amplifying fears of regional war (www.theguardian.com)
Israeli defence officials and former senior intelligence officers have said they expect fighting in Gaza to continue for at least a year, raising the prospect of thousands more civilian casualties, a deepening humanitarian crisis and a continuing grave threat to regional stability....
Iowa students to stage walkout to state capitol in wake of school shooting: 'Need to utilize this energy' (www.usatoday.com)
In the wake of a deadly shooting at Perry High School, Iowa students are planning to walk out of class Monday and march to the state Capitol to protest what they say is lawmakers’ inaction on gun violence....
Israel Says Its Military Is Starting to Shift to a More Targeted Gaza Campaign (www.nytimes.com)
Israel said its military is starting to shift from a large-scale ground and air campaign in the Gaza Strip to a more targeted phase in its war against Hamas, and Israeli officials have privately told their American counterparts that they hoped the transition would be completed by the end of January, U.S. officials said....
Lauren Boebert denies allegations that she punched ex-husband in restaurant (www.theguardian.com)
Colorado police reportedly arrived after Jayson Boebert called and claimed he was ‘victim of domestic violence’ and punched in face...
Flowers ‘giving up’ on scarce insects and evolving to self-pollinate, say scientists (www.theguardian.com)
Flowers are “giving up on” pollinators and evolving to be less attractive to them as insect numbers decline, researchers have said....
Most Jan. 6 defendants get time behind bars, but less than prosecutors sought (www.washingtonpost.com)
Three years after the Capitol attack, federal judges in Washington have sentenced more than half of the roughly 1,200 people charged in the largest investigation in U.S. history and have handed down lighter punishments for Jan. 6 assault convictions compared with similar assault cases nationally, a Washington Post analysis...
Haneda air traffic control missed warning alert in JAL collision (asia.nikkei.com)
Runway monitor in working order before crash that killed 5 coast guard members
Donald Trump did not sign Illinois pledge not to overthrow government (www.theguardian.com)
Former president sidestepped signing state’s loyalty oath, which opponents Nikki Haley and Chris Christie also have not signed...
The World’s Oldest Scotch Whisky Is About To Go On Auction (www.forbes.com)
Late last year, a hidden trove of whisky was discovered in a cellar room deep within a 13th century Scottish castle. The liquid was subsequently tested and determined to have been distilled back in 1833, making it the oldest known scotch in existence. Now two dozen bottles of it are going under the hammer in a November auction.
Oregon teacher finds fuselage from Boeing 737 Max 9 in his back yard (www.theguardian.com)
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Wife of financier who called for Harvard head’s exit faces plagiarism allegations (www.theguardian.com)
After Claudine Gay was ousted amid accusations of plagiarism, Neri Oxman was accused of copying from Wikipedia in dissertation...
United Airlines inspections find loose bolts on several Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft after grounding (www.cnbc.com)
Marjorie Taylor Greene Fined $12,000 For Alleged Illegal Super PAC Solicitations (www.forbes.com)
Florida State Surgeon General Calls for Halt in the Use of COVID-19 mRNA Vaccines (content.govdelivery.com)
Got this in an email from the Florida Department of Health today. Someone get me out of this crazy state.
Boeing jetliner that suffered inflight blowout was restricted because of concern over warning light (apnews.com)
The Boeing jetliner that suffered an inflight blowout over Oregon was not being used for flights to Hawaii after a warning light that could have indicated a pressurization problem lit up on three different flights, a federal official said Sunday....
Nearly 200 names linked to Jeffrey Epstein expected to be made public (www.theguardian.com)
List could be released as soon as Tuesday after deadline for objections to unsealing of names passes midnight Monday...
