The World Got Failing Grades on Climate Action. Here’s How COP28 Aims to Fix That (www.scientificamerican.com)
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Millions of People Used Tainted Breathing Machines. The FDA Failed to Use Its Power to Protect Them. (www.propublica.org)
In 2021, after Philips Respironics sold millions of defective medical devices to those who struggle to breathe, the federal agency charged with protecting the health of the American public swept in....
A Chinese military surveillance balloon is spotted in Taiwan Strait, island's Defense Ministry says (apnews.com)
CVS will change the way it prices drugs (www.cnn.com)
CVS is revamping the way it reimburses its pharmacies for prescription medications, a move that could make prescription drug pricing simpler and change how much consumers pay for their medicines....
Screaming children to amputations: Inside a southern Gaza hospital (www.independent.co.uk)
As Israel expands its ground assault into Khan Younis, a surgeon at the European Hospital in the city describes desperately trying to treat a relentless stream of wounded children as critical supplies run out
A tiny, cheap device lets criminals create their own machine guns (www.nbcnews.com)
Ex-Philadelphia labor leader convicted of embezzling from union to pay for home renovations, meals (apnews.com)
Former Philadelphia labor leader John “Johnny Doc” Dougherty and a codefendant were convicted Thursday of using more than $650,000 in union funds for personal use, marking the second conviction federal prosecutors have secured against the long-powerful figure since a sweeping 2019 indictment....
Two babies were infected with rare bacteria sometimes found in powdered infant formula (apnews.com)
The dangerous bacteria that sparked powdered formula recalls and shortages last year has infected two babies this year, killing a Kentucky child and causing brain damage in a Missouri infant....
Texas judge grants pregnant woman's request to get an abortion (www.nbcnews.com)
A Texas judge on Thursday granted an emergency order allowing a pregnant woman whose fetus has a fatal diagnosis to get an abortion in the state....
Georgia Republicans approve new US House map, setting up fresh court battle (www.reuters.com)
In order to preserve Republicans’ statewide advantage, however, lawmakers dismantled a heavily minority district represented by Democratic U.S. Representative Lucy McBath, a move that Democrats said contravenes a federal judge’s ruling....
House Republicans censure Jamaal Bowman over fire alarm (www.theguardian.com)
Two arrested in France over alleged bedbug pest control scam (www.theguardian.com)
Israel-Gaza latest news: No room in shelters as thousands flee to Gaza border city - BBC News (www.bbc.com)
Tens of thousands of Palestinians are streaming into Rafah to escape intense fighting elsewhere in the south of the Gaza Strip...
Off-duty Alaska Airlines pilot indicted for trying to shut off engines mid-flight, avoids attempted murder counts (abcnews.go.com)
An off-duty pilot accused of trying to shut down engines mid-flight on an Alaska Airlines plane in October was indicted on 84 charges – though the grand jury declined to go for attempted murder....
Egypt warned Israel of "a rupture" in relations if Palestinians flee to Sinai (www.axios.com)
Hundreds of Jewish organization staffers call for White House to back Gaza cease-fire (www.nbcnews.com)
Ukraine, US sign statement of intent on co-production of weapons (kyivindependent.com)
Reuters journalist Issam Abdallah killed by Israeli tank, investigation finds (www.reuters.com)
Judge says Texas woman may abort fetus with lethal abnormality (www.texastribune.org)
Las Vegas campus shooting leaves three dead, one in critical condition (www.reuters.com)
Active shooter, reports of multiple victims at University of Nevada, Las Vegas (abc7.com)
Potentially New Deadly Mpox Strain is Appearing Overseas, CDC Warns — As Two US States Report Case Clusters (themessenger.com)
Putin trolls COP28 with oil talks next door (www.politico.eu)
But this won’t compare to Europe which trolls itself by buying russian gas and oil still, and burning more of coal than ever.
BBC Says It Was Shut Down By Paramount PRs When Questioning Kelsey Grammer On His Support For Donald Trump (deadline.com)
Kelsey Grammer sounded curt this morning when he brusquely told a BBC Today program interviewer that he still supports Donald Trump but, according to his interviewer, this curtness doesn’t tell the full story....
UNLV shooting suspect ID’d as ‘rejected college professor’ (www.independent.co.uk)
