Consumer prices climbed 3.2% in February as 2% goal remains elusive (www.nbcnews.com)
Man finds out migraines caused by brain tapeworms; undercooked bacon may be culprit (www.nbcnews.com)
A man was hospitalized with worsening migraines only to find out they were caused by parasitic tapeworm larvae in his brain — and researchers believe he was infected by eating undercooked bacon....
Europe's world-first AI rules are set for final approval. Here's what happens next (apnews.com)
European Union lawmakers are set to give final approval to the 27-nation bloc’s artificial intelligence law Wednesday, putting the world-leading rules on track to take effect later this year....
Ghislaine Maxwell seeks to overturn sex trafficking conviction (www.reuters.com)
In her appeal, Maxwell’s lawyers said prosecutors scapegoated her because Epstein was dead and “public outrage” demanded that prosecutors pin blame somewhere....
Texas can require age-verification on porn sites, 5th Circuit judges rule (arstechnica.com)
One judge dissents, saying Texas law “limits adults’ access to protected speech.”...
Passenger on Boeing flight that suddenly dropped says pilot told him he lost control after instrument failure (www.cnn.com)
The pilot of a terrifying flight from Australia to New Zealand told those on board he temporarily lost control of his Boeing 787 after one of its instruments failed, a passenger said Monday, as authorities investigate what caused a sudden drop that threw travelers around the cabin, injuring dozens....
Aide tried to stop Trump praising Hitler – by telling him Mussolini was ‘great guy’ (www.theguardian.com)
Donald Trump’s second White House chief of staff tried to stop him praising Adolf Hitler in part by trying to convince the then president Benito Mussolini, the Italian fascist dictator, was “a great guy in comparison”.
New York Trusted This Company to Care for the Sick and Elderly. Instead, It Left People Confused and Alone. (www.propublica.org)
Unchanged diapers. Fees collected for care never given. New York Guardianship Services is often tasked with caring for the “unbefriended,” but records show more than a dozen cases where it failed to meet the needs of the most vulnerable.
U.S. ‘prepper’ culture diversifies amid fear of disaster and political unrest (www.nbcnews.com)
Congress is getting less productive (www.reuters.com)
The U.S. Congress is navigating yet another government funding deadline — the eighth in less than six months — and are at an impasse over sending aid to key allies in Ukraine, Taiwan and Israel. Divisions among Republicans in the House and Senate killed a major bipartisan border policy bill. Reforms to bedrock programs like...
Andrew Tate and brother Tristan arrested in Romania on UK warrant (www.theguardian.com)
Andrew Tate has been detained in Romania after an arrest warrant was issued by UK authorities in relation to charges including “sexual aggression”, his representative has said....
Israeli forces kill at least 11 Palestinians seeking aid (morningstaronline.co.uk)
Israeli forces today shot and killed at least 11 Palestinians seeking aid at the Kuwait roundabout south of Gaza City, the Wafa news agency reported....
Gaza medics tell BBC that Israeli troops beat and humiliated them after hospital raid (www.bbc.com)
Palestinian medical staff in Gaza have told the BBC they were blindfolded, detained, forced to strip and repeatedly beaten by Israeli troops after a raid at their hospital last month. Ahmed Abu Sabha, a doctor at Nasser hospital, described being held for a week in detention, where, he said, muzzled dogs were set upon him and his...
In states with laws targeting LGBTQ issues, school hate crimes quadrupled (www.washingtonpost.com)
School hate crimes targeting LGBTQ+ people have sharply risen in recent years, climbing fastest in states that have passed laws restricting LGBTQ student rights and education, a Washington Post analysis of FBI data finds....
Senators Urge Biden to Stop Arming Israel, Citing Violation of U.S. Aid Law (www.nytimes.com)
Victims of Catholic nuns rely on each other after being overlooked in the clergy sex abuse crisis (apnews.com)
On Wednesdays, the support group meets over Zoom. The members talk about their lives, their religious families and their old parochial schools. But mostly, they are there to talk about the sexual abuse they suffered at the hands of Catholic nuns....
Warden is ousted as FBI raids California women's prison known as the 'rape club' (www.latimes.com)
FBI agents raided a federal women’s prison in California this week so plagued by sexual abuse that it was known among inmates and workers as the “rape club.”...
‘This is torture': State of health care in U.S. prisons leads to brutal inmate deaths (www.wusf.org)
Archived at web.archive.org/…/florida-prisons-health-care-bru…
Federal courts make it harder to 'judge-shop' like was done in abortion pill case (www.nbcnews.com)
The move by the U.S. Judicial Conference comes after high-profile cases in which lawyers have effectively been able to pick the judge....
Migrants mired in transit as Mexico becomes US’s immigration enforcer (www.theguardian.com)
Firefighters booed New York attorney general who sued Trump for fraud. Officials are investigating (apnews.com)
NEW YORK (AP) — A union representing New York City firefighters is raising concerns about possible disciplinary action against its members after state Attorney General Letitia James was booed and a pro-Donald Trump chant broke out during a fire department ceremony last week....
Meta’s stock drops after Trump calls Facebook ‘an enemy of the people’ (thehill.com)
'The Body Shop' shuts down all US operations, closes dozens of stores in Canada (www.cnn.com)
Brooklyn Bishop Lamor Miller-Whitehead convicted of wire fraud, attempted extortion - CBS New York (www.cbsnews.com)
Most automated driving systems aren't good making sure drivers pay attention, insurance group says (apnews.com)
Most electronic systems that take on some driving tasks for humans don’t adequately make sure drivers are paying attention, and they don’t issue strong enough warnings or take other actions to make drivers behave, according to an insurance industry study published Tuesday....
