Red Lobster says unlimited shrimp promotion was too popular and too cheap (www.nbcnews.com)
Earthquake of 7.5 strikes Philippines, tsunami expected in Philippines and Japan (www.reuters.com)
An earthquake of at least magnitude 7.5 struck Mindanao in the southern Philippines late on Saturday, triggering evacuation orders for some areas and southwestern Japanese coasts because of warnings of tsunami waves of a metre (3 feet) or more....
A New Drug That Could Extend Dogs' Lives Inches Closer to Approval (www.smithsonianmag.com)
Amazon taps SpaceX for satellite launch even though Jeff Bezos has his own rocket company (www.cnn.com)
Amazon just inked a deal with chief competitor and Elon Musk-helmed SpaceX to launch internet-beaming satellites — a move that comes even as Amazon founder Jeff Bezos pursues his own space dreams with his own rocket company, Blue Origin, and as SpaceX builds its own internet constellation....
Protester sets themself on fire outside Israel consulate in Atlanta, Georgia (www.bbc.com)
A security guard who attempted to intervene was also injured in the incident and taken to hospital.
Judge won't halt US government destruction of Texas border razor wire fencing (www.reuters.com)
Trump should not face trial in Georgia if he wins 2024 election, lawyer says (www.reuters.com)
The remarks by the lawyer, Steven Sadow, came as the judge overseeing the case wrestled with how to set a trial date given Trump’s other legal entanglements and the looming campaign next year. Trump is the frontrunner for the Republican nomination to challenge Democratic President Joe Biden in the 2024 election....
Breaches by Iran-affiliated hackers spanned multiple U.S. states, federal agencies say (www.independent.co.uk)
A small western Pennsylvania water authority was just one of multiple organizations breached in the United States by Iran-affiliated hackers who targeted a specific industrial control device because it is Israeli-made, U.S. and Israeli authorities say....
Chicago homeless migrants shelter faces backlash (www.reuters.com)
Pfizer is sued by Texas over COVID vaccine claims (www.reuters.com)
This all revolves around conservatives focusing on ARR instead of RRR numbers on vaccine efficacy. Here’s a description I found of the difference from another article:...
Inmate charged with attempted murder after George Floyd killer Chauvin stabbed 22 times (www.reuters.com)
The complaint alleges that while incarcerated at Federal Correctional Institution Tucson, John Turscak, 52, stabbed Chauvin about 22 times “with an improvised knife,” prosecutors said....
Donald Trump wants Jan. 6 police to be charged for fighting rioters (www.newsweek.com)
From the party of “Back the Blue!”...
America’s Far Right Is Calling for Civil War in Ireland (www.wired.com)
Spotify Wrapped 2023: 'Music genres are now irrelevant to fans' (www.bbc.co.uk)
How very punk rock
Florida Republican party chair under investigation for alleged sexual assault (www.theguardian.com)
Christian Ziegler mentioned in heavily redacted police documents that includes the word ‘raped’, reports say...
Maryland roommates claim police detained them at gunpoint for no reason and shot their pet dog: "No remorse" (www.cbsnews.com)
Roommates who sued a Maryland county Monday claim police officers illegally entered their apartment without a warrant, detained them at gunpoint without justification and unnecessarily shot their pet dog, which was left paralyzed and ultimately euthanized....
Senators Question KPMG Role in Microsoft Profit-Shifting Scheme (www.propublica.org)
The centerpiece of the audit, as ProPublica detailed in an investigation nearly four years ago, is a 2005 transaction that moved tens of billions of Microsoft’s U.S. profits to Puerto Rico to help the software giant save billions in taxes. In a letter sent Wednesday, three senators, citing ProPublica’s reporting, focused...
New California mental health court sees more than 100 petitions in first two months (apnews.com)
An alternative mental health court to compel treatment for people with severe mental illness has received more than 100 petitions since launching in seven California counties in October, state officials said Friday....
Rugby concussion: Wales' Henson and Charvis named in lawsuit (www.bbc.co.uk)
They’re suing over brain injuries
Five senators ask Biden to impose China travel ban after respiratory illness cases (www.reuters.com)
An Invasive Tick That Can Clone Itself Is Spreading Across the U.S., Threatening Livestock (www.smithsonianmag.com)
Illinois appeals court affirms actor Jussie Smollett’s convictions and jail sentence (apnews.com)
An appeals court upheld the disorderly conduct convictions Friday of actor Jussie Smollett, who was accused of staging a racist, homophobic attack against himself in 2019 and lying about it to Chicago police....
Is Israel criminalising Palestinian thoughts too, amid Gaza war? (www.aljazeera.com)
Israel is taking a variety of actions to crack down on any form of support for the Palestinian cause.
Trump doesn’t have presidential immunity from lawsuits over January 6, appeals court rules (www.cnn.com)
Former President Donald Trump isn’t immune from being held accountable in civil lawsuits related to the January 6, 2021, US Capitol riot in a long-awaited, consequential decision from the federal appeals court in Washington, DC....
War resumes in Gaza after truce collapses (www.reuters.com)
As the deadline lapsed, Reuters journalists in Khan Younis in southern Gaza saw eastern areas come under intensive bombardment, sending columns of smoke rising into the sky. Residents took to the road with belongings heaped up in carts, fleeing for shelter further west....
