Passengers sue Boeing, Alaska Airlines for $1 billion over midair door panel blowout (www.nbcnews.com)
The “preventable incident” endangered scores of lives both on the plane itself and others flying Max 9 aircraft, the suit alleges....
Toyota says it would rather buy credits than ‘waste’ money on EVs (electrek.co)
Liberty University will pay $14 million, the largest fine ever levied under the federal Clery Act (apnews.com)
The fine is by far the largest ever levied under the Clery Act, a law that requires colleges and universities that receive federal funding to collect data on campus crime and notify students of threats. Schools must disseminate an annual security report that includes crime reports and information on efforts to improve campus...
Iconic Old West tumbleweeds roll in and blanket parts of suburban Salt Lake City (www.seattletimes.com)
The gnarled icon of the Old West — ominously featured in movies as gunslingers square off on dusty streets and townsfolk shake behind curtained windows — rolled in over the weekend and kept rolling until blanketing some homes and streets in suburban Salt Lake City....
Discontent over immigration and the economy fuel Trump's Super Tuesday romp (www.reuters.com)
Donald Trump is sailing into battle against President Joe Biden powered by anger over the two policy issues that have driven his comeback campaign so far: immigration and the economy....
Shin Bet finds that Gazans working legally in Israel before Oct. 7 did not provide intel to Hamas (www.timesofisrael.com)
After a months-long investigation, the Shin Bet has concluded that Palestinians who entered Israel from Gaza for work prior to the October 7 Hamas terror assault did not provide Hamas with intelligence information that would assist with the assault, Channel 12 reports....
Ex-college track coach to be sentenced for tricking women into sending nude photos (apnews.com)
A former college track and field coach was sentenced Wednesday to five years behind bars for setting up sham social media and email accounts in an attempt to trick women, including some he coached, into sending him nude or semi-nude photos of themselves....
Nikki Haley to end White House bid, clearing path for a Trump-Biden rematch (www.reuters.com)
EU fines Apple €1.8bn for breaking streaming rules (www.bbc.com)
The penalty is for preventing Spotify and other music streaming services from informing users of payment options outside the Apple app store....
OpenAI hits back at Musk, says billionaire pushed for merger with Tesla (www.reuters.com)
OpenAI on Tuesday hit back at Elon Musk’s claims that the startup abandoned its original mission with emails that showed the billionaire supported its plan to create a for-profit entity and wanted a merger that would make Tesla its “cash cow.”...
Netflix Poised to Raise Prices in 2024 as It Continues to Gain Share of TV Viewing: Analysts (variety.com)
Why Is Your News Site Going Out of Business? (talkingpointsmemo.com)
Veterans Burn Their Uniforms at Vigil for US Airman Aaron Bushnell (uk.news.yahoo.com)
Alexei Navalny: Widow urges Russians to protest on election day (www.bbc.com)
A likely Yemen Houthi attack hits a ship, causing the first 'fatalities' in the assaults on shipping (apnews.com)
After years of legal discrimination, Poland's same-sex couples await civil union law (www.npr.org)
German patient vaccinated against Covid 217 times (www.bbc.com)
Researchers have written up the unusual case in a medical journal.