Microplastics found in 90% of burgers, steaks and chicken (www.independent.co.uk)
Land-based protein sources like chicken, beef, pork and tofu contain as many microplastics as fishes, study finds...
A woman was hired to investigate racial harassment after a suicide. Then she encountered it herself (apnews.com)
Joscelin Thomas, a former coordinator in the Davis School District’s equal opportunity office, alleges in a federal lawsuit that district staff treated her “as if she were stupid,” accused her of having a substandard work ethic and denied her training and mentorship opportunities that were offered to her white colleagues....
Passengers file class-action lawsuit against Boeing for Alaska Airlines door blowout (www.cbsnews.com)
A class-action lawsuit was filed Thursday against aircraft manufacturer Boeing on behalf of multiple passengers who were aboard an Alaska Airlines flight last week that was forced to make an emergency landing in Portland, Oregon, after a portion of the fuselage blew out in midair....
Remote Workers Are Losing Out on Promotions (www.wsj.com)
New data shows that people who log on from home five days a week get fewer promotions and less mentoring than people in the office...
Trump Must Return $7.8 Million in Foreign Payments, Democrats Demand (themessenger.com)
US verges on vaccination tipping point, faces thousands of needless deaths: FDA (arstechnica.com)
Obama urged Biden to beef up campaign amid worries about Trump strength in polls: report (www.usatoday.com)
Bloomberg: Russia preparing legal defense to slow, prevent seizure of frozen assets (kyivindependent.com)
ussia is pursuing legal means, including obtaining representation from international law firms, to stymie efforts by the U.S. and its allies to seize frozen Russian assets, Bloomberg reported on Jan. 12, citing unnamed sources....
Toronto cop accused of relationship with sex trafficking victim (torontosun.com)
A Toronto Police officer is accused of carrying on a secret, longtime affair with a sex trafficking victim he met on the beat – a relationship that allegedly included a booty call at a motel and sexually explicit photos sent on his police-issued phone....
Trump’s alleged ‘sexual proclivities’ graphically detailed in new Epstein documents (www.independent.co.uk)
For the first time in nearly 50 years, a Pennsylvania animal shelter doesn’t have any dogs left after hundreds of adoptions (www.cnn.com)
Just two weeks ago, the Adams County, Pennsylvania, SPCA was near capacity as its kennels were filled with dogs needing homes. Now, for the first time in nearly 50 years, there are no dogs at the facility and the recent residents are spending the holidays with their new families....
Texas blocks federal border agents from processing migrants in Eagle Pass public park (www.cbsnews.com)
Texas state officials this week abruptly blocked federal U.S. Border Patrol agents from entering and patrolling a public area in the border town of Eagle Pass where they typically first encounter migrants who cross the Rio Grande illegally, two U.S. officials told CBS News on Thursday....
At World Court, Israel to Confront Accusations of Genocide (www.nytimes.com)
The International Court of Justice, the United Nations’ highest judicial body, will begin hearings this week in a case brought by South Africa that accuses Israel of committing genocide in Gaza....
Every Conservative Supreme Court Justice Sits Out Decision in Rare Move (www.newsweek.com)
U.S. Missiles Strike Targets in Yemen Linked to the Houthi Militia (www.nytimes.com)
The United States and five of its allies on Thursday carried out military strikes against more than a dozen targets in Yemen controlled by the Iranian-backed Houthi militia, in an expansion of the war in the Middle East that the Biden administration had sought to avoid for the past three months....
Investigators found stacked bodies and maggots at a neglected Colorado funeral home, FBI agent says (apnews.com)
Investigators who entered a Colorado funeral home where nearly 200 abandoned bodies were found encountered stacks of partially covered human remains, bodily fluids several inches deep on the floor, and flies and maggots throughout the building, an FBI agent testified Thursday....
Mississippi's capital is under a boil water order after E. coli bacteria is found in city's supply (apnews.com)
Mississippi health officials told residents in the state’s capital to boil their tap water Thursday after traces of E. coli bacteria were found in the city’s supply — a result the manager of Jackson’s long-troubled water system disputed while calling it a devastating setback for rebuilding public trust....
9 arrested after secret tunnel found at Chabad headquarters in Brooklyn (abc7ny.com)
Emails surface from LU's VP of Student Affairs sent the day she died by suicide (krcgtv.com)
A controversial start to the year for Lincoln University President Dr. John Moseley and the Board of Curators after the University’s Vice President of Student Affairs, Dr. Antoinette Bonnie Candia-Bailey, took her own life on January 8. Bailey’s passing has sparked outrage from LU alumni across the country who are now...
'Three explosions heard in the capital of Yemen' - Reuters news agency reports (www.youtube.com)
The UK and the United States have launched air strikes against Iran backed Houthi rebels according to the Reuters news agency.
Grand jury declines to indict Ohio woman facing charges after she miscarried (abcnews.go.com)
Brittany Watts, 34, miscarried at nearly 22 weeks....
Elon Musk criticized by civil rights groups over claim that diversity efforts make flying less safe (www.nbcnews.com)
In several posts on X, Musk claimed without evidence that diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives put airline customers in danger....
NYC issues vacate orders to stabilize synagogue and nearby buildings following discovery of 60-foot tunnel (www.nbcnews.com)
An investigation by the city’s Department of Buildings uncovered a tunnel that was 60-foot-long, 8-foot-wide and 5-foot-high located underneath the global headquarters of the Chabad Lubavitch movement, an important Jewish site....
US wholesale inflation closes out 2023 with 1% annual rate in December (www.cnn.com)
US producer prices fell in December for the third consecutive month, bringing a closely watched gauge of inflation to a rate more in line with pre-pandemic times....
US and UK prepare to launch strikes against Houthis in Yemen (www.theguardian.com)
Britain and the US are poised to launch strikes against Houthi military targets in Yemen, as the leader of the rebel group promises to respond to any assault with fresh attacks on shipping in the Red Sea....
