Tennessee prisons mishandled sexual assault cases, saw staggering turnover, audit finds (www.tennessean.com)
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Supreme Court Reaches Warp Speed in Responding to Jack Smith’s Request (www.thedailybeast.com)
The Supreme Court almost immediately granted Special Counsel Jack Smith’s Monday request for expedited consideration—a highly unusual rapid response that highlights the historic nature of the case....
Black man choked and shocked by police died because of drugs, officers' lawyers argue at trial (apnews.com)
Lawyers for three Washington state police officers charged in the 2020 death of a Black man told the jury Tuesday that his death was the result of drug use, not excessive force that included officers choking, shocking and holding him facedown....
Lithium mining is about to go big on the Colorado River. Here’s what to know. (www.sltrib.com)
AI models propagate false race-based medical information, Stanford researchers find (stanforddaily.com)
A group of Stanford researchers found that large language models can propagate false race-based medical information.
JPMorgan: 99% of Americans will be less wealthy and have less purchasing power than before Covid (creditnews.com)
Reno Is Beating the Odds in Solving Homelessness (www.wsj.com)
Number of unsheltered dropped by more than half in this Nevada city after large tent to house its homeless was built...
Alexei Navalny: Russian opposition leader's whereabouts are unknown (www.bbc.co.uk)
Imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been removed from the penal colony where he was serving his sentence and his whereabouts are unknown, his spokeswoman has said....
Panera founder says employees today aren't motivated by the idea of making money for shareholders: 'Nobody cares' (www.businessinsider.in)
Municipalities ordered to strip Palestinian children of Belgian nationality (www.brusselstimes.com)
Belgium's Foreigners' Office has instructed dozens of municipalities to strip children born in Belgium to Palestinian parents of their Belgian nationality, L'Echo reports.
China's Global Repression a Risk for the US: Commission Advising Congress (www.newsweek.com)
Gaza humanitarian disaster heralds 'breakdown' of society (news.un.org)
Rankin Sheriff’s Department faces another lawsuit, this one for a jail suicide (mississippitoday.org)
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Representatives Propose Ban on Insurers Charging Doctors a Fee to Be Paid Electronically (www.propublica.org)
After a ProPublica investigation examined how giant insurers and their intermediaries are imposing fees on doctors and hospitals for electronic payment, a bipartisan group of lawmakers has introduced a bill to end the practice.
Man accused of raping, waterboarding girlfriend in her university dorm room for days until she escaped (www.cbsnews.com)
Man charged in the murder of Detroit synagogue president Samantha Woll (www.cbsnews.com)
Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy announced Wednesday that a man has been charged with the murder of Detroit synagogue president Samantha Woll....
Doritos thinks we want nacho cheese-flavored booze (www.cnn.com)
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Fifa, Meta and Tesco ‘most linked’ to alleged corporate migrant worker abuse (www.theguardian.com)
At least 90 workers reported to have died in the past year, mainly through breaches of health and safety standards, says report
U.S. grids face greater risks as generators retire, demand rises - NERC (www.reuters.com)
The group painted a bleak picture for some power markets in the U.S., as wide-scale electrification spurs demand to grow at a faster pace than new generation capacity additions, and as old facilities retire. Those markets could face capacity shortfalls as a result, NERC said....
Hamas says no hostage will leave alive unless group's demands met (www.telegraph.co.uk)
Senate Passes Defense Bill, Steering Clear of Far-Right Policy Dictates (www.nytimes.com)
The Senate on Wednesday overwhelmingly passed an $886 billion defense bill that would set Pentagon policy and provide a 5.2 percent pay raise for military personnel, defying the demands of hard-right Republicans who had tried and failed to attach a raft of deeply partisan restrictions on abortion, transgender care and diversity...
Supreme Court will hear a case that could undo Capitol riot charge against hundreds, including Trump (apnews.com)
The justices will review an appellate ruling that revived a charge against three defendants accused of obstruction of an official proceeding. The charge refers to the disruption of Congress’ certification of Joe Biden’s 2020 presidential election victory over Trump....
Imported US sweets with illegal ingredients seized (www.bbc.com)
Jolly Ranchers and Mountain Dew are advertised on TikTok and Instagram but contain products banned in the UK.
Donald Trump's lawyers again ask for early verdict in civil fraud trial, judge says 'no way' (www.pbs.org)
Donald Trump’s lawyers rested his defense Tuesday and sought anew to immediately end the New York civil fraud trial that threatens the former president’s real estate empire. The judge said “there’s no way I’m going to grant that.”...
Judge puts hold on Trump's federal election interference case while appeals process plays out (abcnews.go.com)
The judge overseeing former President Donald Trump’s federal election interference case in Washington, D.C., has stayed proceedings in the case while the appeals process plays out....
