Fake Ozempic Has Sent Several People to the Hospital, Health Agency Warns (gizmodo.com)
Officials in Austria say residents were hospitalized with low blood sugar and seizures after taking what they thought was Ozempic, a weight loss drug....
Alabama man charged with making threats against Georgia prosecutor, sheriff over Trump election case (apnews.com)
An Alabama man has been indicted on federal charges that he threatened violence against a Georgia prosecutor and sheriff related to an investigation into former President Donald Trump....
Lewiston shooting suspect found dead, law enforcement officials say (www.nbcnews.com)
‘Hamas has created additional demand’: Wall Street eyes big profits from war (www.theguardian.com)
Graphic pro-Israel ads make their way into children’s video games (www.reuters.com)
The puzzle game on his Android phone had been interrupted by a video showing Hamas militants, terrified Israeli families and blurred graphic footage. Over a black screen, a message from the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs told the first grader: “WE WILL MAKE SURE THAT THOSE WHO HARM US PAY A HEAVY PRICE.”...
Judge reinstates Trump gag order in Jan. 6 case (abcnews.go.com)
The judge overseeing former President Donald Trump’s Jan. 6 case has reinstated the gag order she imposed following a stay.
Disabled man drags himself off plane after Air Canada fails to offer wheelchair (www.theguardian.com)
One of New York's Most Vital Colleges Is Targeting Muslim Students (www.thenation.com)
The Brooklyn College administration has repeatedly shown that it is willing to suppress Muslim and Palestinian speech on campus.
Russia: mob storms Dagestan airport in search for Israelis – DW – 10/29/2023 (www.dw.com)
Adam Johnson’s death provides a sobering reminder of hockey’s danger (www.washingtonpost.com)
Consumer Reports finds more lead and cadmium in chocolate, urges change at Hershey (www.reuters.com)
A Woman Was Denied Medication for Being of ‘Childbearing Age.’ She Just Sued the Hospital (jezebel.com)
Tara Rule says her doctor in upstate New York was “determined to protect a hypothetical fetus" instead of helping her treat debilitating pain.
To the delight of eager U.K. ecologists, London welcomes its first baby beaver in centuries (www.cbc.ca)
Hunted to near-extinction during Elizabethan times, there is now a concerted effort to bring beavers back to Britain for the benefits they offer in flood management, water quality and fostering biodiversity.
Bibi’s War: How Incompetence, Opportunism, and Rejection Led to a Catastrophe for Israel and Palestine (www.rollingstone.com)
Bibi and Hamas both thrive when there is no hope for peace and when Israelis and Palestinians hate one another
‘Gonna shoot up’: Cornell University’s Jewish students on lockdown (www.jpost.com)
GAZA: 3,195 children killed in three weeks surpasses annual number of children killed in conflict zones since 2019 (www.savethechildren.net)
Since October 7, more than 3,257 children have been reported killed, including at least 3,195 in Gaza, 33 in the West Bank, and 29 in Israel, according to the Ministries of Health in Gaza and Israel respectively. The number of children reported killed in just three weeks in Gaza is more than the number killed in armed conflict...
The future of warfare: A $400 drone killing a $2M tank (www.politico.eu)
Kanye West to Jewish Adidas employee: 'Kiss a picture of Hitler every day' (www.rawstory.com)
An explosive new investigation by the New York Times details how Adidas employees experienced frequent anti-Semitism from Grammy Award-winning rapper and Yeezy designer Kanye West for nearly a decade....
General Motors reaches tentative agreement with UAW, potentially ending 6-week strike (apnews.com)
UAW escalates strike against lone holdout GM after landing tentative pacts with Stellantis and Ford (apnews.com)
The United Auto Workers union has widened its strike against General Motors, the lone holdout among the three Detroit automakers, after reaching a tentative contract agreement with Jeep maker Stellantis....
Mike Pence, former vice president, drops out of Republican presidential campaign (www.reuters.com)
Former U.S. Vice President Mike Pence ended his cash-strapped presidential campaign on Saturday, after struggling for months to convince Republican voters he was the best alternative to the man he once served with unswerving loyalty, Donald Trump.
GM reaches tentative deal with UAW, ending strikes at Detroit automakers after six weeks (www.cnbc.com)
Man stabbed to death in Devon street as two teens arrested (www.cornwalllive.com)
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Deadly explosion off Nigeria points to threat posed by aging oil ships around the world (apnews.com)
The explosion that night woke him and knocked him to the floor. He tucked his phone and his ID card in his pockets, strapped on a life jacket and made his way to the upper deck. As the flames barreled toward him, he prepared to jump nearly 100 feet (30 meters) into the sea....